so i have never actually used the ripper so have no idea what the bullet damage boost is after melee (wiki didnt glean any numbers on this) but it just dawned on me that after a hit from the fish slap that it would trigger this boost.
any thoughts on this or is it as useful as a slap in the face from said fish.
Sadly, the Ripper has horrible damage scaling on Mayhem 10. The weapon’s damage card is under 2K , so this interaction (although cool idea) isn’t going to amount to much. I happened to have both on hand and did test it though. It appears to double the damage output, but the damage bonus resets every time you have to reload the weapon.
Way back, long before M2.0, Zane players figured out that you could give the clone a Face-puncher and he would debuff everything he hits for your Ripper. The problem was it was still a Ripper and even with its +100% bonus (iirc) its damage output was still pathetic. I’d expect the Fish Slap to work with it but honestly, it’s such a piss poor weapon that I’d just not bother. There are many weapons that deal far more damage even without any buff.