Forum:Possible weapon article changes

Before I go ahead and start an editing frenzy, I would like to have some community input on some changes I intend to do:

I would like to add the exact elemental stats to the mechanics section and possibly clarify the special effects section.  Compared to the current system, that would be the more informative, with exact damage multipliers, proc chances and tech costs for each elemental multiplier.

As many of you probably already know, the details on special elemental weapons are misleading at best, false at worst. Elemental multiplier is often cited as damage multiplier, proc chances and tech pool costs are not explained for individual weapons, it's almost impossible to compare a legendary elemental weapon to its normal counterpart, etc. Yet exact data is readibly available. It should be on the wiki as well!

For example, my changes could look like this:

Example - Firehawk Mechanics BEFORE
The Firehawk effect comes from the. Accessory. It is based off of, but with much more damage, more tech, and less spread. For an explanation on how to interpret the information on the following table, please see the stat modifiers page.

Example - Firehawk Mechanics AFTER
The Firehawk effect comes from the. Accessory. It is based off of, but with much higher damage on elemental procs, more damage, more tech, and less spread. For an explanation on how to interpret the information on the following table, please see the stat modifiers page.

So, what do you think? Would the formatting need changes? Should the mechanics section on relevant weapons link to Elemental Damage article as well? - 91.153.22.204 18:26, September 4, 2011 (UTC)