Forum:Energy Weapons: Split Lasers and DT

When you put a beam splitter on a laser weapon, are you actually weakening it? EXAMPLE: Say a laser rifle has a power of 20 before modding. Firing at an enemy with a DT of 10 will still do 10 damage. After adding the split beam mod, the damage would be be ~8.7 x 3. Will firing at an enemy with 10 DT will only do bleedthrough damage, since each individual beam is <10? SinisterSamurai 22:38, October 25, 2010 (UTC) I wouldn't use the term "weakened," but yes, using the Beam Splitter Mod makes you fire multiple beams with less DAM per beam, but greater overall damage should all beams hit. The Beam Splitter Mod is intended for softer targets and high critical chance builds, as critting outside of VATS with a "shotgun" weapon deals a great deal more damage than critting in VATS. If you're looking for raw DAM, then avoid the Beam Splitter. Schneidend 19:07, October 27, 2010 (UTC)