Board Thread:Galaxy on Fire Q&A/@comment-50.247.238.73-20171009224443

I im curious about the damage rating on the weapons description.. Like say, for instance, a weapon has a damage of 3 and it deals DPS of 18. Then another weapon has a damage of 8, but still has a dps of 18. My assumption would be the weapon with a damage of 8, and the dps of 18 is going to cause more damage than the weapon with a damage of 3 and DPS of 18. While that is probably true,  what I actually want to know is specifically, what does the damage rating mean? Or, why wouldn't the weapon with a damage of 8 cause more damage than the weapon with a damage of 3? 