Talk:Nirai Overcharge/@comment-24108862-20131029220307

It all depends on DAMAGE per SECOND or DAMAGE per SHOT. I spent a lot of time thinking about it and playing the game. With 4 Raccoons and no Overdrive or Overcharge, I can kill a ship in 2 hits (on extreme). It takes away 50% hp PER VOLLEY (4 Raccoons firing 1 shot each). So 2 volleys (8 shots total) will bring a ship down. If I put an Overcharge it still takes 2 volleys, but 1 volley takes away more than 50% hp. Now if I equip an Overdrive it takes 3 volleys to kill a ship. I can fire faster with the Overdrive but I still have to put 3 volleys on target. If I equip the Overcharge I still have to fire 2 volleys but it takes longer to do that. So bottom line I don't use either since I can drop hp by half with one shot then follow up with a second for the kill. All this is different if you only count DAMAGE PER SECOND.