Hey everyone, has anyone else noticed that Holy Fire seems to be underperforming lately? It used to hit pretty hard after the last patch when the science perk was giving me a solid 32% damage increase. I was dealing around 100 damage and sometimes got up to 185 without any buffs while out of combat. But now, with the same setup, it feels like I’m only dishing out white damage. I used to land yellow damage most of the time by hitting weak spots, but now I’m getting hit or miss numbers, like 180-200 damage, and occasionally scoring a 350-400 hit. I’m starting to wonder if my Pyromancer 4 stars are bugged or if I somehow got caught up in that stat locking ‘exploit’ that others have mentioned, even though I never intended to.
Also, I’ve noticed a significant drop in my fury stacks – I’m only getting 7-9 now, when I used to hit 10-20 in just seconds on a single target. Anyone else feeling this? I appreciate having more options, but it seems like most heavy guns took a hit. Anyone have insights or similar experiences?
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Yeah, from what I gather, they tweaked the Pyro science perk to be more specific. Could definitely be impacting your damage output. I was hitting Watoga robots in the weak spot, and the damage just doesn’t compare—used to be getting 500-800 at times, but now it’s all over the place.
You might be onto something—they could have reworked enemy defenses or something like that. I noticed my fury stacks barely increased when fighting groups. It used to be super easy to ramp up!
I noticed the same thing and thought it was on my server. I typically use V.A.T.S. with Holy Fire, and it feels sluggish. I’ll be testing it more throughout the night to confirm.
Seems like it might just be a bug. I used to get max fury stacks instantly, but now it’s a struggle.
Totally! It’s like they adjusted something behind the scenes. My fury stacks aren’t building up like they used to, even against multiple enemies. It’s concerning.
I thought Holy Fire was working fine for me, but I might just have a more casual build going on. It’s weird how everyone has different experiences, can’t put my finger on it.
You’re not alone! I thought I was imagining things at first, but I’ve felt a noticeable slowdown against tougher enemies too. It seems like the latest update might have messed with one or two perks since my loadout hasn’t changed. It’s a bummer!
Exactly! Now I’m barely hitting hard at all. I expected more damage with the new cripple mechanics and the pyro science, but it feels off.