Asura.Ladyofhonor said:
»Yeah I got the first one and that unlocks a good bit, but I am not running augmented herc as suggested on the guide and auto is still 60~ ranged from cap skill so while he's starting to do fine damage (1.2k auto ranged on apex bats, 6-8k ws) it's nothing impressive. But so far I've just been running as fusion opener for a WAR buddy's resolution, so not even close to gearing for max Auto damage.
The impressive damage on Apex Bats isn't so much from the base damage of the weaponskill. Its from having Speedloader x2 and 2+ fire maneuver's active... then that 6~8k Weaponskill skillchains 19k or 34k damage depending on how many you are stacking.
Shijin Spiral > Armor Piercer > Victory Smite > Armor Shatterer > Victory Smite
is a pretty nice solo skillchain. even if you have mediocre damage, you are doing 1/2 the bat's hp with it.