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How I Built a Weapon DPS Comparison Tool for Arms of God — Real Data, Not Placeholders

Most game wiki "DPS charts" are just copy-pasted from loading screen tips. I wanted real numbers.

So I pulled frame data, damage formulas, and reload times for 16 weapons in Arms of God and built a proper DPS comparison table. Here's what I learned:

The math is simpler than you think

DPS = (Damage per shot × Shots per second) accounting for reload cycles. The tricky part isn't the formula — it's verifying the frame data across different sources.

What surprised me

  • The Burning Pike out-DPSes the Devastator against single targets, even though everyone recommends the Devastator
  • Elemental damage modifiers aren't additive — they interact multiplicatively with crit, which means fire weapons scale harder into late game
  • Reload speed is the hidden DPS killer. A weapon with 10% less base damage but 30% faster reload will often win over a full fight

Full comparison table and methodology: armsofgodgame.com/guides/arms-of-god-weapon-dps-comparison

Raw weapon data is open source: github.com/dayu2333-jinyul/arms-of-god-data

Not trying to sell anything — just wanted real numbers and figured someone else might want them too.

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