It takes a lot to make a difference (Destiny)

by Durandal, Monday, March 23, 2015, 20:39 (3781 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

One AR bullet is 11 damage on a body shot. To require a measurable difference, i.e. require an extra shot for a kill, you need a 5% damage reduction, but for the higher DMG/Shot weapons it will become greater. A hand cannon like Timur's Lash will still kill in 3 shots, even with a 5% reduction because it does about 8 more damage then it needs to kill on the 3rd shot.

The mobs get a 33% shift for being a level higher, but I doubt IB is anywhere near this huge of a change, so naturally there is little difference seen when players are using maxed out purples.