Originally Posted by
Dracodraco
I mean, napkin math alone shows 4/4 vulnerable trait and cyclonic burst as a 20-25% dps increase on single target. Think about it a little; your aimed shot goes up by 20-40% damage depending on what level of patient sniper you're at. Aimed does 50-60% of your damage, which means that's a 10-20% damage boost, straight up.
Cyclonic burst adds 300*5 = 1500% weapon damage to windbursts current 800% damage. Windburst does about 5% of your damage on a single target. That means 800->2300 gives a ~10% increase in overall damage.
Meanwhile, you're looking at:
2% Crit on aimed (~1%).
3.33% marked shot, crit or straight damage (~1% with marked shot at 30% of your dmg, which is a LOT, probably lower on single).
Alternatively, trueshot reduction etc, but yea - vulnerable and cyclonic are MASSIVE boosts. Going for the old traits is a terrible idea.