🟢Powershot Upcycle and Salvage with Vortex

Exploiting a vortex hitscan bullet conversion feature in teamplay

Vortex actually converts all hitscan bullets from enemy and friendly alike into a special bullet called vortex bullet. She can carry a total of 31 hitscan bullet and 31 projectiles at once. The vortex bullet deals a total of 140 damage (4,340 damage for the whole shield). Amped Vortex applies 35% more damage to vortex bullet, making it deal 189 damage (5,859 damage for full shield).

Powershot fires a hitscan shotgun in a cone, it can hit as many titans as can fit in its range, it also converts into up to 16 bullets when shot at the vortex. But it's special for vortex, the more of the vortex is in its range, the more bullets will get caught and transformed into vortex bullets.

Here are the stats for the bullets:

Bullet type	Legion (crit)	Vortex	Amped Vortex
1 bullet	100 (150)	140	189
Powershot (16 bullets)	2,000 (3,000)	2,240	3,024
Hidden Compartment Powershot (16 bullets)	1,700 (2,550)	2,240	3,024
HC Powershot x2 (32 bullets)	3,400 (5,100)	4,340 (31 bullets max)	5,859 (31 bullets max)

Vortex cannot crit in exchange has longer reach than Powershot, but hitting crits with Powershot is inconsistent unless in long-range mode. Judging by the table, Powershot and bullet damage increases when converted to vortex bullet, allowing for the ability to upcycle Powershot, especially hidden compartment Powershot.

But that's not everything, You could exploit this in a match, by hitting the enemy with a Powershot and your teammate's vortex from behind the enemy too, allowing for damage duplication. The Ion will get 1–16 bullets depending on obstruction of vortex. For example, Legion Powershots and Ronin either blocks or phases. The moment Ronin unblocks, Ion shoots him from behind for Powershot like damage for free. This definitely has a lot of strong team play potential.

Benefits of this Tech:

• vortex has longer range than Powershot

• vortex protects Ion fully from damage (can deal with peeking Northstars without needing to use a gun shield)

• Vortex can upcycle (make bullets deal more damage) Legion's / Monarch's bullets and Powershots

• Vortex can salvage Powershots that were shot at an enemy for own use or instant beat down

• Vortex can stack up to 2 Powershots worth of bullets for doubled burst damage

“Insert Powershot Ronin salvage video”