Better Burst?

[kubwulf]

Which blaster primary currently has the highest up-front damage before slotting?  In a head-to-head comparison, which set will do the most damage on the initial hit?  I know some powers like Fire have lingering dots that even out the overall damage of the class, but I'm looking for the set that has the highest up-front, I hit you and you're down, damage.

 

Thoughts?  Metrics?  Addons to compare?

[Arcadio]

I think all the blast sets are mostly even on damage before secondary effects (like dot), but maybe psi blast is what you're looking for. Its snipe has a slow-ish projectile and TK blast has no projectile, so if you time it right all the damage gets there at the same time. The damage on the nuke is also front loaded on the animation so that hits instantly too and can feel nice and punchy. 

[ZorkNemesis]

Even without the DoT, I think Fire is still the hardesr hitting, and that'a due to Fire's excellent animations.  Fire Blast, Fireball, Blaze, and Blazing Bolt (fast snipe) animate super fast while still doing a lot of damage, even before the DoT takes effect.  Archery also has very fast attack animations for all but Blazing Arrow, but all of those attacks are Lethal damage and get resisted too often.

[DreadShinobi]

It is very difficult to compete with blaze because of the animation time. Many other t3 blasts have a 2s animation. It isnt just a comparison between blaze vs power burst for example, it is that in the same time you animate your power burst the fire blaster can animate both a blaze AND a charged brawl or energy punch.