When choosing an ideal weapon, it is common to look strictly at damage ranges and select a gun that provides the highest damage per second rate. New characters often overlook the secondary statistic "Armor Piercing" in favor of higher damage. However, Armor Piercing is easily as imporant a consideration as damage in a weapon, for both PVP and PVE players. Armor Piercing values interact with the Armor Rating of your target to increase or decrease the amount of damage you do, based on the values of each.