Critical Delay

Critical Delay is a Corrupted mod for rifles that increases critical chance but reduces fire rate.
==Stats==
Rank	Critical chance	Fire rate (Rifles)	Fire rate (Bows)	Cost
0 	+33.3% 	-3.3% 	-6.6% 	4
1 	+66.7% 	-6.7% 	-13.4% 	5
2 	+100% 	-10% 	-20% 	6
3 	+133.3% 	-13.3% 	-26.6% 	7
4 	+166.7% 	-16.7% 	-33.4% 	8
5 	+200% 	-20% 	-40% 	9
==Drop Locations==
==Notes==
*Cannot be equipped simultaneously with .
==Tips==
*The choice between this mod and depends greatly on the weapon.
**If the fire rate penalty is offset by using fire rate increasing mods such as , the resulting gain in fire rate (or net loss in fire rate, if is used) may be enough to justify the opportunity cost of two mod slots because of the increased critical chance bonus, particularly so if no fire rate increasing mod would have been used in the absence of this mod.
**The fire rate penalty is most severe on weapons with a charge trigger such as (both lengthening charge time and interval between shots), and bows (on which the negative property of the mod is doubled).
**The fire rate penalty is fairly severe on automatic weapons, leading to less of a DPS increase than offered by , even on those weapons which the most benefit from the critical chance bonus: , .
**The fire rate penalty is least severe on non-charge trigger weapons with a magazine size of 1, where it is practically unnoticeable (e.g. ), and is experienced as being relatively mild on weapons which normally require adjusting aim between shots (e.g. , , ).
***On such weapons, players may try using this mod alongside other critical chance mods to maximize critical chance, while practically ignoring the fire rate penalty. By doing this, users can increase the reliability of critical hits and/or gain a chance to score critical hits of a higher order.
*The true utility of this mod is observed indirectly: it increases ammo efficiency and uptime (interval between reloading), especially on weapons with a high rate of fire, during the use of which ammo is regularly wasted in the time between the target dying and the release of the trigger.
**Most notably, users may discover that equipping this mod on is reasonably beneficial, as the reduction in fire rate lessens the effects of recoil, leading to greater hit probability, and together with increased uptime and critical chance, to a possible increase in sustained damage potential. However, as it's possible to reduce recoil directly, while preserving fire rate, this still to suboptimal results in most respects.
*The fire rate penalty supports 's low fire rate bonus.
**Assuming no other fire rate penalty, weapons with a fire rate of 3.12 or lower will activate with this mod equipped.
* will set a weapon's fire rate to default, negating the drawback of Critical Delay.
==Gallery==
ModCriticalDelay.png|Old appearance
==Patch History==
de:Kritische Verzögerung
es:Retraso crítico
fr:Délai Critique
ru:Критический Замедлитель
Category:Mods
Category:Rare Mods
Category:Corrupted Mods
Category:Dual Stat Mods
Category:Damage Mods
Category:Fire Rate Mods
Category:Rifle Mods
Category:Naramon Mods
Category:Update 10
uk:Критичне зволікання