TL:DR: If my slag weapon procs its slag effect, should I switch to another non-slag weapon or will my majority of non-proc-bullets be sufficient to make use of the slag.
If a weapon is of the Slag element, does this make every bullet it fires of said element, or just the shots that proc the effect?
In field concept, say I'm using this here rifle:
If I shoot a critter with the above weapon, and I shoot a burst of say 10 rounds, (ignore the mag size you see above) assuming round #4 procs the slag effect and is the only round to proc the effect, will the other rounds fired after round #4 do extra damage due to their not being slag, or will they count as alternate sources of slag despite not proc-ing the weapons effect.
Best Answer
Judging from the damage-numbers colour, if a weapon is of the Slag element, this makes every bullet that it fires of said element. The same goes for the other elements, except for explosive, which always procs.
If you shoot a critter with your illegitimate weapon, and you shoot a burst of say 10 rounds, (ignoring the mag size I see above) assuming round #4 procs the slag effect and is the only round to proc the effect, the other rounds fired after round #4 will not do extra damage due to their not being slag. I'm not sure what you mean by "count as alternate sources of slag".
Exception:
http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Slag#Effectiveness
"By" is probably supposed to be "to", because 0% * 150% is still 0%.
If your slag weapon procs its slag effect, you should switch to another non-slag weapon. Your majority of non-proc-bullets will not be sufficient to make use of the slag.
Thanks to galacticninja for the extra information. ;)