User blog comment:Plexioth- xD/Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate/@comment-5964856-20130118003918/@comment-5498996-20130118010756

Brachydios weapons are considered OP because of the goo attribute, and the goo attribute basically does even more damage than the original power of the weapons in an explosion, if attacks land consecutively in the same area. So it does have an additional, if not minimal, extra damage output.