Simple enough, which is better?
At that point, both will be great for you. No need to make a fuss, farm whichever is easier to get/whichever you want.
Overall I'm confused though. I heard people claim that "mathematically" Dread is superior to Paris Prime. I also heard people claim that Paris Prime is "mathematically" superior to Dread. The Dread being superior to Paris Prime seems to be the more popular opinion, though... but I started playing Warframe only recently, so I'm not fully aware of recent changes etc..
Tl;dr: Get whatever you want, really.
It's an old topic that's gone on for a long minute. Dread has double the chance to red (now orange) crit, and Paris P has mostly Puncture damage to do a little more damage to Grineer given the same mods when not a red (orange) crit.
Saying "Get what you want" isn't relevant, it's about what's better, not what you should use.
@KainDarkfire
Could you please take a look at the last two comments you posted here and then tell me again how this has gone on "for a long minute" and how Dread is undoubtly stronger?
Your previous comment literally says that you think Paris Prime is better until 100% armor reduction is applied and you underestimated puncture damage (and from the tone of your comment, you tried to imply that Paris Prime overall is at least as good as the Dread).
The comment after yours calculated damage output thoroughly and concluded that both are pretty much on a par with each other and it's all up for preference.
And then you're delivering this gem stating that it's an old topic, opinions are irrelevant and the Dread suddenly is undoubtly better.
So how is this an old topic? Either your last comment is bullshit or the information from recent comments is outdated.
Anyway, after obtaining both, my opinion still stands: Either you're at a point where you can only obtain/have one or you're at a point where you can obtain/have both. Either you're using the one you have or you should try both out and see the difference for yourself. They're both amazing and both outclass each other in different situations.
Have you seen the date of the first post? You should check it out.
As far as why I was all over the place, the post before TheSpy's blantant block spam was incorrect, I apologize. So we're back to "Paris P being better until 100% armor reduction" where its armor ignoring property is irrelevant and Dread has a damage bonus and double it's ORANGE crit chance. (Not counting Rivens)
Your opinion doesn't stand, btw, because this is still a debate on which is 'better' in regards to the overall game, not 'which one should I keep?' if it WAS the latter than it would be relevant.
Alright, I was about to start a rant here and realized that there's a little misunderstanding.
The thread itself is about which is better overall, yes. Even then, the difference between the two bows only becomes relevant in certain situations against certain enemies. Difference is still too small to claim that one is ultimately better than the other - at best you could say "x is better in scenario 1,2 and 4 while y is better in scenario 3 and 5".
Also, due to playstyles, preferences of game modes/planets/maps etc. etc. etc., opinions always are relevant in games like Warframe. At least if you can back them up with some arguments.
Anyway: A Lone Tenno stated that he just reached Jupiter, which means that he's at a pretty early point in the game. The difference between the PP and Dread are non-existent at that stage (and I'm saying this as someone who was there 2 months ago). Hence he should still just get whatever he can get/wants first - late game is a completely different story.
With the new changes (Paris Prime now does 60 more damage than Dread) what is the truly the best weapon now? With the Slash procs, I know the Dread towers over the Paris, but with the addition of Hunter munitions, it made it a pretty close match, and now that the Paris Prime does more damage than then Dread, and therefore Higher Slash procs (ignore the upcoming Damage 2.5) and more raw damage, is the Paris Prime better than the Dread? I wouldn't like to invest more for a on my Dread if there is a new better option...
Dread is better. It has a high critical chance and damage of all bows and status chance. Slash procs ignore resistances such as armor and with dread having base damage be mostly slash, allowing the status proc to be slash. Slash procs are also affected by damage, so slash procs will deal insane damage when affected by critical chance and damage, as well as serration and heavy caliber. My build deals average of 49000 damage per hit, as well (with high status chance) as a garrunteed slash proc that deals 7900 damage per tic (every .6 seconds). My build: serration, Rime rounds, Malignant force, heavy calliber, point strike, vital sense, split chamber, and hunter munitions
I do agree that dread looks like a plastic toy bow, paris prime is more stylish. However the draw sound for paris prime sounds like someone's about to hok a loogie.
I made quick analysis using in game stats
so dread has
180 slash
10 impact
10 puncture
together it gives 200 damage cool right?
paris prime in the other hand has
45.5 slash
6.5 impact
208 puncture
together it gives 260 damage so paris deals 30% more base damage than dread and that's a lot of damage!
Now let's take a quick look on the "dread has better crit" Dread 50% Paris 45% dread has 11% more critical chance, and critical damage is same x2
Status chance is same some the're equal here
and the last stat that makes a difference is punch through Paris 3 Dread 2.5 it doesn't matter that much but gives slight edge to the paris anyway
tldr paris prime will have better damage especially with a riven (I didnt check riven disposition tho)
For me, I like Paris Prime most, I sold my Dread, and potatoed my PP. It was my favorite decision.