Why so few tanky tanks?

Afraid not. Based on the description I saw, the damage is based on percentage of ammo remaining, not the amount of ammo. So with a full magazine, you do 100% of maximum death blossom damage. Half empty, and you do 50% of maximum, and so on.

What it does mean is that increased clip size will slow the rate at which the percentage decreases, since you run out of ammo more slowly. This could lead to an increase in your average damage over a match. But 100% death blossom damage is 100%, regardless of endorsements.

Hence why Hudson is waiting for the patch to try a gold reload speed tank, if my guess is correct; to see how a tank does spamming 100% power death blossoms.

This post wins.

Clip size will allow you to play closer to pre-death blossom nerf levels of damage output, letting you damage with normal jet gun fire while still retaining a decent amount of your clip for Death blossom damage.

Reload speed will let you spam 100% damage death blossoms, which I believe reportedly will do enough damage to take an (unarmored) assassin from full health to a low enough amount where they will die by the after-burn effect. I thought I saw a dev post that, but I could be wrong.

As it works now a Death Blossom does the same amount no matter how big the clip size. Once the patch is released a Death Blossom with a full clip will do more damage then it does now. The damage output now is about half-clip once the patch is released.

Clip Size endorsement will not add more damage with a full clip. It will let you use more of the clip before the Death Blossom sees the damage reduction.

Now, Death Blossom spamming will not work like you guys think it will simply because you are at a stand still once you launch a Death Blossom but using it often will be different. lol

There will be a reduction of mobility for most death blossom builds, but with Silver Speed + charge 3 + skill pill + good timing, I'm hoping for a viable blossom + charge/tank jump + Blossom combo.

Oh well, that's slightly disappointing. But the possible death blossom spam gives me hope.

I like to run with gold speed, silver RoF, and bronze reload or skills

Mobility helps me survive better than armor ever would