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T6 rep gear- thoughts so far?
sovereign010
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Like a lot of players here, I've reached T6 in the rep system just in time for the upgrade weekend and I'm wondering what everyone thinks about the T6 gear (weapons) that are now available. As far as I can see, they're basically an alternate choice to a set item but different energy type.
I have to wonder how much players are going to alter their builds to accommodate the new gear. Are there any unique set bonuses that weren't there before?
I have to wonder how much players are going to alter their builds to accommodate the new gear. Are there any unique set bonuses that weren't there before?
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Any Reputation item and set that buffed energy now also buffs the new type(s) gained for Tier 6. Though, it should be noted set bonuses were updated when AoD dropped, and don't require Tier 6 to have the new energy type buffs, only the weapons themselves.
Can you equip both the original Disruptor & Phaser versions at the same time?
Undine Rep Turrets... Dis & Phaser can both be used at same time.
- As others have pointed out, Terran rep will now offer a Phaser version of their Best In Slot DHC and Beam array. These will help phaser builds that have already received a ton of love over the last 2 years and will help push phasers over the top of disruptors in the DPS ranking.
- The new Experimental Romulan Disruptor Beam Array helps to augment disruptor beam builds in a great way. First, it's a beam that uses ZERO power like the often overlooked Experimental Romulan Plasma Beam Array. On top of the fact that it uses zero power, it also comes at CrtDx4 at UR which is almost an unheard of mod combo among special reputation weapons. Most have an awful combination like "[Acc] [CrtH]x2" or some other God awful combo.
- Lukari rep weapons are often overlooked. The console already grants a 39.4% cat 1 boost to Polaron at Mk XV epic. This is a fantastic boost for a non-tactical console slot. The special Lukari rep Polaron Beam and DHC both come at CrtDx3 and have a set 2 bonus of 15% cat 1 boost to Polaron. This means that with 1 console, you can get a total cat 1 boost of 54.4% to Polaron damage on either beams or DHC/Turrets which is pretty darn good ESPECIALLY for a non-tactical console slot. NOW, with T6, these wonderful benefits are being gifted to plasma which is considered one of the worst weapon groups right now. At least plasma finally gets some love.
- Undine rep adds Plasma and Tetryon versions of the Heavy Biomolecular Turret AND grants the 2 piece set bonus of 7.5% cat 2 damage to both plasma and tetryon now. This will be great for plasma and tetryon DHC/Turret builds. Yes, they do exist. Old school plasma lovers rejoice as plasma gets even more love from this update.
- Rep traits including Meta traits like the one that boosts CrtH by 4% and the other that boosts CrtD by 16% are getting a buff across the board with T6. Check all your rep traits to see what the new numbers are. You might start salivating.
- Last but not least, there are tons of new vanity shields that grant some nice visual options. Personally, I REALLY will enjoy the Terran visual for my Mirror Universe themed character.
Nope. Only one per weapon type. You get blocked if you try to mount the Phaser DHC with the Disruptor DHC or the Phaser Beam Array with the Disruptor beam array. Oddly, both one DHC and one array of either type will work, though that'd be only useful on Haste speciality builds.
It won't go with another set one, so a mission one will block it.
Different colors, kinda overlayed the base type. The standard fire of the Terran disruptor is red, but the Phaser one is orange, though both mix orange to red when in FAW.
Bizarrely, you can still only have two Undine Rep Heavy Turrets, even though there's now four types. I forget which of the new Plasma of Tetryon Heavy Turret blocks which, but one of the new types blocks the Phaser Heavy Turret and the other the Disruptor.
The TTF beam array out paces a DBB by a decent margin, due to it's active effect where it gains damage the more hurt an enemy is being quite large. Well worth running with a DBB setup.
- Sloted the type 2 version of the traits
- Integrate new set options and upgrading (this was really a just in time surprise upgrade weekend)
- I also made changes in primary energy types given the new options. On a toon whose DPS I care the most about I switched to phasers but that’s was the most drastic change.
- 2 more toons have been adjustet to the comp. 2 or 3 piece option as it is a realy gameplay changer in light of the engines from that rep.
- Given the options I think Phaser and Plasma are the energy types that profit the most from the change with T6 with AP and Tet falling further behind in light of what they got.
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Especially across 11 toons, as I did. I'm so glad I saved up the marks I gained under the previous system so I was able to kick off each mission back-to-back. And I sure as hell am not going to go even further on my newest toon!
Not when you consider that plasma beam and torpedo weapons have always been classified as separate damage types, for the projectiles it's the Ambiplasma Envelope that boosts it; a console that boosts both types of plasma damage would obviously be immensely useful.
Basically killed all interest in T6.
It could do either quite well. If you're attached to the death-laser three-set, keep the Quantum Phase and drop a DBB for the TTF BA, otherwise drop Quantum Phase beam and have an even bigger relative boost.
Having a DBB would be nice, but it seems the T6 Rep was intended to be a bit quick and so didn't add much in the way of items. (I.E. no warp cores for older sets, new weapons are basically recolors with base type changed)
Ugh. After doing just a partial set on Tribble I am not ready to do it on my 10 Holodeck characters. Until the one hit start buttons get implemented I'm skipping out on it, as I don't see the point unless every end-game toon I have has it.
I guess the 2% boosts are ok, but are they worth all that clicking? close call.
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Putting plasma into gamma rep would have been the easiest way of doing so.
At first I was mildly interested in t6 rep toys. Then they announced it'd only be a single extra energy type per rep but neglected to say what. Interest dwindled. Then once someone on the forums posted what the offerings were I decided to cap the t6 reps on one character and do the rest when I get around to it because there wasn't anything that jumped out as worth grinding for.
The unique omega torpedo is as close to a plasma energy torpedo as one can get so a boost from plasma infuser consoles would make some sense.
the omega torp does plasma damage which is an energy type but this variant isn't boosted by the plasma infuser or ambiplasma consoles, plus the high yield omega torps are described in-game as plasma energy bolts.
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I also would have liked to have seen some other reps apart form Dyson have Tactical Consoles and/or Eng/Sci consoles, as we only realistically have one option for Tac consoles (even crafted), unless you run a Rom, in which case you "may" get away with a single Colony Tac console.