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dalnar83dalnar83 Member Posts: 2,420 Arc User
edited July 2012 in PvP Gameplay
Is that unnatural hight bonus for PSW III from particle generators compared to version I and II intention? Or it is just overlooked bug?

If you max particle generator space skill, you will get roughly 50% improvement for PSW1, but you will get close to 200% improvement on version 3. That's .. odd. If you throw consoles to the math, it's off the charts for any other skill in game.

I'm the last person who wants sci (even more) gimped, but PSW3 seems too fishy to me. And I do not like using fishy abilities :-(
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  • disposeableh3r0disposeableh3r0 Member Posts: 1,927 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    dalnar83 wrote: »
    Is that unnatural hight bonus for PSW III from particle generators compared to version I and II intention? Or it is just overlooked bug?

    If you max particle generator space skill, you will get roughly 50% improvement for PSW1, but you will get close to 200% improvement on version 3. That's .. odd. If you throw consoles to the math, it's off the charts for any other skill in game.

    I'm the last person who wants sci (even more) gimped, but PSW3 seems too fishy to me. And I do not like using fishy abilities :-(

    what about the dreaded herring attack?
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  • naz4naz4 Member Posts: 1,373 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Leave sci abilities well alone buddy. Its not that its disproportional to the rest, its the opposite. The rest of the abilities have been gimped so much that it looks better than the rest. Carry on with this thread and the sci sci will RIP.....lol
  • dalnar83dalnar83 Member Posts: 2,420 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    If base numbers are weak (and yes they are), they should be buffed. But if there is a bug with a bonus from a space skill, then it should be fixed. Just because science is gimped, bugs should not be ignored.

    I would rather have bug free environment where some sort of balance can come, instead of a status quo approach (or rather Cryptic approach), where bugs are tolerated so at least some ability is usable.
    "Cryptic Studio’s Jack Emmert (2010): Microtransactions are the biggest bunch of nonsense. I like paying one fee and not worrying about it – like my cellphone. The world’s biggest MMO isn’t item based, even though the black market item GDP is bigger than Russia … microtransactions make me want to die.”
  • matteo716maikaimatteo716maikai Member Posts: 823
    edited July 2012
    i like my 16k shockwave 3.
  • dalnar83dalnar83 Member Posts: 2,420 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    i like my 16k shockwave 3.

    I killed a BoP pilot yesterday with a 30k hit. Feels fishy, but since everyone is silent...I will continue to use it.
    "Cryptic Studio’s Jack Emmert (2010): Microtransactions are the biggest bunch of nonsense. I like paying one fee and not worrying about it – like my cellphone. The world’s biggest MMO isn’t item based, even though the black market item GDP is bigger than Russia … microtransactions make me want to die.”
  • husanakxhusanakx Member Posts: 1,674 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Honesty bug or not I am fine with it... might be nice to see the dmg increased on PSW 1... but hey perhaps that was a way to keep the Shocking Mvam / Bops at bay.

    Its a commander skill that even with doffs doesn't really have a great up time... considering the lack of good sci options at commander I think its good as is. Gives sci/sci a nice bump in dmg... its not like its any more game changing then spamming VM. :)
  • dalnar83dalnar83 Member Posts: 2,420 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Well to sum it up. I do not have problem with the ability itself, not with the dmg or so, just the oddity in skill scaling with particle generators.

    9/9 in particle generators does roughly this...

    PSW1 +50% dmg
    PSW2 +50% dmg
    PSW3 +200% dmg

    CPB1 +50% dmg
    CPB2 +50% dmg
    CPB3 +50% dmg


    See the pattern ? Imagine the situation on something that is more used. Imagine if BO3 got for some reason such bonus from +phaser skill (including consoles) over other skills.
    "Cryptic Studio’s Jack Emmert (2010): Microtransactions are the biggest bunch of nonsense. I like paying one fee and not worrying about it – like my cellphone. The world’s biggest MMO isn’t item based, even though the black market item GDP is bigger than Russia … microtransactions make me want to die.”
  • husanakxhusanakx Member Posts: 1,674 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Indeed I see your point... I would like to see it corrected... more like averaged and smoothed out. Numbers that make sense , PSW 1 getting a dmg bump and PSW 3 getting a slight reduction. As you said it gets a big boost from just 1 or 2 consoles.
  • shimmerlessshimmerless Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    It's kinda weird because I think on the one hand they wanted to keep people from just taking PSW2 (even though there aren't that many Lt. Com. Sci ships that can would be able to make it work at that level anyway) but on the other hand it's like they're addressing the Sci BoP build without actually acknowledging that it exists. No one else can slot PSW2 so what's the point?
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  • dassemstodassemsto Member Posts: 792 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    i like my 16k shockwave 3.

    Slap a Tac captain in that sciship and do a 40k shockwave! :D

    (good fun)
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