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[Borg] proc on torpedos, Every time?

caymonjgcaymonjg Member Posts: 0 Arc User
edited September 2012 in Federation Discussion
I noticed last night that there is no % on torpedos for the [Borg] proc. does that mean it is a flat 1k bonus damage to borg when using them?
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  • baudlbaudl Member Posts: 4,060 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    yes

    this means: photons are most effective as [borg] weapons in stfs

    and you can figure out the subsequent advantages yourself for certain ship builds (sci torpedo bomber for rapid generator, gate, tactical cube demolition)
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  • caymonjgcaymonjg Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Yeah, I added a Mk XI to torpedo boat last night and saw a huge improvement, but wasnt sure if I was just getting lucky or not.
  • ga1enga1en Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    If you have 3 purple torpedo doffs assigned, quantums are better than photons as the doffs will most often activate with 3 chances at 20% each to remove 5 seconds on a 9 second cooldown.

    Note that the doffs will attempt to proc on every torpedo launched so High Yield 3 will result in all 4 torpedoes attempting to proc 3 times each at 20 percent. and it only takes one to reset the cooldown.
  • robdmcrobdmc Member Posts: 1,619 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    The borg proc is broken for the most part. Most of the enemies are immune even though they are suppose to happen every time.
  • razellisrazellis Member Posts: 176 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    robdmc wrote: »
    The borg proc is broken for the most part. Most of the enemies are immune even though they are suppose to happen every time.

    If this is true it really sucks. The [borg] proc with turrets and cannons is one of the few ways a cruiser can really excel at STF's. I'm not a "cruiser+cannons=win" person but I use to swapped out rear weapons for [borg] turrets religiously while STF grinding.
  • phyrexianherophyrexianhero Member Posts: 768 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    robdmc wrote: »
    The borg proc is broken for the most part. Most of the enemies are immune even though they are suppose to happen every time.

    On ground it definitely works -- I'm not sure why it'd be different for space.
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  • hereticknight085hereticknight085 Member Posts: 3,783 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    The ground proc is 100% for every anti-borg weapon. The space proc is 7.5% for every weapon EXCEPT projectile based ones (I.E Torps, Mines etc). Those are 100% proc for the Borg radiation on paper. In reality I usually have my torps proc at a rate of either 50% or 66%, so 2 out of every 3 torps, or one 1 out of every 2 torps.
    It is said the best weapon is one that is never fired. I disagree. The best weapon is one you only have to fire... once. B)
  • robdmcrobdmc Member Posts: 1,619 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    phyrexianhero wrote: »
    On ground it definitely works -- I'm not sure why it'd be different for space.

    I agree the ground proc works perfectly but not all space borg are proberly affected.

    If you use a borg torp in a borg dse or story mission you will get a "Chaotic Particle Stream" for 1000 damage.

    Whe I did the test in ka the only time Chaotic Particle Stream appeared was with the Nanite transformers and the Donatra's Ship's officer Tractor Probe.

    The proc did not go off for the tac cube, probes. spheres, nanite generators and Donatra.

    I found a thread from January showing this as well but it was never fix. I only found out about it when I was trying to figure out if the borg transphasic would to more damage then the rapid fires for a sci build. on a torp boat with 3 borg transphasics on the front and 3 projectile doffs the borg proc only went off 95 times on those 2 enemy types and nothing else.
  • quiscustodietquiscustodiet Member Posts: 350
    edited August 2012
    caymonjg wrote: »
    I noticed last night that there is no % on torpedos for the [Borg] proc. does that mean it is a flat 1k bonus damage to borg when using them?

    Yes.
    Ridiculous tenchars thing is ridiculous.
  • pottsey5gpottsey5g Member Posts: 4,258 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    razellis wrote: »
    If this is true it really sucks. The [borg] proc with turrets and cannons is one of the few ways a cruiser can really excel at STF's. I'm not a "cruiser+cannons=win" person but I use to swapped out rear weapons for [borg] turrets religiously while STF grinding.

    Seems like a waste to me as turrets and cannons have the same problem. The Borg proc is broken for most borg in STF's. Works fine in borg ouside of STF's.
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