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seekerkorhilseekerkorhil Member Posts: 472
edited September 2012 in Federation Discussion
I'm currently running STFs using an escort with 4 DHCs and 1 Turret in the rear. The reason for this isn't important.

What I'm wondering is because i'm using so few weapons at once does the additional energy drain from the DHCs mean I would be better off going back to DCs?

I know normally people say DHCs are more energy efficient when being used with 3 turrets. However only using 1 turret I'm not sure about the best way to go.

second 1: 4 DHCs + 1 Turret = 44 drain
second 2: 1 Turret = 8 drain

OR

second x: 4 DCs + 1 Turret = 38 drain

Presumably this means I would be better off going with DCs?
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  • reginamala78reginamala78 Member Posts: 4,593 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    That math doesn't tell everything. Dual cannons drain for less, but because they fire 4 blasts instead of 2, so they wait longer to start their drain recovery. That extra second-or-so of drain recovery makes DHCs more power efficient in practice than DCs, despite the tooltip. The only real advantages of DCs over DHCs are extra proc chances and tetryon glider drain, and stylistic preferences. Its counterinutitive and odd, but testing backs it up.
  • adamkafeiadamkafei Member Posts: 6,539 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    Ok, DHCs do twice the damage of DCs with 2 extra points of power drain...

    There is all the information you need
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  • seekerkorhilseekerkorhil Member Posts: 472
    edited September 2012
    adamkafei wrote: »
    Ok, DHCs do twice the damage of DCs with 2 extra points of power drain...

    There is all the information you need

    Lol twice the damage but fire half as often.

    Same dps.
  • seekerkorhilseekerkorhil Member Posts: 472
    edited September 2012
    Still need an answer to this question.
  • adamkafeiadamkafei Member Posts: 6,539 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    Still need an answer to this question.
    adamkafei wrote: »
    DHCs do twice the damage of DCs with 2 extra points of power drain
    twice the damage but fire half as often.

    Same dps.

    Based upon what we have here it seems to come down to what you think looks better on your ship.
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  • simeion1simeion1 Member Posts: 898 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    I run two of each to change it up. Getting benifits of both.
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