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Particle Accelerator ability?

hylanvahrhylanvahr Member Posts: 110 Arc User
edited August 2013 in Federation Discussion
My fleet recently finished our tier 4 industrial fabricator and comm array which, combined, gave us access to all the elite fleet space equipment. I purchased (all elite fleet) an axion deflector, resilient shield, and combat engines.

In battle, without using any powers, I suddenly notice the random occurrence of a repeating ripple effect around my ship, and one of the active abilities on my ship is something with a badge icon called "Particle Accelerator". Does anyone have an idea what benefit this has and which of the elite fleet pieces gave it to me? Neither Google, STOWiki, or these forums seem to have an answer thus far.
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  • mimey2mimey2 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    Well the ripple effect might be one of a couple things:

    1. The 'Adapt' modifier from the shields is kicking in.
    2. Some one used the 'Team Fortress' ability.

    But the Particle Accelerator itself...not sure. The only guess I have is it could be something from the Deflector you got.
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  • hylanvahrhylanvahr Member Posts: 110 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    Nope, the first time I saw it was during a solo Tau Dewa patrol, so it wasn't Team Fortress (although both PA and TF share the same visual effect interestingly enough). If it's the deflector, there's nothing in the description of the item that mentions what PA is or does.
  • tom61stotom61sto Member Posts: 3,673 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    Do you have any of the Reputation sets, or any of the Embassy consoles? It might be something with one of them. Does it look like the proc of the Aegis perchance, as I saw someone that had KHG set visuals, but had that look around DS9?
  • hylanvahrhylanvahr Member Posts: 110 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    tom61sto wrote: »
    Do you have any of the Reputation sets, or any of the Embassy consoles? It might be something with one of them. Does it look like the proc of the Aegis perchance, as I saw someone that had KHG set visuals, but had that look around DS9?

    No reputation or embassy special goodies on my ship yet. The proc visual looks identical to Team Fortress from the Steamrunner escorts.

    The fleet gear in question are:

    Elite Fleet Axion Deflector Array MK XII [Flow] [Ins] [ENG] [SciCdr]

    ("SciCdr" seems to be the special that gives 10% cooldown on sci powers)

    Elite Fleet Efficient Combat Impulse Engines Mk XII [Turn]x2 [Spd] [Pow]

    (Puts my old MACO XII to shame)

    Elite Fleet Adaptive Resilient Shield Array Mk XII [Cap]x2 [Reg] [Adapt]

    I agree with Mimey that the adaptive shield effect is what the ripples are. Still doesn't explain PA which I've noticed is constantly in effect in or out of battle. Maybe some kind of hidden set bonus or something...? *shrugs*
  • erkyss2erkyss2 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    Particle accelerator is passive ability to hull repair. Its something like borg equipment. I really don`t know what % to hull repair u get, and do u have an additional passives too. Try right clicking on your deflector, i think there should be description of what it is.
  • hylanvahrhylanvahr Member Posts: 110 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    erkyss2 wrote: »
    Particle accelerator is passive ability to hull repair. Its something like borg equipment. I really don`t know what % to hull repair u get, and do u have an additional passives too. Try right clicking on your deflector, i think there should be description of what it is.

    Only the elite fleet fermion deflectors give hull repair bonuses (as well as very undesireable threat control bonus which, for me, was a deal-breaker), not the axion. The mystery continues...
  • mimey2mimey2 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    erkyss2 wrote: »
    Particle accelerator is passive ability to hull repair. Its something like borg equipment. I really don`t know what % to hull repair u get, and do u have an additional passives too. Try right clicking on your deflector, i think there should be description of what it is.

    That is probably it, to a point. You, OP, probably chose the hull repair passive bonus from a rep tier up.
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    pwlaughingtrendy wrote:
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    I must admit, respect points to Trendy for laying down the law like that.
  • erkyss2erkyss2 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    hylanvahr wrote: »
    Only the elite fleet fermion deflectors give hull repair bonuses (as well as very undesireable threat control bonus which, for me, was a deal-breaker), not the axion. The mystery continues...

    Hmmm, i wasn`t thinking deflectors bonuses by them self, but i think particle acc may be some kind of passive ability that helps your hull regen + some other passives but sadly it doesn`t show set bonuses. I would also like to know the set bonuses of elite stuff, bcs if they exist i (we) want to know are they good for our ships/career/boff abilities. Hoping some of Dev`s will give us some info about it
    mimey2 wrote: »
    That is probably it, to a point. You, OP, probably chose the hull repair passive bonus from a rep tier up.

    Sry mimey, i don`t rly ctach what are u trying to say here :confused: I have picked omega wps training bcs i`m a tac so that`s not it. But I`m really hoping that some of Dev`s give us some explanation here :)
  • hylanvahrhylanvahr Member Posts: 110 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    mimey2 wrote: »
    That is probably it, to a point. You, OP, probably chose the hull repair passive bonus from a rep tier up.

    Afraid not. I chose Romulan passives that had no effect on hull, and same for Omega. I took each piece off just now, and PA disappeared when I removed the deflector, so it's definitely that. Still, no text on what PA is. Another fleetmate with the exact same deflector reports the same for his ship. At least it's narrowed down now, just wish somebody in-the-know would elaborate on this for us.
  • mimey2mimey2 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    hylanvahr wrote: »
    Afraid not. I chose Romulan passives that had no effect on hull, and same for Omega. I took each piece off just now, and PA disappeared when I removed the deflector, so it's definitely that. Still, no text on what PA is. Another fleetmate with the exact same deflector reports the same for his ship. At least it's narrowed down now, just wish somebody in-the-know would elaborate on this for us.

    Weird, I dunno, if it's the deflector, I got no clue what else it could be at this point .
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    pwlaughingtrendy wrote:
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    I must admit, respect points to Trendy for laying down the law like that.
  • natejam101natejam101 Member Posts: 172 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    This is a bonus you get from the Elite Fleet Deflector...

    If you remove the deflector, the buff from your ship dissappears

    PWE forgot to add this buff into the description itself when moused over.
  • savingjsavingj Member Posts: 126 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    It is from the elite fleet deflector scicmdr modifier. Anyone know if that modifier reduces subnuke as well?
  • wrathofachilleswrathofachilles Member Posts: 937 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    Since you have pinned down that the ability is attached to the deflector, i would assume that the particle accelerator is what reduces the cool on science abilities. Plus considering that "particle generators" enhances the damage of certain science abilities, "particle accelerator" would enhance the speed... so yeah, that would be my guess.
  • jkstocbrjkstocbr Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    Yeah I questioned this yesterday also.

    Here is the little passive icon ..
    https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-rTWG5Pp-_HM/URLytVeUFoI/AAAAAAAAF2M/A-qwtpH4f9E/s778/Particle%2520Accelerator.png

    I recieved the following resonse via twitter ... @trekonlinegame
    "It is a passive granted by a space set bonus."

    Strange as there is no set description.
  • zhazyzhazy Member Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    from what i have been able 2 find..it does nothing...they may have been planning 1 day 2 add something..but until that day gets here..it does nothing..sry:(
  • blitzy4blitzy4 Member Posts: 839 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    its a deflector bonus that grants a recharge buff to science powers, I use a deflector on my science vessels that has it. :eek:
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