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Current state of Photonic Shockwave

darramouss1darramouss1 Member Posts: 1,811 Arc User
edited December 2012 in Federation Discussion
Hey all.

I've read through the forums that Photonic Shockwave isn't really the power you want to use as it's been heavily nerfed to insignificance. Is this still the case or can we dust the cobwebs off if and start using it again?

Thank you!
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  • cdiederichscdiederichs Member Posts: 134 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    It's not very useful at all in PvE except to gain agro in groups.

    But in PvP, it still serves an amazingly annoying function to temporally disable all of your enemies special abilities. :P
  • darramouss1darramouss1 Member Posts: 1,811 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    I'm a PvE player so I'm guessing I should avoid it. That's a shame. On paper it sounds so good!!
  • thepantspartythepantsparty Member Posts: 431 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    Its PvE damage is very disappointing. I tested it in an ISE run and my rank 1 gravity well did 3 times as much damage as my rank 3 photonic shockwave, and I made a point to strip as much shielding as possible before using photonic shockwave to maximize its damage.
  • reginamala78reginamala78 Member Posts: 4,593 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    Sadly it hits like a single photon torpedo with a 30 second cooldown and a 3km range. And of course if they even have a sliver of shields (which any significant enemy rebalances a few times per second now), it loses 3/4 of its already-nerfed punch. All the fun was removed from it, and such a pain to accquire too. :(
  • darramouss1darramouss1 Member Posts: 1,811 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    Its PvE damage is very disappointing. I tested it in an ISE run and my rank 1 gravity well did 3 times as much damage as my rank 3 photonic shockwave, and I made a point to strip as much shielding as possible before using photonic shockwave to maximize its damage.

    That's VERY sad.
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