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Stock XII gear.

afreebyafreeby Member Posts: 110 Arc User
edited January 2013 in The Academy
I'm equipping my older ships with stock XII gear. Specifically, [Phaser Beam Array Mk XII] and [Photon Torpedo Launcher Mk XII]

Unfortunately, there aren't any [Photon Torpedo Launcher Mk XII] on the exchange right now.

I've been told repeatedly that you cannot craft MK XII gear. I have been told repeatedly to go on the exchange for MK XII gear.

I just want these items in stock, Common, XII condition. Are they only available as random drops?
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  • corbinwolf#9797 corbinwolf
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         Member Posts: 565 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    Just buy them from the fleet store. Really are cheaper than going through exchange in my experience. Take Anti-Proton for example... And all is XII variety and in my opinion inevitably cheaper.

    Of course, it all depends on what level your fleet is...
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  • afreebyafreeby Member Posts: 110 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    I didn't know you could purchase these things from the fleet store. Thank you, and I will give it a look.

    Unfortunately, it appears that you can only purchase ADVANCED gear from the Fleet Space Supplies Officer.

    I am looking for Common mk XII gear. Not Purple, White.

    It was suggested in zone that I run Foundry Missions on Elite Difficulty. This netted rewards in the XI range, with modifiers. I want to get stock, XII gear, not XI modified.
  • loverofwarsloverofwars Member Posts: 399 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    common xii gear is only in loot drops no place to buy other then the exchange or from a frengie lol (lil joke) but you could do gorn minefield not the same as it used to be with so many ships and a whole load of fun oh and the heavy tricobalt launchers was awesome giant booms of one of them hitting ya woohoo anyway... but theres still alot of drops if common or not is always random but just destroy them first to make sure you get any common since its not on shared need or greed or pass but on the minefield i've gotten good common gear torpedos with 60 crit severity ect from there. good luck
  • afreebyafreeby Member Posts: 110 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    Plenty of XI gear in Gorn minefield, but no XII.
  • latinumbarlatinumbar Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    There are no even number stock gear available from any of the vendors. They all sell odd number marks (III, V, VII, IX). As far as I know, there is no stock XI vendor, but I haven't really looked around that hard. But even if there was, it would XI, not XII.
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  • afreebyafreeby Member Posts: 110 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    I got one [Photon Torpedo Launcher Mk XII] for 250k EC today, but I was aiming for about 12 of them.

    Picked up a [Phaser Beam Array Mk XII] for 200k EC

    One person in zone suggested camping in kerrat, so i spent an hour in there. Managed to pick up a [Regenerative Shield Array Mk XII]

    But that's not what I was looking for, and it took an hour to get.
  • deianirrahdeianirrah Member Posts: 236 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    Just honestly curious: why don't You try to get uncommon (green) or rare (blue) X or XI or even XII gear? Which would be better than the common (white) XII gear in most cases? As the weapon attributes do not seem to matter to You, You should be able get Your hands on something better easily.
    Unless You have a specific reason to go for the common XII gear, that is.
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  • tobar26thtobar26th Member Posts: 799 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    deianirrah wrote: »
    Just honestly curious: why don't You try to get uncommon (green) or rare (blue) X or XI or even XII gear? Which would be better than the common (white) XII gear in most cases? As the weapon attributes do not seem to matter to You, You should be able get Your hands on something better easily.
    Unless You have a specific reason to go for the common XII gear, that is.

    Yeah, I can't help but wonder this too. Isn't MK XI Green the same as MK XII White?
  • afreebyafreeby Member Posts: 110 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    I specifically want common XII gear. I understand green quality is "better" but I want this specific gear. So far the only way I've managed to find them is when people list the gear on the exchange.

    One reason I want white over green is because the XII equipment does not have any modifiers.
  • deianirrahdeianirrah Member Posts: 236 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    Ah, question answered - thanks! :)

    There seems to be a slightly higher chance to get Common (white) MK XII gear in a group of five players whilst doing missions (especially patrol missions come to mind). I'd ask Fleetmates doing the Romulan reputation-system if they could save me a few weapons should they chance to meet them as most other players will be simply selling that loot. I for one needed a rather empty inventory when I did the Tau Dewa patrol - and there were always a few MK XII commons in the loot. Albeit sometimes with the modifiers, though.
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  • eristhevortaeristhevorta Member Posts: 1,049 Bug Hunter
    edited January 2013
    There will be a level cap raise this year near Christmas, as far as I know, and then you can get MK XII from any enemy in any area since they level up with you to 60.
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  • sunfranckssunfrancks Member Posts: 3,925 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    Why not go for blue MK11 gear? It will be the same as common white MK12 gear....
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  • oneandonlyrecceoneandonlyrecce Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    afreeby wrote: »
    One reason I want white over green is because the XII equipment does not have any modifiers.

    If I do find any white MkXII Photon Launchers I will let you know via the forum.

    My first thought was that you were going to be doing a load of testing, hence the gear without modifiers. But you said that you were equiping older ships. Anyway, if you are doing testing, please be aware that Borticus (and a Dev) have confirmed that not all modifiers are being applied correctly when used with all powers. Fire at Will was the one power originally identified, but it did sound as if it might not be an isolated case. So if that is what you were planning on testing you might want to hang fire for a bit.

    And if you were just setting up your ships this way on a whim, hopefully the community can help :D
  • afreebyafreeby Member Posts: 110 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    I've been averaging about one a day off the exchange, got lucky this morning in that there were two of them for only 60k ec! Felt like christmas.
  • loverofwarsloverofwars Member Posts: 399 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    question
    are you trying to collect these items for other characters of yours or are you trying to collect to do stfs on elite with common gear in pugs which has been an well more of a common thing(pun intended) trying to make them harder for thoses who rush through them in 6 8 minutes?

    hmm
  • tlamstriketlamstrike Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    afreeby wrote: »
    One reason I want white over green is because the XII equipment does not have any modifiers.
    Interesting why is that? More modifiers normally = better weapon.

    For MK XII gear to go N'Vak system on the KDF side. its the KDF only version of Kerrat so it tends to be deserted. Just go and complete the mission and get the gear. (Be warned its a KDF vs KDF area so random players in BoPs might jump you from time to time).
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  • afreebyafreeby Member Posts: 110 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    I would not bring XII common to an STF.

    Thank you for the advice tlamstrike, I will check it out.
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