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ovinspaceovinspace Member Posts: 310
edited March 2014 in The Academy
I haven't used this in 2 years so please bear with me. The power gives a percentage( 10, 15 or 25%) increase in damage for 10 sec within a cone of cannon/turret fire, what does that mean?

Is this that percentage per target within the cone, so for example if its 3 targets you get 3x(1+%)x normal damage

That percentage across distributed across the targets

Or is the in-game graphic exactly determining the damage, so shots that seem headed nowhere do zero damage, with a massive target like a cube getting absurd damage by getting hit by all shots.
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  • fatman592fatman592 Member Posts: 1,207 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    The ability does up your damage, but CSV is more about the cone damage than the actual boost. If you're looking for PvE DPS get CSV (since there's plenty of mobs to shoot at). CRF is better for PvP. I know a lot of players which run both, and if you're a tac captain you can do some other nifty tac boff layouts.

    I'm sure someone will come along and point out the math but generally, CRF will do more damage to that lone cube than CSV will.
  • doffingcomradedoffingcomrade Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    CSV causes your cannons to inflict 100+X% damage. Up to 3 targets within the area of effect take that 100+X% damage.
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  • shockwave85shockwave85 Member Posts: 1,040 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Is there a cap of 3 targets? I thought I had heard that before, but I was looking for confirmation of it a while ago and couldn't find it.
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  • edgecrysgeredgecrysger Member Posts: 2,740 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    LOl, nice, my SCV can shot more than 3 targets.. lol.
  • razar2380razar2380 Member Posts: 1,187 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    I have used both of them. It is true that if you are hitting slow moving targets, or ones that you can keep in front of you, cannon scatter volley can help hit them all at once. For small ships, it is great. However, it is possible to take out a group of spheres with cannon rapid fire one at a time, faster. It all depends on how good your gear, and build is.
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  • eurialoeurialo Member Posts: 667 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    LOl, nice, my SCV can shot more than 3 targets.. lol.

    CSV shoots max 3 targets in a volley... if one is destroyed or goes out of area of effect, then a different target is choosen. In more than 2 years I never have seen any of my toons hitting more than 3 targets at the some time using CSV.
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  • ussboleynussboleyn Member Posts: 598 Arc User
    edited March 2014
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