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Is Borg cutting beam effected by..

notapwefannotapwefan Member Posts: 1,138 Arc User
edited April 2014 in The Academy
1. Projectile Weapons Skills (Tier II) and Projectile Weapon Specialization (Tier V)?
2. Generic Projectile Console (Warhead Yield Chamber)?
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  • edgecrysgeredgecrysger Member Posts: 2,740 Arc User
    edited April 2014
    NO.

    And btw, cuttin beam is a BEAM, not a torpedo... its impossible to be affected by the projectile weapons skill.. :confused:

    KCB is a special weapon that cant be affected by any skill. Its great, since it has 360 arc firing point and it deals pure kinetic damage, that is good since enemie does not have kinetic damage resistance (as far as i know). That, plus the borg tech set, will give you the assimilated tractor beam that can be used in conjunction with the KCB, and thats the only "boost" you will get using the kinetic cuttin beam.
  • norobladnoroblad Member Posts: 2,624 Arc User
    edited April 2014
    as far as I can tell, the beam dps is affected by weapon power and almost nothing else (including beam skills?). I do not think overload or faw work with it. I do not think beam consoles work with it. It is a high dps 360 weapon that is part of a set that adds to damage, so it is worth using even with the restrictions.
  • wolverine595959wolverine595959 Member Posts: 726
    edited April 2014
    Nothing modifies it except engine power. It is almost better than torps because it is on target faster than most torps at distance.
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  • shandypandyshandypandy Member Posts: 632 Arc User
    edited April 2014
    Is it not affected by points in weapon training and energy weapons skills? It drains weapons subsystem power and is classed as an energy weapon so it should do. Its not affected by any BOFF or captain powers, I know that.

    The wiki says no consoles affect it, though.

    Engine power effects? Really? Crazy
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  • cmdrscarletcmdrscarlet Member Posts: 5,137 Arc User
    edited April 2014
    wolverine595959 wrote: »
    Nothing modifies it except engine power. It is almost better than torps because it is on target faster than most torps at distance.

    Can you site the source for this because that's VERY interesting.
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  • norobladnoroblad Member Posts: 2,624 Arc User
    edited April 2014
    cmdrscarlet wrote: »
    Can you site the source for this because that's VERY interesting.

    weapon training in energy weapons probably does. It costs $$ to respec to check it... so its not easy to take a look. Maybe next week, when we can respec our rep powers, we can check as one of those adds weapon power.
  • atlmyklatlmykl Member Posts: 305 Arc User1
    edited April 2014
    cmdrscarlet wrote: »
    Can you site the source for this because that's VERY interesting.

    He probably meant weapon power but you dont need a source, you can check yourself faster than clicking on a link to source..not even counting the hours you might spend waiting for a reply. Just lock your weapon power and adjust your engine power to see if there is a change. Weapon damage displayed will change almost immediately, in system of course.
  • wolverine595959wolverine595959 Member Posts: 726
    edited April 2014
    cmdrscarlet wrote: »
    Can you site the source for this because that's VERY interesting.

    Meant to say weapons power. :D
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  • cmdrscarletcmdrscarlet Member Posts: 5,137 Arc User
    edited April 2014
    Oh. WHEW!

    Ok, I'm good then.
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  • razar2380razar2380 Member Posts: 1,187 Arc User
    edited April 2014
    Having two of the pieces to the set it comes in will be able to increase it's DPS also. The two piece set bonus affects it, increasing it's effect. To see this effect, have your weapon tray open, and when you see the set bonus activate, hold your mouse over the KCB. When the bonus is gone, the DPS of the KCB will go back to normal levels.

    The only downside is that you cannot just activate this when you want to. It has a chance of activating.

    If you already have a weapon, and want to see what consoles effect it, then you can go into any system, and place your mouse over the weapon in the weapons tray. The popup window will show the DPS that weapon will do. Then, either remove or add a console and look at the DPS. If I changes, then you will see it's effects instantly.

    The same goes for skills you activate. You can see which ones effect which weapons. Some skills will not be able t activate till you are in combat, or have an enemy targeted. If you go into PVP with a friend you know or trust, you can use them as a target, then activate your skill(s) and see which weapon(s) are affected by the skills.
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  • edgecrysgeredgecrysger Member Posts: 2,740 Arc User
    edited April 2014
    wolverine595959 wrote: »
    Nothing modifies it except engine power.

    how is that? its the first time i read this... :eek:

    As i said, the kcb alone is fine, but if you want to have more use of it, you should get the borg set, and use the kcb in conjunction with the assimilated tractor beam. If you use the assimilated tractor beam, when using the KCB, there is a chance to increase the damage (i think it was the damage what it was affected, but im not sure).
  • atlmyklatlmykl Member Posts: 305 Arc User1
    edited April 2014
    edgecrysger wrote: »
    how is that? its the first time i read this... :eek:

    As i said, the kcb alone is fine, but if you want to have more use of it, you should get the borg set, and use the kcb in conjunction with the assimilated tractor beam. If you use the assimilated tractor beam, when using the KCB, there is a chance to increase the damage (i think it was the damage what it was affected, but im not sure).

    You should read the posts after that.
  • edgecrysgeredgecrysger Member Posts: 2,740 Arc User
    edited April 2014
    Yeah, i missed the post "yea i meant weapons power.." lol.

    Anyways, weapon proficiency always increase weapons damage, its an universal rule, but energy weapons especialization, i dont think it will increase the damage of the KCB. As said in tons of posts, nothing buffs the KCB. Didnt try back in the days, but i remember to ask the same thing time ago, and the anwsers were clear. Nothing buffs the KCB. Except using the assimilated tractor beam, of course.

    Not even increasing the weapons power..
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