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No Bioplasmic torpedo on the Dromias?

bombtraxbombtrax Member Posts: 2 Arc User
edited May 2014 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
i recently got the Dromias Bio-Cruiser and realized it didnt have the awesome bioplasmic torpedoes that you see flying everywhere in the Undine PvE's. is this a mistake or only NPC available? idk if the nicor warship comes with them but if it does they should put it on the Dromias too
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  • eradicator84eradicator84 Member Posts: 1,116 Arc User
    edited April 2014
    My Nicor didn't come with any torps at all, just every version of the Undine energy weapon type instead.
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  • gameversemangameverseman Member Posts: 1,110 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    I also got the Dromias and noticed the same thing. I was hoping you could get them from Undine Reputation but you can only get the Bio Molecular Photon Torps. It doesn't make sense, there are bio molecular phasers and disruptors (ground weapons) but no bioplasmic torps. If they do allow bioplasmic torps on undine ships, will we be given them even though we already got our ships? I hope so. Im not getting another just for torps that should have already been on the ship to begin with.
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  • no09dysonsphereno09dysonsphere Member Posts: 410 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Yeah, got the Nicor as well and no bioplasmic torpedo. Really disappointed.
  • mirrorchaosmirrorchaos Member Posts: 9,844 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    why would you need to waste your time getting that pile of TRIBBLE for a torpedo? fit another beam on it, faw/aux2bat/eptw1 spam and dont look back :D.
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  • edgecrysgeredgecrysger Member Posts: 2,740 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    mirrorchaos wrote: »
    why would you need to waste your time getting that pile of TRIBBLE for a torpedo? fit another beam on it, faw/aux2bat/eptw1 spam and dont look back :D.

    Because it is a classic undine weapon???? why would you need to use an undine ship then?? do you realize a lot of people using undine ships it is because they like the undine style, right?? not for anything else?

    I personally will hate undine ships using any other kind of torp. It will look really stupid. Same for the beams.
  • mirrorchaosmirrorchaos Member Posts: 9,844 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    edgecrysger wrote: »
    Because it is a classic undine weapon???? why would you need to use an undine ship then?? do you realize a lot of people using undine ships it is because they like the undine style, right?? not for anything else?

    I personally will hate undine ships using any other kind of torp. It will look really stupid. Same for the beams.

    just because of looks and nostaliga? that weak reason to overlook what the ship is seriously capable of.
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  • rinksterrinkster Member Posts: 3,549 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    edgecrysger wrote: »

    I personally will hate undine ships

    Undine ships are the only reason I'm slowly rejigging a toon to play PvP.

    I'm going to shoot down every last one of the horrible ships, that have no business being player controllable, if its the last thing I do.......and it probably will be.
  • edgecrysgeredgecrysger Member Posts: 2,740 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    rinkster wrote: »
    Undine ships are the only reason I'm slowly rejigging a toon to play PvP.

    I'm going to shoot down every last one of the horrible ships, that have no business being player controllable, if its the last thing I do.......and it probably will be.

    Well, if that is the purpose, i totally support you.. lol.

    And yes. I will never use a playable undine ship, but if i do, of course i will not carry it with photon torpedos and disruptor beams.. lol, it looks completely ridiculous. But its the same story, a lot of people only play with undine ships because , hmm, because... hmm. Wait. ... hm.. wait a little more.. hmm i give up.
  • kamiyama317kamiyama317 Member Posts: 1,295 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    It would have been fun to play around with. I believe the tholian ships had a thermionic torp so there is a precedent for custom weapons on lockbox ships.
  • no09dysonsphereno09dysonsphere Member Posts: 410 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    edgecrysger wrote: »
    But its the same story, a lot of people only play with undine ships because , hmm, because... hmm. Wait. ... hm.. wait a little more.. hmm i give up.

    Believe it or not, there are people who think Species 8472 is one of the cooler villains of Trek and want to play as one, even if only in spirit. Or at least until the character editor supports a third leg.
  • rinksterrinkster Member Posts: 3,549 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    no09dysonsphere wrote: »
    Believe it or not, there are people who think Species 8472 is one of the cooler villains of Trek and want to play as one, even if only in spirit. Or at least until the character editor supports a third leg.

    Fair enough, but by the same token I'm entitled to consider anyone flying one of these abominations to have been compromised by species 8472, and are thus a fair target.
  • hyplhypl Member Posts: 3,719 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Kinda odd not to have this with the Undine ships. Fortunately, if Cryptic chose to add them in a future patch, people could no doubt claim them through for free through the dilithium store tab like every other ship with special consoles.
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  • no09dysonsphereno09dysonsphere Member Posts: 410 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    rinkster wrote: »
    Fair enough, but by the same token I'm entitled to consider anyone flying one of these abominations to have been compromised by species 8472, and are thus a fair target.

    I would expect no less :D

    But back on topic we need more viable plasma torpedoes...
  • merescintillamerescintilla Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    agreed every new season we get new energy weapons with the loxboxes and the rep and the FE but trying to get new torpedos is like pulling teeth
  • lianthelialianthelia Member Posts: 7,901 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    I was kinda hoping they'd have these in the Rep system, so I could build a rainbow plasma torp build with a T'varo! Green, Red, Yellow, and Purple with a Hargh'peng!
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  • verline1verline1 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Could always see if they will get it put into the dilithium store as a extra, like how you can get the spiral phasers
  • mustrumridcully0mustrumridcully0 Member Posts: 12,963 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    I think Undine ships look pretty interesting. I worry they may be OP because they have a pretty good bridge officer setup paired with good turn rate (There aren't many ships with Dual Lt.Cmdr configs).

    And looks is a big factor in choosing ships. Just today I saw someone in the TOS Connie (and it wasn't superchum) flying through the Undine Battlezone. Some people have their favorites, which is why so many people asked for Tier 5 retrofits of all ships (and we finally got them with Fleet ships). And adding the canonical weapon to such a ship can be very important.

    I am willing to compromise on my ship's looks - I use my Defiant with Dual Beam Bank and no quantum torpedoes, for example. But I'd really prefer if a Quantum Torpedo was just as viable... And I could use only quad cannons, too.
    rinkster wrote: »
    Fair enough, but by the same token I'm entitled to consider anyone flying one of these abominations to have been compromised by species 8472, and are thus a fair target.
    Sure, everyone has the right to be childish about this stuff - though some may not really act upon it in game, since you can't shoot allied targets.

    The fight for "purity" was lost when we got the bug ship.
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  • no09dysonsphereno09dysonsphere Member Posts: 410 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    verline1 wrote: »
    Could always see if they will get it put into the dilithium store as a extra, like how you can get the spiral phasers

    Too true, I hope that happens.
  • warpangelwarpangel Member Posts: 9,427 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    edgecrysger wrote: »
    Because it is a classic undine weapon????
    It can't be a "classic" undine weapon, it was just added in S9. Before that they fired yellow plasma torpedoes.

    Canon species 8472 didn't use torpedoes at all.
  • dauntless89dauntless89 Member Posts: 178 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    bombtrax wrote: »
    i recently got the Dromias Bio-Cruiser and realized it didnt have the awesome bioplasmic torpedoes that you see flying everywhere in the Undine PvE's. is this a mistake or only NPC available? idk if the nicor warship comes with them but if it does they should put it on the Dromias too

    Wait for the Tethys dreadnought or Villa Heavy Bio-Ship which probably will come from the next duty officer promo packs very soon. Following the voth ships and how we were able to get them its very possible one of the undine dreadies to be mounted with such a special torpedo.

    From what I see Bio-Plasma version is a hybrid between chroniton and plasma and its HY coming from Villas are doing hits of 40-50k (when all buffs are up and resistance is like on 60% all). I hope if its like that to be worth it :)
  • lianthelialianthelia Member Posts: 7,901 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    dauntless89 wrote: »
    Wait for the Tethys dreadnought or Villa Heavy Bio-Ship which probably will come from the next duty officer promo packs very soon. Following the voth ships and how we were able to get them its very possible one of the undine dreadies to be mounted with such a special torpedo.

    From what I see Bio-Plasma version is a hybrid between chroniton and plasma and its HY coming from Villas are doing hits of 40-50k (when all buffs are up and resistance is like on 60% all). I hope if its like that to be worth it :)

    Not necessarily, there were transphasic chroniton torps on the Voth ships even if they were white quality...unfortunately I wouldn't get your hopes up.
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  • no09dysonsphereno09dysonsphere Member Posts: 410 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Well we are due for a new doff pack, we've been on the romulan pack since the expansion, right? Plus we didn't get unique doffs with the 8472 lockbox.

    Anyway, I hope they'll be like the gravimetric photons but spawn fluidic puddles on impact... I'm tired of all this favoritism towards energy weapons and photon torpedoes when they decide to throw projectiles a bone.
  • lianthelialianthelia Member Posts: 7,901 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    no09dysonsphere wrote: »
    Well we are due for a new doff pack, we've been on the romulan pack since the expansion, right? Plus we didn't get unique doffs with the 8472 lockbox.

    Anyway, I hope they'll be like the gravimetric photons but spawn fluidic puddles on impact... I'm tired of all this favoritism towards energy weapons and photon torpedoes when they decide to throw projectiles a bone.

    Plasma torpedos while not uber are one of the stronger torps, I don't really see them adding a proc like that to one...then again look at what they've done recently...could very well be in the realm of possibility...well maybe not since it's a torp.

    I know that Wide Angle Transphasic Chroniton torp, while seeming cool was a joke because its damage was so low.
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  • no09dysonsphereno09dysonsphere Member Posts: 410 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Well plasma is only one of the stronger torpedoes because shield mechanics basically render all base torpedoes besides plasma and transphasic irrelevant, with photon clawing its way back thanks to the new additions. Right now we have only 3 viable torpedo setups (Romulan hyperplasma, Breen cluster plus rapid reload transphasic, gravimetric photon) compared to how many for energy types? and of those 3 setups only gravimetric photon even has the ability of fielding a full complement of high end torpedoes thanks to the biomolecular photons.
  • stomperx99stomperx99 Member Posts: 863 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    It's upsetting that it didn't come with the torp. The FX is so cool. :(
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