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Are Retrofit Phaser Banks viable endgame weapons?

cbob312cbob312 Member Posts: 200 Arc User
edited July 2014 in The Academy
I like the idea of actually using phasers with my starfleet officers. I also like the blue Retrofit phaser banks you get from the time travel mission.

What I wonder though is if they're usable at Tier 5 for pve and solo missions?
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  • woodwhitywoodwhity Member Posts: 2,636 Arc User
    edited July 2014
    Sure. They may not be the top-weapons, but you wont really have any problems by using them.
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  • smokeybacon90smokeybacon90 Member Posts: 2,252 Arc User
    edited July 2014
    I would not take them into premade PvP. But with a good build they are more than enough for all PvE content.
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  • trilljinxtrilljinx Member Posts: 44 Arc User
    edited July 2014
    I have a beam boat using 8 of these. While I wouldn't recommend them for elite content, they are fine for normal.
  • deianirrahdeianirrah Member Posts: 236 Arc User
    edited July 2014
    You could also get the phaser beam arrays with [CrtD]x2 from the same mission, the Retrofit ones have [CrtH][Dam] which is less useful in PvE in comparison.

    And just to provide the shameless plug:
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  • trilljinxtrilljinx Member Posts: 44 Arc User
    edited July 2014
    I'll second the plug.

    Although for a different character to the one I mentioned in this thread, I fully intend to use the post Deianirrah linked to outfit my Warbird when I get my Romulan to max rank.
  • jaguarskxjaguarskx Member Posts: 5,945 Arc User
    edited July 2014
    Sure... why not? You can basically use any weapon for PvE content. I had 6 blue retro phaser beam arrays installed on my Sovereign class heavy cruiser and I was using them for elite STFs.

    I eventually went back to the more modern "red" phaser beam arrays though. Yes, they have [Crtd]x2 modifiers which is generally considered to be better than the [crth] [dmg] modifiers that the "retros" have. However, the main reason for dropping the "retros" was because of the high pitched sound effect. After about 2 or 3 weeks I stopped using 'em. I keep them in my inventory though for nostalgia sake.
  • vaklovaklo Member Posts: 74 Arc User
    edited July 2014
    Just a warning:
    They are very loud. If you put a set of 8 of them together, they are spectacularly loud. When I had only 2 of them I really like the old school effect but when I got more, the sound just drove my ears nuts. Your mileage may vary.
  • ashlotteashlotte Member Posts: 316 Arc User
    edited July 2014
    deianirrah wrote: »
    You could also get the phaser beam arrays with [CrtD]x2 from the same mission, the Retrofit ones have [CrtH][Dam] which is less useful in PvE in comparison.

    And just to provide the shameless plug:
    http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=998011

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  • woodwhitywoodwhity Member Posts: 2,636 Arc User
    edited July 2014
    trilljinx wrote: »
    I have a beam boat using 8 of these. While I wouldn't recommend them for elite content, they are fine for normal.

    I am sorry to inform you, that any problems you might encounter with them in pve aint a problem of those weapons... seriously, MK X white and you can go very far...

    Weapons add so little to damage, if the rest is fine, you can use "inferior" weaponry without losing much. Different weapons wont double your dps if you are doing 3k, and they wont halve it if you are doing 10k...
  • ashlotteashlotte Member Posts: 316 Arc User
    edited July 2014
    If you want blue phasers grab the Andorian ones. :D
  • shadowwraith77shadowwraith77 Member Posts: 6,395 Arc User
    edited July 2014
    Ack, the retro phasers drives me bonkers, with their sound effects.

    Otherwise they can be used in elite missions, but don't expect top performance from them.
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  • annemarie30annemarie30 Member Posts: 2,745 Arc User
    edited July 2014
    Look at the dps for them and decide
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