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Beam Overload x2 Question

astimingpyleastimingpyle Member Posts: 0 Arc User
edited September 2014 in The Academy
With the recent changes to Beam Overload, I'm told there is no point in using two copies of it for the purpose of having reduced Beam Overload up-time. That two will only let you have Beam Overload as often as one copy.

Is this true?

Thanks!
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  • hevachhevach Member Posts: 2,777 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    Outside of an aux2bat build, that's not at all true. In an aux2bat build, it's not always true, but that sort of thing is the goal of the build.

    Has nothing to do with the recent changes either way, though.
  • shandypandyshandypandy Member Posts: 632 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    Nah, that's not true. It's the same as running two copies of CSV or CRF, it'll be at global cooldown which is 15 seconds.

    What you can't do anymore is double-tap with two copies, ie have one BO fire then another copy fire a second or two after.
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  • sohtohsohtoh Member Posts: 620 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    Last I checked, it still had the cooldown of 30 seconds, with a 15 second cooldown between two copies.
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  • coolheadalcoolheadal Member Posts: 1,253 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    There is a multi-beam skill to use with the over beam skill. But I only two but one over beam that's it.
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  • razar2380razar2380 Member Posts: 1,187 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    As mentioned by others, the second copy will go on a 15 sec cool down. However, I stopped using two copies of it, and went with a lower rank of FAW to keep shields down, then follow up with Beam Overload to the hull. Also, if you use FAW, it will only put the BO on a 15 sec cool down also.
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