I need to ask, is the Plasmonic console really that powerfull on all levels?
If you have 6 ranks in the flow capacitor skill, and one mark 12 blue flow capacitor console on your warbird, you'll steal 3 or 4 power with each shot and gain up to 6 stacks of 3 for +18 to every category for as long as you keep shooting. (Edit, going by memory here, but this should be pretty close, I can't test until I can get in game on Saturday).
If you really pump flow capacitor skill you can sustain quite a bit more. +56 across the board was the most I've seen a screenshot of, but that was before the dyson reputation was released with all its amazingly powerful science consoles, and definitely before all the upgrades. I bet you can do +80 now.
If you can't afford the leech, then another option is the maco shield from omega reputation which does the exact same thing except based on the enemy shooting you instead of you shooting them.
Just do NOT combine both on one ship because their stacks replace each other keeping you stuck at only +3, instead of letting you build up.
If you have 6ranks in the flow capacitor skill, and one mark 12 blue flow capacitor console on your warbird, you'll steal 2 or 3 power with each shot and gain up to 6 stacks of 3 for +18 to every category for as long as you keep shooting.
If you really pump flow capacitor skill you can sustainquite a bit more. +56 across the board was the most I've seen a screenshot of, but that was before the dyson reputation was released with all its amazingly powerful science consoles, and definitely before all the upgrades. I bet you can do +80 now.
If you can't afford the leech, then another option is the maco shield from omega reputation which does the exact same thing except based on the enemy shooting you instead of you shooting them.
Just do NOT combine both on one ship because their stacks replace each other keeping you stuck at only +3, instead of letting you build up.
Thanks gavin, i have it on my main Fed through a Lock-Box but I haven't played for a long time with my characters. (No Rep either,..)
I just thought that with all those mechanic changes in the last month, that the PL is now inferior to some new stuff released.
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If you have 6 ranks in the flow capacitor skill, and one mark 12 blue flow capacitor console on your warbird, you'll steal 3 or 4 power with each shot and gain up to 6 stacks of 3 for +18 to every category for as long as you keep shooting. (Edit, going by memory here, but this should be pretty close, I can't test until I can get in game on Saturday).
If you really pump flow capacitor skill you can sustain quite a bit more. +56 across the board was the most I've seen a screenshot of, but that was before the dyson reputation was released with all its amazingly powerful science consoles, and definitely before all the upgrades. I bet you can do +80 now.
If you can't afford the leech, then another option is the maco shield from omega reputation which does the exact same thing except based on the enemy shooting you instead of you shooting them.
Just do NOT combine both on one ship because their stacks replace each other keeping you stuck at only +3, instead of letting you build up.
Thanks gavin, i have it on my main Fed through a Lock-Box but I haven't played for a long time with my characters. (No Rep either,..)
I just thought that with all those mechanic changes in the last month, that the PL is now inferior to some new stuff released.
Thanks for the explanation
It is still widely considered the second most powerful console, behind only the valdore with its insane shield healing power.