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I haven't seen anyone talking about them yet, so I figured I would start a thread.
So far, I'd say the two most useful space ones are:
Overwhelm Emitters - Probably my favorite ability so far. It's basically a super-charged Valdore console for everyone against your selected target.
Suppression Barrage - The great thing about this ability is it buffs everyone with you and can be used in conjunction with other weapon attacks(like BFAW).
After those two:
Rally Point - Pretty useful for keeping people alive and in the fight. It only procs every 30 seconds(for each player), but the heal plus debuff-cleanse is very good. A nice defensive tool to alternate with Scattering Field, Bio-Molecular Shield Generator, etc.
Concentrate Firepower - The relatively short uptime mitigates its usefulness. It's a decent 'supplemental' ability if you(r group) are running with torpedos, but doesn't make a huge impact on its own.
Ambush Marker - I'm still not sure on this one yet. It has a learning curve to use it well, but it's probably more of a specialty build tool(primarily battlecloakers). The 2 summons are, as you'd expect, total cannon fodder that don't even stack up to Photonic Fleet summons.
Call Emergency Artillery - In function and use, I'd say it's equivalent to a Point-Defense console with a brief 'charge-up' and similar cooldown. It's fine for carpeting a wide area with low damage, but it doesn't have anywhere near the punching power you'd expect for the firework show it provides(Isometric Charge or HY Enhanced Bio-Photons probably hit harder - it's nowhere near Neutronic Spread or Nadeon Bomb).
Needs of the Many - Hard to justify the complete depletion of your shields. Probably has some niche useage in conjuction with Secondary Shielding systems or super-resistance abilities. (Solanae Metaphasic Shields, Counter Command 4-set, D'ridthau console, etc.)
Can't really comment on yet:
Subspace Interception - I'm sure this has some pretty wicked potential at the higher tiers of organized play, but it's hard to justify/find useage in casual play.
Phalanx Formation - Seems like it might have potential, especially in battlezone-like environments, but I haven't put it through its paces yet. The rings are quite large and very noticeable(roughly the size and shape of a Transwarp Gate).
Reroute Power from Life Support - I confess I haven't touched it and don't really plan to.
As for ground, I can't really say much:
Coordinate Bombing Strike - Generally less useful, less powerful and more cumbersome to use than Mortars, Orbital Strike, or Thermic Induction Fields. I highly recommending using a snare(Electro-Gravity Field is easy to slot and effective) of some kind beforehand.
Timely Intervention - It's a pretty nice defensive supplement for Bridge officers. I don't think it's good enough to replace any of the main heals, but it's a nice counter to cheese/focused fire.
So far, I'd say the two most useful space ones are:
Overwhelm Emitters - Probably my favorite ability so far. It's basically a super-charged Valdore console for everyone against your selected target.
Suppression Barrage - The great thing about this ability is it buffs everyone with you and can be used in conjunction with other weapon attacks(like BFAW).
After those two:
Rally Point - Pretty useful for keeping people alive and in the fight. It only procs every 30 seconds(for each player), but the heal plus debuff-cleanse is very good. A nice defensive tool to alternate with Scattering Field, Bio-Molecular Shield Generator, etc.
Concentrate Firepower - The relatively short uptime mitigates its usefulness. It's a decent 'supplemental' ability if you(r group) are running with torpedos, but doesn't make a huge impact on its own.
Ambush Marker - I'm still not sure on this one yet. It has a learning curve to use it well, but it's probably more of a specialty build tool(primarily battlecloakers). The 2 summons are, as you'd expect, total cannon fodder that don't even stack up to Photonic Fleet summons.
Call Emergency Artillery - In function and use, I'd say it's equivalent to a Point-Defense console with a brief 'charge-up' and similar cooldown. It's fine for carpeting a wide area with low damage, but it doesn't have anywhere near the punching power you'd expect for the firework show it provides(Isometric Charge or HY Enhanced Bio-Photons probably hit harder - it's nowhere near Neutronic Spread or Nadeon Bomb).
Needs of the Many - Hard to justify the complete depletion of your shields. Probably has some niche useage in conjuction with Secondary Shielding systems or super-resistance abilities. (Solanae Metaphasic Shields, Counter Command 4-set, D'ridthau console, etc.)
Can't really comment on yet:
Subspace Interception - I'm sure this has some pretty wicked potential at the higher tiers of organized play, but it's hard to justify/find useage in casual play.
Phalanx Formation - Seems like it might have potential, especially in battlezone-like environments, but I haven't put it through its paces yet. The rings are quite large and very noticeable(roughly the size and shape of a Transwarp Gate).
Reroute Power from Life Support - I confess I haven't touched it and don't really plan to.
As for ground, I can't really say much:
Coordinate Bombing Strike - Generally less useful, less powerful and more cumbersome to use than Mortars, Orbital Strike, or Thermic Induction Fields. I highly recommending using a snare(Electro-Gravity Field is easy to slot and effective) of some kind beforehand.
Timely Intervention - It's a pretty nice defensive supplement for Bridge officers. I don't think it's good enough to replace any of the main heals, but it's a nice counter to cheese/focused fire.
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Fleet Defiant Kinetic Heavy Fire Support | Fleet Manticore Kinetic Strike Ship | Tactical Command Kinetic Siege Refit | Fleet Defiant Quantum Phase Escort | Fleet Valiant Kinetic Heavy Fire Support
Turning the Galaxy-X into a Torpedo Dreadnought & torpedo tutorial, with written torpedo guide.
"A good weapon and a great strategy will win you many battles." - Marshall
I knew using Kinetics would be playing the game on hard mode, but what I didn't realize was how bad the deck is stacked against Kinetics.
It's painful to view it in a parse. The fireworks show is awesome - it's epic - one might expect that it's rocking...but it's more like tossing a handful of cottonballs against the wind.
LOL! Maybe Cryptic should use my ship loadout as a baseline for the damage of that ability....
Fleet Defiant Kinetic Heavy Fire Support | Fleet Manticore Kinetic Strike Ship | Tactical Command Kinetic Siege Refit | Fleet Defiant Quantum Phase Escort | Fleet Valiant Kinetic Heavy Fire Support
Turning the Galaxy-X into a Torpedo Dreadnought & torpedo tutorial, with written torpedo guide.
"A good weapon and a great strategy will win you many battles." - Marshall
I knew using Kinetics would be playing the game on hard mode, but what I didn't realize was how bad the deck is stacked against Kinetics.
Here are two snippets from CLR of the ISA run I did before posting that...
http://i.imgur.com/xhquPTn.png
http://i.imgur.com/BD9eZJy.png
15 seconds.
The duration of Concentrate Firepower is also under review.
Cryptic - Lead Systems Designer
"Play smart!"
15:02:05:17:35:38.0::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24895 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[24836 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-165.189,-1481.38
15:02:05:17:35:38.0::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24895 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[24836 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,192.495,836.96
15:02:05:17:35:38.3::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24897 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[24836 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-168.27,-1191.26
15:02:05:17:35:38.3::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24897 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[24836 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,154.796,852.567
15:02:05:17:35:38.7::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24899 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[24836 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-157.214,-1112.99
15:02:05:17:35:38.7::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24899 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[24836 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,123.665,783.273
15:02:05:17:35:40.0::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24895 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Cube,C[24835 Space_Borg_Battleship_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-162.197,-1195.66
15:02:05:17:35:40.0::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24895 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Cube,C[24835 Space_Borg_Battleship_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,Critical,132.852,811.027
15:02:05:17:35:40.1::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24897 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[24836 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-155.579,-1382.68
15:02:05:17:35:40.1::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24897 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[24836 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,Critical,153.631,768.178
15:02:05:17:35:40.1::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24897 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Cube,C[24835 Space_Borg_Battleship_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-155.143,-1431.15
15:02:05:17:35:40.1::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24897 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Cube,C[24835 Space_Borg_Battleship_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,159.017,775.756
15:02:05:17:35:40.8::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24899 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Cube,C[24835 Space_Borg_Battleship_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-178.958,-1650.84
15:02:05:17:35:40.8::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24899 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Cube,C[24835 Space_Borg_Battleship_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,183.426,894.837
15:02:05:17:35:42.4::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24897 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Cube,C[24835 Space_Borg_Battleship_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-161.347,-1560.18
15:02:05:17:35:42.4::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24895 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Cube,C[24835 Space_Borg_Battleship_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-167.299,-1617.74
15:02:05:17:35:42.4::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24897 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Cube,C[24835 Space_Borg_Battleship_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,202.735,820.455
15:02:05:17:35:42.4::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24895 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Cube,C[24835 Space_Borg_Battleship_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,210.214,850.721
15:02:05:17:35:42.8::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24899 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Cube,C[24835 Space_Borg_Battleship_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-171.448,-1000.19
15:02:05:17:35:42.8::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24899 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Cube,C[24835 Space_Borg_Battleship_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,129.968,871.819
15:02:05:17:35:44.2::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24897 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Cube,C[24835 Space_Borg_Battleship_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-244.89,-1482.05
15:02:05:17:35:44.2::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24895 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Cube,C[24835 Space_Borg_Battleship_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-252.359,-1527.26
15:02:05:17:35:44.2::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24895 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Cube,C[24835 Space_Borg_Battleship_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,198.457,854.608
15:02:05:17:35:44.9::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24899 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[24838 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-175.596,-1366.62
15:02:05:17:35:44.9::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24899 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[24838 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,151.847,864.429
15:02:05:17:35:44.9::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24899 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Cube,C[24835 Space_Borg_Battleship_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-266.447,-1612.51
15:02:05:17:35:44.9::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[24899 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Cube,C[24835 Space_Borg_Battleship_Raidisode],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,179.168,887.276
15:02:05:17:37:55.8::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25125 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Nanite Sphere,C[25062 Mission_Infected_Healer_Sphere],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,Critical,915.816,0
15:02:05:17:37:55.8::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25125 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[25055 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode_No_Loot],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-171.242,-1300.62
15:02:05:17:37:55.8::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25125 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[25055 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode_No_Loot],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,247.737,903.209
15:02:05:17:37:55.8::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25125 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Nanite Sphere,C[25065 Mission_Infected_Healer_Sphere],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,815.717,0
15:02:05:17:37:56.0::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25126 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Nanite Sphere,C[25056 Mission_Infected_Healer_Sphere],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-159.435,-1299.71
15:02:05:17:37:56.0::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25126 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Nanite Sphere,C[25056 Mission_Infected_Healer_Sphere],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,144.412,778.873
15:02:05:17:37:56.0::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25126 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Nanite Sphere,C[25062 Mission_Infected_Healer_Sphere],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,832.187,0
15:02:05:17:37:56.0::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25126 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[25055 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode_No_Loot],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-187.193,-1035.39
15:02:05:17:37:56.0::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25126 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[25055 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode_No_Loot],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,115.043,921.521
15:02:05:17:37:56.0::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25126 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Nanite Sphere,C[25084 Mission_Infected_Healer_Sphere],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-173.857,-764.397
15:02:05:17:37:56.0::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25126 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Nanite Sphere,C[25084 Mission_Infected_Healer_Sphere],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,84.933,849.33
15:02:05:17:37:56.0::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25126 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Nanite Sphere,C[25065 Mission_Infected_Healer_Sphere],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,838.894,0
15:02:05:17:37:56.7::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25127 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Nanite Sphere,C[25062 Mission_Infected_Healer_Sphere],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,863.71,0
15:02:05:17:37:56.7::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25127 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[25054 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode_No_Loot],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-185.44,-815.321
15:02:05:17:37:56.7::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25127 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[25054 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode_No_Loot],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,90.5912,905.912
15:02:05:17:37:57.9::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25125 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Nanite Sphere,C[25084 Mission_Infected_Healer_Sphere],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-183.3,-790.762
15:02:05:17:37:57.9::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25125 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Nanite Sphere,C[25084 Mission_Infected_Healer_Sphere],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,87.8625,878.624
15:02:05:17:37:57.9::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25125 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[25055 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode_No_Loot],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-183.862,-979.159
15:02:05:17:37:57.9::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25125 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[25055 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode_No_Loot],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,Critical,108.796,871.474
15:02:05:17:37:57.9::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25125 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Nanite Sphere,C[25065 Mission_Infected_Healer_Sphere],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-159.511,-680.447
15:02:05:17:37:57.9::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25125 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Nanite Sphere,C[25065 Mission_Infected_Healer_Sphere],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,75.6052,756.052
15:02:05:17:37:57.9::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25125 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[25054 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode_No_Loot],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-189.519,-808.457
15:02:05:17:37:57.9::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25125 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[25054 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode_No_Loot],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,Critical,89.8286,898.285
15:02:05:17:37:57.9::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25125 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Nanite Sphere,C[25062 Mission_Infected_Healer_Sphere],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-189.193,-797.035
15:02:05:17:37:57.9::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25125 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Nanite Sphere,C[25062 Mission_Infected_Healer_Sphere],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,88.5594,885.594
15:02:05:17:37:58.2::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25126 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Nanite Sphere,C[25056 Mission_Infected_Healer_Sphere],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-183.074,-1464.35
15:02:05:17:37:58.2::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25126 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Nanite Sphere,C[25056 Mission_Infected_Healer_Sphere],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,162.706,877.539
15:02:05:17:37:58.2::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25126 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[25055 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode_No_Loot],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-186.187,-991.541
15:02:05:17:37:58.2::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25126 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[25055 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode_No_Loot],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,110.171,882.494
15:02:05:17:37:58.2::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25126 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[25054 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode_No_Loot],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-176.256,-751.878
15:02:05:17:37:58.2::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25126 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[25054 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode_No_Loot],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,83.542,835.42
15:02:05:17:37:58.2::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25126 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Nanite Sphere,C[25062 Mission_Infected_Healer_Sphere],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-188.901,-795.804
15:02:05:17:37:58.2::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25126 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Nanite Sphere,C[25062 Mission_Infected_Healer_Sphere],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,88.4227,884.227
15:02:05:17:37:58.6::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25127 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Nanite Sphere,C[25056 Mission_Infected_Healer_Sphere],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-165.961,-1302.98
15:02:05:17:37:58.6::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25127 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Nanite Sphere,C[25056 Mission_Infected_Healer_Sphere],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,Critical,144.776,780.835
15:02:05:17:37:58.6::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25127 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Nanite Sphere,C[25062 Mission_Infected_Healer_Sphere],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-175.941,-727.845
15:02:05:17:37:58.6::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25127 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Nanite Sphere,C[25062 Mission_Infected_Healer_Sphere],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,80.8717,808.717
15:02:05:17:40:25.6::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25297 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[25252 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode_No_Loot],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-166.396,-773.936
15:02:05:17:40:25.6::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25297 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[25252 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode_No_Loot],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,85.9929,859.929
15:02:05:17:40:26.4::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25298 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[25252 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode_No_Loot],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-146.364,-680.765
15:02:05:17:40:26.4::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25298 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[25252 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode_No_Loot],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,75.6406,756.405
15:02:05:17:40:26.4::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25298 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Nanite Sphere,C[25259 Mission_Infected_Healer_Sphere],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-166.71,-1139.88
15:02:05:17:40:26.4::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25298 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Nanite Sphere,C[25259 Mission_Infected_Healer_Sphere],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,126.654,850.955
15:02:05:17:40:26.4::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25298 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[25251 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode_No_Loot],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-175.58,-811.601
15:02:05:17:40:26.4::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25298 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[25251 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode_No_Loot],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,Critical,90.1779,901.779
15:02:05:17:40:27.1::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25299 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[25252 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode_No_Loot],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-157.575,-732.906
15:02:05:17:40:27.1::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25299 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[25252 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode_No_Loot],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,81.434,814.34
15:02:05:17:40:27.7::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25297 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Tactical Cube,C[25285 Space_Borg_Dreadnought_Raidisode_Sibrian_Final_Boss],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-155.873,-724.993
15:02:05:17:40:27.7::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25297 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Tactical Cube,C[25285 Space_Borg_Dreadnought_Raidisode_Sibrian_Final_Boss],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,80.5547,805.547
15:02:05:17:40:27.7::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25297 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[25252 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode_No_Loot],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Shield,,-157.331,-731.771
15:02:05:17:40:27.7::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25297 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Sphere,C[25252 Space_Borg_Cruiser_Raidisode_No_Loot],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,81.308,813.079
15:02:05:17:42:17.6::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25477 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Gateway,C[24831 Mission_Borgraid1_Transwarp_02],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,1818.89,881.691
15:02:05:17:42:17.9::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25479 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Gateway,C[24831 Mission_Borgraid1_Transwarp_02],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,1834.46,889.237
15:02:05:17:42:18.6::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25481 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Gateway,C[24831 Mission_Borgraid1_Transwarp_02],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,Critical,2113.31,785.395
15:02:05:17:42:19.8::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25477 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Gateway,C[24831 Mission_Borgraid1_Transwarp_02],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,2569.67,885.385
15:02:05:17:42:20.0::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25479 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Gateway,C[24831 Mission_Borgraid1_Transwarp_02],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,2307.7,857.638
15:02:05:17:42:20.7::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25481 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Gateway,C[24831 Mission_Borgraid1_Transwarp_02],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,2549.52,878.443
15:02:05:17:42:21.7::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25477 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Gateway,C[24831 Mission_Borgraid1_Transwarp_02],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,2244.78,925.5
15:02:05:17:42:22.2::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25479 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Gateway,C[24831 Mission_Borgraid1_Transwarp_02],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,2432.63,904.068
15:02:05:17:42:23.0::Willard the Rat,P[6114054@4209758 Willard the Rat@virusdancer],Artillery Vessel,C[25481 Space_Command_Emergency_Artillery_1_Summon],Gateway,C[24831 Mission_Borgraid1_Transwarp_02],Artillery Blast - Rank I,Pn.Esec531,Kinetic,,2646.3,911.788
Borg sport the standard 90/10 as far as Shield Penetration (90% to shields and 10% to hull)...and they have the standard 50 Shield Power for 14% Shield Damage Reduction with a base 0% Hull Damage Resistance. But of course, this is a Kinetic attack so the Shields will also have that innate 75% Kinetic Shield Damage Reduction.
The Artillery guys are pets so they don't benefit from any Captain buffs, but any debuffs placed on the target that increase Shield Penetration, reduce either Shield Damage Reduction or Hull Damage Resistance would come into play.
Can see that with that last line there on the Gateway. Base Damage was 911.788, but the actual hit to the Hull was 2646.3 damage. The target had been debuffed enough for the attack to do ~290.23% of the Base Damage.
The avg base damage of all the attacks was ~851.55 damage. So against standard NPCs that haven't been debuffed...
Avg Base Damage: 851.55
Avg Shield Damage: 851.55 * 0.9 = 766.395 * 0.215 = 164.774925
Avg Hull Damage: 851.55 * 0.1 = 85.155
Part of it will be lining up targets, since them being launched from 2-10km out and firing along the way...if there aren't a string of NPCs along the way they're just blasting empty space.
If it wouldn't be too much, could you either preferably remove this, or put it in the tooltip?
Hrmm, yeah - that's not on the hover. It's in the Available Skills info stuff, but not the hover. With abilities going gray, might just look like it's gray instead of it actually being a case you're inside that 2km and can't trigger it unless you happen to have looked at the info...cause the hover just doesn't tell us that.
Then I saw the damage values it actually did and it made me a sad panda.
Rally Point is great for those emergency, 1 time massive heals and cleanses. Very useful when you have teammates "turreting" in one area like they oftenly do in Crystalline Catastrophe or Omega Space STFs where guys' hulls are melting with nasty burns.
As far as Concentrate Firepower, to actually make use of it you really need a fast reloading torpedo. Photons, Romulan Hyper-Plasma, Omega Plasma, Emission Seeking Plasma, stuff like that. The timing of the Concentrate Firepower I HYT buff coincides perfectly to normal Photon Torpedo reload times, 6 seconds. This applies if you are the one using Concentrate Firepower or someone else in the party that has a Torp to make use of it.
Slower reloading torps can make use of the ability but long reloads mesh poorly with the timer of Concentrate Firepower. Sure, a "free" Neutronic Torpedo HYT1 fire can be appreciated but it will also override your favored TS3/HYT3. Not to mention the long reload time of Neut.Torp. goes very badly with this BOFF ability.
I also can think of Concentrate Firepower as a pseudo HYT1 for a Command Vessel like the hybrid Samsar which has very low TAC station counts.
If anything, I'd say the duration of the Concentrate Firepower buff needs to be increased. Unlike Energy Weapons, Torps has to reload, so the short duration of this ability isn't as good as it could be.
Concentrate Firepower is one of the reasons I've been wanting a T6 command Vo'quv. Imagine having 12 To'Duj fighters while that is activated. Would be pretty awesome
If Concentrate Firepower *does* benefit team hangar units, that would be definitely interesting to see. Peregrine / To'Duj Fighters, Elite Orion Slavers for example come readily to mind. Maybe even Elite Scorps, though they already have their HYT1. Still, that could mean more HYT1 spam for them. We don't know if this is even possible though.
Yeah, this is the main problem I have with it. Torpedos are slow firing weapons(most longer than the 6-second proc cooldown) and at 15 seconds, you're lucky to get more than a single THY from it - the time it takes for a torpedo to cycle, actually get the buff, and land a hit could be over by the time the debuff itself wears off.
I'd probably suggest either:
-Change it to grant all allies near you a THY on activation(they still need to focus on the debuffed target to get the full benefit).
-Extend Duration to 30 seconds(it's a debuff, it can be cleansed).
On the subject of suggestions: I've been messing around with Phalanx Formation to try to find a good application for it. I think the main problem with it is the limitations of engagement ranges and strictly combat-oriented benefits. It could probably get some practical strategic useage(in and out of combat) if it each ring added bonuses to Flight Speed and Turn Rate instead(a way to create 'acceleration gates' to expedite travel between objectives). A coordinated group-'Evasive Maneuvers', if you will.
http://i.imgur.com/3llbZkT.png
So that whole coordinate thing...somebody's ready to drop out their TS3 Neut on the Tac Cube...you hit Concentrate to boost their damage.
With it being max of once per 4 sec and lasting 15 sec, that's 3 folks that could benefit from the HY1 as well.
Concentrate I is once per 6 sec, Concentrate II is once per 4 sec...no idea what Concentrate III is, but I'd guess 2 sec, yeah? Duh, I can go look because of the new BOFF system. Yep, it's once per 2 sec.
I think that people expected mini versions of my ship flying over and dropping nukes when they activate Call Emergency Artillery.
Please review the duration of CF and increase the time. You have to factor in the travel time of fast moving projectiles on top of the actual hit box for the targets of projectiles (ie, the Cubes in ISA where the torps hit near the center of the cube, and not the surface of the cube.)
Also, please review the other suggestions for Command that others have posted, as they have excellent ideas that would bring it on par w/ Intel Spec.
Thank you.
Fleet Defiant Kinetic Heavy Fire Support | Fleet Manticore Kinetic Strike Ship | Tactical Command Kinetic Siege Refit | Fleet Defiant Quantum Phase Escort | Fleet Valiant Kinetic Heavy Fire Support
Turning the Galaxy-X into a Torpedo Dreadnought & torpedo tutorial, with written torpedo guide.
"A good weapon and a great strategy will win you many battles." - Marshall
I knew using Kinetics would be playing the game on hard mode, but what I didn't realize was how bad the deck is stacked against Kinetics.
I essentially have to fire it at a target and then line up to fire my beams at them. It would make more sense if the arc matched the arc of your beam arrays or was 360 degree.
Aside from that it is a good ability.
Couldnt agree more on this point. IMO these are the only two space comand abilities that are worth considering.
The thing I'm debating about now is whether or not they are equal or superior to ionic turbulence and OSS. As much as i love suppression barrage I dont think so.
On a related note, I'm also debating as to whether a hangar bay compensates for the loss of the weapons comm power on the command battlecruisers.
I love the 25th Century excelsior cross prometheus look, I just dont want to lose my intel boff powers or weapons frequency cruiser command. Decsions decisions.
Then please fill out my dissertation survey on feline attachment, it'd be a massive help (-:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/87XKSGH
Recharge bonus + power bonus.
Tho the moral implications of murdering your entire crew, being the only left on the ship is kinda... daunting. My crew was pretty much permantly between 0 and 10 while i tried it.
You're not killing them, you're disabling them. It's reducing Able Crew not Alive Crew. One could see it as telling the crew to go on a bathroom break...go have a smoke...go have a sandwich...go take a nap...etc, etc, etc.
I just can't see trading increased BOFF Ability CDs for increased Subsystem Power.
IMHO, it's the lemon of the Command abilities...with so much effort put into reducing CDs, something that increases them just feels off. But it's just an opinion, others obviously may feel differently about it.
From what i could tell, it lowered cooldowns on all my boff abilities + gave me subsystem power. then lifesupport itself got the recharge penalty when it ran out.
I could be wrong tho, but thats what it seemed when i ran two copies of it to test.
On a more generic "FYI" sort of note, I figured I'd pop into this thread and tell all concerned parties about some upcoming changes we're making to Command Bridge Officer Abilities. Hopefully all of these will end up appearing in a patch either this week or next.
Call Emergency Artillery:
- AOE Damage increased by 60% at all ranks
- AOE Radius increased from 2km to 3km around each Artillery Vessel
Ambush Marker:
- Ambusher Ship damage increased at Rank II and III, by 25% and 50% respectively
Phalanx Formation:
- Markers are no longer visible to opponents in PvP, and do not grant their buffs to PvP opponents
Rally Point Marker:
- Instant Shield Healing value increased by 50%
- The Hull and Shield Healing values can now be increased using Hull Repair and Shield Emitters skills, respectively.
Concentrate Firepower:
- Duration extended from 15sec to 20sec
- Free "High Yield I" Mode now only triggered by Torpedo hits (to ensure it is not granted to a player that cannot use it)
- Any ally that receives the free High Yield I Mode will also instantly have all torpedo cooldowns reset
- Fixed a bug that was preventing the extra Kinetic Damage from reliably being added to Torpedo hits
Cryptic - Lead Systems Designer
"Play smart!"
Bort, could that explain the somewhat random CF damage that was appearing in the combatlog? Folks that hadn't used any...well, lol, nothing kinetic - no torps, no mines, no KCB, not even Exotic kinetic (in trying to hunt down just why it might have been appearing)...were getting entries showing kinetic damage from CF...
Like the following (player name removed)...
15:02:09:03:39:47.0::SOME_PLAYER,Gateway,C[92804 Mission_Borgraid1_Transwarp_02],,*,Concentrate Firepower I,Pn.75j9mu1,Kinetic,,1015.94,0
So could that have been a case of something like Tom's CF damage being given to Jerry instead of Tom?
Or is that something else entirely going on there?
Thanks.
edit: And that's pretty nifty for the CEA and RPM (though I'm still trying to figure out just what debuffs RPM is supposed to cleanse).
Honestly, I'm not entirely sure. I looked at the old Trigger, realized it wasn't working as designed, and tore it out and rebuilt it in a different way. Didn't do a lot of testing of the old/busted one, since it was obviously working incorrectly.
Cryptic - Lead Systems Designer
"Play smart!"
Those are some nice changes!! Thanks!!!
Fleet Defiant Kinetic Heavy Fire Support | Fleet Manticore Kinetic Strike Ship | Tactical Command Kinetic Siege Refit | Fleet Defiant Quantum Phase Escort | Fleet Valiant Kinetic Heavy Fire Support
Turning the Galaxy-X into a Torpedo Dreadnought & torpedo tutorial, with written torpedo guide.
"A good weapon and a great strategy will win you many battles." - Marshall
I knew using Kinetics would be playing the game on hard mode, but what I didn't realize was how bad the deck is stacked against Kinetics.
From playing around with a Command Cruiser and its single hangar, Concentrate Firepower does NOT buff your Hangar Units.
I have to admit, I've never even considered slotting it. I should really give it a try, but the tradeoff just seems too great, considering all the alternatives there are to get higher power levels. Not even talking expensive min/max options like the plasmonic leech or Vaadwaur trait, just auxiliary to battery for its intended use, the emergency powers with the warp core doff, the engineer captain EPS power transfer ability (though that one being career limited/dependent maybe isn't a fair comparison).
All the changes to the other abilities you mentioned sound great. I really want call emergency artillery to be a viable power, it's so cool looking!
borg STF structures don't have shields, so this should be especially helpful against them, but never will be much use against anything else. the vaadwaur have that poloraon barrage console thing, and it deals energy damage, so never inst effective. this skill should maybe deal something other then kinetic, or finally drop the 75% base res shields have to it.
Reroute Power from Life Support is basically life support to batt, the way it benefits all subsystems. with the crew disable and cooldown increase, that doesnt seen very useful if all your getting is a bit more power everywhere, up to the 125 hard caps.
for this to be worth it, i think the skill should be split into 4, each benefiting only 1 subsystem, and allowing it to break hardcaps with that boosted power too. sort of like the command version of override subsystem safeties.
the other skills sound like they have interesting pvp implications, shame its to in shambles currently for that to mater much
Summon artillery I think should be renamed they don't seem like artillery at all, fire support yes. But they don't have the range artillery brings to mind. Nice to see the aoe of it is getting buffed it felt very situational and not strong at all overall. It probably continue being situational due to kinetic damage.
Reroute power to life support isn't worth the slot because the intel and engineering versions are better, because the cool down penalty is too much. I'm not sure what you could change, other then letting it boast other things besides power. But it still wouldn't feel like a very fun ability either.
The first issue is that if they had left the old icon art alone where you could visually know what the power is that it represents it would be easier to incorporate learning what the new ones will be. Granted they wanted to polish up the game but this was a very very horrible way to do so. The major aspect of polishing it up would have been to make the glad feel less blocky and glitchy. They do a good job with art but there isn't a single icon that really resembles the old ones in the aspect that it is graphically showing what the power is. For example the rapid fire one doesn't look anything like the old one and yet even if I can put them back to where they were before after having to redo every single boff power on every single boff again on every single character it just becomes a nightmare.
Speaking of that nightmare they should have done a way better job than the way they push it out. Being long time players like myself that most likely grinded out more of the content than others have a substantial larger asset accumulation. That being said you are looking at 100's of boffs and 100's of ships that are in total disarray and any time I try to login its like trying to find a needle in a hay stack trying to figure out where to start. Some may not like this idea but its the only way personally I will be able to get into this game again is if they make it where those of us out there that are in the same situation if they basically just advance our boffs to where they have all those skills unlocked so we aren't required to buy 100,000's of these damn padds/skills. All I can really do right now is go doff for dilithium but as far as gameplay I am moth balled until the issue is resolved.