Upgrading Common Romulan Plasma Weapons

hypl

So I did a little experiment today upgrading a common Romulan Mk I Split Beam Pistol and Piercing Rifle, sold from the New Romulus vendor, all the way to Mk XIV very rare. Unfortunately the appearance of these weapons did not change from Mk I to Mk XIV.


These are the Mk I weapons that have been upgraded to Mk XIV. They remain the same in appearance as a common Mk I.


These are Mk XI very rare weapons (same types) that I acquired from the dilithium store before they were removed.

I know that the common weapons change appearance as they increase in grade when you purchase them. I believe the same principle applied to the uncommons, rares, and very rares once sold in the dil store. Unfortunately upgrading them doesn't seem to have the same affect, and their appearance remains the same.

Good news is, the vendor weapons are bound to account on equip, so you can trade them between characters or sell on the exchange. Despite the lesser aesthetics, these weapons are still top notch in performance.

markhawkman

Um, one thing I heard is that it happens when you raise them above mk11. thus if you stop at mk11 the upgraded version will have the other look. Not completely sure though.

dragonsbrethren

I'm actually really grateful this is the case for the pistols. The mk I models look much better than the mk XI ones to me, and the mk XI repeater pistol has a significant character animation error when aiming that the mk I model doesn't suffer from.

The higher mark rifle models never bothered me as much as the higher mark pistols, but at the same time, I'm fine with them using the mk I models.

I actually wish this was the case for all the common weapon types -- the lower mark stuff tends to be less ridiculous looking.

antzudan

I don't know why they bother having a different appearance for different mark levels anyway. Surely no-one uses Mk 1 weapons?

markhawkman

level 3 players sometimes do :P

But yeah, not sure why they made several models.

Maybe they made several as proof of concept, were trying to decide which to use and decided to use several?

dragonsbrethren

Probably to give a sense of progression to weapons. It kinda backfires with how goofy most of the high mark stuff looks, though. The Romulan-style plasma weapons really were the exception, but even those grew in size for no apparent reason, rather than just getting accessories.

jellico1

I like the looks of the mk-1 phaser rifle

shame I cant craft it

lessley00

jellico1 wrote: »

I like the looks of the mk-1 phaser rifle

shame I cant craft it

simple: start a new toon, play or skip the tutorial (you get them either way) send gear to the other toon via mail or account bank, then upgrade as you please!

jellico1

lessley00 wrote: »

simple: start a new toon, play or skip the tutorial (you get them either way) send gear to the other toon via mail or account bank, then upgrade as you please!

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I can buy it from the equipment vendor on ESD

but if I could craft it I could get decent mods on a mk2 like critDx3 at mk2