Radiant Detonation Matrix - what affects it?

krodh

I've been away from STO for a while. I came back to find the Iconian reputation, and I have been working on levelling it up. For most of the part, it seems quite interesting, However, I am curious about what affects the properties of Radiant Detonation Matrix (Iconian T4 trait).

Since I have just [re]started, I don't have access to the trait, and so I can only see the damage numbers that the rep UI displays. On my Tactical captain, my aux power causes the UI numbers to fluctuate between 750 and 840. However, on my Science captain (who has 135 aux power), the UI numbers remain stuck at 750.

After noticing that anomaly, I tried to look it up, only to find that there was no consistent information on it. Some sources (http://sto.gamepedia.com/Trait:_Radiant_Detonation_Matrix) say that the damage is affected by exotic damage multipliers, while the release notes (http://perfectworld.vanillaforums.com/discussion/1189747/release-notes-june-4th-2015#latest) seem to contradict this. So, what affects the damage of this trait?

Then there are questions about what weapons and abilities might trigger this trait's proc, how useful it is in PVE, whether it works better with beams or cannons, whether I can rely on the damage of the proc alone for damage, and so on.

Can anyone provide me with more information on this trait?

Thank you.

gavinruneblade

I am still looking for info on this myself since I am not far enough in iconian rep to have it for testing. From what I have read, the tooltips are useless and innacurate at all times. But the power itself seems to be quite good.

I'll see if I can't track down some specific info for you later if no one with hands on experience speaks up.

krodh

gavinruneblade wrote: »

I am still looking for info on this myself since I am not far enough in iconian rep to have it for testing. From what I have read, the tooltips are useless and innacurate at all times. But the power itself seems to be quite good.

I'll see if I can't track down some specific info for you later if no one with hands on experience speaks up.

Thanks, I look forward to that.

Depending on how this works, I might want to create a new character with a proc-focussed arc-beam build, and even buy a new ship. I would gladly spend more money on this game, but the ridiculous lack of available information about mechanics disincentivises me from doing so.