wrong weapons?

tinoargnet

I'm flying an assault cruiser loaded with photon torpedoes. My tactical off's all have beam abilities. Do I have the wrong weapons or the wrong boffs?

angrybobh

well..........all torpedoes? or torps and beams? All boffs can be trained in multiple skills and then selected via stations tab. visit a trainer on ESD, Qo'nos, or New Romulus depending on your faction. Note that some skills are only attainable by random Boffs , by R&D, or lock boxes.

I would also like to note that an assault cruiser is best, IMO, with all beams and no torps. But whatever you have fun with is the right choice.

dracounguis

Oops, double post.

warmaker001b

Umm, both

The BOFF abilities you slot need to support the weapons and build playstyle you're aiming for. For example, slotting beam abilities because you have beams equipped works. Slotting beam abilities when you have no beams equipped does absolutely nothing for you and is a wasted slot.

tinoargnet

So, should I ditch the assault cruiser or ditch the boff's?
They don't seem compatible.

dracounguis

You can train your Tac Boffs to know every Tac power there is. Unlike how it was in the first 4? yrs of STO. Just hit the trainer. For Mk III abilities you have to find other Boffs to make manuals or hit the Exchange to buy them or your own Captains can make the manuals if you've spec'd the 6 or 9 points into the needed skill. But since you are driving a Assault Cruiser you cannot use any powers that aren't readily available at the trainer. (Excepting some of the lockbox/event powers that go for $$$$$ on the Exchange.)

I'd suggest getting a Very Rare boff with some space battle affecting powers, efficiency for example, and just train it up with everything. There is no real need to have half a dozen boffs just to have access to all powers like it was before.

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As for all torps... usually not a good idea, they share a cooldown. So at most 2 is all you really can use; unless the torp type has a really long cooldown of their own. The game does not allow for firing all 4 at one time. There are some duty officers that CAN make the cooldown shorter if that ability procs, but it's not assured.

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Keep the Assault Cruiser. It'd cost you alot of Dilthium to get it back later if you decide you want to fly it again in the future at some point. Just let it sit in space-dock as a extra place to keep weapons/equipment or dry-dock if you run out of space-dock. Only ships you can really Discharge and get back at no cost are C-store and Event Ships. Everything else, just store away if you got the space.

tinoargnet

dracounguis, yeah great info. Thanks!

raj011

Which layout would do more damage, 4 beams with 4 torpedoes or 6 beams with 2 torpedoes or all beams? This is full power to weapons or balanced power and no boffs used.

glenn

Due to it's pisspoor turn rate an assault cruiser needs to be beam heavy. It is a broadside monster.

When not using a set, I would recommend a transphasic torpedo up front and some mines at the back.

Choose one type of beam and support it with consoles. You may want an RCS as well.