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Best weapon type :) lets conclude that with voting

mas134gluck123mas134gluck123 Member Posts: 302 Arc User
edited October 2016 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
Subtypes of weapon types like:
Herald antiproton=antiproton
Coalition Disruptors=Disruptors
etc, etc..

Included in main type of weapon, tho if you like them left comment! :)

This post doesn't reflect the main opinion, as not all players using forum :)
Info about weapons: http://sto.gamepedia.com/Ship_weapon

Favourite weapon type left in comment, for me its detabilizing tetryon and then standard antiproton :)

Best weapon type :) lets conclude that with voting 100 votes

Antiproton (regular, Herald, Voth, Fludic, Chroniton,Radiant)
24% 24 votes
Disruptor (regular, plasma-disruptor, spiral wave, polarized, bio-molecular, nanite, elachi, resonant, coalition, elite fleet)
16% 16 votes
Phaser (regular, Andorian, bio-molecular, Phased Biomatter, agony, kelvin, quantum, elite fleet)
20% 20 votes
Plasma (regular, caustic, romulan, corrosive, plasmatic biomatter, chronoplasma)
14% 14 votes
Polaron (regular, phased, dominion, vaadwaur, protonic, thoron infused, chronometric)
11% 11 votes
Proton
2% 2 votes
Tetryon (regular, phased, resonating, piercing, refracting, destabilizing, antichroniton)
7% 7 votes
Kinetic (cutting beam, torpedos, mines,..)
6% 6 votes
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Comments

  • gradiigradii Member Posts: 2,824 Arc User
    Good ol phasers never go out of style!
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  • scrooge69scrooge69 Member Posts: 1,108 Arc User
    pol it is!
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  • autumnturningautumnturning Member Posts: 743 Arc User
    Kinetic AND Polaron + Proton.
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  • jaguarskxjaguarskx Member Posts: 5,945 Arc User
    edited October 2016
    From the list of available choices, I have a least 1 captain that uses the different types of energy weapons or kinetic damage. The exception is proton energy weapons.
  • ichaerus1ichaerus1 Member Posts: 986 Arc User
    Tetryon for me. Been that way since I first joined in late 2013.
  • galattgalatt Member Posts: 708 Arc User
    My anti-proton cannons have yet to fail me
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  • dareaudareau Member Posts: 2,390 Arc User
    There is no "best weapon type" - as every weapon at identical mark/rarity/mod collection does exactly the same amount of damage.

    The "catch", as it were, is to coincide the selected proc(s) with the build you are attempting to build. For my Science Officers who are in the side business of draining enemies while scienceing them to (usually compacted) smithereens, Polaron weapons are the way to go.

    For anyone who builds themselves around criticals (increased hit rate and severity), there's probably nothing better than Antiproton.

    And then there's the ever popular torp boat... :)
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  • kontarnuskontarnus Member Posts: 289 Arc User
    Phasers... mostly, unless the build dictates throwing in another type of array (e.g. for a 3-pc set)
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  • leemwatsonleemwatson Member Posts: 5,424 Arc User
    There is no 'BEST' weapon type....jeez!
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  • jargoljargol Member Posts: 13 Arc User
    Plasma for me as its what has dropped the most for me... so gotta use what is given :)
  • tunebreakertunebreaker Member Posts: 1,222 Arc User
    No exotic? :(
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  • telbasta7386telbasta7386 Member Posts: 761 Arc User
    I always go with the classic types for my characters: Feds use phasers (or very rarely tetryon, like on my caitian atrox), KDF characters use disruptors, republic characters use plasma.

    As far as which one I like best, I'd have to say plasma for a few reasons. I love the damage over time associated with plasma weapons (both energy and projectile), as when I get an enemy to low hull I can switch targets and just let that one burn the last percent or two to exploding. I also love the visual effects for plasma weapons. Always loved plasma torpedoes in particular.

    With ground weapons, I really like the romulan republic plasma weapons over other types available in the game. The models look good, but the full auto/repeating beam style of fire is much more natural feeling for ground combat than the other weapon types are.
  • tyler002tyler002 Member Posts: 1,586 Arc User
    Phasers for me. I like knocking systems off-line, especially when it gets shields.
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  • sirmaydaysirmayday Member Posts: 535 Arc User
    I prefer using phasers on my Fed toon for immersion's sake. That a number of recent(ish) additions to the game have helped pump of phaser damage to the point that I think it's competitive again is icing on the cake.
  • theraven2378theraven2378 Member Posts: 6,007 Arc User
    I'm a traditionalist, phasers and photons ftw
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    • k20vteck20vtec Member Posts: 535 Arc User
      Quantum and phasers. Proud fed.
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    • plaztikman64plaztikman64 Member Posts: 725 Arc User
      Exotic + kinetic ftw
    • taylor1701dtaylor1701d Member Posts: 3,099 Arc User
      edited October 2016
      Surprised Disruptors are getting no love.
      Love mine.

      Only 3 votes for Disruptor...

      I thought we had a bunch of KDF aficionados here on the forums ?
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    • welcome2earfwelcome2earf Member Posts: 1,746 Arc User
      As long as vanilla AP has an inherent 20% additional CritD, it will always have an edge.
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    • jaguarskxjaguarskx Member Posts: 5,945 Arc User
      taylor1701d wrote: »
      Surprised Disruptors are getting no love.
      Love mine.

      Disrputors are great. Especially Coalition Disruptors... unless they are bugged and I just don't know it. Thinking about switching all my KDF tactical and engineer captains to that weapon. I traditionally give all my science captains polaron weapons regardless of the faction. Disruptors are actually the weapon type I use the most at the moment.

      Disruptors (normal and Coalition): KDF Tactical #1, KDF Engineer, Fed Engineer #2
      Polaron: Romulan Science, KDF Science
      Plasma: Romulan Tacticle (Gonna switch over to (Plasmatic Biomatter once I have a full set)
      Phasers (Agony): Fed Engineer #1
      Antiproton: KDF Tactical #2
      Tetryon: Fed Tactical
      Torpedo: Fed Science
    • asuran14asuran14 Member Posts: 2,335 Arc User
      I quite like phase (biomolecular and phased for me.), Plasma (any of them are nice for various things.), and the withering disruptor too. Though I will say I have been hoping to see a variation of the Photonic polaron weapon that woud use the tetryon over polaron for its base energy type. So a photonic tetryon weapon type that has the shield draining/stripping proccing effect of the tetryon, an the ability to procc a shield bypassing proton blast as the secondary, which would make for quite an interesting combo depending on how they work the procc as being able to both stripe an bypass shields with on type might be quite fun.
    • snoggymack22snoggymack22 Member Posts: 7,084 Arc User
      Protons! Cause they fo realsies!
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    • artan42artan42 Member Posts: 10,450 Bug Hunter
      A mix of retrofit, quantum phase, and phased biomatter, phasers with phased quantum torpedos.

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    • mustrumridcully0mustrumridcully0 Member Posts: 12,963 Arc User
      Phaser, because canon. And cannon, because The Sisko.
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    • lordsteve1lordsteve1 Member Posts: 3,492 Arc User
      Torpedos all the way!

      +1 for the kinetic community.
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    • smokebaileysmokebailey Member Posts: 4,667 Arc User
      I like Thoron Polaron. I like the yellow beams and they do a kick butt job, even without vulnerability locators. I also like the TOS phasers.
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    • bonzodog01bonzodog01 Member Posts: 147 Arc User
      Although I run KDF now, I vastly prefer using Plasma weapons on my ships and as personal weapons. The DoT is very useful.
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    • sunfranckssunfrancks Member Posts: 3,925 Arc User
      it doesn't really matter which energy type you choose these days, but Antiproton still pull out ahead for me.
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    • baudlbaudl Member Posts: 4,060 Arc User
      "what is most popular" is not the same as "what is the best";
      voted disruptors for the amount of set bonuses and proc variations available
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    • taylor1701dtaylor1701d Member Posts: 3,099 Arc User
      jaguarskx wrote: »
      taylor1701d wrote: »
      Surprised Disruptors are getting no love.
      Love mine.

      Disrputors are great. Especially Coalition Disruptors... unless they are bugged and I just don't know it. Thinking about switching all my KDF tactical and engineer captains to that weapon. I traditionally give all my science captains polaron weapons regardless of the faction. Disruptors are actually the weapon type I use the most at the moment.

      Disruptors (normal and Coalition): KDF Tactical #1, KDF Engineer, Fed Engineer #2
      Polaron: Romulan Science, KDF Science
      Plasma: Romulan Tacticle (Gonna switch over to (Plasmatic Biomatter once I have a full set)
      Phasers (Agony): Fed Engineer #1
      Antiproton: KDF Tactical #2
      Tetryon: Fed Tactical
      Torpedo: Fed Science

      Yes sir, that's a good KDF right there.
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