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Some love for torpedoes please.
shinku
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So after watching the fall finale of TRIBBLE, who's fallen in love with those torpedo sounds?
Having said that, they should buff torpedoes so they are on the same level as energy weapons.
Having said that, they should buff torpedoes so they are on the same level as energy weapons.
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In most TREK Canon often they are used as a very last resort because of their massive destructive power. Still game play is a bit different, it's not like players will hold firing torpedo's, until they're angry enemy takes too long to destroy.
Torps do need a bit of a boost, but to nowhere near the same level as mines.
> And, more importantly, giving more attention to mines would be great!
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> Torps do need a bit of a boost, but to nowhere near the same level as mines.
I find mines annoying TBH. I keep releasing them when I'm not moving. It also auto closes the dialogue box when my own mines explode.
> They released both a starship trait and miracle worker ability that boosts energy weapon damage following a torp. As always the good stuff has something of a paywall.
Which trait and miracle worker ability?
Though to be honest it would be nice to see some developement to make hybrid/mix energy/weapon type builds more competitive with pure energy/weapon builds. Such as introducing either consoles that buff a pair of energy and/or weapon types, though even some spec traits (starship or in general) that might give bonuses for using a mixed energy/weapon build (could be the buff varies based on the weapon/energy types comboed.).
but if you want to see what you could do with torpedos watch this:
ingame: @Felisean
It's all about managing cooldowns and maximizing shield pen.
I think one thing that would make them much more effective and appealing would be a mechanic whereby a shield's resistance drops as it's HP's drop. This way using a shield stripping build or ability would still be effective to help your torps even if it never fully removes all the shields.
Right now most of the torp damage is wasted on the shields, and even a tiny sliver of health can stop practically a full spread. But shields with only 10% HP or less really should be at risk of letting more damage though or just collapsing fully.
In stead of complaining learn to build ships. Torpedo builds do 200K+ dps in ISA in a good team. And Easy 100K+ in a bad team.
After the revamp Beams are no longer the only ones good in DPS.
For some mines, I'd make them have an aoe effect before they explode or additional effects if they hit
For example
Chroniton mine
Deploys 4 chroniton mines, due to chroniton decay the mines when deployed possess a spreading area of effect (5% speed decrease (controlx derived), decreasing with distance from mine) that expands over time to ten km before detonating (as per mine timeout)
Plasma mine
Deploys 4 plasma mines - on impact/detonation when detonated the mines leave a single lingering plasma vapor cloud on the target that affects shield hardness and turn rate as the rcs thrusters are damaged
Tricobalt
Deploys one ultra heavy mine. Unlike all other mines this volatile payload is armed and seeking on release and will only detonate when the player ship is out of the 2km aoe - If the player is nearby it will lurk near the enemy hull until they have exited the range - when in detonation range, if destroyed it will detonate
As to the deployment patterns, I'd have them affect the chase range and detection
Deployment pattern beta
Deploys a net of mines. Each mine in the net networked, their sensors are extended to 10km in a 360 degree sphere - if one mine is triggered, all beta deployed mines will follow it for 10 seconds, ensuring a hugh chance of tracking - once one mine breaks the net deployment and then loses the track, all mines revert to standard tracking after the ten second period
Deployment pattern alpha
Deploys a line of mines - Eschewing tracking for a brute force search, the tracking range is increased by 1km but over time the line will lengthen, bringing the mine into enemy contact - all alpha deployed mines moving towards the enemy for ten seconds before returning to standard mine behaviour (but with the alpha tracking range buff)
Due to line formation, multiple hits on the same shield facing (during the 10s track period) will be slightly multiplcative due to repeated impacts on the same area
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Regular topedoes I don't bother with. To much effort to get anything effective out of them that didn't come by default in the TV show out of space dock. The only ones I really use anymore are the energy type torpedos because honestly they feel like how regular torpedoes should work in this game. (AP, Disruptor, Plasma lobi, etc)
Another option could be every ship has torpedoes but give them a limited compliment like we saw in Bridge Commander, refills happen automatically when docking at a space dock. Compensation for limited compliment of torpedoes would a good sized amount of damage and/or crits.
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I've always wondered why Enemy NPC's have far more success with Projectiles/Mines but then again...
...I suspect it's because many NPC's often have 2-5x the Hitpoints all too often; so when were hit we really feel it. It's why I chuckle even with the Iconian console how little healing I can receive with Engineering/Science Team I/II; even with Techie, Regenerative Control Synergy, or Shield Frequency Analysis Traits slotted and two full points in Hull or Shield Heals.
At least they left us some HOPE with Miracle Worker Specialization to pursue.
Maybe give more weapons like the Crystalline or Nausicaan torps with energy damage.
Mines, though... those could do with a ground-up retooling. They're so very situational as to be nigh-on useless.
Maybe a total overhaul to make them somewhat less situational and limited?