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natureyouscarynatureyouscary Member Posts: 64 Arc User
So was looking at upcoming content and memory alpha has this maru coming up with altamid drone rewards, assume theyll be pets.

I know lobi has a console that summons one already on a timer, anyone have it know how they attack, do they have plasma wraps? Since of course their movie counter part rammed things.
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  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 59,174 Community Moderator
    Right now there is no information on what we're getting.
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  • gaevsmangaevsman Member Posts: 3,190 Arc User
    Ok, my little review:

    The console summons one Altamid drone, atacks with a plasma cannon, its damages almost nothing, but is cute, i have it more for the set.
    The Omni is just great, but not for the damage, its quite normal, but because.. OMNI PLASMA!!!
    The torpedo, i cannot tell yet, i dont have it.

    The other console that is great is the Drone Matrix, it's great for pets and is now a defacto console in all my carriers.

    I cannot give you parsers, because.. i like to have fun more that DPS, still, i melt everithing in seconds, so i think i did something right.
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  • blitzy4blitzy4 Member Posts: 839 Arc User
    The torpedo is quite serviceable, I have the whole set on a kelvin-ish alt.
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  • natureyouscarynatureyouscary Member Posts: 64 Arc User
    Ah ok so it seems the summoned console pet shoots plasma cannons, can guesstimate the pets will too. Makes sense, will have to wait and see, thanks
  • gaevsmangaevsman Member Posts: 3,190 Arc User
    Ah ok so it seems the summoned console pet shoots plasma cannons, can guesstimate the pets will too. Makes sense, will have to wait and see, thanks

    The clickie on the Swarm Matrix summons some swarmers, the set console only one.. until it dies!
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  • gaevsmangaevsman Member Posts: 3,190 Arc User
    blitzy4 wrote: »
    The torpedo is quite serviceable, I have the whole set on a kelvin-ish alt.

    Is some sort of energy torpedo or have some special abilities??
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  • natureyouscarynatureyouscary Member Posts: 64 Arc User
    > @gaevsman said:
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    > The clickie on the Swarm Matrix summons some swarmers, the set console only one.. until it dies!

    Ya I'm referencing potential new stuff from

    https://sto.gamepedia.com/Upcoming_content

    The "command altamid drones" I just knew the consoles already summon some so was trying to compare that to guess what those could be
  • gaevsmangaevsman Member Posts: 3,190 Arc User
    edited October 2019
    > @gaevsman said:
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    > The clickie on the Swarm Matrix summons some swarmers, the set console only one.. until it dies!

    Ya I'm referencing potential new stuff from

    https://sto.gamepedia.com/Upcoming_content

    The "command altamid drones" I just knew the consoles already summon some so was trying to compare that to guess what those could be

    Yeah, the "command" is over the top... only the Matrix summons some, and only for a limited time, in your 90° arc, they do some damage... but not that much, the console is insanely good for its passives
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  • blitzy4blitzy4 Member Posts: 839 Arc User
    gaevsman wrote: »
    blitzy4 wrote: »
    The torpedo is quite serviceable, I have the whole set on a kelvin-ish alt.

    Is some sort of energy torpedo or have some special abilities??

    It's a green skinned version of the normal kelvin torpedo, so it has [reload] which makes it fire a bit faster then normal. I have a normal kelvin in the back. I sort of like the drone it summons as it's aggressive, and will speed along at whatever you have targeted and attack them. It was particularly helpful in the cardassian section as the galor's would use there feedback pulse up before I got there.
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  • blitzy4blitzy4 Member Posts: 839 Arc User
    The trick is the console is nice, but the set in general is just okay. I have it on my main, and it's fun and interesting, I have much better stuff in general, so an alt intended to use it makes it kinda more fun.
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  • saurializardsaurializard Member Posts: 4,409 Arc User
    Just a little reminder that may make a difference:

    Lore-wise, Altamid drones actually refer to the humanoid robots piloting the swarm ships. So maybe the roadmap doesn't refer to the swarmer matrix console we got in September but Swarm drone Boffs or summoning module.

    One can hope.
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  • natureyouscarynatureyouscary Member Posts: 64 Arc User
    > @saurializard said:
    > Just a little reminder that may make a difference:
    >
    > Lore-wise, Altamid drones actually refer to the humanoid robots piloting the swarm ships. So maybe the roadmap doesn't refer to the swarmer matrix console we got in September but Swarm drone Boffs or summoning module.
    >
    > One can hope.

    Well I clicked on the maru in the calendar today and it says something about a device, it makes it sound like the nimbus summing device or Delta ones 😑 hopefully it's better than that. Will have to wait and see.
  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 59,174 Community Moderator
    Agreed. We don't know.
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  • lianthelialianthelia Member Posts: 7,921 Arc User
    I personally feel like the set is kinda a oddball...it feels like the only thing it would really shine on is a Plasma DBB build. Why do I say?

    Well the torp is a fast reloader so you want something that keeps its front facing. While this also fits a torp boat I will explain why I don't think the set fits a torp boat.

    While the torpedo itself would be great for a torp build all the set bonuses just don't feel that great for one. The two piece set wouldn't really be very effective as you wouldn't have many if any plasma energy weapon consoles. The three piece set unless it modifies torps as well would be virtually useless to a torp boat.

    You throw this set on something slow and heavily overall it would be good but the torp wouldn't be taking much advantage of the rapid firing.

    So in my personal opinion the only way to truly optimize all this gear would to be to throw it on a BO DBB Plasma boat.
  • gaevsmangaevsman Member Posts: 3,190 Arc User
    edited October 2019
    lianthelia wrote: »
    I personally feel like the set is kinda a oddball...it feels like the only thing it would really shine on is a Plasma DBB build. Why do I say?

    Well the torp is a fast reloader so you want something that keeps its front facing. While this also fits a torp boat I will explain why I don't think the set fits a torp boat.

    While the torpedo itself would be great for a torp build all the set bonuses just don't feel that great for one. The two piece set wouldn't really be very effective as you wouldn't have many if any plasma energy weapon consoles. The three piece set unless it modifies torps as well would be virtually useless to a torp boat.

    You throw this set on something slow and heavily overall it would be good but the torp wouldn't be taking much advantage of the rapid firing.

    So in my personal opinion the only way to truly optimize all this gear would to be to throw it on a BO DBB Plasma boat.

    I use part of the set on the T'Laru, and it works, granted, the torpedo wasnt my first choice, as i'm with the romulan set, and works quite well, the Matrix console adds a lot for the Drones and the hy torpedoes.. and normal ones from the set, so it works great.
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