Polaron Escort Builds Question

nukeengineer44

Having played STO for a while, I'm just getting around to systematically going through all the set options to see what appears to be the best weapon type starting point for builds.

Can you do better than basing an Escort build on polaron weapons?

It seems to me that the advantage you can get out of the Lukari Restoration 2-piece [universal console + polaron weapon] combo (which I think amounts to +45% polaron damage, +15% max shield capacity, + 20 Drain, + 15% turn rate) and the Task Force Ordinance 2-piece [universal console + polaron weapon] combo (which I think amounts to +30% polaron damage, +10% turn rate, and +20% projectile weapon - which I guess would come into play if you wanted to mount the Morphogenic set's polaron torpedo) - all of which doesn't even cost you a TAC console slot, is huge.

Then you can add consoles/weapons from the Morphogenic and Chronmetric Calculations sets to get more damage boosts.

Am I missing something here?

protoneous

nukeengineer44 wrote: »

Can you do better than basing an Escort build on polaron weapons?

Maybe with phaser but am running a couple of polaron cannon ships and am really liking them. Polaron is very well supported in-game with the sets you mentioned.

Am I missing something here?

I don't think you missed a thing.

I usually reserve the Chronometric Calculations set for torpedo and exotic damage builds but do use the 2 piece Morphogenic set (which is great) minus the torpedo but that is just a matter of personal taste.

(build questions should probably be in the Academy or Shipyard)

nukeengineer44

protoneous wrote: »

nukeengineer44 wrote: »

Can you do better than basing an Escort build on polaron weapons?

Maybe with phaser but am running a couple of polaron cannon ships and am really liking them. Polaron is very well supported in-game with the sets you mentioned.

Am I missing something here?

I don't think you missed a thing.

I usually reserve the Chronometric Calculations set for torpedo and exotic damage builds but do use the 2 piece Morphogenic set (which is great) minus the torpedo but that is just a matter of personal taste.

(build questions should probably be in the Academy or Shipyard)

Thanks for the reply.

Yeah, to me, the polaron bonus that you can get from the universal consoles is just sick.

I haven't yet run "Home" again to get the Morphogenic Polaron Torpedo, but if it gets all for the same polaron bonuses, I'm expecting it's going to max out at something north of 10,000 polaron damage/1000 dps itself.

Like you note, you can do some with phaser because I think you have the universal consoles from the Quantum Phase Catalyst and Task Force Ordinance sets, or maybe with plasma since Lukari Restoration also works for plasma and there is a helpful universal in the Sensor Modifications set (Lobi store).

I'll have to try phaser and plasma builds as well to see.

And thanks for the pointer - the title of the board suggested to me that it might go here (and I got a helpful answer anyway).