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quick and probably stupid question

nixie50nixie50 Member Posts: 1,266 Arc User
in Star Trek Online General Discussion
Torpedoes are kinetic damage and are mitigated by shields. the Voice of the prophets is PHYSICAL damage. is it also mitigated by shields?
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  • tom61stotom61sto Member Posts: 3,636 Arc User
    I don't think Voice of the Prophets has the same damage reduction that torps end up having. For some reason, Kinetic and Physical aren't considered the same thing to the game, and have different resist categories.
  • echattyechatty Member Posts: 5,914 Arc User
    edited June 2020
    I believe physical damage bypasses shields.

    Oh, and there are no stupid questions :)
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    I couldn't resit.

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  • echattyechatty Member Posts: 5,914 Arc User
    Thanks for the chuckle, rattler :D
    Now a LTS and loving it.
    Just because you spend money on this game, it does not entitle you to be a jerk if things don't go your way.
    I have come to the conclusion that I have a memory like Etch-A-Sketch. I shake my head and forget everything. :D
  • rattler2rattler2 Member Posts: 58,008 Community Moderator
    You're welcome. :D
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    Yang Xiao Long wrote:
    I can't take it anymore! Could everyone just chill out for two seconds before something CRAZY happens again?!
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  • tom61stotom61sto Member Posts: 3,636 Arc User
    echatty wrote: »
    I believe physical damage bypasses shields.

    Oh, and there are no stupid questions :)

    That might be only for ground, as I'm not seeing shield pen listed on the VotP weapon.
  • darkbladejkdarkbladejk Member Posts: 3,714 Community Moderator
    95% certain physical bypasses shields as well. As to why physical and kinetic are different damage sources in game think of what each one is. Kinetic damage implies an object has been accelerated and that kinetic energy is what is dealing the damage. Physical damage effects the actual physical form of an object.

    As an example a torpedo does damage by hitting the hull really hard via kinetic energy delivery. A physical effect would be something like Destabilizing Resonance Beam that resonates the physical hull of the ship and vibrates it to deal damage. While the end resulting destruction is the same, how that destruction is achieved is different.
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    rattler2 wrote: »
    I couldn't resit.

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    Okay, but why does Sailor Moon's transformation paint her fingernails and then give her gloves?
  • questeriusquesterius Member Posts: 8,309 Arc User
    tom61sto wrote: »
    For some reason, Kinetic and Physical aren't considered the same thing to the game, and have different resist categories.

    That's because they are not the same in RL either.

    To visualize: kinetic is like punching a flat sheet of paper, while physical is like tearing a flat sheet of paper.
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  • darpendragondarpendragon Member Posts: 200 Arc User
    shadowfang240 wrote: »
    rattler2 wrote: »
    I couldn't resit.

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    according to the official sandwich alignment chart...a hotdog is neutral

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  • excorticate#6772 excorticate
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    Physical bypasses shields as far as I have known.
    ..
  • darkbladejkdarkbladejk Member Posts: 3,714 Community Moderator
    going a good ways off course here folks, and since the question has been answered /closed
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