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The Best way to use Torpedo Spread?

SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
edited February 2010 in Feature Episodes, Events and PvE Content
Why use a Torpedo spread when a High Yield torpedo seems to be a better way to go. Can some one explain teh pro's and Cons Please?
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    vagorin wrote: »
    Why use a Torpedo spread when a High Yield torpedo seems to be a better way to go. Can some one explain teh pro's and Cons Please?

    I would really like an answer to that also...seem kinda pointless to me


    maybe it gets better at high levels
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Torpedo Spread is an AoE attack, High Yield Torpedo is a extra-damage attack. Essentially, if you're faced with multiple enemies who are clustered close to one another, and you want to damage them all at once, you'd use Torpedo Spread, but if you want to blow up just one enemy whose shields you just punched through, HY Torpedo is the skill for the job.

    In short, Torpedo Spread seems wasted on a single target, and HY Torpedo doesn't help you against multiple targets.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    vagorin wrote: »
    Why use a Torpedo spread when a High Yield torpedo seems to be a better way to go. Can some one explain teh pro's and Cons Please?

    It is very effective at destroying clusters of fighters, heh. Or really hurt a couple of frigates with damaged shields, for example in Fleet Action encounters.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Used right it rocks as much as High Yield. It is a great tool.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Used improperly it can put a lot of unwanted attention on your six :)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Not good in solo. If you in team and people attack different ships, yes. But 1v1 this skill is a waste. I mean even you damage a shield of 1 enemy and try to shot spread torpedoes at him he may not even get damaged sometimes. This AoE skill has way too wide spread. It is useful only in mass battles like squadron against squadron in PvP, say couple cruisers loaded with torpedo launchers and launch spread from a few ships to support the front lines. maybe then its useful. Like an artillery sorta, other than that its meh. I haven't found any good use to it in 12 levels. Taking ships out 1 by 1 works much faster.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    When it glitches you get to fill the skies with torpedos!

    That alone makes it work it IMHO.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    The explosion of the ship you just destroyed with high yields > torp spread as far as damage dealt to nearby targets.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Thanks all that really helps.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Also I've noticed if you fire a spread from distance, it detonates where the target was, not where it actually is a few seconds later, usually closer to you. Spread works best up close. Maybe that'll change when skill levels go up ofc...
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    If you zip at your target and fire it at the last second... All three will hit and do good DPS.

    It's also a good way to get the aggro or kill fighters
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    simply put, DONT. it's far to situational and altogether a bad ability.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    It just doesn't fit with the game mechanics.

    You can't do much damage with torpedoes unless their shields are down, so an AOE attack that hits everywhere is pretty worthless since you'll usually only be able to take down one shield facing on one ship at a time.

    I've heard it's useful for hitting a downed shield that isn't facing you but I havn't tried it enough to determine if it really does enough damage to make it worthwhile. That's also fairly situational, so I don't see how it would be better than taking another High Yield or Tactical Team.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I run an escort with tactic officer abilities as follows: Rank 1 spread and target shields. Rank 2 high yield. High yield is my bread and butter, if I'm coming about for another torp I make sure my beam aray drops their shields before my canons face them.

    I've found an interesting niche use for spread though. If an enemy has turned their weakest shield away from me I can either hit evasive maneuvers and zip back around to it, or I can hit torp spread and have a pretty good chance of putting some hull damage on that side.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    just bear in mind that regardless of the animation and enemy position torpedo spread will always hit the enemy you targeted when you fired with it like a normal torpedo, even if its flow to the other side of you when the explosion animation goes off, however this doesn't seem to work with the aoe effect.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    It SHOULD be effective and hit multiple targets.

    Right now it just fires a salvo in the general direction and if you are unlucky only one hits something random.


    It is incredibly hard to even hit a minefield with it.

    It sucks, just like Beam Fire At Will or Beam Overload.
    I notice a pattern, except High Yield every Ensign Tactical ability is rather poor. :(
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    ZeroNavigator wrote:
    Not good in solo. If you in team and people attack different ships, yes. But 1v1 this skill is a waste. I mean even you damage a shield of 1 enemy and try to shot spread torpedoes at him he may not even get damaged sometimes. This AoE skill has way too wide spread. It is useful only in mass battles like squadron against squadron in PvP, say couple cruisers loaded with torpedo launchers and launch spread from a few ships to support the front lines. maybe then its useful. Like an artillery sorta, other than that its meh. I haven't found any good use to it in 12 levels. Taking ships out 1 by 1 works much faster.

    im sorry but solo its a good attack i use both and i can do aoe dmg of each torpedo to all enemies around my main target and really put a hurting to them. while torpedo spread is on CD i can use high yield to finish off anything... its how you use it solo or grouped its all how you use it
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Possibly good for taking out enemy minefields, not tried that yet it just occured to me.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I usually like to put it on Rye or sometimes whole wheat. I also usually say something like "look at that photon spread"...just to enhance the effect...:D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    It's good for hitting that weak point when it's not facing you. I noticed that where with High Yield I might waste the effect on a well shielded side as they turn away from me, torpedo spread seems to hit the target all over, so more of the damage gets through the shields into the hull. Mileage may vary.

    Also, not good to use this if you're an escort in the middle of a fleet battle as the first one to fire. It gets you a lot of agro. It's sad though that they put both skills on a cooldown. in CB I could charge high yield and then torpedo spread and fire three high yield torpedoes.
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