So,
I went and and eared enough Explore Points to buy my first Admirial Mk X Purple Turret...only to find out that my Star Cruiser can not equip them ???
It says only a Heavy Cruiser can equip....
1. Is this a bug ?
I'm sorry, but this is the best end game gear you can get at this point, and they want me to ditch my star cruiser and down grade to a heavy cruise to equip this weapon ?
I have been able to equip every other 360 Turret up till now...
Why is there only one type of weapon (Anti Proton)...and no purple Phaser Turrets for example ?
I like the game...but this just killed what little reason I had to log in every day and do the daily.
/Sigh guess it's time to make an alt
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Not every weapon type is available through the vendors. For example, I searched for the longest time for a Mk II Quantum but vendors only sold Mk II Photons. I know they exist because I see them on the exchange which leads me to believe they are mainly drops.
Likely the Purple Phaser Arrays are only available as drops.
But to your question, I typically hover over the item before I buy it to find out if I can use it. But you're right, that does sound odd. I would file a bug report.
I also don't understand why a low class heavy cruiser can equip it, but mine can't....how does that make any sense at all ?
The rest? Eh. The fact I'm at -12 dps with the weapons compared to a fully specced lower tier weapon, lack of proc, and the fact I haven't had a antiproton console drop... meh.
hope they fix it soon mind, turrets are very useful in the right circumstances..
Regarding the tricobalt torp someone mentioned above, I have has great success with mine, you are probably using it like a normal torpedo and you can't land anything if you use it that way. Tricobalt torps are point blank weapons (inside of 1km launch distance). If you use it that way you will have better luck. Also if you use it with jam sensors and they can't shoot it down. Process is as follows, Line your target up and run straight at them, take their shields down, jam them, and fire your torp as you go by. KaBOOM...next target.
As regards to DPS then remember that PvP dual-beams have 60% crit severity
60% crit sev is huge, the only problem with the cruisers is its too slow to gain the benefit of double beams.
I havent seen any purple items from order merits vendors.
As happy as I was to see this fixed - I was also kicking myself for selling my one on live after I coudn't get it to equip like my other turrets and thought I did something wrong *grrrr*. Now another two days of Daily just to replace that one for when the fix arrives...
Anti-P's are Omega bought weapons Mace - from Scotty's ship in the Omega Group (all items are Very Rare Purples - but Bound on Purchase, you can't Sell them on Exchange...)
Edit: like Kob says below - forgot about the two machines in the hallway at K7