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SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
edited March 2010 in The Academy
Ok I've searched on this and haven't found anything, mabye it's just barried somewhere. So what do the deflector array skills do?

Senors
Deflectors
emitters
tractor beam (ok I think this one I get)

But when you look at the different deflector array types what is better. What does the emitters really do for me? Which one is good. Some arrays seem to spread points across all of them and some only to 3 of them really well. But it's hard to know what is best when I don't know what they are even doing.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Ok I've searched on this and haven't found anything, mabye it's just barried somewhere. So what do the deflector array skills do?

    Senors
    Deflectors
    emitters
    tractor beam (ok I think this one I get)

    But when you look at the different deflector array types what is better. What does the emitters really do for me? Which one is good. Some arrays seem to spread points across all of them and some only to 3 of them really well. But it's hard to know what is best when I don't know what they are even doing.

    I answered this question a little while ago, here's an abridge version.

    -Emitters have to do with deflector fields that your starship emits. These include, Dampening Field, Feedback Pulse and Sub-Nucleonic Beam.

    -Sensor Emitters help boost your sensor output in detecting cloaked ships and can mask your readings if you use the Mask Energy Readings talent. Basically, every sensor ability that doesn't use probes.

    -Sensor Probes are used by some of the most powerful abilities in the game. Namely, Viral Matrix and Scramble Sensors (also Jam Targetting Sensors, which is inherently the same thing as Scramble Sensors).

    -Deflector Dish helps with your Tractor Beam, and also Tractor Beam Repulsers (tractor beams that work in reverse - pushing your target away from you).
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Sensor Probes don't affect Jam Targeting Sensors. Sensors and Sensor Array do.

    Though it's kind of a crappy setup, once you get all the bridge officer skills available to use that you want (when you're Rear Admiral), you can click on them (when in space) in your "P" menu and it will tell you which items will enhance them.

    Or find a list somewhere.

    Deflectors also increase Science Team, along with Deflector Field, but don't get those confused with Deflector Dish.
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