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Things to watchout for!!

catstarstocatstarsto Member Posts: 2,149 Arc User
edited June 2013 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
I started this thread to get people to report things they find so no one looses out on messed up or item traps.

I have to start off with the Borg cutting beam, even though it never says its a unique item, it will allow you to only use one per ship. So consider this when spending your hard earned mats. My plan was to have 2 torps forward and back, then use 2 cutting beams, but it wont allow you. (edited)

Please share anymore item traps you find, to help others out. -Cat

Feel free to visit me at my website, I can help lighten the mood. =^.^=
http://catstarsto.com
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  • laetans1laetans1 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    catstarsto wrote: »
    Also the Omega Plasma topedo XII that completes the new Borg set, its another money pit, you only get 5 and they are consumable.
    http://catstarsto.com

    Having purchased this already I can tell you that its 5 and they recharge, the new Omega Torpedo is based on an ammo system. You have five "loads" when you finish them they recharge over time :D
    Being first at any cost is not always the point.
  • starkaosstarkaos Member Posts: 11,556 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    Anything that is part of a set is unique per ship, but not unique per character. So you can have 2 cutting beams, but only one per ship. This is so that a person can't have 3 cutting beams on a ship and get all the set bonuses.

    The Omega Plasma Torpedo is not a consumable. It has 5 charges that can be used for torpedoes, but they can be recharged. So you can fire a torpedo once per second and after they are all used up, then you have to wait for a charge to appear.
  • catstarstocatstarsto Member Posts: 2,149 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    Thanks for the info, I thought I was HAD again when it said consumable. Whats the cool down?

    PS: Im glad I posted this, I was afraid to use em ^^'
  • csgtmyorkcsgtmyork Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    catstarsto wrote: »
    Thanks for the info, I thought I was HAD again when it said consumable. Whats the cool down?

    PS: Im glad I posted this, I was afraid to use em ^^'


    The omega launcher can fire its five charges back to back without having to worry about the global cool down. It takes six seconds to reload one charge, but you can fire it immediately after it recharges one charge.


    All in all, it is a very good buy. Love it. Its High Yield torps can (and do) rival tricobalts (Especially on bare hull, or even through low shield facings in some cases.)
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  • brigadooombrigadooom Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    catstarsto wrote: »
    Also the Omega Plasma topedo XII that completes the new Borg set, its another money pit, you only get 5 and they are consumable.

    Lol what. :D
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    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • stirling191stirling191 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    csgtmyork wrote: »
    The omega launcher can fire its five charges back to back without having to worry about the global cool down. It takes six seconds to reload one charge, but you can fire it immediately after it recharges one charge.

    Not quite. They fire at the torpedo GCD (about 1.5 seconds). You don't fire off five torpedoes simultaneously.
    csgtmyork wrote: »
    All in all, it is a very good buy. Love it. Its High Yield torps can (and do) rival tricobalts (Especially on bare hull, or even through low shield facings in some cases.)

    Unfortunately, most of it's utility is now destroyed since it was decoupled from projectile weapons doffs. It has a decent dot, but for the most part it can be, and is, outperformed by almost every other torpedo out there. The only time I'd recommend using it would be to get the Omega 2-piece ability if you (for some reason I can't fathom) would rather not use the KCB.
  • captainrevo1captainrevo1 Member Posts: 3,948 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    you might want to edit the opening post about the borg launcher now, otherwise people are going to read that and either correct you for the next 10 pages or think you are right and be misinformed themselves.
  • catstarstocatstarsto Member Posts: 2,149 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    fulleatherjacket wrote: »
    This is a long shot, but... I'm guessing you have a thing for cats, right?
    The cat theme has been a running joke for the last couple of years. :3
  • sumghaisumghai Member Posts: 1,072 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    Spamming the link to you personal website in posts doesn't constitute "embedding in signature line".
    Laws of thermodynamics as applied to life: 0 - You must play the game. 1 - You can't win. 2 - You can't break even. 3 - You can't quit.
  • catstarstocatstarsto Member Posts: 2,149 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    Hey I remember you Sumgai, you complained about my music. I like to keep my visitors happy so I changed it. =U.U=


    --> http://catstarsto.com <--
  • gbehlpnu2012gbehlpnu2012 Member Posts: 107 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    catstarsto wrote: »
    I started this thread to get people to report things they find so no one looses out on messed up or item traps.

    I have to start off with the Borg cutting beam, even though it never says its a unique item, it will allow you to only use one per ship. So consider this when spending your hard earned mats. My plan was to have 2 torps forward and back, then use 2 cutting beams, but it wont allow you. (edited)

    Please share anymore item traps you find, to help others out. -Cat

    Feel free to visit me at my website, I can help lighten the mood. =^.^=
    http://catstarsto.com

    It's part of a set. Any item that is part of a set is unique.
  • sumghaisumghai Member Posts: 1,072 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    This post has been edited to remove content which violates the Perfect World Entertainment Community Rules and Policies .

    Note: Please do not post off-topic, discuss non-STO-related topics in the STO discussion thread, or derail threads ~Bluegeek
    Laws of thermodynamics as applied to life: 0 - You must play the game. 1 - You can't win. 2 - You can't break even. 3 - You can't quit.
  • lordagamemnonb5lordagamemnonb5 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    This post has been edited to remove content which violates the Perfect World Entertainment Community Rules and Policies .

    Note: Please do not reply to off-topic posts. This is also considered spamming. ~Bluegeek
    How the Devs see Star Trek, apparently:
    Star Trek: The Original Grind
    Star Trek: The Next Grind
    Star Trek: Deep Space Grind
    Star Trek: Voyage to the Grind
  • sumghaisumghai Member Posts: 1,072 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    This post has been edited to remove content which violates the Perfect World Entertainment Community Rules and Policies . ~Bluegeek
    Laws of thermodynamics as applied to life: 0 - You must play the game. 1 - You can't win. 2 - You can't break even. 3 - You can't quit.
  • starkaosstarkaos Member Posts: 11,556 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    Visitors should have the choice to listen to a website's music so there is no problem with having a music player on the website as long as the default is set to off.

    Although, it is a thing to watch out for, it doesn't really apply to STO.
  • centersolacecentersolace Member Posts: 11,178 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    sumghai wrote: »
    It's basic forums / boards etiquette - don't play "ooh let's play a game, here's a mysterious web link, double dare you click it", don't link back to your personal website if it has nothing to do with your response, etc.

    I do wish I managed the internets sometimes, though :)

    Correcto Mundo. Mysterious web links are a good way to get saddled with spamming. I don't know of a single forum ever that doesn't have that in the unwritten rules if not the outright rules. ;)
  • lordagamemnonb5lordagamemnonb5 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    This post has been edited to remove content which violates the Perfect World Entertainment Community Rules and Policies . ~Bluegeek
    How the Devs see Star Trek, apparently:
    Star Trek: The Original Grind
    Star Trek: The Next Grind
    Star Trek: Deep Space Grind
    Star Trek: Voyage to the Grind
  • dracounguisdracounguis Member Posts: 5,358 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    Watch out for the Spanish Inquisition.
    No one ever expects it.
    Sometimes I think I play STO just to have something to complain about on the forums.
  • snoge00fsnoge00f Member Posts: 1,812 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    Love the site, btw. I need to roll another Caitian. :P
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  • sumghaisumghai Member Posts: 1,072 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    This post has been edited to remove content which violates the Perfect World Entertainment Community Rules and Policies . ~Bluegeek
    Laws of thermodynamics as applied to life: 0 - You must play the game. 1 - You can't win. 2 - You can't break even. 3 - You can't quit.
  • catstarstocatstarsto Member Posts: 2,149 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    Sry Sumghai, I didnt know this would agro u this much....wow, so many references :O

    Yes, I admit it, I advertised my website in a few places...I thought people would like to know about it. Didnt think that was frowned upon. =U.U=
  • bluegeekbluegeek Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    Let's try to keep the thread on topic, okay?

    This is not the place to discuss someone's personal website.

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  • catstarstocatstarsto Member Posts: 2,149 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    The Bluegeek is right, this thread is about reporting things to watch out for, in the game. Mostely items that are malfunctioning, descriptions that are misleading and things that have glitches. ...etc.

    here is another one I have had since I bought it, let me know if anyone else has had this problem. Maybe we can get someone to fix it. I bought the playable Caitian back in beta, and have never been able to label any uniform ive made, at first it kept saying error when I would type it in, but after season 5, they fixed the error message, but it still doesnt allow me to label any Caitian or now Ferisan I have.

    Also both my main cats have ships that cant use the veteran material for the ship, this is for the D'kyr Vulcan ship and the Kar'fi carrier. Has anyone else had this problem?
  • starkaosstarkaos Member Posts: 11,556 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    I wouldn't be surprised if alien ships don't allow the veteran material since it looks Starfleet or KDF. I believe alien ships don't even include the standard materials that the regular ships get. I know that the Kar'Fi gives two choices that either are for that particular ship or for all Fek'Ihri ships that might exist.
  • catstarstocatstarsto Member Posts: 2,149 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    True, my ferengi is ship is the same way. I never tried it on my Caitian Carrier yet. While the D'kora has a cool and convenient inside for earning, they lack trophy space, u would think being for ferengis they would allow u to show off your latinum trophys. PLus have you noticed some alien ships have unique bridge and some dont, I was dissapointed not to see a cat bridge for my caitian carrier =U.U=

    Before you open a ship pack, read up on it, make sure your not getting a standard box of crackers! You can always sell it for an insane amount on the exchange...I paid 150 million for my Ferengi ship =$.$= I would use the Ferengi ship but it is missing 2 science abilities I need for dealing with borg.
  • fauxpasiiifauxpasiii Member Posts: 72 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    catstarsto wrote: »
    I started this thread to get people to report things they find so no one loses out on messed up or item traps.

    One that surprised me back in the day was the ship holograms available from the GPL store. They are consumable, with a total time they can be operating before they disappear. You can toggle them on and off, but if you leave them toggled on and log out the clock continues to run down.

    This is true of the new personal holograms and some of the vanity summonables, too (like the Reman Entourage from the Romulan reputation project).
  • tieberionetieberione Member Posts: 137 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    I started this thread to get people to report things they find so no one looses out on messed up or item traps.

    I have to start off with the Borg cutting beam, even though it never says its a unique item, it will allow you to only use one per ship. So consider this when spending your hard earned mats. My plan was to have 2 torps forward and back, then use 2 cutting beams, but it wont allow you. (edited)

    Please share anymore item traps you find, to help others out. -Cat

    no offense or rudenes, but, Set Pieces are always unique, and has always been that way, so there was neevr an item trap there, maybe someone who is new to the game and just learning the Mechanics of how things work.
    Tieberion, Captain of the USS Excalibur NX-97000-B

  • catstarstocatstarsto Member Posts: 2,149 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    I have played for a while, and going off the original Borg sets freedom, I took for granted the fact I could add 2 modules to my ship before. I figured I would be able to add 2 cutting beams as well.
  • catstarstocatstarsto Member Posts: 2,149 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    They fixed all the item descriptions, thanks for listening to my rant Cryptic ^^

    I will try to label my uniforms now, maybe they fixed that too :D
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