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themellow18
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Just hit lvl 5 for Omega Rep and about to hit lvl 5 for Romulan in a couple of days.
I'm a tac captain running an Armitage escort carrier. This is mainly for PVE that I'm looking for.
I've got my weapons but now I'm moving into upgrading the rest of my gear. What space set should I be running? I've heard Adapted Maco, I've heard Assimiliated, but I don't know what would be best. Someone said to get the Maco shield and then the borg engine/deflector. Anyone advice would be much appreciated.
I'm a tac captain running an Armitage escort carrier. This is mainly for PVE that I'm looking for.
I've got my weapons but now I'm moving into upgrading the rest of my gear. What space set should I be running? I've heard Adapted Maco, I've heard Assimiliated, but I don't know what would be best. Someone said to get the Maco shield and then the borg engine/deflector. Anyone advice would be much appreciated.
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the maco shield and borg deflector/engines isnt as good as it used to be since they removed the borg console from that set and made the space weapon set with it. not saying its not a viable choice anymore, im just saying its not as powerful as it was pre S7.
Sometimes I want more torpedo bonus so its Adapted on the Vesta and Fleet Nova... sometimes I want the Graviton weapon with my Gravity Well so I use the regular MACO.
Or I mix and match.
I heard of the two piece borg and one maco but have yet to try it myself personally. In the end, it all comes down to what your looking to do. Given the heavy concentration on Borg content in game, the assim set seems to be best suited most of the time.
So what should you be looking for?
Engines that are efficient at medium power levels are generally a better choice then those that are so at high or low levels. This is because most of us will have our engine power approaching medium, as a result of our captain skills, Even when we have manualy set them to the minimum level.
If for some reason you didn't chose skills that enhance your engine power levels or if you have some reason to run with higher then minimum power levels you may wish to make a different choice. But for most people the MACO engines are going to be the best choice.
Shields with high capacity or high regeneration are nice. But unless you are specifically looking to maximize your passive shield regeneration rate the MACO Resilient Shield is widely acknowledged to be the best shield in the game.
Unlike most common knowledge there is merit to this. The majority of your shield regeneration will usually come from active abilities. The 10% reduction of all incoming energy damage maximises the value of every individual point of shield capacity.
Deflector arrays are all about buffing your captain skills. Many people make the mistake of equipping the highest MK purple deflector they can find without considering weather the skills it enhances are ones they even use.
Once again the standard MACO set piece stands out. All but two of the skills it buffs will be useful to any ship build. The two exceptions being: 'Graviton Generators' which is only useful if you use tractors, gravity wells, the heavy graviton beam or a couple of universal console abilities. And 'Shield Emitters' which is only useful if you use transfer shield strength, rotate shield frequency, science team or extend shields.
The Reman Deflector should only be considers on ships built around disabling subsystems and holding enemies. The adapted MACO deflector offers bonuses to a range of different science abilities.
The Omega Deflector is worthy of note for its targeting systems bonus. If you are building a ship to maximize DPS at the expense of all else then this is the only set deflector that should be on your consideration list. However such a ship may not have much use for starship sensors, graviton generators or particle generators. This can be a very nice choice for a Vesta, Nova or intrepid, but ships with only two science abilities may wish to go with the MACO deflector instead.
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Even though they have made it only two piece proc it is still mightily powerful when taking sustained fire and it kicks in
I like this combo personally...but I fly pretty much dps or debuff ships.
I figured the borg set would tide me over until I worked through the reputation system to get all the flash Mk XII stuff. However, the 3 piece borg set has proved very resiliant, to the point that I have decided to leave it in. Sure enough the shield capacity isn't the best, but the 2 procs seem to fire often enough in combat to offset this, plus it is quite regenerative. As others have stated, when under heavy fire, those procs are amazing.
I would also suggest that if you have the console, or are thinking about it, also grab the omega launcher! The omega weapon amplifier set bonus might not seem good looking at it on paper, however it is amazing for keeping your weapon power up high, I noticed an instant improvement. The proc fires ALOT, especially if you're running (and I hope you are), cannons and turrets! Plus you can literally fire a torpedo every second, great on an escort where you are constantly facing your target.
I cannot comment on the cutting beam, that survived all of 3 hours on my odyssey before I removed it, but on an escort it might be a good idea and having another proc that gives a chance to basically negate all incomming damage for a second or two, could be really nice.
You use a omega shield or you will have to put more power to your shields as the moga has a greater regen.
USS WARRIOR NCC 1720 Commanding Officer
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