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nursedonut
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Ok, I'm pretty sure I'm going to buy one. I'm down to the Tac or Eng versions. I'm a science captain. And I'm looking for versatility in group PvE.
Basically, it's down to the Tac's Quantum Field Focus Phaser versus the Eng's 3rd engineering console.
So, do you find you use the QFFP often? Is it really powerful? Or really satisfying to use? Is it worth losing a more balance console arrangement?
Thanks in advance,
Basically, it's down to the Tac's Quantum Field Focus Phaser versus the Eng's 3rd engineering console.
So, do you find you use the QFFP often? Is it really powerful? Or really satisfying to use? Is it worth losing a more balance console arrangement?
Thanks in advance,
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Of course, you should get the whole pack if you can, it's nice to have access to all the consoles and skins, and the slipstream boost is huge.
If you want a build suggestion, what I'm currently using is working pretty well, although with the new bugs on PSW I'm thinking about replacing it with a second Energy Siphon: http://www.stoacademy.com/tools/skillplanner/index.php?build=Secura04_2511 My doffs are 3 of the cannon ability CD reduction ones (those are likely too expensive, they were a lot cheaper when I got mine), a Gravimetric Scientist for my GW, and a Conn Officer for Evasive Maneuvers (the last is really only for guarding both sides of KASE, for other duties feel free to consider something else).
Good ship.
Keep these things in mind:
Each Particle Generator and Phaser Relay on your ship buff its damage.
Being skilled into Particle Generators and Energy Weapons buffs its damage.
The Vesta's (really all RA+ Sci Ships) shield mod is wholly sufficient to not require the use of Field Generators. So, don't worry about slotting them, just grab Particle Generators.
It's damage is based on Aux power.
It has a 45 degree cone of fire so be careful not to turn away from a target you're firing (Tractor Beams are your best friend here).
At some point you'll fire it at [Target] and [Dumb Player] will Repulsor/Grav Well/Shockwave/cause the target to cloak/otherwise make target leave your field of fire.
This is for example:
ISE: Gate and Tac Cube (I wouldn't use it on the transformer honestly, unless you are in a horribad pug and don't get it down in time otherwise)
KASE: Tac Cube at the start, Soloing the add cubes, Gates, Donatra (careful, even as a Sci ship this will often draw her aggro)
CSE: Cubes, Carrier
In fleet actions, only use it on dreadnaughts.
10k DPS Vesta threads: 1; 2
Looks like I'll get the tac version.
The Multidimensional Graviton Shield is the one I get the most use out of, especially against the Breen and others who favor tractor beams. Since the Vesta's hull is somewhat lacking, I find this very helpful.
But, if at all possible, I would be the three-pack as others have suggested. Then you don't have to choose.
At first I was like oh god this ship is epic
Then I built it like my Luna
Then It sucked
Then I did some reworking on my layout nad stuff
Now I tank Dps and heal like a god
Of course I droped 60$ for the whole set of the TRIBBLE, and Let me tell you the set bonus and the 3 items and extra cannons Are good
My frontal barrage is on par with some escorts, with the crowd control of a science, and the durability of a low teir cruiser
honestly if you can spring for it get the extra ships, for the consoles and cannons, lets you really pump up GW3, Tractor Repulsors, and heals while maintaining damage, but YOU MUST have a turn rate increase console the more rare the BETTER
I wish I was making this up
You can get 20 Aux DHCs even if you only buy one ship, just dismiss and reclaim it to get as many as you want (you can only do the dismiss and reclaim thing with C-store ships, but with them you can always do it). Still worth getting the pack for the consoles, particularly since just getting a second one later would pay for the pack.
Why they made such a beautiful ship With such cool gadgets so squishy is beyond me. Id gladly give a few deg. of turn rate or do with out aux cannon if they would increase power and hull strength. It is so so sad that a ship I so looked forward to owning. dose not even have one item I can take off it, and use on another ship.
oh well back to the flying shoe or the sci oddy.
Well, if you're going to Atrox or Ody you're definitely looking for something different than the Vesta, or any of the more standard sci ships (clearly evidenced by the fact that you're so concerned about armor, which buys a sci ship with its low hull maybe 5 seconds of extra life). For a sci ship it has about average durability, the hull is standard and the shield modifier is slightly high, it doesn't have the eng slots of a Nebula so it is less durable than that, but you can run Lt+Ens eng without sacrificing sci, and with Aux DHCs you wind up significantly tougher than a Patrol Escort. It's certainly not a real tank, but it's decently durable and has hugely boosted offense, which is the main point.
I picked up the tactical variant. I didn't want the whole Vesta pack since I'm probably also going to get a ship for my Klingon (and maybe even Romulan).
Anyways, the Vesta is pretty darned fun. I spent a good chunk of time with it yesterday. With the 3 aux cannons I'm putting out respectable weapon damage during the very long science ability cooldowns. I noticed fleet actions and STFs taking considerably less time. And I don't have to worry about switching back and forth between weapon power and aux power every 30 seconds.
The rest of your weapons still need weapon power, so unless you are sticking torps and mines on the back you are losing damage on your other weapons.
When you fire aux cannons your aux power drops, eating from your sci abilities. Granted, this is a small amount, but it is non-trivial.
I found it better to use real cannons with better stats and just run high wep and aux, because with aux cannons I was still running high wep and aux anyway, I got to use better cannons, and they didn't eat my aux power to fire.
It was kinda nifty splitting the drain between the 2 subsystems, but not enough to really be worth doing.
Edit: Not to mention using aux cannons precludes you being able to pop an aux2bat for cooldown reduction when your sci abilities are cooling down... Tho I don't run that way on my Vesta anymore.
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