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joker8me
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I saw the general posting from the developers regarding the subject matter and was wondering if there was a database already started for tracking different types, etc. out there.
There probably isn't, but I figured it never hurts to ask.
There probably isn't, but I figured it never hurts to ask.
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I am actually suprised that theres not many people going on about this its always about the romulan faction that is being released. I just hope that the warp cores do good instead of bad to my build.
Yes, I'm interested too!
Unfortunately, I never managed to log in the game (looooong patch & loooooooooooooooger login queue)
So at least some info on the subject, please!!!
What is this mission? Is it sector specific?
Yesterday when the servers were first up and actually working for awhile, I went in to the Conduit STF and my first drop was a singulairty core, Uncommon.
Well I got in but now im waiting in a que # 1,347 of 1,348 so I am logging out I cant afford to sit here all day to play a game when I want to but these idiots cant upgrade or expand their server capacity.
There are basic (common/white) Matter/Antimatter and Singularity WCs. Their only function, it appears, is to set your Sector Space speed based on the device's Mark Level. Everyone was given one of these as a "stock" item when LoR launched. There are some additional Mark levels of these commons available in ESD Space Dock, at the Energy Credit Vendor (likely at other space equipment EC vendors too, I just didn't check them all :P).
There are higher quality (Uncommon/Rare) WCs available in the Dilithium Store at various Marks. Highest in there are Rare (Blue) Mark X. Once you get above Common you get a "type" of WC, and there are three:
Field Stabilizing (buffs shield power)
Hyper Injection (buffs engine power)
Overcharged (buffs aux power)
These increase not only the amount of power (based on the setting, lower the setting, more the boost, so if you set that power to 100 you get no boost), but also the cap (meaning a Field Stabilizing WC allows you to have up to 130 Shield Power.
Uncommon (Green) WC also have a single skill tag. Kind of like how a Deflector might have [PrtG] to improve your Particle Generation skill, your WC can have a similar tag. As detailed in the Release Notes, Matter/Antimatter cores have one of six tags relating to Engineering Skills. Singularity cores have one of six tags relating to Science skills.
Rare (Blue) Matter/Antimatter WC have the above and a second "Synergy" tag that allows one power subsystem to buff another. For example [A->W] will likely be popular amongst Science fans as it grants +7.5% of your Auxiliary power to your Weapons (ie if you have 100 Aux you get +7.5 Weapon power). Every possible variation exists (12 total). Rare Singularity cores have a second tag that enhance a single Singularity power. Exact details can be found in the Release Notes.
Again, you can see/acquire a wide variety of the above in the Dil Store, and/or from drops (ie eventually they'll be all over the Exchange).
Very Rare (Purple) WC have the above and a third tag that provides a "Capacitor" (mini-battery) click-power. There are four possible, one for each subsystem.
Mk XI and XII Warp Cores of all qualities gain one additional travel-related enhancement that increases the usefulness of your Slipstream or Transwarp abilities.
Devs have said Fleet versions will be available "soon" (My guess is a month or three), and I expect Reputation versions some day too (no ETA). You can get a Tal Shiar Adapted Borg Warp Core from the new Tal Shiar Borg ships in the Lock Box/Lobi store (can only be used on those ships). I also expect more WC (either directly or via ship purchase) in the Lobi/C-Store in the future.
In summary, good luck winning the drop lottery. Otherwise, I recommend waiting until Exchange prices drop. Personally, I plan to stick with my free Mk X Common WC on most my characters (until they get a worthy drop/prices fall). I mean I haven't lost anything, and I didn't need a Warp Core buff before. For a couple of my favorite characters, I may cough up the ~30k Dil to get a Rare Mk X WC from the Dil Store. I haven't decided yet.
Anywho, hope that helps.
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You would be wrong currently. They have said they will be adding fleet warp cores at some point though.
But the TL;DR version is:
I will reconfirm with Sparhawk there are no Fleet Warp Cores at this time, but Devs say there will be.
The best quality Warp Cores you can outright buy at this time (not including the Exchange) are Blue Mark X versions from the Dilithium Store. There is a pretty good variety of cores at that level.
Everything else is Drop or Exchange.
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In the Federation Shipyards Forum the Sparhawk individual made mention of a DOFF assignment (in the DOFF Forums) where you can create a core(not a fleet core).....I have not seen the assignment myself yet......
At present, there does not seem to be any core that boosts Weapons Power.
I can kind of understand why they would leave that out, too. If there was a core that boosted Weapons Power, it would be the only core anybody would use.
True enough. Someone else posted in the DOFF sub-forum that an experimental warp core assignment does exist. I never came back to this thread to update it.
I doubt they will be some uber rare drop. no more rare than impulse engines so still more likely to get a console or weapon drop or junk commodities/batteries.
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Any Uncommon MAM core with an [Eff] tag will raise your Efficiency Skill, so if your Weapons Power is set below 75, you'll see more power. Very little, but some, and it depends on your power setting and the mark level of the core. Example, if you've got a Mk X core with the [Eff] tag, and your Weapons Power is set to 25, you'll get +1.41 Weapons Power.
Rare or better MAM cores with either [A->W], [S->W], [E->W] Synergy tags will buff your Weapons Power by a percentage (7.5%) of another Subsystem's Power. Example: If you have a [S->W] tag and 50 Shield Power, you'll get +3.75 Weapons Power. If you have [A->W], and 125 Auxiliary, you'll get +9 Weapons Power.
What is true, is there is no core that increases your Weapons Power Cap/Maximum.
I had heard about this too, though haven't seen it yet. Good to know!
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They were talking about a Warp Core that boosts maximum weapons power to 130.
Regardless, I did cover that point too, that a Weapons Power Cap-increasing core doesn't exist.
Devs had said they felt making such a core would automatically become the preferred and make all others obsolete.
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Given that there were only three purple MKXI+ on the exchange when I was on a couple of hours ago and they were all in the 70 million range, yeah, pretty rare.
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Or is it just fleet actions or STF's? Anyone know for sure?
Nothing from the Fleet Stores yet. Mk XI and XII core are only from drops for the time being.
Say, if you have a core with [A -> W] and 125 Auxiliary, you'll get +x Weapons Power. Would that reduce -x Auxiliary power?
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It does not. It's 7.5% bonus power based on another system's power.
You can get Warp Cores from DOFF Missions.
Got a nice MKXI from one of these missions.
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