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aevlom
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I just wanted to comment that the T'Varo retrofit with a science captain is more fun than should be allowed.
I know that some (myself included) have stuck with plasma torps since launch, just for the fun factor. It was worth the wait. Fly this ship as if you're in a knife fight, stick close, weave, and let loose high yield torps at near point-blank range. The unstable plasma torp (from the console) is insane as well, and just icing on the cake.
Just be sure to have Hazard Emitters as one of your science skills, for the backblasts.
I know that some (myself included) have stuck with plasma torps since launch, just for the fun factor. It was worth the wait. Fly this ship as if you're in a knife fight, stick close, weave, and let loose high yield torps at near point-blank range. The unstable plasma torp (from the console) is insane as well, and just icing on the cake.
Just be sure to have Hazard Emitters as one of your science skills, for the backblasts.
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have a blast in PVP and PVE, the only thing what bothers me are my own explosions
I use that one for Sci, that way you can have Polarize Hull 1 (for breaking tractors), Sci Team 1, Hazard Emitters 2, Transfer Shield Strength 2, and Photonic Officer 2 (to reset all of the above).
Also, since I love it so much I suspect the devs will nerf that awesome torpedo in the very near future.
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Sensor Scan is great for point-blank, high yield, plasma torpedo hits. You can get some insane damage.
Also, Sensor Scan Subnucleonic Beam, and Photonic Fleet can all be used while cloaked in this ship, along with firing regular, high yield, and spread torpedo shots under cloak.
Yep, it's insane. Over 85% chance of it just sitting there rather than moving toward a target. Is it a torp? Is it a mine? It's insane...it doesn't know.
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When was the last time you had a THY Plasma sit there though?
No doubt it's along the same lines as what happened with THY Plasma and more recently (even this was forever ago) with THY Omega...so it will likely get fixed.
Does lead to all sorts of nifty and fun ways of trying to get it there - even if it means getting the target there instead of the Mega Torp, lol.
Maybe that's what's happening with the giant red torp of doom, the thing does move even slower than regular high yield plasmas.
Just a thought.
Cannot wait!!
Totally been getting this bug too. It's strong, but extremely unreliable on top of being slow.
I'm pretty sure it's not just a matter of it stopping to move because its target was destroyed. I tos it out at Borg cubes and suddenly it just stalls and hangs there! >_<
Also, when it does connect, it hurts when you're too close. Ow. Though I get the impression my allies (in STFs) are unaffected by that same explosion (@#$#TRIBBLE%$% double standards).
Like targetable torps (it being one), you can be caught in the splash for it. Generally it is easy to avoid that splash...can be funny when some random pet flies by and pops it right on top of you.
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That might explain why I've never seen the giant red torp just sit there, I'm a Sci captain and don't use any BOFF AP's.
Oh great, a pacifist torpedo...
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I love this ship. I'm flying the fleet version with the two-piece set and all cannons and turrets... it's a mean machine gun with a 2 min cd red-OH ****-torpedo. Really nice, just a bit short hull-wise, but really fun if you like escorts and know how to fly it.
That's the combination that's working the best for me.
I chain two APO so that explains why I see it stall out so often.
ok i am using 2 Nano Disruotor Dual Heavy Cannons ... 2 Torp (not sure which right now still Testing and 3 Nano Disruptor Turrets in the rear
And that works good ... i could get some Power from Weapons and put it into the Shields ...
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Thanks for pointing that out. Required a minor change in tactics, but it's definitely more fun playing with the Mega Torp than the Mega Mine. Hopefully it gets addressed at some point...
I've got two mine layers and one torpedo aft. I've currently got two sets, one that is purely transphasic for destroying anything that doesn't have lots of hull, and one quantum based set for things like the Borg and CE.
My attack pattern is fly in fast, at around 4km, drop gravity well 1 on a group, then fire the giant destabilized torpedo. Then once I reach 1.5 km, I drop mines with Dispersal Pattern Beta and Attack Pattern Beta, Tactical Team, and fire I high yield 3 torpedo salvo on my way threw. I'm also a science captian, so I'll use sensor scan on my way in. If I have the singularity jump available, I use that at around 0 km, otherwise I run for my life before the giant explosion. When the mines crit, I've taken down entire groups of ships in one pass with the transphasics (PvE).