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Can anybody explain the dps display?

suzumiyaharuhi1suzumiyaharuhi1 Member Posts: 18 Arc User
edited June 2013 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://olehka.sn2.livefilestore.com/y1pgWJQ_iWB-eULrLiHzc7eG7oZ2L_tVeuWGIswpvsy32qZmZWaksH1qbFc2zKFFdS6Coq3XVoWH3KlkfFJQK4yTCKgfeeyp49O/derp%2520craptic%25201.png%3Fpsid%3D1&imgrefurl=http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t%3D480891&h=531&w=656&sz=260&tbnid=jQa9BidehoqQ1M:&tbnh=90&tbnw=111&zoom=1&usg=__nxZPhaaYotf4NeoaQbMjwdVpOOE=&docid=_tYqXcASjHCZ6M&sa=X&ei=9oi2UcbfCo3W0gHdw4HIAg&ved=0CEsQ9QEwBA&dur=6029

How is that even possible?! That beam array got 700 dps! Plus it seems to be taken at places like Earth space dock.

PS: Solved, just need to check the weapon penal rather than the ship configuration penal.
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  • acoldtacoldt Member Posts: 64 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    The better question is... How is it not possible?
  • suzumiyaharuhi1suzumiyaharuhi1 Member Posts: 18 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    acoldt wrote: »
    The better question is... How is it not possible?
    Even if you stack up four tac consoles, fill all the weapon skills and get 125 power, and would only be around 300 dps maybe.

    Unless of course the photo was taken after using Beam Overload.
  • voporakvoporak Member Posts: 5,621 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    suzumiyaharuhi1 wrote: »
    http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://olehka.sn2.livefilestore.com/y1pgWJQ_iWB-eULrLiHzc7eG7oZ2L_tVeuWGIswpvsy32qZmZWaksH1qbFc2zKFFdS6Coq3XVoWH3KlkfFJQK4yTCKgfeeyp49O/derp%2520craptic%25201.png%3Fpsid%3D1&imgrefurl=http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t%3D480891&h=531&w=656&sz=260&tbnid=jQa9BidehoqQ1M:&tbnh=90&tbnw=111&zoom=1&usg=__nxZPhaaYotf4NeoaQbMjwdVpOOE=&docid=_tYqXcASjHCZ6M&sa=X&ei=9oi2UcbfCo3W0gHdw4HIAg&ved=0CEsQ9QEwBA&dur=6029

    How is that even possible?!

    Would you mind telling me what I'm looking for?
    I ask nothing but that you remember me.
  • suzumiyaharuhi1suzumiyaharuhi1 Member Posts: 18 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    voporak wrote: »
    Would you mind telling me what I'm looking for?

    The 700 dps displayed.
  • voporakvoporak Member Posts: 5,621 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    suzumiyaharuhi1 wrote: »
    The 700 dps displayed.

    Ok, um, it's a beam array. It's not supposed to have high dps. I think a better question is, why are you running beams on that escort?
    I ask nothing but that you remember me.
  • suzumiyaharuhi1suzumiyaharuhi1 Member Posts: 18 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    voporak wrote: »
    Ok, um, it's a beam array. It's not supposed to have high dps. I think a better question is, why are you running beams on that escort?

    Not my escort, otherwise wouldn't be asking about it, better keep it a secret right!
  • ddesjardinsddesjardins Member Posts: 3,056 Media Corps
    edited June 2013
    The explanation is simple. It's a new player mistake.

    The base dps displayed on a weapon - say on the exchange, or in your bank - is the base DPS rating of the weapon unpowered.

    Once you slot the weapon, and adjust your power settings the total may be significantly higher. Especially when you factor in the total amount of energy available to be channeled to that weapon.

    To find out the total, hold your mouse over the weapons slot on your HUD, and not on the weapon description.

    For example -

    AUX powered Dual Heavy Phaser Cannons unpowered have a base 366 dps.

    AUX powered Dual Heavy Phaser Cannons at 125 AUX power have a base 1,188.2 dps.

    powered.png
  • voporakvoporak Member Posts: 5,621 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    Oh, I thought he was asking about that specific weapon.
    I ask nothing but that you remember me.
  • suzumiyaharuhi1suzumiyaharuhi1 Member Posts: 18 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    ddesjardins wrote: »
    The explanation is simple. It's a new player mistake.

    The base dps displayed on a weapon - say on the exchange, or in your bank - is the base DPS rating of the weapon unpowered.

    Once you slot the weapon, and adjust your power settings the total may be significantly higher. Especially when you factor in the total amount of energy available to be channeled to that weapon.

    To find out the total, hold your mouse over the weapons slot on your HUD, and not on the weapon description.

    For example -

    AUX powered Dual Heavy Phaser Cannons unpowered have a base 366 dps.

    AUX powered Dual Heavy Phaser Cannons at 125 AUX power have a base 1,188.2 dps.

    Only around 250 dps on my disruptor array, got 125 power and 3 tac consoles.
  • suzumiyaharuhi1suzumiyaharuhi1 Member Posts: 18 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    ddesjardins wrote: »
    The explanation is simple. It's a new player mistake.

    The base dps displayed on a weapon - say on the exchange, or in your bank - is the base DPS rating of the weapon unpowered.

    Once you slot the weapon, and adjust your power settings the total may be significantly higher. Especially when you factor in the total amount of energy available to be channeled to that weapon.

    To find out the total, hold your mouse over the weapons slot on your HUD, and not on the weapon description.

    For example -

    AUX powered Dual Heavy Phaser Cannons unpowered have a base 366 dps.

    AUX powered Dual Heavy Phaser Cannons at 125 AUX power have a base 1,188.2 dps.

    OK, got it, just need to get the display from the weapons slots panel not the ship configuration penal.
  • ddesjardinsddesjardins Member Posts: 3,056 Media Corps
    edited June 2013
    I speak the truth, and offer sage advice - see this example here:

    http://www.creativegeek.ca/_assets/sto/powered.png
  • atticusmasatticusmas Member Posts: 84 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    I don't get it
  • seraphimghostseraphimghost Member Posts: 51 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    Um, noobish question but I always thought that weapon power is the only one that affects DPS. Now I see that AUX power level does the same thing.
    So in order for my cannons to perform at their max, without boff abilities and captain alike, I would need to max out my AUX an weapon powers?

    EDIT; I just noticed that those are AUX cannons..
  • adamkafeiadamkafei Member Posts: 6,539 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    Actually it's bang on right as the DPS calculation for beam arrays is "Damage*0.8" so in this case 882.6*0.8=706.08 which the game rounds up to 706.1 DPS.
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  • lilitaly5179lilitaly5179 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    seraphimghost wrote: »
    Um, noobish question but I always thought that weapon power is the only one that affects DPS. Now I see that AUX power level does the same thing.
    So in order for my cannons to perform at their max, without boff abilities and captain alike, I would need to max out my AUX an weapon powers?

    EDIT; I just noticed that those are AUX cannons..

    No, Aux power does NOT affect weapons in any way, shape or form unless they are the Aux cannons from the Vesta. They are special cannons that draw their power from Aux instead of Weapons.

    DPS is affected by :
    Weapon power
    Some Boff/captain traits
    a skill that buffs energy weapon damage
    boff skills (most tac skills will buff damage)
    critical chance/severity
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