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Borg Kinetic Cutting question

salem1574salem1574 Member Posts: 187 Arc User
edited August 2013 in Federation Discussion
Does the Borg Kinetic Cutting Beam Mk XII [Dmg]x3 with its 360 fire arc behave like turret? Does it fire at your primary target or fire at everything at in sight all on its own?

The reason I ask ever since I put one on my ship I seem to be attracting a huge amount of agro.
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  • UnknownUnknown
    edited August 2013
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  • hanoverhanover Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    Judging by the animation, anyway, it fires where your primary target was when you hit spacebar. If your target is a fast-mover, you at least get the appearance of your cutting beam's long firing cycle going out into open space.

    Also, it's completely useless unless you target somehing with a facing shield down.
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  • thegreendragoon1thegreendragoon1 Member Posts: 1,872 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    It works like a turret, minus being affected by any boff powers.
  • hanoverhanover Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    I also think I read somewhere that it draws from AUX power. Not that it matters much. The power drain is negligible and most of us have plenty to spare.
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  • thegreendragoon1thegreendragoon1 Member Posts: 1,872 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    No, it draws normal weapons power.
  • crimpson7crimpson7 Member Posts: 76 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    The Kinetic Cutting Beam Array MkXII [Dmg]x3 does not drain AUX power it (as other weapons do) utilizes WEAPON power (10 if i remember correctly), Locks on your current target, Is a 360 deg firing weapon (much like a turret but with more Damage and DPS), and in my opinion (for PvErs) is a suitable replacement for a torpedo, I like it! When it hits a target it can deal up to 1.5-1.7k damage (with maximum weapon power)
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  • hanoverhanover Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    I SWEAR I heard that somewhere on this board, but I may be in error. *shrug*
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  • dahminusdahminus Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    Definitly weapon power, targets your target. Not boosted by anything besides high weapon power. Huge improvement over a turret
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  • emperordeslokemperordeslok Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    it's an excelent replacment for a turret or a beam array aft
    it's boosted by Wpower EPTW and anything that boost all damage (think APA and APO)
    Keep in mind it deals kinetic damage so shields reduce it to a laugable level, but most STF targets are unshielded or have shields only for a short time so that's less of an issue
    Also keep in mind the proc bonus with the console or the borg torp
  • cmdrscarletcmdrscarlet Member Posts: 5,137 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    hanover2 wrote: »
    Also, it's completely useless unless you target somehing with a facing shield down.

    Although this makes sense ... seriously? Useless?
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  • emperordeslokemperordeslok Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    cmdrscarlet wrote: »
    Although this makes sense ... seriously? Useless?

    no it's an exaggeration, torpedoes do significantly less damage against a shielded target and with the KCB also dealing kinetic damage it suffers the same, however it still benefits from the set bonus(2.5% chance bonus wep power and power drain resist on all energy weapons) as well as the combination with the assimiated tractor beam

    - kinetic (against normal shield): 10% to shields, 10% to hull, 80% absorbed
    - kinetic (against resilient shield): 10% to shields, 5% to hull, 85% absorbed
  • cmdrscarletcmdrscarlet Member Posts: 5,137 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    Whew! Groovy and thank you :)
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  • lordkasulordkasu Member Posts: 118 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    Don't forget it's pretty usefull against destructable torpedoes.
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