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Plasma Cannon Choice

o1derfull1o1derfull1 Member Posts: 294
edited August 2013 in The Academy
I am looking to outfit my Romulan Tac with the end-game DHCs for his escort. Before I invest heavily in any weapon, I'd like to hear what people think are the 'best' plasma DHCs available right now. Adv. Fleet? Romulan Rep? Maybe something from a quest or lockbox I'm not aware of? It's ok, and perhaps, ideal, if his has additional procs or modifiers (like a hyrid, or a fun chance to X).

In looking to get the most literal bang for my proverbial buck, what do you recommend?
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    shockwave85shockwave85 Member Posts: 1,040 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    Romulan reputation DHC [Acc]x2

    OR

    Advanced Fleet DHC [Acc]x2 [Dmg]x2

    The important thing is the [Acc]x2. Take your pick which one you like better. The disruptor proc on the Romulan ones lowers your target's damage resistance, allowing not just you but your whole team to do more damage to it. The Fleet ones just flat out do more damage, but don't benefit the rest of your team. I feel like the Romulan ones win out because of the force multiplying aspect and the fact that your plasma burn also benefits from lowered resistance, but I have no actual tests to back it up.
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    hasukurobihasukurobi Member Posts: 1,421 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    shockwave85 wrote: »
    Romulan reputation DHC [Acc]x2

    OR

    Advanced Fleet DHC [Acc]x2 [Dmg]x2

    The important thing is the [Acc]x2. Take your pick which one you like better. The disruptor proc on the Romulan ones lowers your target's damage resistance, allowing not just you but your whole team to do more damage to it. The Fleet ones just flat out do more damage, but don't benefit the rest of your team. I feel like the Romulan ones win out because of the force multiplying aspect and the fact that your plasma burn also benefits from lowered resistance, but I have no actual tests to back it up.

    The tests tend to reveal that the disruptor proc is not frequent enough to really give the Romulan Rep version the win UNLESS you are talking about a ship like a Carrier which does more of its damage via other sources rather than its guns in which case the Disruptor proc is just valuable enough to be more useful.
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    canisanubiscanisanubis Member Posts: 187 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    Have you unlocked Rom Rep Rank V? Are you in a Fleet with Tier 2 Fabricator? If the answer to one of those questions is 'No', then the other option is your best choice, because good guns now are better than debatably marginally better guns later.
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    shockwave85shockwave85 Member Posts: 1,040 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    hasukurobi wrote: »
    The tests tend to reveal that the disruptor proc is not frequent enough to really give the Romulan Rep version the win UNLESS you are talking about a ship like a Carrier which does more of its damage via other sources rather than its guns in which case the Disruptor proc is just valuable enough to be more useful.

    Is that taking into account additional damage being done by teammates while the disruptor proc is active? I'd expect your individual damage to be lower just by the absence of the two [Dmg] mods, but I'd be curious if in a controlled test the entire team benefits overall.
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    o1derfull1o1derfull1 Member Posts: 294
    edited August 2013
    canisanubis wrote: »
    Have you unlocked Rom Rep Rank V? Are you in a Fleet with Tier 2 Fabricator? If the answer to one of those questions is 'No', then the other option is your best choice, because good guns now are better than debatably marginally better guns later.

    The answer to both those questions is yes. Hence my dilemma
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