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shrapnel torpedo launchers

captaingrimmcaptaingrimm Member Posts: 8 Arc User
edited October 2013 in Federation Discussion
trying to get some info on this torp launcher, are they any good? are they slow like the rom heavy torps? i have some good torp skills for my bridge officers and was wondering if this would be a good torp launcher to have on a escort. thanks in advance for any feedback.
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  • yreodredyreodred Member Posts: 3,527 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    If i where you, i'd try STOwiki. :)

    Sorry for being short-spoken but i don't have the according ship or the console itself.
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  • dahminusdahminus Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    From those that post on the forums, its below average, gimmicky, and only equipped for the 3p bonus
    Chive on and prosper, eh?

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  • mreeves7amreeves7a Member Posts: 499 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    Dahminus has the gist of it covered.

    The Shranel Torp has some odd rules on how it does damage that severely limits it's effectiveness. I'll grab a screenshot later if I remember it, but basically the shrapnel torp fires 14 small missiles that do X damage total. The catch is that that X damage is divided up among available targets; against one target it does X damage, against 2 targets it does X/2 damage to each and so on. The 3 minute CD just adds to the "why bother" factor.
  • atlasmk7atlasmk7 Member Posts: 48 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    The Shrapnel torp is utterly useless. Barely can see them, no sound effects, and the damage is low. The Destroyer though is a good ship, I just took the console off it.
  • shar487ashar487a Member Posts: 1,292 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    atlasmk7 wrote: »
    The Shrapnel torp is utterly useless. Barely can see them, no sound effects, and the damage is low. The Destroyer though is a good ship, I just took the console off it.

    Agreed -- the shrapnel torpedo needs some serious fixing.

    1) It should never have been a console since it is obviously a launcher
    2) It should have been given a magazine-style rapid fire system like the Omega Torpedo
    3) It should work with High Yield and Spread skills
    4) The shrapnel projectile graphics are very difficult to see -- no bright heat blooms or easily visible smoke trails.

    The shrapnel torpedo feels like it was rushed into production, and now all its flaws are showing.
  • matchstick606matchstick606 Member Posts: 233 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    captaingrimm wrote: »
    trying to get some info on this torp launcher, are they any good? are they slow like the rom heavy torps? i have some good torp skills for my bridge officers and was wondering if this would be a good torp launcher to have on a escort. thanks in advance for any feedback.

    i have both ships and have done some small tests with the torps. to answer some of your questions.

    1: yes they are somewhat slow like the rom hyper torp and can be destroyed by enemy fire.
    2: from what i've seen only a very limited number of buffs work on the torps (i was only able to boost them to 22k)
    3: for an escort well no, it's a console not a weapon and can only be used on the Tal Shiar ships

    at 22k damage with a 50% pen I was able to drop a fleetmates fleet excelsior hull by about 10% with his shield at 100% but that was with all warheads hitting the target.

    here's the wiki info on the console. once again its a console not a weapon and can only be used on the 2 Tal Shiar ships

    http://sto.gamepedia.com/Console_-_Universal_-_Shrapnel_Torpedo_Launcher
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  • blitzy4blitzy4 Member Posts: 839 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    The torpedo itself should have made so it fires a single torpedo that breaks up, and than can be effected by torpedo spread, sort of like the cluster torpedo. It's decent, and I think it should be able to be mounted on other ships too, but that's me.
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