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Romulan rep beam arrays

andyslashandyslash Member Posts: 195 Arc User
edited March 2014 in Romulan Discussion
Just got my Tac romulan to 50 the other day and bought the tac scimitar. Using as a beam boat, and was wondering if the Romulan mk xii beams are worth the dilithium? This is strictly for PVE scenarios.
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  • umiharayuuumiharayuu Member Posts: 180 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    andyslash wrote: »
    Just got my Tac romulan to 50 the other day and bought the tac scimitar. Using as a beam boat, and was wondering if the Romulan mk xii beams are worth the dilithium? This is strictly for PVE scenarios.

    I use the Rom rep DHC and turrets and those are worth it if you don't have access to Fleet Elite.
    They hit hard as hell after the disruptor proc kicks in.
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  • reximuzreximuz Member Posts: 1,172 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    The dual procs are nice, and the Experimental beam array doesn't drain weapon power, so it's a big help.
  • andyslashandyslash Member Posts: 195 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    ive got access to fleet advanced weapons (fed side so the elite phasers are not for me, cause they suck) but currently using mk xii VR beams off the exchange and stuff just melts. kinda wondering if the Rom beams are an upgrade from my current beams or should i just go for fleet plasmas.
  • fmgtorres1979fmgtorres1979 Member Posts: 1,327 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    I like them and I use them.
    Also note (case you don't already know) that with 2 piece set form the rep you get a +% damage to plasma (with 3 you get a "beam overload" to the experimental beam)
  • umiharayuuumiharayuu Member Posts: 180 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    andyslash wrote: »
    ive got access to fleet advanced weapons (fed side so the elite phasers are not for me, cause they suck) but currently using mk xii VR beams off the exchange and stuff just melts. kinda wondering if the Rom beams are an upgrade from my current beams or should i just go for fleet plasmas.

    Most certainly would be an upgrade if you use the experimental romulan beam array to keep your power level high on weapons.
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  • dcpuserdcpuser Member Posts: 71 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Romulan Plasma also procs the disruptor debuff which helps everyone all around. I don't see much gain using fleet plasma.
  • andyslashandyslash Member Posts: 195 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Thanks all for the advice. Gonna grind the dilithium now. :)
  • bendalekbendalek Member Posts: 1,781 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Don't forget to that the Arky refit (C-Store variant) and Carrier Retrofit have a 2 pce set that enhances Plasma Damage ... Quad Plasma Cannon on the Arky Refit and the Console on the Carrier Retrofit together give you another +10% Plasma Damage
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  • reginamala78reginamala78 Member Posts: 4,593 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Thing is since you're playing as a Romulan, you can get your CrtH up to the ridiculous levels that AP overtake Romulan Plasma in maxing out carnage. All those Operative boffs change the equation, functioning as a multiplier for AP's CrtD bonus. The end result is that Romulan Plasma does kick large amounts of azz for Fed and KDF characters (due to the reduced CrtH rates), but for Romulans is more debatable if it's top dog.
  • annahannah Member Posts: 201 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    reginamala78 wrote: »
    Thing is since you're playing as a Romulan, you can get your CrtH up to the ridiculous levels that AP overtake Romulan Plasma in maxing out carnage. All those Operative boffs change the equation, functioning as a multiplier for AP's CrtD bonus. The end result is that Romulan Plasma does kick large amounts of azz for Fed and KDF characters (due to the reduced CrtH rates), but for Romulans is more debatable if it's top dog.

    Technically true.
    But fleet AP can only come with a single CrtD mod, while romulan plasma can come with two. so they will have the same Severity. The diffrence would be the 3x [dmg] mods opposed to plasma and disruptor procs on the plasma.

    Plus using rommie plasma you have the experimental array with no energy draw, so i'm not so sure AP will win in the end.
  • priestofsin420priestofsin420 Member Posts: 419
    edited March 2014
    annah wrote: »
    Technically true.
    But fleet AP can only come with a single CrtD mod, while romulan plasma can come with two. so they will have the same Severity. The diffrence would be the 3x [dmg] mods opposed to plasma and disruptor procs on the plasma.

    Plus using rommie plasma you have the experimental array with no energy draw, so i'm not so sure AP will win in the end.

    I think this is one of the situations that depends on the group composition. A group of 5x scimitars with 25+ crit hit armed with romulan plasmas and aux2bat will absolutely annihilate an estf. For individual DPS, the Fleet AP Arrays are better.
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  • bendalekbendalek Member Posts: 1,781 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    reginamala78 wrote: »
    Thing is since you're playing as a Romulan, you can get your CrtH up to the ridiculous levels that AP overtake Romulan Plasma in maxing out carnage. All those Operative boffs change the equation, functioning as a multiplier for AP's CrtD bonus. The end result is that Romulan Plasma does kick large amounts of azz for Fed and KDF characters (due to the reduced CrtH rates), but for Romulans is more debatable if it's top dog.

    It really comes down to whether the OP is going for a PvP build or a multi/team/STF build ... The AP + Romulan Race combo is deadly for PvP and single target damage ... Whilst the Plasma Burn and -Def Proc's on the Romulan Plasma will help out a whole team, and can considerably shorten some of the larger battles/STF's that spawn bucket loads of enemies ...

    Having said that, I went with a Phased Polaron DHC/Turret build on one of my Rom Alts, with the Jem 2 pce space set (+ Polaron Dmg) and that does great damage on single targets, with almost constant Proc's of - Power and Subsystem offline ...
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  • bltrrnbltrrn Member Posts: 1,322 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    How about the Nanite Disruptors from the Tal Shi'ar Lockbox, they're not Plasma, bu they are Romulan. (?)
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  • protogothprotogoth Member Posts: 2,369 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    bltrrn wrote: »
    How about the Nanite Disruptors from the Tal Shi'ar Lockbox, they're not Plasma, bu they are Romulan. (?)

    Borgified Romulan.
  • bltrrnbltrrn Member Posts: 1,322 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    protogoth wrote: »
    Borgified Romulan.

    Still counts. Tal Shi'ar NPCs use them, and they don't seem to be overtly Borgified. ie. Nanite Disruptor Cloud
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  • protogothprotogoth Member Posts: 2,369 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    bltrrn wrote: »
    Still counts. Tal Shi'ar NPCs use them, and they don't seem to be overtly Borgified. ie. Nanite Disruptor Cloud

    They have nanites, else they wouldn't be "nanite disruptors," arham faelirh-veothai-ravsem. Where did the nanites come from? I mean, sure, nanites are not exclusively Borg, but in this case, I believe it's safe to believe that the nanites involved are the result of Tal'Shiar expropriation of Borg tech, since they come from a Tal'Shiar Lockbox.
  • marc8219marc8219 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    reginamala78 wrote: »
    Thing is since you're playing as a Romulan, you can get your CrtH up to the ridiculous levels that AP overtake Romulan Plasma in maxing out carnage. All those Operative boffs change the equation, functioning as a multiplier for AP's CrtD bonus. The end result is that Romulan Plasma does kick large amounts of azz for Fed and KDF characters (due to the reduced CrtH rates), but for Romulans is more debatable if it's top dog.

    I am using CrtDx2 Rom Plas beams on my rom, same crit severity as fleet Ap weapons with Dmg x3 CrtD, and more then Acc x2 Dmg x2 Ap beams. So what if I lose a little Acc, overflow isn't very strong and it doesn't seem to work right with beams or FAW anyway, besides you don't miss borg much. So my beams have less acc and no dmg mods, but gain 2 procs, more Crit sev, and the ability to be buffed by the set bonus and embassy consoles, well worth the trade, even more so for roms because they can't use the obelisk core to get the AP set bonus.
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