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alaerick
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I once in my perusing found a link to a spreadsheet that detailed out all of the exact or approximate bonuses you get from putting points into skills. I cannot seem to track it down. Does anyone have the link handy?
Also, for those who know.. Is it ever worth it to put over 6 points in a skill? Like in Warp Core Potential or Efficiency, etc?
I just got a respec token on my tact officer who has been flying a tactical style Vesta (Soon my science officer will fly the Vesta instead). I've been working on acquiring my elite fleet gear to go with my Fleet Defiant refit I now have for her. I like the playstyle of the Vesta in PVE but think for pvp the Defiant will be better. I'm debating on which way to spend her points. Go all out for the Defiant (and maybe hope some day for a bug) or keep her some what balanced in how I set her up.
Having said that.. Does anyone know exactly how effective things like Gravity Well 3 are if you spend no points at all in the related skills? I use it on my vesta more or less just to trap a group of NPCs together in a ball to melt with my DHCs, which in PVE works quite well. However, I've had some points spent in the related skills. So if I were to spend none, would this become an ineffective strategy?
Anyway, looking for some experienced advice on this. I'm not a noob but I am at that point to where I think getting some advice may help eek out just that little bit more performance in my PVP side of the game and hopefully not sacrifice any on the PVE side.
*Note I don't like spec'ing for things that are obviously OP and probably not Working as intended and soon to be nerfed (Eg, I know A2B beam boats are all the rage, but don't foresee this being the way it is for the long haul). Since this was my first character I made all my mistakes with her and hopefully I will not make any stupid mistakes that require me to respec again.
A few templates I've been messing with:
Vesta - http://www.stoacademy.com/tools/skillplanner/?build=xuanvesta_0 (note middle DHC should be a Romulan Torpedo just haven't added it yet)
Vesta & Defiant - http://www.stoacademy.com/tools/skillplanner/?build=xuanfleet_0
Defiant - http://skillplanner.stoacademy.com/?build=xuandefiant_0
Also, for those who know.. Is it ever worth it to put over 6 points in a skill? Like in Warp Core Potential or Efficiency, etc?
I just got a respec token on my tact officer who has been flying a tactical style Vesta (Soon my science officer will fly the Vesta instead). I've been working on acquiring my elite fleet gear to go with my Fleet Defiant refit I now have for her. I like the playstyle of the Vesta in PVE but think for pvp the Defiant will be better. I'm debating on which way to spend her points. Go all out for the Defiant (and maybe hope some day for a bug) or keep her some what balanced in how I set her up.
Having said that.. Does anyone know exactly how effective things like Gravity Well 3 are if you spend no points at all in the related skills? I use it on my vesta more or less just to trap a group of NPCs together in a ball to melt with my DHCs, which in PVE works quite well. However, I've had some points spent in the related skills. So if I were to spend none, would this become an ineffective strategy?
Anyway, looking for some experienced advice on this. I'm not a noob but I am at that point to where I think getting some advice may help eek out just that little bit more performance in my PVP side of the game and hopefully not sacrifice any on the PVE side.
*Note I don't like spec'ing for things that are obviously OP and probably not Working as intended and soon to be nerfed (Eg, I know A2B beam boats are all the rage, but don't foresee this being the way it is for the long haul). Since this was my first character I made all my mistakes with her and hopefully I will not make any stupid mistakes that require me to respec again.
A few templates I've been messing with:
Vesta - http://www.stoacademy.com/tools/skillplanner/?build=xuanvesta_0 (note middle DHC should be a Romulan Torpedo just haven't added it yet)
Vesta & Defiant - http://www.stoacademy.com/tools/skillplanner/?build=xuanfleet_0
Defiant - http://skillplanner.stoacademy.com/?build=xuandefiant_0
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Folcwin's Starship Skill Point Effects Table
GW might be one of the most complicated abilities in the game -- affected by aux power, particles, gravitons, and at least 3 active duty officers. A wide variety of gear add to both graviton and particles as well.
Depending on what you want from your wells ...
graviton increases the radius of the pull and strength of the pull.
particles increase the dps
aux power I think increases the duration
and active duty guys can spawn additional wells and help manage the cooldowns.
So you could just let gear give you a boost to graviton or particles, and no points on your captain. You could boost only one skill, like graviton, use it to make an aoe pile and not worry about the damage. You could slot the officers without any points, allowing frequent use and multiple anomalies.
My advice is to at least put 3 in graviton if you plan to use the skill a lot. From there, make your own choices.
Remember that the t5 science rep clicky will make even a basic GW3 very potent, if you only need a strong well once in a while, that might be sufficient. I have one captain that just has GW1 and 6 points in graviton, little else (probably her deflector does a little, but not much). Its "enough" to make aoe piles when I need them.
http://home.comcast.net/~amicus/Skill%20Point%20Effects.htm
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