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Firing station plasma lance in three, two, one

angrytargangrytarg Member Posts: 11,005 Arc User
edited March 2014 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
*bzt*





(Seriously, whose idea was that?)
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  • orangeitisorangeitis Member Posts: 5,222 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Be nice if it was an actual warning of friendly fire, but the Station Plasma Lance doesn't seem to damage us.
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  • mustrumridcully0mustrumridcully0 Member Posts: 12,963 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    What is the Plasma Lance, by the way - is it that single shot weapon that kills enemy ships, or is it that wave effect that pushes them back?

    Or does that wave effect have no name/announcement? Just cooincide with the Lance? And if they occur together ,is it really a lance?

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  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    mustrumridcully0 wrote: »
    What is the Plasma Lance, by the way - is it that single shot weapon that kills enemy ships, or is it that wave effect that pushes them back?

    Or does that wave effect have no name/announcement? Just cooincide with the Lance? And if they occur together ,is it really a lance?

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    It's a gigant Phaserlance...

    Can't tell me you havn't noticed it... It's rather obvious.
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  • nagrom7nagrom7 Member Posts: 995 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    The one that looks like a phaser lance, but is actually plasma
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  • mustrumridcully0mustrumridcully0 Member Posts: 12,963 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    anazonda wrote: »
    It's a gigant Phaserlance...

    Can't tell me you havn't noticed it... It's rather obvious.

    I have noticed it - but it looks like a phaser lance, not a plasma lance ,so I wonder if they are actually referring to the push effect, that might look a bit "plasma-onic", but then, it's totally not a lance, so...
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  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    mustrumridcully0 wrote: »
    I have noticed it - but it looks like a phaser lance, not a plasma lance ,so I wonder if they are actually referring to the push effect, that might look a bit "plasma-onic", but then, it's totally not a lance, so...

    It's the lance...
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  • vawlkusvawlkus Member Posts: 348 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    anazonda wrote: »
    It's a gigant Phaserlance...

    Can't tell me you havn't noticed it... It's rather obvious.

    Actually, unless I look for it fairly hard, I never see the thing.

    I suppose being in the midst of 50 MU ships BFAWing at the lot would probably make it hard to see a single lance shot on the far side of the map though...........
  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    vawlkus wrote: »
    Actually, unless I look for it fairly hard, I never see the thing.

    I suppose being in the midst of 50 MU ships BFAWing at the lot would probably make it hard to see a single lance shot on the far side of the map though...........

    I am not sure how you can miss it... It's gigantonourmus.
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  • mustrumridcully0mustrumridcully0 Member Posts: 12,963 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    anazonda wrote: »
    I am not sure how you can miss it... It's gigantonourmus.
    I have the impression that sometimes SFX isn't even shown because there is too much going on. Sometimes not even rifts, which can be annoying, because you realize too late that your side might be empty of rifts, but the opposing end there are entire mirror universes spilling out... Ahem.
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  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    mustrumridcully0 wrote: »
    I have the impression that sometimes SFX isn't even shown because there is too much going on. Sometimes not even rifts, which can be annoying, because you realize too late that your side might be empty of rifts, but the opposing end there are entire mirror universes spilling out... Ahem.

    True that... I suppose I see almost everything, as I run around 85 - 90% on full GFX, but I can't exclude the possibility that there may be some who don't get the FX / view-distance.
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  • atlantraatlantra Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Vauthil Station deals 68429 (68670) Plasma Damage to Centaur Class Frigate with Starbase Plasma Lance.


    Pretty good. At least make it appear as plasma.
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  • talonxvtalonxv Member Posts: 4,257 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    It's the star trek way of sayin.

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  • nyxadrillnyxadrill Member Posts: 1,242 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    What cracks me up is when he says "Station defense relays offline, Massive energy spike detected, they are opening more rifts! .... etc. etc." and then usually at the same time you hear "firing station plasma lance in three, two, one..."

    Errr...hang on...didn't you just say your defense relays are off line? :P lol
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  • onyxheart1onyxheart1 Member Posts: 347 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    nyxadrill wrote: »
    What cracks me up is when he says "Station defense relays offline, Massive energy spike detected, they are opening more rifts! .... etc. etc." and then usually at the same time you hear "firing station plasma lance in three, two, one..."

    Errr...hang on...didn't you just say your defense relays are off line? :P lol

    The Defense Relays are power relays that funnel energy into the station so they can effect repairs and bring their defenses online. Once the defenses are online they don't need to worry about the relays, cause they've already repaired all their systems.

    The callout for the defense relays going offline is just a cue to the players really, "don't bother trying to beef up the station anymore"
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  • norobladnoroblad Member Posts: 2,624 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    this does not bother me.

    What bothers me is ... who thought it was a good idea for the station to randomly shove 25 ships onto the guy closing the rift or push the one thing you were fighting into 10 more that you were not.... that tractor push is a BAD idea.
  • mustrumridcully0mustrumridcully0 Member Posts: 12,963 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    nyxadrill wrote: »
    What cracks me up is when he says "Station defense relays offline, Massive energy spike detected, they are opening more rifts! .... etc. etc." and then usually at the same time you hear "firing station plasma lance in three, two, one..."

    Errr...hang on...didn't you just say your defense relays are off line? :P lol

    I wonder how he manages to say two things at the same time. I suppose that's something Remans can do.

    (and yes, the Defense Relays are those power generators you use to power up the station - you can't use them anymore in the final phase, not that you'd need to, there is barely a hostile ship around.)
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  • nyxadrillnyxadrill Member Posts: 1,242 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    reyan01 wrote: »
    Yeah - a little odd that; you'd think that the defense relays being offline would mean that they'd have nothing left to hit the enemy with. I suppose they could always just have a headache at them, or assault them with bad grammar.

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  • angrytargangrytarg Member Posts: 11,005 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    All valid points, but I'm baffled no one mentioned my original point: Why does he need to announce EVERY SINGLE SHOT, especially since the "lance" of his isn't all that impressive to begin with ;)
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  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    angrytarg wrote: »
    All valid points, but I'm baffled no one mentioned my original point: Why does he need to announce EVERY SINGLE SHOT, especially since the "lance" of his isn't all that impressive to begin with ;)

    Because it is COOL... The first time you play the mission anyways... or.. well... not really.
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  • neoakiraiineoakiraii Member Posts: 7,468 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    I take it all other subjects about the the Mirror event were taken, and we are scraping the barrel at this point
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  • warpangelwarpangel Member Posts: 9,427 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    angrytarg wrote: »
    All valid points, but I'm baffled no one mentioned my original point: Why does he need to announce EVERY SINGLE SHOT, especially since the "lance" of his isn't all that impressive to begin with ;)
    Because he likes the sound of his own voice?

    I actually kinda like the lance countdown. It just sticks out so much because a) he doesn't say anything when firing other weapons, not even the magnometric overload and b) it often overlaps other voiceovers.
  • theroyalfamilytheroyalfamily Member Posts: 300 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    warpangel wrote: »
    Because he likes the sound of his own voice?
    If I had Obisek's voice, I would announce everything I do.
  • shpoksshpoks Member Posts: 6,967 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    angrytarg wrote: »
    *bzt*

    (Seriously, whose idea was that?)
    angrytarg wrote: »
    All valid points, but I'm baffled no one mentioned my original point: Why does he need to announce EVERY SINGLE SHOT, especially since the "lance" of his isn't all that impressive to begin with ;)

    Probably the same genius that thought giving the annoying VO work to the chef, Ferengi salesman and epohh lady that never stop yelling and continuously repeating themselves in Q's WW was a good idea. :confused:
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  • mustrumridcully0mustrumridcully0 Member Posts: 12,963 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    theroyalfamily wrote: »
    If I had Obisek's voice, I would announce everything I do.

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  • highcasualtyratehighcasualtyrate Member Posts: 66 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Can we please get this announcement added to the galaxy dreadnaught?? Yes,I'm serious, I really want it.
  • badname834854badname834854 Member Posts: 1,186 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Speaking of which, it would seem the only defenses that function are the turrets, the B:FaW (occasionally) the lance and the sphere/pushback thingy. I never see torp barrages or these "fighter squadrons" being spoke about. Am I alone in this?
  • havokreignhavokreign Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Hate the Magnometic whatever pulse (pushback thingy) because it constantly screws up my GravWells and TykRifts. I gather the range on that is the full 10k, like crystaline, so best to setup outside that diameter.

    The Plasma Lance isn't plasma at all, we all know this. Would love to know what the bonus DoT on that 1 shot monster would be...
  • nathraelnathrael Member Posts: 264 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    I have seen the fighters. On one pug I was in no player ship present had hangars and there were Scorpions flying around the station. Never saw a torp spread, but with the way the Mirror ships spew torps like missiles in Macross, could easily have missed them.
  • sunfranckssunfrancks Member Posts: 3,925 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    I want one on my ship as it always hits!! Unlike another lance I could mention....
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  • ashkrik23ashkrik23 Member Posts: 10,809 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    I've seen the lance completely kill the front shield on the front dread before. I've also seen it take at least 33% of the hull before on an unshielded front as well.
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