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Ship Mastery Traits- Any Suprises or things you like?

ddesjardinsddesjardins Member Posts: 3,056 Media Corps
edited October 2014 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
We're two weeks into the DR and for most of us we've had some time to develop Ship MAstery Traits. We know some people have managed to develope a few. What are your current favourites? Any disappointments?

At the moment I am laughing my a$$ off with the Overwhelming Force from the new Raptor.

It adds a buff to High Yield torpedos and Beam Overloads. Torpedoes get an added kinetic damage boost of 1500, with a Photonic Shockwave added for good measure. The Beam Overload adds a shield drain and exotic (?) damage.

It's bugged; but in a good way when it comes to Romulan Plasma Torpedoes. Every torpedo gets the bonus creating some interesting visual effect as you scatter your opponents to the four winds.

I can't stop laughing while using it. Wish I could turn it off ;)
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  • dabelgravedabelgrave Member Posts: 979 Arc User
    edited October 2014
    Reciprocity: When you speed tank and everything misses, you no longer need doffs to reduce tactical boff abilities. This greatly opens up my build for new options that I otherwise haven't considered. I still haven't finished unlocking the traits from the Guardian and Dauntless nor am I sure I'll ever finish with the current state of xp gain, but the other two traits from the other iShips seem meh in comparison to Reciprocity.

    I haven't tried the other factions yet.
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  • noctusxxxnoctusxxx Member Posts: 108 Arc User
    edited October 2014
    By posting about this, you basically guarantee that we will lose one of the only good starship traits that the KDF can have.

    Have the events of the last few weeks taught you nothing? :mad:
  • lan451lan451 Member Posts: 3,386 Arc User
    edited October 2014
    Battle Ready (Eclipse Mastery Trait) looks to me like ice cubes flying around my ship. I know it's supposed to be tech screens or something, but it really looks like ice cubes to me. This both amuses and irritates me at the same time. I like it...but I don't like it. I can't explain it really.
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  • ddesjardinsddesjardins Member Posts: 3,056 Media Corps
    edited October 2014
    noctusxxx wrote: »
    By posting about this, you basically guarantee that we will lose one of the only good starship traits that the KDF can have.

    Have the events of the last few weeks taught you nothing? :mad:

    Oh. Dear. God.

    WHAT HAVE I DONE?
  • mustrumridcully0mustrumridcully0 Member Posts: 12,963 Arc User
    edited October 2014
    dabelgrave wrote: »
    Reciprocity: When you speed tank and everything misses, you no longer need doffs to reduce tactical boff abilities. This greatly opens up my build for new options that I otherwise haven't considered. I still haven't finished unlocking the traits from the Guardian and Dauntless nor am I sure I'll ever finish with the current state of xp gain, but the other two traits from the other iShips seem meh in comparison to Reciprocity.

    I haven't tried the other factions yet.

    Reciprocity is basically Aux2Bat without needing to slot DOFFs or a BO ability for tactical and Intel powers. I really wonder if it isn't too good.

    But it pretty much convinced me that I need to try out other traits and master multiple ships on some (if not all characters) eventually.

    The good thing is - the Phantom Escort kicks TRIBBLE with any type of Captain (even if Tact is probably best) and is probably easiest to level as such.
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