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Phaser compression Rifle "sniper mode" not working?

willamsheridanwillamsheridan Member Posts: 1,189 Arc User
edited November 2014 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
I got the Compression Rifle from the new Rep. System. Nice that we got that Voyager rifle.

But i noticed that the 2nd firing mode is a bit weird (at least for me)

Usually, i get this Phaser shotgun effect whcih is similar to the new Phaser lance firing effect of the Dreadnought (sawed-off shotgun) but other times even if there are mayn Enemies, i get a sniper effect but it doesn´t fire. The targeting laser appears but that was all. The cooldown starts without firing.

I dont know if thats a bug or if i am doing something wrong here

This is similar to the Proton Rifle shotgun mode which has no effect on enemies if far away.
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  • annahannah Member Posts: 201 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    The 2nd fire mode is not a sniper shot. Its a targetting laser for an orbital strike.

    It works fine. You can see the ground reticule expand and then it fires.
  • willamsheridanwillamsheridan Member Posts: 1,189 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    And what is the trigger for this orbital strike?
  • jam3s1701jam3s1701 Member Posts: 1,825 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    You need to be about 5km away from the target to get the what i call it's 3Rd mode to work other wise it is just the Lance effect up close.
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  • wrenfuwrenfu Member Posts: 119 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    willamsheridan wrote: »
    And what is the trigger for this orbital strike?

    exposing the enemy obviously.
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • birzarkbirzark Member Posts: 634 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    I wish there was a description because its an underrated rifle. The second fire mode actually is an expose attack and will usually trigger the orbital strike afterwords. Having 2 orbital strikes to play with as an engineer is a lot of fun also great gun to bring in Bug Hunt.
  • futurepastnowfuturepastnow Member Posts: 3,660 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    I really am enjoying this rifle. Actually slightly regret spending so much to upgrade other guns before it, I may need a gold compression rifle now.
  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,561 Community Moderator
    edited November 2014
    I'm enjoying my rifle as well on my main. Not the best to use against the Borg based on the fact its primary fire is basically an autorifle with an extra round, and Borg adapt real fast to autorifles. But for everything else, its a pretty good gun. Took it down to the Voth BZ and went to town on the Voth.

    There's a chance I might switch from MACO to Delta for my primary set. And I plan on picking it up on my engies whenever I work on getting Delta rep on them.
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  • willamsheridanwillamsheridan Member Posts: 1,189 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    wrenfu wrote: »
    exposing the enemy obviously.

    obviosly? Yeah sure. I used that rifle for a while now and sometimes i use the 2nd mode several times without triggering the Orbital strike. I would prefer if that orbital strike ability was listed in the Weapons stats. I love it because it looks great but compared to other Rifles it is not the most powerful on Mk XII
  • wrenfuwrenfu Member Posts: 119 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    willamsheridan wrote: »
    obviosly? Yeah sure. I used that rifle for a while now and sometimes i use the 2nd mode several times without triggering the Orbital strike. I would prefer if that orbital strike ability was listed in the Weapons stats. I love it because it looks great but compared to other Rifles it is not the most powerful on Mk XII

    Had you never wondered why your secondary attack icon changed on an exposed enemy?
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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