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Destabilized Resonance Beam.

lordsteve1lordsteve1 Member Posts: 3,492 Arc User
edited June 2015 in Builds, Powers, and Game Mechanics
Perhaps someone in the know can answer these questions, or even better can we get a dev response of them.

Destabilized Resonance Beam is a deflector ability but doesn't seen to be affected by deflector cooldown doffs. Is this working as intended?

Also, as a deflector ability what class of secondary deflector should affect this ability? And is this working as intended or not? I only ask because most other science abilities get some sort of secondary deflector proc chance but this ability seems to lack anything of the sort?
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  • gerwalk0769gerwalk0769 Member Posts: 1,095 Arc User
    edited June 2015
    lordsteve1 wrote: »
    Perhaps someone in the know can answer these questions, or even better can we get a dev response of them.

    Destabilized Resonance Beam is a deflector ability but doesn't seen to be affected by deflector cooldown doffs. Is this working as intended?

    Also, as a deflector ability what class of secondary deflector should affect this ability? And is this working as intended or not? I only ask because most other science abilities get some sort of secondary deflector proc chance but this ability seems to lack anything of the sort?

    I'm not sure why Deflector doffs do not affect the power, perhaps the damage output would be come too great aka unbalanced.

    The power is listed on the Deteriorating Secondary Deflector. Not sure if it is working.
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  • odinforever20000odinforever20000 Member Posts: 1,849 Arc User
    edited June 2015
    lordsteve1 wrote: »
    Perhaps someone in the know can answer these questions, or even better can we get a dev response of them.

    Destabilized Resonance Beam is a deflector ability but doesn't seen to be affected by deflector cooldown doffs. Is this working as intended?

    Also, as a deflector ability what class of secondary deflector should affect this ability? And is this working as intended or not? I only ask because most other science abilities get some sort of secondary deflector proc chance but this ability seems to lack anything of the sort?

    Destabilized Resonance Beam is a deflector ability that works with Deteriorating secondary deflectors.Same deflector to use if you like drain abilities like Tykens, Tachyon beam ,or E Siphon.It is working..

    Even If it did work with the deflector doffs the cool down on it is stupid long...

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  • lordsteve1lordsteve1 Member Posts: 3,492 Arc User
    edited June 2015
    odinforever20000 wrote: »
    Even If it did work with the deflector doffs the cool down on it is stupid long...

    Yes but if it did work with the deflector doffs at least this "stupid long" CD would be somewhat reduced, making the ability more available.

    I find it to be a deadly and highly useful ability on my tac/sci build, I just wish it worked more in line with existing science abilities so it was on a similar footing.
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  • rmy1081rmy1081 Member Posts: 2,840 Arc User
    edited June 2015
    I just use AHOD. It usually takes DRB down to less than a min.
  • wen1503wen1503 Member Posts: 156 Arc User
    edited June 2015
    Not all deflector abilities are affected by diff reduction. A big example is TBR. Assuming it's a balance issue, or just the fact that DRB came much later.
  • farseeridranelfarseeridranel Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited June 2015
    wen1503 wrote: »
    Not all deflector abilities are affected by diff reduction. A big example is TBR. Assuming it's a balance issue, or just the fact that DRB came much later.

    TBR and tractor beam do not belong to the deflector system, but to the "tractor system" according to sto wiki: http://sto.gamepedia.com/Ability:_Tractor_Beam_Repulsors
  • lordsteve1lordsteve1 Member Posts: 3,492 Arc User
    edited June 2015
    reyan01 wrote: »
    I find the same, although it probably needs to be left as it is.
    We don't want to upset the 'BFAW brigade' anymore - they're already offended that Sci ships/captains have been permitted to be a little more effective of late.

    Haha, so true.

    I say upset them even more! I'm sick of every single fight you end up in being easily solved by just spamming BFAW at the enemy. It does way too much damage and has literally no downsides to its use.

    Science abilities should at least be on a similar footing in that they either have the same potential damage or can be used regularly enough to be effective on a team level when combined with other more offensive abilities.
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