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Agony Rifle = weaponized torture as a event reward?? turn in option please.
hakaze
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It's one thing to shoot someone because they are your enemy, but seriously? A weapon that entraps you, and tortures you to death while unable to move? Sorry Game or not this goes way to far for me O_O
PLEAAAASE Cryptic can't you add a hand in option to switch it for the mirror shotgun? This thing is just too sick.
PLEAAAASE Cryptic can't you add a hand in option to switch it for the mirror shotgun? This thing is just too sick.
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Basically if you get hit with the secondary you become immune to damage for X time. The damage done... well... if you use the secondary you'll just be making X longer to kill.
it's more the in game explanation of how it works that is repulsive O_o "after suffering the effects of an Agony field" doesn't really help keeping my lunch in either X_X
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I was under the impression that because the conversion progress causes the nanites to block nerve signals it would override pain receptors too. I guess that aint the case then Q_Q
Besides, you probably desintegrate or slowly posion people with radiation and gas to death all the time. If you play a science char, all the science at your disposal is just there to kill people in creative and cruel ways, so...
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Actually I only use science healing and buff ability and replaced the gas and what not with the plasma feedback cascade and the hippy crystal grenade, exactly because that stuff didn't sit quite right with me X_X although I do carry delovene to buff my melee loving friend :P
Well... why wouldn't Starfleet use it? Seems like a go to weapon if you want the target alive... in agony.... ha... ha... ha...
says lots about the OP
although what you say about the riffle is true, I cant see anyone from the star trek prime universe using such a weapon, sure they might use the beam but never the agony field as such this weapon is only good as half a standard weapon in the hands of a star fleet officer.
its also true that what the borg do to assimilate an individual is even worse but don't forget borg are the quintessential bad guys and bad guys don't play by star fleet rules, star fleet are the good guys and would never forcibly impose their will on another race.
that's why its normal for mirror universe terrans to use agonizer weapons they are after all the bad guys.
I would discard this item rather then equip any of my characters or their boffs with it.
when copying technology from alien races I believe that any weapon that inflicts unnecessary suffering like this would never be allowed, after all star fleet never starts a conflict they only use weapons for defence, if there is a diplomatic solution they would always use that first and foremost.
I don't even believe that Klingons or romulans would use such a weapon they would think anyone who did use it without honour.
even cardasians would shun it.
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LOL I'd be all for that swap, rather have the shotgun on the toons that don't have it.
I don't need the shotgun I got the sniper rifle with 100% penetration to fight borg :O and assuming the worst of people right of the bat? not very star fleet of you ! :O
Personally I'd rather put it on a plaque with a description of where it's from and what it does, as a reminder of what it stands for and that a star fleet officer should do what they can to prevent suffering when it is possible :O
This is meant to be a compliment, so kudos keep it up!
It's certainly not a weapon that screams 'Starfleet.'
https://youtube.com/watch?v=98MNisZJyFI
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P.S. Took out the video and left the link so as not to kill anyone's bandwidth.
... at least some people seem to have fun with it? O_O'''
This needs to be put into more illustrative words:
yes, nothing is logic in this game, like the players who can use the heralds ground skills; the heralds were modified to be able to use this technology, but the players can use it without problems (solar gateway etc ..)
do like me, forget all the illogical stuff, and play like you want.
My Starfleet toons will probably do this - not much reason to use the thing anyway. Well, except for my Mirror Universe Engineer - can I get five of 'em so the whole away team can use 'em?
I don't think my Roms would have any qualms about it - it was made plainly clear in several episodes that torture was perfectly acceptable. And klinks, despite the Worf-and-later focus on the bushido-like honor system, started out in TOS with things like the Mind Sifter.
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I have to say after reading some of your posts. Your a better man than me. I say park up about 5 romulan scimitars, Thalaron weapon cascade activated and vap the whole planet. Watch thier faces melt off. Prime or mirrior, mwa ha ha ha ha.
Though... uh... what will he do with them?
Ehm, I don't - and I fail to see what other games and their gore or potentially morally questionable content have to do with STO?
I would also remind you that there are various settings you can place a weapon on in the star trek lore. Several times in the show we see the crews adjusting the power level of the phasers they're using, anywhere from stun, heavy stun, to kill. The same could be said from a lore standpoint with the agonizer rifles.
The point of the mirror universe is it's like looking into a mirror. So for someone such as Leeta who is pretty harmless normally and sort of a happy go lucky type of character, mirror Leeta is well, you see. I see no reason why the prime universe starfleet couldn't just adapt a version that holds but kills without all the pain, speaking from a lore standpoint. there's also certain weapons that starfleet keeps on hand in case of various situations happening. one example is the tr-116 rifles. they're designed to work in situations where normal energy weapons can't.
The Klingons yes may consider certain things dishonorable and so on but would not be above using a weapon such as the agonizer rifles. The klingons would simply make it work for them. The romulans could honestly fall on either side of the spectrum but I suspect they would use them if the situation demanded it. This weapon would be used more widely than you think imo. Not all species share the federation's disdain for such weaponry.
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Either way, it's going to hurt (see. how it feels to get shot) the difference is merely what's described by the tool tip. But that said you don't have to use the weapon. You don't even have to keep it. Just grind for dilithium and marks and call it a day.
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