As someone who uses B:FAW, I don't have any real problem with a reduction in its damage output (or powering up the other options that are available). What I still need this skill to be able to do, however, is the following:
1) Grab aggro from a large group of enemies
2) Combine with debuff powers like Attack Pattern Beta and Suppression Barrage
3) Clear fighter / mine / torpedo spam
As long these aspects aren't changed, I think I would be fine with a nerf to its combat effectiveness.
I truly love BFAW. I really wish there were more abilities that just like this allowed me to simply park my whale of a cruiser in the middle of the enemy and mash the keyboard until everything dies. I hate abilities that require skill to use or are not crazy overpowered so this is perfect for me. I'm grateful to the devs for giving us this ability because it means I don't need to devote too much brain power to this game whilst still being successful, I can sit and watch tv whilst my ship autofires it's way to success for me. If there was away BFAW could be improved it would be so that its mandatory on all ships and also anyone not using it should be fined in dilithium for not conforming.
Hey, once i was a torpedo captain , flying in a torpedo ship land
i never had no problems, yeah
Blowing up the borg cubes you understand
And every ship around me, yeah
Got to stop using beam overload , and i decided quickly (Yes i did)
To warp on out to kerat and check out the show
Yeah they were shootin , and movin to the groovin'
And just then it hit me somebody turned around and shouted
Fire that funky BFAW captain
fire that funky bfaw right
fire that funky bfaw captain
lay down the bfaw and fire that funky bfaw till they die
till they die
oh ya ya
I tried to understand this
i thought that they would shoot everything in sight
how could i be so foolish ( How could i)
to see i was the one behind
so still i kept on fighting
well losing every step of the way
i said i must go back there (i got go back)
and maybe bfaw with them someday
Yeah they were shootin , and movin to the groovin'
And just then it hit me somebody turned around and shouted
Fire that funky BFAW captain
fire that funky bfaw right
fire that funky bfaw captain
lay down the bfaw and fire that funky bfaw till they die
till they die
( gotta fire that electrified bfaw)
(hey wait a minute)
Now first it wasnt easy
changin from torpedos to beams and things were getting shaky
i thought id have to leave it behind
but now its so much better ( its so much better)
im bfaw'ing out in every way
but i'll never lose the feelin' (no i wont)
and how i learned my lesson that day
Yeah they were shootin , and movin to the groovin'
And just then it hit me somebody turned around and shouted
Fire that funky BFAW captain
fire that funky bfaw right
fire that funky bfaw captain
lay down the bfaw and fire that funky bfaw till they die
till they die
OH till they die
They shouted fire that funky bfaw
(fire that funy bfaw)
fire that funky bfaw
( got to keep on fireing that bfaw)
fire that funky bfaw
(fire that funky bfaw)
fire that funky bfaw
( common and and beam fire ya)
Fire that funky bfaw captain
fire that funky bfaw right ya
fire that funky bfaw captain
fire that funky bfaw right
fire that funky bfaw captain
fire that funky bfaw right
i dare you to make signatures with how much you love FAW . I have this ability on all characters and ships. Even my cat has MAW (the kitty version of FAW)
I didn't even notice the torpedo nerf... Am I missing something or do I just use an unusual build?
(Yes I use the torpedo on most of my ships and on my main)
"He shall be my finest warrior, this generic man who was forced upon me.
Like a badass I shall make him look, and in the furnace of war I shall forge him.
he shall be of iron will and steely sinew.
In great armour I shall clad him and with the mightiest weapons he shall be armed.
He will be untouched by plague or disease; no sickness shall blight him.
He shall have such tactics, strategies and machines that no foe will best him in battle.
He is my answer to cryptic logic, he is the Defender of my Romulan Crew.
He is Tovan Khev... and he shall know no fear."
I didn't even notice the torpedo nerf... Am I missing something or do I just use an unusual build?
(Yes I use the torpedo on most of my ships and on my main)
Some people prefer to refer to the fix to Kemocite, Neutronic torpedoes, and the Quantum Phase Torpedo as a nerf to ALL torpedoes.
I didn't even notice the torpedo nerf... Am I missing something or do I just use an unusual build?
(Yes I use the torpedo on most of my ships and on my main)
Some people prefer to refer to the fix to Kemocite, Neutronic torpedoes, and the Quantum Phase Torpedo as a nerf to ALL torpedoes.
Well it did fix them all. Those just required more of a fix.
SCM - Crystal C. (S) - [00:12] DMG(DPS) - @jarvisandalfred: 8.63M(713.16K) - Fed Sci
I didn't even notice the torpedo nerf... Am I missing something or do I just use an unusual build?
(Yes I use the torpedo on most of my ships and on my main)
Some people prefer to refer to the fix to Kemocite, Neutronic torpedoes, and the Quantum Phase Torpedo as a nerf to ALL torpedoes.
I didn't even notice the torpedo nerf... Am I missing something or do I just use an unusual build?
(Yes I use the torpedo on most of my ships and on my main)
Some people prefer to refer to the fix to Kemocite, Neutronic torpedoes, and the Quantum Phase Torpedo as a nerf to ALL torpedoes.
I didn't even notice the torpedo nerf... Am I missing something or do I just use an unusual build?
(Yes I use the torpedo on most of my ships and on my main)
Some people prefer to refer to the fix to Kemocite, Neutronic torpedoes, and the Quantum Phase Torpedo as a nerf to ALL torpedoes.
Well it did fix them all. Those just required more of a fix.
Are you saying they reduced all torpedoes, including those with basic photon torpedoes using high yield as well?
Nerfing a torpedo is one thing, but nerfing an ability... Think of players that spent thousand of dilithium in upgrading their beams boats (yup me included).
I am from Belgium and english isn't my main language, sorry if I make mistakes.
i dare you to make signatures with how much you love FAW . I have this ability on all characters and ships. Even my cat has MAW (the kitty version of FAW)
i dare you to make signatures with how much you love FAW . I have this ability on all characters and ships. Even my cat has MAW (the kitty version of FAW)
What was that line in that movie? "You want balance? You can't stand balance."
But how would you even measure balance in a game that has no PvP whatsoever any more?
Easy. If people use Beam, Cannon, and Torpedo builds roughly equally, and use Cruisers, Escorts and Science Vessels roughly equally, and still achieve similar effectiveness and completion times in all types of content, even at the top, the balance is pretty good. If instead one ability dominates the top echolons, it's not good.
You don't need PvP at all to determine if there is balance, and not just PvP needs balance.
Remember all the whining and moaning and crying before Delta Rising that the Galaxy Class didn't have enough tac slots? That's a perfect sign that something is imbalanced - it's not like the Galaxy Class had a bridge officer slot or console less than other ships. But for some reason people would have sacrificed science or engineering slots just to get more tactical slots.
If abilities were more balanced, a engineering heavy Cruiser like the old Galaxy would be treated just as viable as a tactical heavy cruiser. But that's not the case.
Or do you remember how people decried that the Tier 5 Excelsior Retrofit was a better and more effective Cruiser than the Tier 5 Sovereign?
Star Trek Online Advancement: You start with lowbie gear, you end with Lobi gear.
I didn't even notice the torpedo nerf... Am I missing something or do I just use an unusual build?
(Yes I use the torpedo on most of my ships and on my main)
Some people prefer to refer to the fix to Kemocite, Neutronic torpedoes, and the Quantum Phase Torpedo as a nerf to ALL torpedoes.
I'm using Quantum Phase Torpedo.
"He shall be my finest warrior, this generic man who was forced upon me.
Like a badass I shall make him look, and in the furnace of war I shall forge him.
he shall be of iron will and steely sinew.
In great armour I shall clad him and with the mightiest weapons he shall be armed.
He will be untouched by plague or disease; no sickness shall blight him.
He shall have such tactics, strategies and machines that no foe will best him in battle.
He is my answer to cryptic logic, he is the Defender of my Romulan Crew.
He is Tovan Khev... and he shall know no fear."
BFAW is BROKEN! It should not ever ever do more damage then a Beam overload. The damage is amplified by BFAW and this is a severe glitch that is being exploited. The damge should be split evenly amongst multiple targets which was the intent of BFAW. Instead it is amplfying each beam element beyond what it should do and this glitch is being exploited by targeting one or two ships with BFAW upping the damage to ludicris levels. This is what Beam Overload is for. Devs need to fix BFAW to what it should be an attack spread over multiple targets and not a boost to maximize damage against a single target it should not be an amplification of beam damage! Fix BFAW to stop this explotation of a glitch!
Oh yes! I love using B:FaW!!!!!!!!
I love going into STFs with all my other friends using B:FaW and just killing everything within seconds!!!!!!!!
One time we took off all but our tactical consoles, engines, and trusty beams, and removed all non-B:FaW abilities from our trays and still beat ISA in less than 5 minutes!!!! And no one died!!!!!!!
Seriously, why even use anything else?!?!?!
Crowd control? No need when you can kill everything in 360 degrees of your ship!
Drain? No need to drain when the ship's dead before the drain is noticeable!
Tank? No need to tank when your enemy is dead before they can get a shot off at you!
Other weapon types?
With B:FaW I can kill an enemy before the opening salvo of C:RF/C:SV/T:HY/T:S reaches the target or B:O finally finishes charging and fires!
In all seriousness though. It's time that Cryptic took a serious look at nerfing B:FaW HARD. Or at least nerf whatever is causing this one ability to be the end-all-be-all ability of the game. I can't wait to replace all my abilities with BFAW!
That was an absolutely sparkling (and ever so slightly adjusted) testimonial from another satisfied customer!
My name is Elvira and I use to worry about the probes in khitomer space advanced,
I would have to work so hard attacking the transwarp conduit and break away to destroy the probes before they got into the time gate,
it was a lot of work and took a long time to do,
but not anymore,
NOW I can not only solo a entire side myself, but destroy the transwarp conduit AND kill the probes without even having to target all of them,
life is a lot better now that I don't have to work with friends, a team, or even have a good build anymore:)
thanks beam fire at will
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Faw spammin' across the universe,
On the a random starship under a wannabe Kirk.
Faw spammin' across the universe,
The amount of dps I can put out is really quite pervese!
Big boobed Orion, report.
There's explosions on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;
there's explosions on the starboard bow, starboard bow, wannabe Kirk.
(FAW!)
Analysis, Mr. random Forumite.
It's FAW, Sir, but not OP, not OP, not OP; it's FAW, Sir, but not OP, not OP Sir.
There's explosions on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;
there's explosions on the starboard bow, starboard bow, wannabe Kirk.
(FAW!)
Faw spammin' across the universe,
On the a random starship under a wannabe Kirk.
Faw spammin' across the universe,
The amount of dps I can put out is really quite pervese!
Nerf update, Mister Dev.
It's worse than that, we tried to nerf it, Sir, nerf, Sir, nerf, Sir;
it's worse than that, we tried to nerf it, Sir - Now the forums are on fire!
It's FAW, Sir, but not OP, not OP, not OP; it's FAW, Sir, but not OP, not OP Sir.
There's explosions on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;
there's explosions on the starboard bow, starboard bow, wannabe Kirk.
Starship Captain, A Faw Lovin' Kirk:
Ah! We come to faceroll stfs, activate faw, double faw, activate faw;
we come to faceroll stfs, activate faw, double faw, Team!
It's worse than that, we tried to nerf it, Sir, nerf, Sir, nerf, Sir;
it's worse than that, we tried to nerf it, Sir - Now the forums are on fire!
It's FAW, Sir, but not OP, not OP, not OP; it's FAW, Sir, but not OP, not OP Sir.
There's explosions on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;
there's explosions on the starboard bow, starboard bow, Kemofaws been nerfed!
Faw spammin' across the universe,
On the a random starship under a wannabe Kirk.
Faw spammin' across the universe,
The amount of dps I can put out without trying is really quite pervese!
STO forum, Faw lovers:
Ye cannae change the laws of STO, laws of STO, laws of STO;
ye cannae change the laws of STO, especially faw, Devs!
There's explosions on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;
there's explosions on the starboard bow, starboard bow, wannabe Kirk.
(FAW!)
It's FAW, Sir, but not OP, not OP, not OP; it's FAW, Sir, but not OP, not OP Sir.
There's explosions on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;
there's explosions on the starboard bow, starboard bow, wannabe Kirk.
Ya cannot nerf the power Devs of the faw.
It's worse than that, it's faw, Devs.
Bridge to weapons bay...LOAD THE BEAMS WITH FAW!.
Och, if I load another copy of faw she'll be useless Sir!
Faw spammin' across the universe,
On the a random starship under a wannabe Kirk.
Faw spammin' across the universe,
The amount of dps I can put out without trying is really quite pervese!
Faw spammin' across the universe,
On the a random starship under a wannabe Kirk.
Faw spammin' across the universe,
The amount of dps I can put out via space bar is hilariously perverse!
BFAW is great, BFAW is king. We love you BFAW. I feel like a pro legendary player with my mad spacebar skills. The DPS you give me and Borg meltability is amazing. PvE has never been better! *small cough from cannon scatter* Shut up CSV, you're as unwanted and as in-needed as a TRIBBLE in a MACO armour set!
Comments
1) Grab aggro from a large group of enemies
2) Combine with debuff powers like Attack Pattern Beta and Suppression Barrage
3) Clear fighter / mine / torpedo spam
As long these aspects aren't changed, I think I would be fine with a nerf to its combat effectiveness.
I'm grateful to the devs for giving us this ability because it means I don't need to devote too much brain power to this game whilst still being successful, I can sit and watch tv whilst my ship autofires it's way to success for me.
If there was away BFAW could be improved it would be so that its mandatory on all ships and also anyone not using it should be fined in dilithium for not conforming.
Hey , do it now
Yeah hey
Hey, once i was a torpedo captain , flying in a torpedo ship land
i never had no problems, yeah
Blowing up the borg cubes you understand
And every ship around me, yeah
Got to stop using beam overload , and i decided quickly (Yes i did)
To warp on out to kerat and check out the show
Yeah they were shootin , and movin to the groovin'
And just then it hit me somebody turned around and shouted
Fire that funky BFAW captain
fire that funky bfaw right
fire that funky bfaw captain
lay down the bfaw and fire that funky bfaw till they die
till they die
oh ya ya
I tried to understand this
i thought that they would shoot everything in sight
how could i be so foolish ( How could i)
to see i was the one behind
so still i kept on fighting
well losing every step of the way
i said i must go back there (i got go back)
and maybe bfaw with them someday
Yeah they were shootin , and movin to the groovin'
And just then it hit me somebody turned around and shouted
Fire that funky BFAW captain
fire that funky bfaw right
fire that funky bfaw captain
lay down the bfaw and fire that funky bfaw till they die
till they die
( gotta fire that electrified bfaw)
(hey wait a minute)
Now first it wasnt easy
changin from torpedos to beams and things were getting shaky
i thought id have to leave it behind
but now its so much better ( its so much better)
im bfaw'ing out in every way
but i'll never lose the feelin' (no i wont)
and how i learned my lesson that day
Yeah they were shootin , and movin to the groovin'
And just then it hit me somebody turned around and shouted
Fire that funky BFAW captain
fire that funky bfaw right
fire that funky bfaw captain
lay down the bfaw and fire that funky bfaw till they die
till they die
OH till they die
They shouted fire that funky bfaw
(fire that funy bfaw)
fire that funky bfaw
( got to keep on fireing that bfaw)
fire that funky bfaw
(fire that funky bfaw)
fire that funky bfaw
( common and and beam fire ya)
Fire that funky bfaw captain
fire that funky bfaw right ya
fire that funky bfaw captain
fire that funky bfaw right
fire that funky bfaw captain
fire that funky bfaw right
(Yes I use the torpedo on most of my ships and on my main)
"He shall be my finest warrior, this generic man who was forced upon me.
Like a badass I shall make him look, and in the furnace of war I shall forge him.
he shall be of iron will and steely sinew.
In great armour I shall clad him and with the mightiest weapons he shall be armed.
He will be untouched by plague or disease; no sickness shall blight him.
He shall have such tactics, strategies and machines that no foe will best him in battle.
He is my answer to cryptic logic, he is the Defender of my Romulan Crew.
He is Tovan Khev... and he shall know no fear."
Some people prefer to refer to the fix to Kemocite, Neutronic torpedoes, and the Quantum Phase Torpedo as a nerf to ALL torpedoes.
Well it did fix them all. Those just required more of a fix.
SCM - Hive (S) - [02:31] DMG(DPS) - @jarvisandalfred: 30.62M(204.66K) - Fed Sci
Tacs are overrated.
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Build questions? Look here!
My character Tsin'xing
My point entirely. wait a minute...
Are you saying they reduced all torpedoes, including those with basic photon torpedoes using high yield as well?
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Can I haz your sig
Also poor poor Riker
You don't need PvP at all to determine if there is balance, and not just PvP needs balance.
Remember all the whining and moaning and crying before Delta Rising that the Galaxy Class didn't have enough tac slots? That's a perfect sign that something is imbalanced - it's not like the Galaxy Class had a bridge officer slot or console less than other ships. But for some reason people would have sacrificed science or engineering slots just to get more tactical slots.
If abilities were more balanced, a engineering heavy Cruiser like the old Galaxy would be treated just as viable as a tactical heavy cruiser. But that's not the case.
Or do you remember how people decried that the Tier 5 Excelsior Retrofit was a better and more effective Cruiser than the Tier 5 Sovereign?
My character Tsin'xing
I'm using Quantum Phase Torpedo.
"He shall be my finest warrior, this generic man who was forced upon me.
Like a badass I shall make him look, and in the furnace of war I shall forge him.
he shall be of iron will and steely sinew.
In great armour I shall clad him and with the mightiest weapons he shall be armed.
He will be untouched by plague or disease; no sickness shall blight him.
He shall have such tactics, strategies and machines that no foe will best him in battle.
He is my answer to cryptic logic, he is the Defender of my Romulan Crew.
He is Tovan Khev... and he shall know no fear."
That was an absolutely sparkling (and ever so slightly adjusted) testimonial from another satisfied customer!
And from the queen of darkness herself...
Can all these testimonials be wrong? Smart latinum is on NO! As you can see, Beam: Fire at will is getting a loyal following. Keep those disruptors pointed at them, NO NO NO don't type that!!! Start this from scratch. As you can see, Beam: Fire at will has a loyal following. Pick yours up today, available in versions I, II, and III. They're all guaranteed to parse your way into the hottest DPS clubs around! (No real guarantee expressed or implied)
Made a slight change to it!
Praetor of the -RTS- Romulan Tal Shiar fleet!
Clearly you're speaking about Cannon:Scatter Volley or Cannon: Rapid Fire, yes? Because that's what you just did, as opposed to B:FaW.
Edit: I think I left my sarcasm chip off. My bad.
We love you BFAW.
I feel like a pro legendary player with my mad spacebar skills.
The DPS you give me and Borg meltability is amazing.
PvE has never been better!
*small cough from cannon scatter*
Shut up CSV, you're as unwanted and as in-needed as a TRIBBLE in a MACO armour set!