Best weapon type :) lets conclude that with voting

mas134gluck123 · October 2016

Subtypes of weapon types like:
Herald antiproton=antiproton
Coalition Disruptors=Disruptors
etc, etc..

Included in main type of weapon, tho if you like them left comment!

This post doesn't reflect the main opinion, as not all players using forum

Info about weapons: http://sto.gamepedia.com/Ship_weapon

Favourite weapon type left in comment, for me its detabilizing tetryon and then standard antiproton

gradii · October 2016

Good ol phasers never go out of style!

scrooge69 · October 2016

pol it is!

autumnturning · October 2016

Kinetic AND Polaron + Proton.

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jaguarskx · October 2016

From the list of available choices, I have a least 1 captain that uses the different types of energy weapons or kinetic damage. The exception is proton energy weapons.

ichaerus1 · October 2016

Tetryon for me. Been that way since I first joined in late 2013.

galatt · October 2016

My anti-proton cannons have yet to fail me

dareau · October 2016

There is no "best weapon type" - as every weapon at identical mark/rarity/mod collection does exactly the same amount of damage.

The "catch", as it were, is to coincide the selected proc(s) with the build you are attempting to build. For my Science Officers who are in the side business of draining enemies while scienceing them to (usually compacted) smithereens, Polaron weapons are the way to go.

For anyone who builds themselves around criticals (increased hit rate and severity), there's probably nothing better than Antiproton.

And then there's the ever popular torp boat...

kontarnus · October 2016

Phasers... mostly, unless the build dictates throwing in another type of array (e.g. for a 3-pc set)

leemwatson · October 2016

There is no 'BEST' weapon type....jeez!

jargol · October 2016

Plasma for me as its what has dropped the most for me... so gotta use what is given

tunebreaker · October 2016

No exotic?

telbasta7386 · October 2016

I always go with the classic types for my characters: Feds use phasers (or very rarely tetryon, like on my caitian atrox), KDF characters use disruptors, republic characters use plasma.

As far as which one I like best, I'd have to say plasma for a few reasons. I love the damage over time associated with plasma weapons (both energy and projectile), as when I get an enemy to low hull I can switch targets and just let that one burn the last percent or two to exploding. I also love the visual effects for plasma weapons. Always loved plasma torpedoes in particular.

With ground weapons, I really like the romulan republic plasma weapons over other types available in the game. The models look good, but the full auto/repeating beam style of fire is much more natural feeling for ground combat than the other weapon types are.

tyler002 · October 2016

Phasers for me. I like knocking systems off-line, especially when it gets shields.

sirmayday · October 2016

I prefer using phasers on my Fed toon for immersion's sake. That a number of recent(ish) additions to the game have helped pump of phaser damage to the point that I think it's competitive again is icing on the cake.

theraven2378 · October 2016

I'm a traditionalist, phasers and photons ftw

k20vtec · October 2016

Quantum and phasers. Proud fed.

plaztikman64 · October 2016

Exotic + kinetic ftw

taylor1701d · October 2016

Surprised Disruptors are getting no love.
Love mine.

Only 3 votes for Disruptor...

I thought we had a bunch of KDF aficionados here on the forums ?

welcome2earf · October 2016

As long as vanilla AP has an inherent 20% additional CritD, it will always have an edge.

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jaguarskx · October 2016

taylor1701d wrote: »

Surprised Disruptors are getting no love.
Love mine.

Disrputors are great. Especially Coalition Disruptors... unless they are bugged and I just don't know it. Thinking about switching all my KDF tactical and engineer captains to that weapon. I traditionally give all my science captains polaron weapons regardless of the faction. Disruptors are actually the weapon type I use the most at the moment.

Disruptors (normal and Coalition): KDF Tactical #1, KDF Engineer, Fed Engineer #2
Polaron: Romulan Science, KDF Science
Plasma: Romulan Tacticle (Gonna switch over to (Plasmatic Biomatter once I have a full set)
Phasers (Agony): Fed Engineer #1
Antiproton: KDF Tactical #2
Tetryon: Fed Tactical
Torpedo: Fed Science

asuran14 · October 2016

I quite like phase (biomolecular and phased for me.), Plasma (any of them are nice for various things.), and the withering disruptor too. Though I will say I have been hoping to see a variation of the Photonic polaron weapon that woud use the tetryon over polaron for its base energy type. So a photonic tetryon weapon type that has the shield draining/stripping proccing effect of the tetryon, an the ability to procc a shield bypassing proton blast as the secondary, which would make for quite an interesting combo depending on how they work the procc as being able to both stripe an bypass shields with on type might be quite fun.