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It's happened often enough: you're playing another game and find yourself thinking, 'wow, this weapon could be an interesting addition to the STO armory - how could it be represented in terms of game mechanics?' By way of example, I present one of the more... interesting examples Destiny has on offer.
Canonically, it should be a 'full-auto' rifle, but HDR is a much better fit given how NI works. As for the actual weapon model, the best fit would be that used for the chroniton split-beam rifle, but black w/red accents.
- base type: HD rifle
- energy type: ?
- ability 1 (The Corruption Spreads): hits with this weapon confer Infection on the target. This debuff has no effect in and of itself, and fades after 5 seconds, with subsequent hits in that timeframe increasing the stack and refreshing the timer. If a target gets 5 stacks, they are consumed to inflict nanoprobe infestation. Note: when this happens, that target cannot receive Infection stacks for 30s.
- ability 2 (Virulence): a target killed by this weapon in fine-aim mode releases a nanoprobe swarm
- ability 3: (Sign of Four): every fourth primary shot on the same target receives a non-stacking 10% damage bonus
Canonically, it should be a 'full-auto' rifle, but HDR is a much better fit given how NI works. As for the actual weapon model, the best fit would be that used for the chroniton split-beam rifle, but black w/red accents.
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Or the LAZER screwdriver if I want something more... utilitarian.
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Prototype Proton Rifle (Specifically secondary fire)= Ghostbusters Proton Pack
Herald Advanced Staff (Lobi Store) = Stargate Staff weapon
Sphere Builder Hand Weapon (Lobi Store)= Stargate Hand Device
The damage type is, of course, kinetic. While the 'vanilla' gyrojets do not use explosive warheads (or any other), bolters certainly do (something that might be represented by the KB mod; because the explosive is fused with a slight delay - to punch through shields/armor and detonate inside the target - these weapons cannot get the KB3 mod).
Bonus: as to where these come from in STO, that can be easy: the Ferengi. After all, they do actually have a missile system available... Alternatively, they could be added to the TFO store.
Equally straightforward; this is pretty much the pistol gyrojet above without the damage bands. Like the gyrojets above, it would also be a logical addition to the TFO store.
In order: yes; and ships could be argued to merit a thread of their own. As for the Incursion-class... well, it's easily enough represeted as a Phantom variant which trade the cloak for its disguise system (something shared by the Romulan combat drones).
But yea... the M6 from Halo was OP, hence the nerfs in subsequent games except for Reach, where I believe they purposefully recreated the "Jebus Gun". lol
Only an Astartes can handle a bolter, the recoil can break an arm on normal humans
-Lord Commander Solar Macharius
Eh... I think the Sisters of Battle have a version of the Bolter, and they aren't Space Marines.
They also wear power armour, that will counter the recoil.
-Lord Commander Solar Macharius
-Lord Commander Solar Macharius
Elsewhere, it's come to my attention that the weapon reward for the upcoming go-round of the Crystalline Event has received a reception of 'meh' (reference). This being the case, it occurred to me that an alternative - possible both in terms of mechanics and items already extant in STO - would be an analogue of the...
Type-31 needle rifle
Specifically, it takes cues from the Hargh'peng torpedo launcher and rad crystal; as a gameplay balance, the crystals are slow to replicate, meaning the weapon has a five-round 'magazine' which works identically to that on the Omega torpedo launcher.
Based of the Halo universe BR55 Battle rifle.
TR-118 Battle Rifle
Base type: Battle Rifle
damage:Kinetic
Ability 1:Single Shot marksmanship
Ability 2:Three round burst
-Lord Commander Solar Macharius
Since it is a electromagnetically propelled weapon it can have:
primary firing mode as regular burst fire.
secondary can be some sort of charge-up high power shot. Kinetic damage of course.
Maybe add an extra effect when using secondary firing mode the weapon, like the soecial ammo in ME-lore:
Tac get additional fire damage
Eng gets addition electric damage
Sci geet additional radiation damage
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Speaking of which, what kind of weapon of Star Trek universe would you find it interesting to add into other science ficition franchise?
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'Jackhammer-EX'
Based, mechanically, on the Cochrane shotgun, with the following changes:
Not a bad idea. While someone could say 'but wait, don't the nanoenergy cell consumables make that special ammo redundant?', I'm not sure whether or not they apply to kinetic weaponry.
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On the standard Godwyn pattern, yes. It would be difficult for a normal human to even pick up and aim the weapon. There are other bolter patterns though such as the Locke and Godwyn-Da'ez pattern that are designed for use by unaugmented humans of the Imperial Guard and Adeptus Arbites.
This would be the one time Starfleet would allow Amar Singh to do some work.
As to the topic itself, I would like to see a Federation version of the ZF1 from The Fifth Element:
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Things I want in STO:
1) More character customization options such as more clothing options, letting the toon complexion affect the entire body, not just the head. Also a true RGB color picker applied to all costume and appearance options, which would allow for true appearance customization and homogenous colors instead of "this same exact color looks vastly different on two different pieces."
2) Bridge customization, not bridge packs. Let us pick a general layout and adjust the color palette, console appearance, and chair types, as well as more ready room layout options.
3) Customizable ground weapons, i.e. The aesthetic look of phaser dual pistols but they shoot antiproton bolts. For obvious reasons this would only apply to standard ground weapons.
4) For the love of Q please revamp Plasma Ground Weapons. They look like demented Supersoakers right now.
5) True Vanity Impulse and Deflector effects similar to Vanity Shields.
6) A greater payout for hitting T6 Reputations. Currently it takes more time and resources to get from T5 to T6 than it does to get from nothing to T5. Make that grind really pay out at the end.
7) Mirrorverse Refugee event similar to AoY/Delta/Gamma, complete with new Mirrorverse recruits for all factions.
8) Independent Faction, because yo ho yo ho a pirate's life for me!