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    dracounguisdracounguis Member Posts: 5,358 Arc User
    if not a mission reward, just go to the Exchange and type omni
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    spy8446spy8446 Member Posts: 585 Arc User
    speaking of the domin omni, what does it count as, is it seen as a standard or ...... what?
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    dracounguisdracounguis Member Posts: 5,358 Arc User
    I have the dominon ships and the starter ship has plain old polarons; but it did have an omni-beam
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    corelogikcorelogik Member Posts: 1,039 Arc User
    spy8446 wrote: »
    speaking of the domin omni, what does it count as, is it seen as a standard or ...... what?

    Reputation since it comes from the Gamma Reputation. It's not strictly speaking "Dominion" it's Inhibiting,..

    Also, we need a Ferenginar Plasma Omni.
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    spy8446spy8446 Member Posts: 585 Arc User
    for every sub type of weapon, there should be an Omni for it, either in a box, crafted or rep.
    just look at how many phaser types there are, why no Omni's for them?
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    postagepaidpostagepaid Member Posts: 2,899 Arc User
    spy8446 wrote: »
    for every sub type of weapon, there should be an Omni for it, either in a box, crafted or rep.
    just look at how many phaser types there are, why no Omni's for them?


    The visual look of a phaser beam doesn't stop it being a phaser beam. You just have to learn to embrace the rainbow.

    And perhaps pester cryptic until they finally decide that more cosmetic options might be a good earner for them especially if they stop burying the damn things under chance of a chance nonsense.
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    kronin#4685 kronin Member Posts: 325 Arc User
    Ok, can someone who actually owns all of the equipment please set the record straight? Is there someone who owns all three of one type of omni (reputation, mission reward and crafted)? Does someone have the competitive, Butterfly and crafted tetryon omnis? Or, does someone have the Gamma, Time and Tide, and crafted polaron Omnis? How can they be mixed and matched? We know that mission reward can be used with crafted. Does reputation work with crafted or mission reward, or both?
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    saber1973asaber1973a Member Posts: 1,224 Arc User
    edited June 2018
    Last time I checked Reputation Omni-beams (and that Agony Phaser Omni-beam from some "lucky" Lockbox) count the same as crafted.
    In the Ship we can have at once:
    - one (1) crafted omni-beam
    - one (1) mission reward omni-beam
    - one (1) kinetic omni - not exactly a beam, but stil 360° weapon and looks like beam (icon also looks like omni-beam)

    If I'm wrong, please correct me...

    Edit:
    Also, I was sure that Omni-beam, that comes with the starter bug-ship was the craftable (because it was pure polaron weapon) - the only difference I saw - it was character bound, not account bound like normal crafted weapons...
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    tyler002tyler002 Member Posts: 1,586 Arc User
    saber1973a wrote: »
    - one (1) kinetic omni - not exactly a beam, but stil 360° weapon and looks like beam (icon also looks like omni-beam)

    How is the Kinetic Cutting Beam not a beam?
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    corelogikcorelogik Member Posts: 1,039 Arc User
    Ok, can someone who actually owns all of the equipment please set the record straight? Is there someone who owns all three of one type of omni (reputation, mission reward and crafted)? Does someone have the competitive, Butterfly and crafted tetryon omnis? Or, does someone have the Gamma, Time and Tide, and crafted polaron Omnis? How can they be mixed and matched? We know that mission reward can be used with crafted. Does reputation work with crafted or mission reward, or both?

    1 Crafted + 1 Reputation/Mission Reward/Lockbox + Omega KCB.

    While the Omega KCB IS in fact a beam, it does NOT benefit from any beam enhancing abilities and does not count against any slotted Omni beams.
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    tyler002tyler002 Member Posts: 1,586 Arc User
    westmetals wrote: »
    tyler002 wrote: »
    saber1973a wrote: »
    - one (1) kinetic omni - not exactly a beam, but stil 360° weapon and looks like beam (icon also looks like omni-beam)

    How is the Kinetic Cutting Beam not a beam?

    Does not benefit from beam BOFF skills and also does not benefit from +Beam Damage tac consoles.

    Though it's also upgraded by beam upgrades, which would suggest the game does consider it a beam to some extent.
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    postagepaidpostagepaid Member Posts: 2,899 Arc User
    It's in the game because it was in one the iconic scenes from when the borg first made an appearance.

    Chalk it any other confusion over the name to cryptic not being sure what the hell it actually is themselves.
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    tyler002tyler002 Member Posts: 1,586 Arc User
    I'd probably say the lack of console and Boff support is due to it being a unique type of weapon, the Hargh'peng is similar.
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    spy8446spy8446 Member Posts: 585 Arc User
    what i meany by weapon sub types, is like the spiral, hybrid, corrosive etc.
    I think that if there is a rep weapon type, like the poleron for the.... temporal? eh doesnt matter, just one for each of them IMHO
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    talonxvtalonxv Member Posts: 4,257 Arc User
    edited June 2018
    I think it's absolute garbage we get limited on omni beams but I can if I so choose load up 8 turret cannons.

    Just one of the weapons issues I have with the game.
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    spy8446spy8446 Member Posts: 585 Arc User
    I actually did make a turret boat once, 6 turrets were effective enough, more than I expected.
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    meimeitoomeimeitoo Member Posts: 12,594 Arc User
    talonxv wrote: »
    I think it's absolute garbage we get limited on omni beams but I can if I so choose load up 8 turret cannons.

    Just one of the weapons issues I have with the game.


    My take on this, in general, is: "If you want a beam boat, and are seeking for more than 3 Omni's in aft (if that were even possible), then you're doing it wrong." Seriously, when you want that, you're often better off with just 8 top-notch single beams. Omni's really aren't all that stellar: useful on an Escort, when you absolutely can't afford to lose that forward momentum, but not really meant for the entire aft section of your cruiser-type ships.
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    vetteguy904vetteguy904 Member Posts: 3,857 Arc User
    TRIBBLE it I just want Palpatine to stand on the bow and zap everything with force lightning
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