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How do you prefer to broadside?

mneme0mneme0 Member Posts: 498 Arc User
edited September 2023 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
All things being equal...

How do you prefer to broadside? 14 votes

Turn to port, shoot out the starboard side
71%
velqualexusk19grendelthewise#0990dagomay86djf021locutusofcactusshadowkoshscarletscar#2273cptgamer#8560jehens#8564 10 votes
Turn to starboard, shoot out the port side
14%
majorcharvenakdiscojer 2 votes
Pitch down, shoot out the top of my saucer (or whatever)
0%
Pitch up, shoot out the bottom of my saucer (or whatever)
14%
mneme0apheex#3641 2 votes
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  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    um varies depending on what I'm shooting and where.
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  • seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,919 Arc User
    markhawkman wrote: »
    um varies depending on what I'm shooting and where.

    This.

    Why would anyone have a preference as to what side?
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  • jimduval#7537 jimduval
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    I have recently started an true beam build and have experienced that only showing 1 side the whole time will bite back at you, it works just better to turn and pitch all over the place, it allows for better shield management and in turn keeping it up and running trough out the battle
  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,582 Community Moderator
    I'll take option 5: Whichever is the closest.
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  • baddmoonrizinbaddmoonrizin Member Posts: 10,897 Community Moderator
    The side closest to the enemy.
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  • razar2380razar2380 Member Posts: 1,187 Arc User
    baddmoonrizin wrote: »
    The side closest to the enemy.

    My thoughts exactly.

    However if the enemy is in front of me, I turn in a way that keeps the most enemies on one side, because I am usually running BFAW. If they are on more then 1 side, it will keep TT from better protecting my ship, because it is spreading shield facings thin. But if all are on 1 side, it will TT will just redistribute all other shields to that 1 side, giving better protection.

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  • jonsillsjonsills Member Posts: 10,460 Arc User
    What are the conditions of my shields? I'm going to want to present my strongest side to the enemy, because if I'm broadsiding I'm probably in a cruiser and can't turn very fast.
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  • djf021djf021 Member Posts: 1,382 Arc User
    Turn to port, shoot out the starboard side
    seaofsorrows wrote: »
    markhawkman wrote: »
    um varies depending on what I'm shooting and where.

    This.

    Why would anyone have a preference as to what side?

    Obviously I adjust according to the situation, but I DO tend to always go left and fire from the right...
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  • lexusk19lexusk19 Member Posts: 1,415 Arc User
    Turn to port, shoot out the starboard side
    Varies, but generally I open up with my torps, then turn to port. After that I turn to get strongest shields facing.
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  • majorcharvenakmajorcharvenak Member Posts: 231 Arc User
    edited December 2018
    Turn to starboard, shoot out the port side
    lexusk19 wrote: »
    Varies, but generally I open up with my torps, then turn to port. After that I turn to get strongest shields facing.

    This right here. Tends to be my standard attack sequence though I break to starboard, but it all depends on where I'm at in relation to my target.
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  • grendelthewise#0990 grendelthewise
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    Turn to port, shoot out the starboard side
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  • postagepaidpostagepaid Member Posts: 2,899 Arc User
    If the enemies are to the left then thats where the broadside comes from. And vice versa.

    Direction of turning depends on where the closest one happens to be in relation to the rest of the cluster, so if they're lined up going left then I'll adjust to the right and arc around to the left.
  • thunderfoot#5163 thunderfoot
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    Create a slight difference along the Z axis by moving either up or down. Pick a target. Cross the "T" from the target's rear somewhere between 6-8km out. Exit the engagement envelope to set up another pass if required. Maintain situational awareness At All Times.
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  • seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,919 Arc User
    edited December 2018
    My method isn't listed, I fly right into the middle of the mass of enemies so my weapons are all hitting something. If I get in trouble, I pop Reverse Shield Polarity and get clear with Evasive Maneuvers or using the boost from the competitive engines.

    I treat the enemies like a mosh pit and just dive right in! :lol:


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  • dracounguisdracounguis Member Posts: 5,358 Arc User
    Both. When one side shield goes down, you rotate.
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  • discojerdiscojer Member Posts: 533 Arc User
    Turn to starboard, shoot out the port side
    Maybe it's because I drive in the US, but usually I stay right and shoot from my left.
  • angrytargangrytarg Member Posts: 11,007 Arc User
    > @dracounguis said:
    > Both. When one side shield goes down, you rotate.

    I just redistribute shields to bolster one side so it doesn't go down. It wouldn't even occur to me to turn away a weak facing because that has no upside to healing/redistributing it.
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  • jade1280jade1280 Member Posts: 868 Arc User
    Head on like a real man.
  • darkknightucfdarkknightucf Member Posts: 1,546 Media Corps
    Broadside? A true warrior faces their enemy and fires salvos of torpedoes for massive destruction!
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  • risian6#1997 risian6
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    I just fly in circles, sometimes going clockwise, sometimes counter-clockwise.

    With my new Eclipse I also use an aft torpedo launcher (to make someone above proud: it's a quantum torpedo ;) ) which means that I sometimes steer back a little after completing a circle.

    Usually I've found that broadsiding becomes a bit boring after a while - dual heavy cannons or exotic abilities + torpedoes are still my preferred way of flying. But with front (Antiproton, sorry :p ) and aft (quantum) torpedo spreads it can be funnier.
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  • grendelthewise#0990 grendelthewise
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    Turn to port, shoot out the starboard side
    darkknightucf wrote: »
    Broadside? A true warrior faces their enemy and fires salvos of torpedoes for massive destruction!

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  • pottsey5gpottsey5g Member Posts: 4,251 Arc User
    edited December 2018
    None of the above. That last time I did a broadside boat it was a broadside torpedo boat so which direction I turned did not matter. 5 broadside torps and 2 mines while not optimal works surprising well. Then add in a few of the wide angle or 360 torpedo consoles.
  • omega6theta1omega6theta1 Member Posts: 130 Arc User
    Circle one way until shields get depleted then go the other way until those shields go down, rinse and repeat.
  • angrytargangrytarg Member Posts: 11,007 Arc User
    omega6theta1 wrote: »
    Circle one way until shields get depleted then go the other way until those shields go down, rinse and repeat.

    I really don't understand this tactic. Don't you heal/redistribute your shields?
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  • locutusofcactuslocutusofcactus Member Posts: 651 Arc User
    Turn to port, shoot out the starboard side
    Chicken and the egg. Do players get trained to go to port and fire from starboard when doing ISA or is it because players normally turn left of why it's common for ISA to start left?
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