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FIRST CONTACT DAY!

baddmoonrizinbaddmoonrizin Member Posts: 11,007 Community Moderator
edited May 29 in Galactic News Network [PC]
It's time to once again celebrate our first step into the stars. Happy First Contact Day!

https://www.playstartrekonline.com/en/news/article/11566553
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  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,666 Community Moderator
    Photon Burst!

    I need to bust out my Hazard Suit for this.
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    Yang Xiao Long wrote:
    I can't take it anymore! Could everyone just chill out for two seconds before something CRAZY happens again?!
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  • inferiorityinferiority Member Posts: 4,443 Arc User
    Wouldn't it just be quicker to put Elite Force into STO entirely? :wink:

    Seriously, though, so excited to see this weapon coming to STO. The Elite Force games were a lot of fun!
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  • djf021djf021 Member Posts: 1,382 Arc User
    > @inferiority said:
    > Wouldn't it just be quicker to put Elite Force into STO entirely? :wink:
    >
    > Seriously, though, so excited to see this weapon coming to STO. The Elite Force games were a lot of fun!

    Same! On the original, I loved the mission abord the "joint" station where you were supposed to sneak around the different areas but instead I'd run through and shoot everything lol. I can't remember the name of the mission...
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  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,666 Community Moderator
    inferiority wrote: »
    Wouldn't it just be quicker to put Elite Force into STO entirely? :wink:

    Seriously, though, so excited to see this weapon coming to STO. The Elite Force games were a lot of fun!

    Oh I want more Elite Force weapons in game. I'm gonna dust off my Hazard Suit Mockup for this. Made an Odyssey variant of it, and I've seen a player in game using the Sierra 1 for a Hazard Suit.
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    Yang Xiao Long wrote:
    I can't take it anymore! Could everyone just chill out for two seconds before something CRAZY happens again?!
    The nut who actually ground out many packs. The resident forum voice of reason (I HAZ FORUM REP! YAY!)
    normal text = me speaking as fellow formite
    colored text = mod mode
  • inferiorityinferiority Member Posts: 4,443 Arc User
    rattler2 wrote: »
    ...and I've seen a player in game using the Sierra 1 for a Hazard Suit.
    Oh, yes!
    I just wish real life wouldn't get in the way of me playing these games again.
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  • saurializardsaurializard Member Posts: 4,404 Arc User
    edited April 24
    *tries the Photon Burst Rifle at last*

    It makes no strong sounds despite being a mini-photon torpedo bazooka that should be loud to make you feel its power.

    WEAK.
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  • questeriusquesterius Member Posts: 8,497 Arc User
    saurializard wrote: »
    *tries the Photon Burst Rifle at last*

    It makes no sounds despite being a mini-photon torpedo bazooka that should be loud to make you feel its power.

    WEAK.

    Used it on the 2nd run of the day at night in bozeman.
    Has some nice effects, but on engineer doesn't feel like a winner.

    On a tac with ammo refill modules it may come into its own. Otherwise i would classify it as a boff support weapon.
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  • tilartatilarta Member Posts: 1,801 Arc User
    Can this tooltip be explained?
    ?

    I am avoiding testing the weapon because it sounds like the game will delete it from my inventory when I use it.
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  • saurializardsaurializard Member Posts: 4,404 Arc User
    It's a fun weapon...
    As long as you have ammo and the enemy has no shield.

    I think the "reload" should be much shorter, because right now I don't think it's gonna appear in any DPS top.

    Also, I question the relevance of the secondary fire when the primary already locks on your target and does the exact same damage. Plus, it doesn't really fit the playstyle, since it's a weapon with ammo, you want to make every shot count, not blindly fire at the nearest thing.

    And as a small graphical bug, any "unusual" animation that normally keeps the model visible either in your hand or on your back, like dancing or running a scan will break the model, only showing the barrel.
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  • saurializardsaurializard Member Posts: 4,404 Arc User
    edited April 24
    tilarta wrote: »
    Can this tooltip be explained?
    ?

    I am avoiding testing the weapon because it sounds like the game will delete it from my inventory when I use it.

    If you're referring to the "consumed on use" part, I guess it's just a tooltip error. It works like any other permanent weapon.
    The primary and secondary do the same thing, the secondary is just an auto-lock.
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  • splattysplatty Member Posts: 145 Arc User
    The charges are consumed on use, you get 6 then need to wait for them to regen. The weapon itself is permanent.
  • questeriusquesterius Member Posts: 8,497 Arc User
    edited April 25
    That being said, if you're a tactical player and have the Deadly intent kit module then you can use that to recharge those six charges on the Photon Burst Rifle.
    Post edited by questerius on
    This program, though reasonably normal at times, seems to have a strong affinity to classes belonging to the Cat 2.0 program. Questerius 2.7 will break down on occasion, resulting in garbage and nonsense messages whenever it occurs. Usually a hard reboot or pulling the plug solves the problem when that happens.
  • phoenixc#0738 phoenixc
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         Member Posts: 5,879 Arc User
    According to the announcement it was designed to be a support weapon as a secondary option for the player character, with their primary weapon being something else. It sounds good for a ranged/ranged setup like the Federation tends to use though it seems like it would be less useful for the ranged/melee doctrine of the KDF.
  • azrael#9500 azrael
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         Member Posts: 244 Arc User
    The "Consumed on use" message also appears on the Portable Phaser Cannon Special Issue (the Lobi version of the Shaxs weapon from Lower Decks). The weapon itself is permanent, but you have to charge up ammo to use the secondary function--said function being that you charge up the ammo by holding down the secondary button to fire off more blasts...maybe devs could take a hint from this?
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  • questeriusquesterius Member Posts: 8,497 Arc User
    questerius wrote: »
    That being said, if you're a tactical player and have the Deadly intent kit module then you can use that to recharge those six charges on the Photon Burst Rifle.

    Apologies, i remembered that DI refilled all ammo charges but apparently it only applies to plasma.
    Thus Deadly Intent does not refill the charges on the photon burst rifle
    This program, though reasonably normal at times, seems to have a strong affinity to classes belonging to the Cat 2.0 program. Questerius 2.7 will break down on occasion, resulting in garbage and nonsense messages whenever it occurs. Usually a hard reboot or pulling the plug solves the problem when that happens.
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