I could see deca adding a 750+ reward box that drops for every point past 750 or something. A bonus purple level box or something for each point. Probably not much point in asking Cryptic for anything like that at this point.
Well looks like more changes for the parent company. Won't have any effect on what is happening over the next year. Interesting news anyway. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240327928202/en/
Sure ok the MW 5 engi console 4/4 ships might not instantly become the best single array ships... Your argument is a bit flawed though. I mean you could run 4 DBB on them with 4 Omnis. As for cannons... I know no one wants to hear it but CSV has been broken since Bort worked it over years ago. CSV really shouldn't be 3x as…
I have already shown you that if you parse removing all other factors... crafted and lockbox omnis are no different from a single array. That is just a fact. Sorry. Yes you can have one more potential [dmg] mod. So what. One [dmg] mod is NOT as good as a [arc] mod. Unlock reduced damage set omnis... ya you know I have said…
Well I keep stating it because what I have said is true. I am talking about BASE damage. The baseline damage on lockbox and crafted non set omnis is the same baseline damage as any other beam array. That is just the way it is. Talking about mods and "real world" use is just muddying the simple fact. Turret base damage is…
That is a good point. The devs have seemed to forget not everyone uses beams. I don't know if it was a choice to not further buff cannons which at least with CSV are still king. My feeling is it was more an artifact of staffing changes. Things like the protostar set seemed like a bit of an oversight.
My friend. Stop worrying about mods. I am talking about the BASELINE damage of the weapons. The base damage is =. That is a fact. Non Set omni beams are single arrays with extended arc. There is zero difference in their base line damage. Yes omnis have a [arc] mod. Who cares. The base damage is the same. Lets get in the…
Your assertion that 1618 and 1571 is a difference worth even talking about is frankly silly. Yes we all know why that is the non omni has one extra damage mod. We have been over this base damage is identical. That is as = as anything gets in this game. With its dirty database tables. As for my test being skued. It proves…
Fair. I have no doubt it takes a while to get the people in place. Then to ensure they are ready and can handle a live game. They are dedicating longer then I would have expected. That is a good thing. Frankly still sucks for Cryptic. As much fuzz as I have and probably still send in their direction. I hope they all end…
To be fair. I don't think it would be game breaking IF they unlocked set omnis completely. I mean for the most part you would be gimping yourself as most sets suck. As long as it remains 1 real Omni only. The crafted omnis are full damage beams... and limiting them to one per ship is the only option if we want single…
So they are going to put out a hot mudd bundle this month. That isn't a bad way to go right now. The last few mudd bundles have been lackluster. Though to be fair there is a glut of sub par ships that were released for a few years there at one point. Still they obviously skipped a few ships they knew would sell as well.…
I posted the weapons mods... as you can see crit chance was identical. Rom Experimental has 20% extra crtd due to mod nad 2% bonus dmg from rep. Omni has [pen]. I say that is a pretty fair trade... and my parse agreed. If I wanted to go through the hassle I guess I could have found myself a omni without [pen]. Really…
You may have found a bug with that firing mode possible. I can't say as I have tested surgical all that close. All I know is bottom line is if I sit in space and look at my weapon tool tips... [Targeting-Linked Disruptor Beam Array Mk XV [CrtD/Dm] [CrtD]x4] Damage 3530.3 [Omni-Directional Disruptor Beam Array Mk XV [Arc]…
That is what makes them annoying to really properly test. As you say its not just firing first... its ending up out of cycle cause of the extra arc. Even in the first firing slot, first the engine is silly and will fire out of sequence just cause. And then if you end up with mismatched cycles, it makes it near impossible…
For what its worth... I just ran the most annoying Patrol ever. Romulan Experimental [crtd/dmg] [crtd]x4 Disruptor Omni directional [crtd/dmg] [crtd]x2 [Arc] [Pen] I don't have a romulan and omni without pen on this toon. But this will be close enough. I only fired these 2 weapons disabled all other weapons... didn't use…
The only way to reliably test weapon vs weapon dps is to run one weapon at a time. Which I know sounds silly. However its the only way to account for power draw. Most people put their omnis in their aft slots which in general fire after the fore slots. So in your test most likely the omni beam is firing with 32 less weapon…
I'm going to be upfront... I read nothing else in your response and have no intention to do so. From the wiki. Base dps of a turret White MK 15. 462 Base dps of a single cannon white MK15. 739 Difference 37% damage reduction for the turret. base dps of a single array White MK 15 616 base dps of a white MK 15 omni if we…
I am honestly stunned that more then one person believes such an odd argument. BASE damage is =. ARC is not a damage free mod... it is 110 degrees of extra firing arc. Real world use a Omni is going to out damage a 5 damage mod single array every single run. That is just fact. The only debate really is how much more…
The base line damage of an omni and a single array is identical. I'm not sure how many other ways you want me to say it. You are incorrect. Having potentially one extra [dmg] mod is irrelevant. Turret boats don't top the DPS charts because... they do 34% reduced damage vs a single cannon. Single cannons don't top the…
Arc = Damage. If you don't understand that you are a bad pilot. I don't care how good a pilot you are, not having to pilot at all is worth a lot more then 3%. Which is why omnis are limited to 2 per ship. I didn't make the game take it up with Cryptic they agree with my take. Your also incorrect on your take on beams.…
Why are you comparing them to DUAL beam banks? Dual beam banks do more damage yes they have 90 degree firing arcs not 250 or 360. That has always been the games design.... smaller firing arc more damage. This is why Dual heavy cannons do more damage they have 45 degree arcs. The game is designed that way to reward good…
1618 to 1571 is a 3% damage difference. You are comparing a single array with 5 damage mods, against an Omni which can ONLY have 4. As one is dedicated to the [arc] mod. Omnis have a ARC mod and get 110 degrees more arc. That is the only difference. Their damage is identical. If you roll a single array with 4 damage modes…