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09-07-2015, 08:17 AM
For the tank build that I linked to in my thread, make sure you also pay attention to the starship traits and DOFFs (should be under "Notes" or "Description").
The Iconian set has:
I use the Nukara 2pc and Romulan engines to boost my damage (2pc set power, and Attack Patterns buff), because they are good, and they were relatively easy to acquire-- neither Romulan nor Nukara reputation requires anything fancier than marks and dilithium to purchase advanced equipment.
This page has links for complete descriptions of most advanced starship equipment, especially fleet and reputation gear.
Regarding science consoles, I'm a leech/bruiser-cruiser guy, so I prefer the Flow Capacitor/Plasma Explosion/Reduced-Threat consoles, because it boosts my DPS, and my power levels (which means more DPS) and it makes me less of a target.
If you want to tank, then take a closer look at the tank build link-- I think that guy uses the Shield Emitter embassy consoles, with +Threat and some kind of healing. The thing about tanks is that they trade DPS for heals and Threat. A 15K DPS tank with full points in Threat Control and lots of +Threat embassy consoles can draw aggro away from 50K+ DPS ships, so you better not be squishy, because you will be drawing all of the incoming fire.
Aux2Bat is a very niche ability, because on the one hand it synergizes nicely with Technician DOFFs when it's kept on its global cooldown (that means cycling two copies of this ability constantly), but on the other hand it means you never have Auxiliary power, which means that you will never get the full benefit of an [AMP] warp core. Without a leech, your power levels will suffer.
You want to read this page for builds that maintain high power levels without the leech. You also want to get the free Purple Warp Core Engineer from Lt. Ferra when you complete the Engineering DOFFing commendations, so that you have a chance to boost all of your power levels every time you use an EPtX ability.
The Iconian set has:
- Solid defensive deflector
- Good engine, though you should have a leech or something to keep your power levels high to get the most out of it
- Resilient shield with AMAZING resistances (most shields only offer 10% of one or two resistances)
- The warp core's biggest drawback is that it does not have an [AMP] mod, but you can get that by upgrading the core to Ultra Rare.
- 2pc set power - nice heal.
- 3pc set power - damage is nice.
- 4pc set power - Team-wide Attack Pattern Omega.
I use the Nukara 2pc and Romulan engines to boost my damage (2pc set power, and Attack Patterns buff), because they are good, and they were relatively easy to acquire-- neither Romulan nor Nukara reputation requires anything fancier than marks and dilithium to purchase advanced equipment.
This page has links for complete descriptions of most advanced starship equipment, especially fleet and reputation gear.
Regarding science consoles, I'm a leech/bruiser-cruiser guy, so I prefer the Flow Capacitor/Plasma Explosion/Reduced-Threat consoles, because it boosts my DPS, and my power levels (which means more DPS) and it makes me less of a target.
If you want to tank, then take a closer look at the tank build link-- I think that guy uses the Shield Emitter embassy consoles, with +Threat and some kind of healing. The thing about tanks is that they trade DPS for heals and Threat. A 15K DPS tank with full points in Threat Control and lots of +Threat embassy consoles can draw aggro away from 50K+ DPS ships, so you better not be squishy, because you will be drawing all of the incoming fire.
Aux2Bat is a very niche ability, because on the one hand it synergizes nicely with Technician DOFFs when it's kept on its global cooldown (that means cycling two copies of this ability constantly), but on the other hand it means you never have Auxiliary power, which means that you will never get the full benefit of an [AMP] warp core. Without a leech, your power levels will suffer.
You want to read this page for builds that maintain high power levels without the leech. You also want to get the free Purple Warp Core Engineer from Lt. Ferra when you complete the Engineering DOFFing commendations, so that you have a chance to boost all of your power levels every time you use an EPtX ability.
