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Asimo
Sep 23, 2007


I kinda want one. It's a pretty decentish generic escort with some useful bridge gimmicks and one of the presently small handful of heavy weapons. The problem is it's worth like maybe 400 million tops, not the 1.5+ billion it was going for on the trading channel.

Relatedly... how are the currently available heavy weapons, anyway? I've been sliding back towards space poverty and sheer unrelenting apathy towards this lovely game, so I haven't really bothered to grab any of the boats that have one. But the generic dil store lightning gun thing seems surprisingly flashy for the crappy default weapon.

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Crime on a Dime
Nov 28, 2006
Interesting

bij
Feb 24, 2007

The flak gun from competitive rep tier 3 is pretty good and easy to get. It costs an absolute fuckton to upgrade though.

Unlike the railgun, the flak turret gets a damage boost from weapon power which is a nice bonus if you're running OSS.

Asimo
Sep 23, 2007


Oh hello there, I never even really looked at that rep yet. Good thing I've been raising it anyway with the free marks from the mirror event. :toot:

Coq au Nandos
Nov 7, 2006

I think I would say to my daughters if they were to ask me this question... A shitpost is the greatest gift that you can give someone, the ultimate gift of giving and don't give it to someone lightly, that's what I would say.
Just a quick note that we do actually have a new thread https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3821165&perpage=40&pagenumber=3

Mondian
Apr 24, 2007

Hmm, let me think.... should I keep posting in this thread that recently had an excellent adventure or switch to the new bogus journey full of mal's shitposts

Aleth
Aug 2, 2008

Pillbug

Mondian posted:

Hmm, let me think.... should I keep posting in this thread that recently had an excellent adventure or switch to the new bogus journey full of mal's shitposts

:justpost: here in the superior thread?

g0del
Jan 9, 2001



Fun Shoe

Asimo posted:

I kinda want one. It's a pretty decentish generic escort with some useful bridge gimmicks and one of the presently small handful of heavy weapons. The problem is it's worth like maybe 400 million tops, not the 1.5+ billion it was going for on the trading channel.

Relatedly... how are the currently available heavy weapons, anyway? I've been sliding back towards space poverty and sheer unrelenting apathy towards this lovely game, so I haven't really bothered to grab any of the boats that have one. But the generic dil store lightning gun thing seems surprisingly flashy for the crappy default weapon.
I haven't bothered checking if they fixed it, but when it first came out the dil store free gun was worse than nothing. The weapon power cost combined with pitiful DPS (half the damage of a turret, not affected by weapon skills) meant you would generally do better just leaving it off. Surprising absolutely no one, the heavy weapons from the lockbox and zen ships work fine.

Psycho Landlord
Oct 10, 2012

What are you gonna do, dance with me?

This thread is titled the way a thread on this game deserves, gently caress the new thread.

Psycho Landlord fucked around with this message at 03:10 on Jun 3, 2017

Mondian
Apr 24, 2007

g0del posted:

I haven't bothered checking if they fixed it, but when it first came out the dil store free gun was worse than nothing. The weapon power cost combined with pitiful DPS (half the damage of a turret, not affected by weapon skills) meant you would generally do better just leaving it off. Surprising absolutely no one, the heavy weapons from the lockbox and zen ships work fine.

Yeah but that giant loving lightning blast looks baller, might wanna check your priorities

hakimashou
Jul 15, 2002
Upset Trowel
Post in both threads, sto deserves two threads.

Asimo
Sep 23, 2007


Mondian posted:

Yeah but that giant loving lightning blast looks baller, might wanna check your priorities
:agreed:

hakimashou posted:

Post in both threads, sto deserves two threads.
:agreed:

Coq au Nandos
Nov 7, 2006

I think I would say to my daughters if they were to ask me this question... A shitpost is the greatest gift that you can give someone, the ultimate gift of giving and don't give it to someone lightly, that's what I would say.

g0del posted:

I haven't bothered checking if they fixed it, but when it first came out the dil store free gun was worse than nothing. The weapon power cost combined with pitiful DPS (half the damage of a turret, not affected by weapon skills) meant you would generally do better just leaving it off. Surprising absolutely no one, the heavy weapons from the lockbox and zen ships work fine.

They more than doubled the damage recently, not sure how much of a difference that made.

Also the flak shot had an amazing bug until yesterday where it would put you in red alert constantly, even if you were clear of enemies. It made Mirror queues fun.

g0del
Jan 9, 2001



Fun Shoe

Coq au Nandos posted:

They more than doubled the damage recently, not sure how much of a difference that made.
It was originally half the damage of a turret, so I'm going to guess not much of a difference. Especially if it's still not affected by weapon skills.

Rahhmi
Aug 18, 2015

GO WEEDJI!

[05/28/2016 12:40:42 AM] Pulse: don't stir up my
personal drama, please
So your Butt-buddy @GioTariz got with a few people and decided to post as "Friendly Refugee"s.. .except in his case it was "Friendly Truck Driving Refugee" complete with Merc gear, Turbans, and giant beards.

Naturally, a ban occured as they doubted he truly followed Sharia Law.

...Ban?

That means he Succeeds Butts as Dear Leader. So long Butts.

I bet he got himself banned just to get the job.

Psycho Landlord
Oct 10, 2012

What are you gonna do, dance with me?

I regret ever being made aware of your existence.

Technical Analysis
Nov 21, 2007

I got 99 problems but the British ain't one.

Rahhmi posted:

So your Butt-buddy @GioTariz got with a few people and decided to post as "Friendly Refugee"s.. .except in his case it was "Friendly Truck Driving Refugee" complete with Merc gear, Turbans, and giant beards.

Naturally, a ban occured as they doubted he truly followed Sharia Law.

...Ban?

That means he Succeeds Butts as Dear Leader. So long Butts.

I bet he got himself banned just to get the job.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0oOVczBne8

GioSPL
Apr 5, 2017

Ask me about spending 10BUX to play with GOONS on a dead game!

Rahhmi posted:

So your Butt-buddy @GioTariz got with a few people and decided to post as "Friendly Refugee"s.. .except in his case it was "Friendly Truck Driving Refugee" complete with Merc gear, Turbans, and giant beards.

Naturally, a ban occured as they doubted he truly followed Sharia Law.

...Ban?

That means he Succeeds Butts as Dear Leader. So long Butts.

I bet he got himself banned just to get the job.

ugh... I'll have to agree with Rahhmi this time.
Also, this is a clear example of the developers' blatant Islamophobia. This needs to be exposed to the community.

On the topic of the succession you hinted at earlier... It's a great honor. I gratefully and humbly accept the position, and promise I will do everything in my power as the new Dear Leader to make this game truly great for everyone. It's a great responsibility, but I can guarantee the faith you put in me has not been misplaced. I cannot express my gratitude with simple words, but I solemnly swear I will carry out the tasks my role as new Dear Leader calls for, at the best of my ability.

GioSPL fucked around with this message at 10:01 on Jun 9, 2017

DancingShade
Jul 26, 2007

by Fluffdaddy

Asimo posted:

I kinda want one. It's a pretty decentish generic escort with some useful bridge gimmicks and one of the presently small handful of heavy weapons. The problem is it's worth like maybe 400 million tops, not the 1.5+ billion it was going for on the trading channel.

Relatedly... how are the currently available heavy weapons, anyway? I've been sliding back towards space poverty and sheer unrelenting apathy towards this lovely game, so I haven't really bothered to grab any of the boats that have one. But the generic dil store lightning gun thing seems surprisingly flashy for the crappy default weapon.

Everything is generic and unnecessary. Spend your EC accordingly.

Also of the two threads this one has the more accurate title but since nothing STO related actually matters... :shrug:

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grimcreaper
Jan 7, 2012

hakimashou posted:

Post in both threads, sto deserves two threads.

Sto is bad, friend. It deserves neither thread and both should be gassed.

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