I forgot to set the filter on the ship list to include 6 weapon ships, had been looking at specific things before recording. The link in description and here has the full list. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VdPptC1JP5R5H_pVr_5GY5R7Zax0Xf4yyi2e3B7jwTE/edit?usp=sharing
Great video, very happy with the SS changes, and that Borticus buffed this trait before release. Another commenter mentioned it but the Kelvin T'laru is going to be very interesting with these buffs (it can equip the romulan drone ships too)
Going to switch over immediately! Thx for vid Spencer. Appreciated the ship table. Was hoping to go back to Fleet Arbiter but...Lt Command Intel only...so Terran Raider it is
Thanks for cruching the numbers. From my personal experience, in competitive runs my DPS have gone up about 12 to 13% with Surgical Strikes. If you have a Full intel ship and the extender for Surgical Strikes is a really good set up for some DEW builds.
People seem to forget that (non dual) cannons exist, but sounds to me like a mixture of cannons and beam arrays might be interesting on a ship like the L. Ambassador for example. Good intel in this video. Thanks!
Old video but very useful! Did the Husnock trait Directed Energy Flux ever get verified as working with SS? I know in game the trait tooltip still only mentions CRF and BO. Thanks!
Anyone else find it awful that all of the single-target firing modes require extension traits from ridiculously expensive ships to get the most out of them? Not like you need them in the first place, and not like you need to use a single-target ability in the first place, but for different builds and themes, it's very unfortunate you can't make the best builds without those.
That's how they're making their money tho. I mean pretty much 99% of all of us don't need these at all. Literally I can make a SS3 build that can do all content bar top meta which isn't necessary anyway at least now and the near future in 1-2 yrs. For those other 1% who want the top meta it sucks, but that's I guess the kind of people who loved the game so much they're willing to do it to invest in it for that more enjoyment.
@@gerogyzurkov2259 No one has to spend a penny on STO, and I haven't for quite a few years since Delta Rising. Unfortunately, there will always be whales willing to spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars on power creep, even if there's absolutely no reason to do so.
@@gerogyzurkov2259 Game doesn't run much anymore though. Bugs from a decade ago, problems they refuse to solve because it'd take too much effort or money, additions they'll never make because they're not profitable enough, and barely any actual content releases nowadays. They're making as much money as possible while keeping the game going as long as possible, that's no a good state for it to be in.
Eng Consoles: Assimilated Module (Omega Rep), Reinforced Weapon Assembly (Lobi), Tachkokinetic Converter (Lobi) | Sci Consoles: Console from the Jarok Alliance Carrier, Forged Turncoat (S31 Command Heavy BC), Bioneural Infusion Circuits (Lobi) Tac consoles are all Fleet Spire Exploiters for Disruptors. Uni console is the Lorca one from Disco rep.
Don't forget about the Kelvin T'laru. Full non-exotic Intel sci carrier with Lt Temp seating. Can get pretty crafty with not only the ship, but the Highly Specialized trait it comes with as well. A 5% recharge time on Specialist Boff abilities (in addition to other things) that stacks up to 5 times each time you use a Specialist Boff ability for 20 seconds, yes please! Now all we need is: SAD type trait for Surgical Strikes for hanger pets!! An ETM for HY/CRF An ETM for Surgical Strikes
I'm using it on my Legendary D7 and it's pretty nice. Never thought of using the latest Scimitar though. But I have been wondering about the Vengeance.
I mean, while the test is nice and all and gives a rough showing... You're favouring SS3 quite alot here simply due to how the test environment was. Since you're not stacked up on crit chance and severity aka as cat-2 saturated as you would be in an actual DPS run, which favours SS3s crit Chance and sev boost quite a bit. Not saying the test is invalid, just a bit biased towards SS3. Plus you technically would have to compare Beam Overload with Locators vs SS3 with exploiters
You compare Surgical Strikes III to Beam Overload III, but what about Overload III with Mixed Armaments Synergy? Are Miracle Worker ships still the King of beam damage?
It's hard for me to give an exact % for that comparison. I'm leaning towards SS3 still taking a slight lead. MW ships are likely to still be the top option for DEW builds in normal/advanced level content. That shifts over to Command in Elite due to effectiveness of Call Emergency Artillery and CF3 (if you have a torp on).
I realize this is an older video by the time I am commenting onit, but maybe someone can answer a question I have. Now if you have a commander tac seat and can take Attack Pattern Omega, does Beam Overload still lose to Surgical Strike? I ask because the main ship I am using the Hydra and can do either build but the seating does mean that I have to whose between BO with AP Omega or SS.
I never thought that SS3 will do best, i am using a fleet gagarin miracle worker with BO3 and NSB3 and MAS3 with beam arrays and 1 torp. Can you do some testing against SS3? I am using almost the same build with the M6 computer console and EWC Trait, with a -10% weapon power cost warpcore from fleet plus -25% weapon power cost from the ship command for damage agony phaser, spiral is to expensive. Best Regards and keep the good work sory my bad English
I have Holo Leeta, I've used Elite training token to learn all manuals but like EVERY bridge officer manual or skill... It never works. Not once in 3 years has a single training manual ever worked on any officer. Maybe it's a PS4 thing.
@@CasualSAB yes I did 😁 it appears to be a specific ship issue. You need the right crew member on the right ship, the right specialisation and the right command level per station. Cryptic have put up WAY too many readblocks and no form of instruction for the average user. That no training manuals still don't work on consol is crazy. Thanks for the reply 😁
6:33 I'm sorry, I realize you probably get asked this a lot, but I'm having a hard time finding a consistent answer... Fed with Beam Arrays and Beam Overload, should I be running weapons with [CrtD]x4 or [Dmg]x4? Like, if you had a "For Dummies" answer, I'd really appreciate it.
If you don't have a spam bar and your build isn't using sets/consoles that boost your weapons, then CrtD]x4. If you have a spam bar to keep up a constant rotation of abilities, and have multiple things on your build to boost your weapons, then Dmg]x4.
@@CasualSAB I see... The way I'm reading that is if I'm a powerful high-end player who really knows what he's doing, I should go Dmg. If I'm a mostly F2P casual following some basic guides to create a passable budget build, CrtD would probably be best.
Yeah, CrtD is the better choice for most players. Dmg for those pushing their builds as far as possible. But either way, any mix of CrtD and Dmg on your weapons is fine. Difference between either is going to be a fraction of a percent most of the time.
So if i get this correctly, i do not have to slot other firing modes then SS3. ? I use the kelvin timeline intel dreadnought cruiser. it has 5 isomag slots (+the 2 universal) and 4 locator slots... what would you slot ?...
I don't know about pc version of ss. But on xbox ss only last 10 seconds. With vanguard trait adds another 5 seconds. SS has 30 second minimum cool down. So we're do you come up with nearly 100% uptime?
SS has a 15s Global Cooldown (GCD) aka Minimum Cooldown. Just like Beam Overload, Rapid Fire, and Scatter Volley. Here's a spreadsheet containing info on all cooldowns. Go to the Powers tab at bottom left. GCD will be shown under the "Duplicate CD". docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11-MvAbU6Mvo-AEn3llOdOG9QG2s8FpWoiG6zoikCfkI/edit?usp=sharing
Issue for PvP is you can't use a secondary energy firing mode to trigger those colony tac consoles for their heals. I don't think vape builds have as much presence nowadays. Beam Overload dogfighters can hit people so hard as is.
@@ILTrombazzucche For PVP you would have to use a special firing mode like BO it trigger the colony consoles. I guess if you are not running those you could run SS. My guess is you will find it difficult to survive not using them tho because they regen a ton of hull.
