Fleet Kelvin phasers?

[Captain N30 (Formerly DinoTreat)]

I’m doing my first official build with those and I’ve been upgrading. Thought I’d get everyone’s take on those? I had heard they’re good for a starter build.

[Doug chase]

i dont have that ship anyways

[ImperatorPavel]

Kelvin phasers don't come in a fleet variety. Nitpick, but it's true.

The proc is nice (and that's all you're buying - weapons of the same mark, rarity, and mods deal the same damage roughly - ignoring damage boosts of course). They're nice, although I've also heard one of the Disco phaser subtypes is rather nice.

Better off with Pulse phasers (imho) if you're gonna use phasers.

[Captain N30 (Formerly DinoTreat)]

You’re right. I was thinking I bought them from the fleet and assumed they were fleet grade. They’re actually: Kelvin Timeline Phaser Emitter Array Mk XIII [CrtH] [Dmg] x3, 836.2 phaser damage (668.9 DPS)

[ImperatorPavel]

Do you realize that the in-game DPS number is inaccurate as hell right?

Still, they're [Dmg]x3 so good on a tac.

[Captain N30 (Formerly DinoTreat)]

No actually I assumed that was an average. I figured shield type, strength, Hull type and strength amongst other things affected it but, I wasn’t sure.

[Captain N30 (Formerly DinoTreat)]

Btw, how DO you check the DPS!?

[ImperatorPavel]

Lots of things affect damage. It's pretty much a meaningless number though.

[ImperatorPavel]

Originally posted by DInoSnack82:

Btw, how DO you check the DPS!?

The CLR (Combat Log Reader) available on one of the STO DPS sites will tell you your average DPS in a mission. I'd suggest going there first.

[Captain N30 (Formerly DinoTreat)]

Hmmmm interesting, thanks!

[GenerallyThrawn]

Are those the ones with red pulses?

If so, they look like pulsed phase cannons, and so i used them on my NX Escort class (Got the Enterprise Pack as a promotional item)

[Captain N30 (Formerly DinoTreat)]

Those are the Red pulse phasers. I love them, they almost seem to be constantly firing even though I know they’re recharging too.

[Captain N30 (Formerly DinoTreat)]

Very cool, I’m always up for trying new weapons.

[Captain N30 (Formerly DinoTreat)]

Yeah, color doesn’t matter too much to me, as long as they do their job well enough. I ran some low end Polaron phasers. They did great but seemed abit slow.

[Hellsteeth30]

Be mindful that all the kelvin emitters are beam arrays in function. So don't go loading up on cannon boosting abilities if you use them like I've seen some people doing.

I have my Vengeance decked out with those.

Any energy type is good though. Only deepy obsessed weirdos worry about optimal weaponry. If stuff dies in short order, you're doing enough damage.

[VoodooMike]

Originally posted by n3mes1s:

Why people using beams will load cannon abilities??? hahaha. That doesnt make any sense. Thats really really really basic STO knowledge... rofl.

Some people assume they're cannons because they look exactly like cannons when they fire. I understand that Cryptic wanted to echo the look of the movies, but I can understand why some less detail-oriented people might get caught by that.