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strm avenger
Joined: Sun May 29, 2011 8:41 pm Posts: 2369 Location: You don't wanna know...
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 I'm a heavy PvPer, was slow ranking but planning to add a bit more energy now that I'm getting in the range of more elites. So here is my current plan: 1. Finish Singularity Launchers 2. Get Q-Phased plating. 3. Get Microwarp Nacelles 4. Get Singularity Cores (yes, I know, it's a bit of a jump, but with the sharp increase in upkeep I need to hit rank 85 ASAP) 5. Get +5 structures 6. Get Sub-Dimensional Scanners 7. Get AI logistics My other stats: Size Class: Heavy Cruiser Space: 317 / 319 Attack: 869Defense: 188 Hull: 1636Shield: 45 Scan: 6 Cloak: 5 Cargo: 127 / 140 Upkeep: 4M Konqul: Attack +20% Fixer: Hull +30% Battles: 4581 (Champion) Player Kills: 694 (Insane) Deaths from Players: 60 Non-Player Kills: 26 Planets Found: 110 Planets Occupied: 14 Planets Captured: 5 Missions Completed: 128 Scans Performed: 163 Successful Hacks: 29 Successful Raids: 22 And build: Weapons Heavy Quantum Devastator x3, Dominion Cannon x4 Energy Quantum Capacitor - Mark IV x2, Omicron Injector Sensors AI Supercomputer Hull Merged Nanosphere Plating x4 Shields Harmonic Resonator Cloaking none Defenses Inertial Canceler - Mark III
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Wed Aug 24, 2011 6:10 pm |
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thunderbolta
Joined: Sat May 07, 2011 11:01 am Posts: 5825 Location: Zolar
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Singularity Launchers at 60 are unrealistic honestly. Have fun. 
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Wed Aug 24, 2011 6:22 pm |
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anomunus
Joined: Tue Jun 28, 2011 10:05 pm Posts: 128 Location: Canada
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I would say Stick with Heavy Quantums. Those heavy sing launchers cost about 4x as much as heavy quantums (and will take 363 hours to research at your rate) for only an extra ... 29 atk per gun. Sticking with the quantums will let you easily buy and sell for planetary invasions and such without having to worry about seriously eroding your CR.
I would start with researching cores. More energy = more killing. You'll also want to try to get up to rank 100 ASAP so that you can equip those mk3 dominions. Four of them can contribute a whopping 600 atk (which is around the power of 3 heavy sing launchers) for only a measly 68 space. Before you get up to rank 100, however, it may cost more energy to disable people (but you WILL be able to do it with big hulls), so go as quickly as you can.
You also need better research production. 441rph is not going to cut it if you're already this far down the tree. After investing in those cores, you should be able to level pretty quickly, giving you space for more planets. Considering your budget limitations, I would say invest in scanners rather than buildings. A single lvl 5 building will cost around 25mil to construct. Multiply that by how many you need for each planet and how many planets you have, and that 331mil will vanish pretty quickly.
So here's the summary: 1. Finish the Antimatter reactors. 2. If you already have enough good research planets, to get you up around 800rph, finish Q-Phased platings, then Sub-Dimensionals. If not, finish Sub-Dimensionals, then Q-Phased. 3. Finish Sing cores. 4. Keep researching hulls and be sure to equip 5 at all times. Don't bother with Narcelles; if you have enough hulls, it can take some1 else ages to kill you with just the damage cap. 5. Once you have enough money, upgrade to the +5 structures.
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Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:07 pm |
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strm avenger
Joined: Sun May 29, 2011 8:41 pm Posts: 2369 Location: You don't wanna know...
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Funding isn't an issue. I have a couple of friends who have promised to help. And heavy sing launchers are more than +29 attack...
207-168=39 39*1.2=46(.8) {konqul} 46.8*3=140(.4) {3 guns}
So yeah, it all adds up.
On the other hand, my reason for getting singularity launchers was to drop a gun without losing too much attack.
I'll take your advice and skip microwarp nacelles and try and get singularity cores. Thunderbolta from my legion has also promised my a vm/rich research planet to boost my RP gain by 100 or so.
By the way, my damage cap is huge, and even if I have a huge amount of hull then 38 defense wont be very effective at dampening that...
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Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:30 pm |
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destroyer43
Joined: Sun Jun 12, 2011 11:01 pm Posts: 2072
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sounds like a good idea, good luck with sing launchers though, it's that tier where weapons start getting expensive and take up space.
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Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:49 pm |
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KingJuggernaut
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2010 5:03 am Posts: 532
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thunderbolta wrote: Singularity Launchers at 60 are unrealistic honestly. Have fun.  Um, they most certainly are NOT unrealistic. Over half of AU had Heavy Sings by rank 60... and defense to boot.
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:41 am |
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KingJuggernaut
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2010 5:03 am Posts: 532
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A random player [not necessarily current] I asked to submit info as proof. Notice of course that they sacrificed cloak and energy, but the desire was for guns and defense. As I have said in countless other posts, it all comes down to what you want from the game. Personally, I think going with zero energy cores is nuts, but this person's desire was for a solid pvp ship.  
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 5:20 am |
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Threadbare
Joined: Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:16 pm Posts: 916
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Level 5 buildings are miserable, and AI Logistics isn't particularly worth it except as a stepping stone to the next level beyond it. I would say go to level 6 buildings.
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Fri Aug 26, 2011 6:51 pm |
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spyder
Joined: Tue Jun 21, 2011 6:32 pm Posts: 1543
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Threadbare wrote: Level 5 buildings are miserable, and AI Logistics isn't particularly worth it except as a stepping stone to the next level beyond it. I would say go to level 6 buildings. I'm doing the opposite. +5s are a nice jump. +6s aren't worth getting at all. Jump straight to +8s (what I'm doing once I get my hull and weapons up to par)
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Fri Aug 26, 2011 7:17 pm |
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PhantasyStar
Joined: Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:33 pm Posts: 654 Location: Malaysia
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AU ships always have had tech beyond their rank, and will be doing so in the future. I'm pretty sure that rank 61 (Yes I know who is he, he's one of our star members  ) will be crazier than this average 142 we have here. It will be entirely possible for strmavenger to achieve his goals, especially with financial support. 
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Mon Aug 29, 2011 4:27 am |
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Chandler Untouchable
Joined: Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:11 pm Posts: 8
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Very nice ship Strm Avenger! Like KingJuggernaut said, it all depends on what you want to get out of the game. Personally, I HATE being disabled, as it greatly effect my kill ratio. Therefore, if I were you I would focus on putting up some more defense mods so you do not get disabled as much in retaliations.
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Mon Aug 29, 2011 5:44 am |
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kevinlabs
Joined: Sun Aug 28, 2011 3:45 am Posts: 164
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if you could do it, then that's a good idea
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Mon Aug 29, 2011 5:54 am |
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Pertominus
Joined: Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:21 am Posts: 1091 Location: really wants 2 b in LA....
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Mon Aug 29, 2011 6:10 am |
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PhantasyStar
Joined: Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:33 pm Posts: 654 Location: Malaysia
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loool very funny pert. How is it that you can attack yourself? 
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Mon Aug 29, 2011 6:13 am |
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Pertominus
Joined: Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:21 am Posts: 1091 Location: really wants 2 b in LA....
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PhantasyStar wrote: loool very funny pert. How is it that you can attack yourself?  well spotted!......i also still have deadly rep xD should have taken a little longer in the workshop 
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Mon Aug 29, 2011 6:16 am |
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DarthRavadge
Joined: Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:26 pm Posts: 1621 Location: Orbiting the ruins of your base
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Go for structures first. Investing in the future is the way to go 
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Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:33 am |
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aikenlugonn
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:25 am Posts: 9
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i would be more concerned with being rank 135 and only occupying 2 planets like Pertominus !!!
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Wed Sep 21, 2011 5:23 am |
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strm avenger
Joined: Sun May 29, 2011 8:41 pm Posts: 2369 Location: You don't wanna know...
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Way to necro the thread.
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Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:50 pm |
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Pertominus
Joined: Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:21 am Posts: 1091 Location: really wants 2 b in LA....
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aikenlugonn wrote: i would be more concerned with being rank 135 and only occupying 2 planets like Pertominus !!! ah hahaha strm avenger wrote: Way to necro the thread. that was totally worth it 
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