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General Discussion / Re: Seeking Ziggurat Advice
« on: June 27, 2023, 01:47:15 AM »the loss of EMP from going to 2x cascade can be an issue.Should siccing motes on enemy be considered a last-resort option and not the MO?
also: is Disruptor an acceptable / superior alternative there?
2) yes absolutely. Even without weapon cooldown/recharge benefits, Phase Anchor doubles your flux dissipation while phased, which lets you unphase and unload multiple times instead of limping out of the engagement after single burst. If it could be S-modded I would have 100% of the time. Also you never get D-mods if it's the only ship in the fleet with the Anchor.
3) don't build in efficiency overhaul. Or any logi mods without combat benefits. Ziggurat is your big bonk stick and, due to its logistical overhead and the unique penalty, not meant to be carried all the time. Bring them when and only when something needs to burn.
* Resistant Flux Conduits is a solid choice for a phase ship and, if not S-modded, should be installed with OP.
* Armored Weapon Mounts makes weapons more durable and even add armor which is always desirable, and S-modding lets you magdump slightly faster(with clip weapons) or fire more often(with long cooldown weapons). I find the penalty mostly negligible.
* you can't go wrong with either flux stat mods or Integrated Targeting Unit, though consider the oppertunity cost.
* Heavy Armor heavily increases your staying power significantly, but comes with a hefty OP cost. If you can bear the burden of its S-mod penalty, which is maneuverability nerf and may result in you staying longer in phase than you would have needed to otherwise, the lump sum of 50 OP savings can be a significant boon.
* Solar Shielding lets you preserve precious CR(Ziggurat's repair and CR recovery takes ages) and gives 10% damage reduction from energy weapons, which you should encounter a lot during the dorito fight and the multi ordo busting, both of which you might want to bring the ship for. Also enables blackhole diving cheese, but why are you bringing a ziggurat to that