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Cyan Leader

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Always have an Afflictor in your fleet
« on: December 19, 2021, 06:16:06 AM »
Seriously.

With the addition of Phase Anchor I decided to be more lenient with the AI and let them run a burst-based build with an Afflictor. What I found was the best support ship in the game. The impact of Entropy Amplifier is huge and can be the difference between taking down a Radiant or not. Not to mention that the AI does a really good job in keeping it alive and with the correct hullmods it will stay in battle for longer than destroyers. The AI can even score kills from time to time with the alpha strike weapons. Here is the one I'm currently using and it has been invaluable, I think part of the reason is because the officer has Field Modulation and Elite Systems Expertise:



I'd like to mention that Phase Anchor is almost not needed, in 20 battles or so including many with Remnants I think it retreated only once or twice. Also, this ship could be a really good candidate for the new Neural Link that Alex mentioned in the other thread, with cooldowns resetting you could switch to the Afflictor, use Entropy Amplifier and then switch back to your killer ship of choice.
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DaShiv

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Re: Always have an Afflictor in your fleet
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2021, 06:42:03 AM »
Advanced Optics Afflictor (P).

Very cheap, stays alive, harasses at long range, doesn't waste PPT with too much phasing, and acts as a force multiplier for the entire fleet during combat. The ship system has more than enough range to target ships from behind the front lines. My new favorite support ship in 0.95.1a.
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Re: Always have an Afflictor in your fleet
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2021, 08:16:46 AM »
Quote from: DaShiv on December 19, 2021, 06:42:03 AM
Advanced Optics Afflictor (P).

Very cheap, stays alive, harasses at long range, doesn't waste PPT with too much phasing, and acts as a force multiplier for the entire fleet during combat. The ship system has more than enough range to target ships from behind the front lines. My new favorite support ship in 0.95.1a.

Aggressive captain?
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IonDragonX

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Re: Always have an Afflictor in your fleet
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2021, 10:48:55 AM »
Quote from: Cyan Leader on December 19, 2021, 06:16:06 AM
I'd like to mention that Phase Anchor is almost not needed, in 20 battles or so including many with Remnants I think it retreated only once or twice.
Phase Anchor does more than just the auto-retreat.
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intrinsic_parity

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Re: Always have an Afflictor in your fleet
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2021, 03:52:36 PM »
I assume you mean phase anchor is not necessary on this afflictor build specifically.

I've been spamming scarabs for my officered frigates (with wolfpack, they often do as much damage as light cruisers and control space very well). I'm curious how this would stack up, but retraining officers is a PITA.

I feel like you could optimize the build to be a lot more survivable, or a lot more damage focused with different weapons and skills. How much did you mess around with loadouts and skills?
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