{"id":4593,"date":"2022-08-01T22:00:48","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T13:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biggestinjapan.com\/?p=4593"},"modified":"2022-07-22T18:59:29","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T09:59:29","slug":"how-to-get-op-easily-once-the-difficulty-spikes-in-star-trek-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biggestinjapan.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/01\/how-to-get-op-easily-once-the-difficulty-spikes-in-star-trek-online\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get OP Easily Once the Difficulty Spikes in Star Trek Online<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"

For your first few dozen hours in Star Trek Online<\/em>, nothing is too challenging. As long as you change ships whenever you get a better one, make sure your ships and crew are equipped with the best drops\/mission rewards you come across naturally, and keep all your ship weapons the same energy type (regardless of what type that is), you\u2019ll have no problem sailing through the first half of the game\u2019s lengthy story.<\/p>\n

However, it\u2019s around then that you\u2019ll hit the level 65 level cap and things change. As encounters scale, you\u2019ll need to have a good build to continue\u2014or just accept that dying over-and-over again every few seconds is your new reality. And while there are many amazingly overpowered builds that are far stronger than this one out there, most require months of grinding reputation and\/or being part of a max-level guild to access certain shops and do end-game gear crafting. But what if you just want to be super powerful with minimal effort? That\u2019s what this guide is for.<\/p>\n

So You Want to be Overpowered…<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the easiest ways to become overpowered in Star Trek Online<\/em> is by boosting your \u201ccritical chance\u201d (your chance to get a critical hit) and your \u201ccritical severity\u201d (the amount of extra damage you get on a critical hit). So that should be your main focus.<\/p>\n

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Faction and Race:<\/strong> Romulan<\/a>\/Alien<\/a><\/p>\n

The Alien race allows you extra trait slots\u2014allowing even more character customization throughout the game. Being part of the Romulan faction allows you to have a full bridge crew with the Superior Romulan Operative skill.<\/p>\n

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Bridge Officer Skill: <\/strong>Superior Romulan Operative<\/a><\/p>\n

Each bridge officer you recruit through duty officer missions, main story missions, or purchase on the exchange comes with a long list of skills. Rare (blue) and Very Rare (purple) Romulans can come with the skill \u201cSuperior Romulan Operative.\u201d This skill gives +2% Critical Chance and +5% Critical Severity per bridge officer who has it\u2014giving you a +10% Critical Chance and +25% Critical Severity with a late game ship. Simply put, it doesn\u2019t matter what other skills your bridge crew has, just make sure they have Superior Romulan Operative. (You can work on getting the perfect set of other skills at end game.)<\/p>\n

*Note: if you aren\u2019t part of the Romulan faction, the only way to get a Bridge Officer with \u201cSuperior Romulan Operative\u201d is from a Fleet Embassy (and you only get one with the skill). An acceptable replacement would be Nausicaans or Hierarchy with the \u201cPirate<\/a>\u201d trait (or Jem’Hadar Vanguards with the \u201cEngineered Soldier (Space)<\/a>\u201d trait if you\u2019re willing to spend some real-world cash).<\/p>\n

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Ship Weapon Type:<\/strong> Antiproton<\/p>\n

While you won\u2019t see them drop much in the early game (though you can craft them or buy them from the exchange if you really want to), a full set of Antiproton weapons should be your end goal. This is because their default attack bonus is +20% Critical Severity. Add to this several Antiproton Mag Regulators (which boost the damage of antiproton weapons) as your ship\u2019s tactical consoles, and you\u2019ll be doing an obscene amount of damage just by shooting normally.<\/p>\n

Suggested Ship Loadout:<\/strong><\/p>\n

What we\u2019re going to be making here is called a \u201cbeam boat.\u201d While canons do more damage, you always have to be directly facing your target to use them\u2014meaning your front shields take all incoming damage while the rest of them do nothing. But as beam arrays have a much wider firing arc, you can have all your weapons, both fore and aft, shoot your enemy at once when you show them either of your broadsides (as well as your front once you get some omni-directional arrays). This allows you to spread out your damage across your shields and never stop shooting.<\/p>\n

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*Note: As ships have different amounts of slots for weapons and consoles, you\u2019ll want to get as many of the following as you can per slot (or as many as can be equipped on any single ship as in the case of special unique weapons like the Ancient Omni-Directional Beam Array). Luckily, you can replay story missions as many times as you need to.<\/p>\n

Front Weapons: <\/strong>[Antiproton Beam Array Mk XI [Acc] [CrtH] [Dmg]]<\/a> (Reward for completing\/re-completing the final Borg mission \u201cFluid Dynamics<\/a>.\u201d)<\/p>\n

Deflector:<\/strong> [Solanae Deflector Array Mk XII]<\/a> (Reward for completing\/re-completing the seventh Dyson Sphere mission \u201cA Step Between Stars<\/a>.\u201d)<\/p>\n

Engines:<\/strong> [Solanae Hyper-Efficient Impulse Engines Mk XII]<\/a> (Reward for completing\/re-completing the seventh Dyson Sphere mission \u201cA Step Between Stars<\/a>.\u201d)<\/p>\n

Warp Core:<\/strong> [Obelisk Subspace Rift Warp Core]<\/a> (Reward for completing\/re-completing the first Dyson Sphere mission \u201cSphere of Influence<\/a>.\u201d)<\/p>\n

Shield: <\/strong>[Solanae Resilient Shield Array Mk XII]<\/a> (Reward for completing\/re-completing the seventh Dyson Sphere mission \u201cA Step Between Stars<\/a>.\u201d)<\/p>\n

Aft Weapons:<\/strong> [Ancient Omni-Directional Antiproton Beam Array [Acc] [Dmg] [Arc]]<\/a> (Reward for completing\/re-completing the first Dyson Sphere mission \u201cSphere of Influence<\/a>.\u201d), [Antiproton Beam Array Mk XI [Acc] [CrtH] [Dmg]]<\/a> (Reward for completing\/re-completing the final Borg mission \u201cFluid Dynamics<\/a>.\u201d)<\/p>\n

Engineering Consoles: <\/strong>[Console – Engineering – Neutronium Alloy Mk XII]<\/a> (Buy cheap on the exchange.)<\/p>\n

Science Consoles:<\/strong> [Console – Science – Temporal Disentanglement Suite Mk XII]<\/a> (Reward for completing\/re-completing the seventh Iconian War mission \u201cButterfly<\/a>.\u201d), Console – Science – Field Generator Mk XII<\/a> (Buy cheap on the exchange.)<\/p>\n

Tactical Console:<\/strong> [Console – Tactical – Antiproton Mag Regulator Mk XII]<\/a> (Buy cheap on the exchange.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Kit Abilities<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beyond your ship\u2019s loadout, you will also need to use bridge officer abilities<\/a> to maximize your damage and survivability. These are the kit abilities you can buy from normal Bridge Officer Trainer NPC<\/a>s for a nominal cost and can be learned by most Bridge Officers.<\/p>\n

Tactical:<\/strong><\/p>\n