Officer Spotlight: Sol Helmsman

Can you define how initiative works?

 

So say you have evasive V, and the enemy has accuracy V, would that cancel each other out?

 

So my take on it is that smaller ships tend to go first over bigger ships, which helps weaker players, nice.

 

Take the Orchis Scout and add maneuverability and you'll be able to zip around the map. Speed is the key!

 

I think Evasive can be great, because once your opponent finds out you're hard to hit, they'll go target someone else. Think of the player psychology on it...

 

Evasive 3 + Maneuverability 2

 

I'm thinking more of Orchis 4, with the skill Evasive 5 from the helmsman, plus the skills that enhance your sensor and weapon range, reduce the enemy sensor range, plus probably anything that gives bonus damage, accuracy 5.

"Hit First, Hit Hard" *




* and from a very long way away!

 

I might be zoned out this late at night, but where are the stats for the Orchis 4?

 

Trying to calculate how much initiative an orchis has if you put full power into movement. 18 power for the ship =18 initiative and the 2 point bonus = 20?

 

I'd also like to see the Genari Helmsman details, haven't seen it posted yet.

 

Yes is there a Genari helmsman chart or Genari engineer?

 

Whether I play Sol or Genari, evasive is first on my list of upgrades.

 

Just a clarification, so if you put all power to shields and weapons (and scanners say) and had 0 for movement, the maneuverability skill would still give you movement points?

 

Doesn't work that way anymore. It is a % bonus to MP based on power remaining after allocation.

 

I stick to evasive on this officer, but I wish there was a way to know for sure that it's working. Since I don't have a PVP partner I can't tell if my opponent (in this case AI) misses the shot more than it should. But 30% is pretty nifty if it works.