I put 3 in the class ones on a chieftain and shields melt so fast it's crazy. However, now that I own a Cutter, i'm seeing the value of laser turrets. shooting off cargo hatches). Burst laser: Less efficient, higher power use, higher cost, higher heat, better vs hull and higher dps (burst). They're the more general all around laser weapon. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. You control your own spaceship in which you can participate in exploring a 1:1 scale Milky Way, trade between star systems, participate in bounty-hunting wanted ships, and even pirate other ships for their cargo.Press J to jump to the feed. They're ok. Certain engineering recipes and combos can make them more effective with different types of ships. It has the capacitor, damage PER successful burst, with the exact same statistic of a pulse laser, in 1 of 3, of its full burst. Beams are your full-auto weapon with a complicated magazine that takes ages to reload.Upgrade power capacitor and power plant and then beams are light sabers! Pulse lasers can be very effective if a Commander has a good eye and can land those less frequent shots with their lower rate of fire. JavaScript is disabled. Is there a way to get better ... (space shotgun burst laser mode engage!) Thread starter Un1k0rn; Start date Jun 12, 2018; Un1k0rn. Burst lasers are your semi-automatic or short burst weapon. Which is best depends on your ship, your target and your playstyle.New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be castThe official unofficial subreddit for Elite Dangerous, we even have devs lurking the sub! Beam weapons do the least damage, generate the most heat, and use the most power. I normally will run only one burst laser specifically for the scramble spectrum experimental effect. I never really used them. Easy to control, with minimal thermal load.Beams fire a continuous beam, but tend to be a lot more power hungry, so unless you have a very good power distributor then don't bother with them.Beam does a little more damage than burst which does a little more damage than pulse.Beam uses more energy than burst which uses more energy than pulse.Pulse is better in terms of damage/energy, Beam is better in terms of damage/time (until you run out of weapon energy). g4: pulse laser g3: burst laser g1: beam laser (c) frontier

For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I'd get more dps using lasers and multi cannons. If you are good at getting very close to your target, engineered Cytos are a good way to get some real firepower out of small HPs, great for shield stripping a trader, horrible in a jousting match against a fighter. The DPS on Burst isn't so much better than that of pulse. beam seems to do more damage, but burst and pulse lasers last a lot longer. I usually have 1 or 2 on my PVE ships. I have tasted the criminal life again, and it was sweet. a Burst laser is 3 pulse laser shots-in one. A Burst Laser is a type of ship weapon in Elite: Dangerous.. All names, logos, images and … :)The difference between burst and pulse is minor. Burst uses more energy to install but is more efficient in use... draws less weapon distributor per dps! Elite Dangerous is a space simulator game by Frontier Developments based in the year 3306. ive only ever rocked beams, ive tried them all but beams are my personal preference. Doesn't matter how big the enemy ship is, even just 2 will crush master/dangerous anaconda enemies and I'm just in a little Diamondback Scout.Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQm4-fm9o-qRQmALZ8P1JTARails aren't a good idea on a Cutter. On my Anaconda, I also add two 2B Heat Seekers. Phasing Sequence is an Experimental Effect that can be applied to weapons through Engineering. I've mostly used multi-cannons. 20 30 50 ly of Outposts, Stations, Planetary bases, Megaships. Weapon Characteristics. Aug 17, 2017 @ 7:03am pulse, burst, or beam lasers? Punching above their weight, but with serious downsides.
Belial8915 - you making the burst sound too good. I love the things, as mentioned they are a close range weapon. the biggest distinction is pulse lasers draw more distributor capacitor and less power plant power while burst lasers draw more power plant power and less distributor capacitor. They're the more general all around laser weapon. Provided Coriolis really is accurate, burst has the highest DPS - though not by much, as well as sits in the middle for energy per second. Jun 12, 2018 #1 I have tasted the criminal life again, and it was sweet. I find my fixed cannons to be sufficient against most small ship shields, with exception to Vultures and Imperial Couriers. at least in some areas.

They have an armor piercing rating of 1, so almost all damage vs hull is negated. Burst lasers generate a moderate amount of heat and consume a moderate amount of energy when fired, and do not require a supply of ammunition. They are kind of like a shotgun spray corollary of rail guns. You're browsing the GameFAQs Message Boards as a guest. More dps than pulse!

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