Pulsewave Assault

Pulsewave Assaults are a type of Ground Weapon. Their primary fire method shoots a cone of energy at a target, which can also damage enemies behind the target.

Pulsewave Assaults possess the highest DPS and damage per shot of any basic ground weapon of a given mark and rarity, but unlike every other ranged ground weapon, their damage falls off with distance; they are effectively the "shotguns" of Star Trek Online.

They also have a secondary fire mode that shoots a wide, high-damage cone of energy, which can damage multiple targets in an even larger area of effect than the primary fire and has a good chance to knock back. These shots have a chance of causing a target to become exposed, which can be useful if someone else is armed with an Exploit weapon.

Depending on the type of energy used, these weapons usually come with a 2.5% chance of applying a specific effect to the target, unless otherwise stated.

Special Weapons
There are currently 3 special Pulsewave Assaults available.



Modifiers
There are four factors that can affect personal weapons. These are Modifier suffixes, spent Player Skill Points, Personal Armor and weapon rarity.

Weapon Rarity
As of Season 5, the rarer the weapon, the more base damage it would do, regardless of suffixes.

Modifier Suffix
s will have one modifier suffix, will have two and  will have three. The same modifiers may appear multiple times (e.g. [Acc]x2, [Cap]x3, etc.).