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.

Rifle Types

Pulsewave Assault
Damage Types	Icon	Effect
Phaser		2.5% chance: +2 Stun and -50% Runspeed
Disruptor		2.5% chance: -10 All Damage resistance for 10 sec
Plasma		2.5% chance: __ Plasma Damage
Polaron		2.5% Chance: Weapons Malfunction for 5 sec
Tetryon		2.5% chance: -__ All Shields
Antiproton		+20 Critical Severity Bonus

Special Weapons

There are currently 3 special Pulsewave Assaults available.

• [Compressed Cryo Launcher]
• [Honor Guard Pulsewave Rifle]
• [Adapted M.A.C.O. Phaser Pulsewave Rifle]

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

Uncommon Pulsewave Assaults will have one modifier suffix, Rare will have two and Very Rare will have three. The same modifiers may appear multiple times (e.g. [Acc]x2, [Cap]x3, etc.).

Modifier	Effect
[CritD]	+20 Critical Severity
[CrtH]	+2% Critical Chance
[Dmg]	+X Damage
[DoT1]	5% chance: X Radiation Damage over 15 sec
[DoT2]	5% chance: X Radiation Damage over 15 sec
[DoT3]	Grants Radiation Aura over 15 sec: 5 Radiation Damage
[KB1]	5% chance: Knocks back +5 feet
[KB2]	10% chance: Knocks back +10 feet
[KB3]	10% chance: Knocks back +10 feet 5% chance: Applies Explosive Impact: Knocks back +5 feet
[Rch]	-2.5 sec recharge
[Run]	Increases run speed by 15%
[Borg]	15 Kinetic Damage vs Borg NPCs
[Sonic]	7.5 Kinetic Damage vs Tholian NPCs

Skills

Player Skills
Skill	Rank	Effects
Weapon Proficiency		Increases the base damage of your ground weapons.
Weapon Expert		Increases the base damage of your ground weapons.
Weapon Criticals		Increases both your chance of landing a Critical Hit, as well as your Critical Severity, for all weapons.
Improved Weapon Criticals		Increases both your chance of landing a Critical Hit, as well as your Critical Severity, for all weapons.
Weapon Penetration		Increases the damage dealt by your weapons by penetrating your enemies' Resistances.
Improved Weapon Penetration		Increases the damage dealt by your weapons by penetrating your enemies' Resistances.

Personal Armor

Icon	Armor	Effects
	Energy Harness Armor	+5% All Energy Damage
	Recoil Compensating Armor	+40% Critical Severity
	Integrated Targeting Armor	+5% Critical Chance
	Physical Augmentation Armor	+10% Physical Damage strength

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Ground Weapons
Damage Type	Pistol		Rifle		Assault	Melee & Other
	Expose	Exploit	Expose	Exploit	Expose
Standard Weapons and Special Weapons
Antiproton
Disruptor
Phaser
Plasma
Polaron
Tetryon
Non-Standard
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Elite Fleet Ground Weapons (standard + extra proc)
Damage Type	Pistol		Rifle		Assault	Melee Physical damage
	Expose	Exploit	Expose	Exploit	Expose
Phaser
Disruptor
Plasma
Tetryon
Polaron
Antiproton

Reputation and Lock Box (dual-proc and new proc)
Damage Type	Pistol		Rifle		Assault	Set Items & Other
	Expose	Exploit	Expose	Exploit	Expose
Antiproton -based
Disruptor -based
Phaser -based
Plasma -based
Polaron -based
Tetryon -based
Non-Standard