This means they can be used effectively against both shields and hulls. The rest of the damage is split between thermal and kinetic.

They cause 60% absolute damage which ignores armor and shield resistances.

If you want a meta PvP weapon, then plasma accelerators are an absolute must. When you take on other commanders you’ll soon realize that they won’t stay in your crosshairs for more than a split second.

These’re a PvP commander’s best friend.

When used correctly their alpha damage is insane. They’re high powered but very slow and can be difficult to aim correctly. Plasma Accelerators fire off rounds of plasma which will melt any enemy they come in contact with. You should have no problem picking up exactly what you’re looking for anywhere in the galaxy. They’ll be worshiping you like the god you are for saving their skins time after time.īeam lasers are available at almost any station in fixed, gimbaled, and turreted varieties.

If you’re going to be flying in a wing with your buddies, this upgrade will allow you to heal them up quickly and keep them in the fight.

They have access to regeneration sequence.

Beams with thermal vent will ice over your cockpit in seconds flat leaving you free to continue destroying your enemy.

If you’re using lot’s of beams your ship is almost certainly producing too much heat to function for sustained firing. The thermal vent experimental effect is very cool.no pun intended.This upgrade will effectively increase your damage output by a huge margin. Without this beams begin to lose damage at just 600 meters. They can be engineered for long range which is basically essential.They’re pure thermal damage so they can melt through any shield in no time. Beam lasers are great against shields.They take absolutely no ammo, so you can stay out in the RESdominating NPC’s for hours at a time. They can be very deadly if tuned and used correctly. They also have the highest heat generation and power consumption.

Beam LasersĪ beam laser rips through a poor sidewinder's defenses.īeam lasers have the highest DPS of the three laser varieties. These are the most powerful weapons in Elite Dangerous. Ever wonder what weapons in Elite Dangerous are the strongest?

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