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Specialization: Photonic Studies Scientist is a duty officer specialization within the Science department. A maximum of 3 may be assigned to the active duty roster.

Overview

Ability Recharge variant

  • Ship Duty: Space
  • Game Description: [SP] Reduce recharge time of Photonic abilities
  • Ability affected: Photonic Officer icon (Federation) Photonic Officer and Photonic Shockwave icon (Federation) Photonic Shockwave
    • As of Feburary 14 2019 patch, this duty officer no longer affects Photonic Officer ability.
Quality Ship Duty Effect
Common Reduce the time for Photonic Officer or Photonic Shockwave to recharge after use.
Recharge time improved by 5%.
Uncommon Reduce the time for Photonic Officer or Photonic Shockwave to recharge after use.
Recharge time improved by 10%.
Rare Reduce the time for Photonic Officer or Photonic Shockwave to recharge after use.
Recharge time improved by 15%.
Very Rare Reduce the time for Photonic Officer or Photonic Shockwave to recharge after use.
Recharge time improved by 20%.


Photonic Aftershock variant

  • Ship Duty: Space
  • Game Description: [SP] Chance to trigger a Photonic Aftershock
  • Ability affected: Photonic Shockwave icon (Federation) Photonic Shockwave
    • Your Photonic Shockwave has a 40% chance to trigger a Photonic Aftershock on each effected target. These aftershocks do not damage the targets directly, but damage your enemies that are around the affected targets.
  • Obtained: Fleet Support Duty Officer Pack
Quality Ship Duty Effect
Common 10% chance: to create a smaller Aftershock Wave on each target hit.
Uncommon 20% chance: to create a smaller Aftershock Wave on each target hit.
Rare 30% chance: to create a smaller Aftershock Wave on each target hit.
Very Rare 40% chance: to create a smaller Aftershock Wave on each target hit.


Photonic Aftershock + Elachi variant

Quality Ship Duty Effect
Very Rare Your Photonic Shockwave has a 40% chance to trigger a Photonic Aftershock on each effected target. These aftershocks do not damage the targets directly, but damage your enemies that are around the affected targets.

40% chance: to create a smaller Aftershock Wave on each target hit.

Elachi Survivor: Increases all damage when in combat versus Elachi on both Space and Ground Maps. Stacks with other Elachi Warfare Duty Officers bonuses up to a max of 20%.

+2% All Damage vs. Elachi


Available Photonic Studies Scientists

See all randomly generated Starfleet, KDF, or Romulan Republic duty officers with this specialization.
Special duty officers are listed below.
Name Species Rank Traits R&D
1
United Federation of Planets
Male
Male
Agustin Lenny Brett Human Crewman Founders of the Federation FotF Tactful Tactful Teamwork Teamwork
1
United Federation of Planets
Female
Female
||| Alonia Romulan Senior Chief Specialist Cunning Cunning Efficient Efficient Emotional Emotional Resolve Resolve
1
United Federation of Planets
Male
Male
|| Dak Z'kyhor Andorian Senior Specialist Aggressive Aggressive Emotional Emotional Founders of the Federation FotF Stubborn Stubborn
1
United Federation of Planets
Male
Male
| Dseprac Tellarite Specialist Aggressive Aggressive Founders of the Federation FotF Stubborn Stubborn Teamwork Teamwork
1
United Federation of Planets
Male
Male
|| Kotkobeg Benzite Senior Specialist Efficient Efficient Logical Logical
1
United Federation of Planets
Male
Male
||| Laytaf Dulot Bajoran Senior Chief Specialist Efficient Efficient Emotional Emotional Resolve Resolve Teamwork Teamwork
1
United Federation of Planets
Male
Male
| Makud Trill Specialist Congenial Congenial Honorable Honorable Peaceful Peaceful Teamwork Teamwork
1
United Federation of Planets
Male
Male
| Stannuz Trill Specialist Congenial Congenial Emotional Emotional Honorable Honorable Teamwork Teamwork
2
Klingon Empire
Male
Male
|| Ch'Ton Klingon Sergeant Honorable Honorable Logical Logical Resilient Resilient Stubborn Stubborn
2
Klingon Empire
Male
Male
||| Gilg Orion Lieutenant Cunning Cunning Emotional Emotional Resolve Resolve Unscrupulous Unscrupulous
2
Klingon Empire
Female
Female
||| Kitlenn Klingon Lieutenant Aggressive Aggressive Resolve Resolve Stubborn Stubborn Unruly Unruly
2
Klingon Empire
Male
Male
| Konohah Klingon Warrior Aggressive Aggressive Resilient Resilient Unruly Unruly
2
Klingon Empire
Male
Male
| Okgat Klingon Warrior Aggressive Aggressive Honorable Honorable Resilient Resilient Stubborn Stubborn
2
Klingon Empire
Male
Male
||| R'Saant Gorn Lieutenant Cold Blooded Cold Blooded Efficient Efficient Honorable Honorable Resilient Resilient
2
Klingon Empire
Female
Female
| Reli Orion Warrior Logical Logical Seductive Seductive Teamwork Teamwork Unscrupulous Unscrupulous
2
Klingon Empire
Male
Male
| T'Saan Gorn Warrior Cold Blooded Cold Blooded Honorable Honorable Resilient Resilient Stubborn Stubborn
2
Klingon Empire
Male
Male
| Zlaas Gorn Warrior Cold Blooded Cold Blooded Eidetic Memory Eidetic Memory Logical Logical Stubborn Stubborn
6
Faction Khitomer
Female
Female
|| Ophelia Photonic Senior Specialist Congenial Congenial Eidetic Memory Eidetic Memory Emotional Emotional Photonic Photonic Resilient Resilient

Notes/References

As of a patch release on April 4, 2013, the Photonic Studies Scientist no longer reduces the recharge time on Photonic Shockwave Torpedo.


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Science Astrometrics Scientist (F/K/R) • Biologist (F/K/R) • Botanist (F/K/R) • Development Lab Scientist (F/K/R) • Geologist (F/K/R) • Gravimetric Scientist (F/K/R) • Photonic Studies Scientist (F/K/R) • Research Lab Scientist (F/K/R) • Warp Theorist (F/K/R)
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Legend & info

As of 1/1/2019, while testing, this DOFF reduces the cooldown on shockwave, but not the Photonic Officer!!!!!!

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