Ability: Photon Grenade

Overview

Photon Grenade is a superb skill for ground play. It is not really used for its Kinetic damage, but is more used for providing crowd control due to its large blast radius, knockback, and knockdown (the last of which isn't indicated by the ability description). It is recommended that you use the grenade on targets that aren't constantly moving or the grenade will miss since it is not a ground-targetted AoE.

Basic Information

• Profession: Tactical
• Locale: Ground
• Game Description: Photon Grenade throws a grenade at the target. The grenade explodes on contact, dealing area of effect kinetic damage and knockback. It is possible for the target to move away from the blast radius while the grenade is in transit. Shields drastically reduce the effects of kinetic damage.

Detailed Information

• Used by: Captain, Bridge Officers
• Target: Enemy
• Attack Type: N/A
• Ability Type: AoE
• Activation: 1.25 seconds
• Range: 30.48 meters (to throw); 60.96 meters (blast radius)
• Shares cooldown with:
  • None
• Starts cooldown on:
  • Self only
• Modified by:
  • Skills
    • Kit Performance
      • (Improves All Kit Modules)
  • Stats
    • None
  • Duty Officer
    • Assault Squad Officer
      • Chance to reduce the time for most grenade skills to recharge after use
• Trained by:
  • Kit (All ranks)
  • Bridge Officer Trainer (Rank I, Rank II)
  • Captain training (Rank III)

Ability Ranks

Ability/User Rank	CD	Ability Effects
Rank I: Ensign	20s	Applies Photon Grenade I Transit to Source Targets anything except yourself X Kinetic Damage Knocks back X feet
Rank II: Lieutenant	20s	Applies Photon Grenade II Transit to Source Targets anything except yourself X Kinetic Damage Knocks back X feet
Rank III: Lt Commander	20s	Applies Photon Grenade III Transit to Source Targets anything except yourself X Kinetic Damage Knocks back X feet

Notes/References

• The skill information for grenades would seem to indicate that they are meant to share cooldowns (to self: 0 grenades for 15 sec) but this is not currently the case, however it may be adjusted in the future.
• Like most grenades, this ability requires that you have a valid target.
• The kinetic damage is highly based around the skill level (or kit level) and what skills the player has chosen to modify it.
• Your Captain may require the use of a Kit to use the skill if it's applicable.

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