Killing Borg drones

I've been spending way too much time on Risa. But every so often I sign up for a mission in the PvE queue. I'm ok with space combat but I need help on Ground combat.

There are a few ground missions with the Borg. So what is the best ground weapon for killing Borg? I tried using different anti-borg weapons. What is the best way/setup to kill the borg hoards?

(BTW: I am a level 58, tactical captain)

The only weapon I would suggest for killing Borgs is the TR-116B rifle... it totally ignores the Borg shields and kills them dead.

You can craft one if you have lvl 15 Ground Weapons rep and the correct doff - or buy from the exchange for about 750k (totally worth it)

And the good thing is it is Account bound so you can use it on all your toons..

yes the TR is good, but it doesn't affect shields and those borg has insane amount of shields, a better thing to do is to go full omega and have the TR as the main weapon, remember you can swap between weapons and even if it's stowed, if the weapon is part of a set, it will still count towards the bonus. The bonus give a passive bonus damage to every member of your team.

I'll admit I just default to a quality bat'leth. Simple but effective, even if it isn't the most effective. Never had any problems with that so long as my defence stats are good as you're in such close range.

I just learned how to upgrade an item.
I spent the last few hours upgrading my weapons, attached.


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I'll admit I just default to a quality bat'leth. Simple but effective, even if it isn't the most effective. Never had any problems with that so long as my defence stats are good as you're in such close range.

I tried that but I was assimilated :(

Yeah melee against borg is not recommended unless you have some one taking ALL the aggro from you

When you start going through the Borg Story arc and Defera, the Borg get a bit tougher. I would recommend putting down the Bat'leth and go straight to the TR-116B Rifle. It feels the most effective.

If you have the Omega reputation progress and marks to spend, I'll throw in a vote for the Omega Force ground set. Also, the Omega ground traits Graviton Pulse Module and Medical Nanite Cloud come in handy vs. drones.

There was a free promo doff offered recently too, so if you got Neal Falconer, make sure you put him on active ground duty.

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I just learned how to upgrade an item.
I spent the last few hours upgrading my weapons, attached.


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What do you guys think if the weapons I have upgraded?

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I just learned how to upgrade an item.
I spent the last few hours upgrading my weapons, attached.


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What do you guys think if the weapons I have upgraded?

Tr-116B: Epic. Keep it, use it, love it, call it Fluffy. Unless you have one already, then throw it on the exchange (a couple months back you could sell it for 25 mill ec or something like that, don't know what it goes for now). As far as I have always understood, this is basically the best ground weapon in the game, especially if it's Epic quality.

Borg Prosthetic: No idea. Never looked too much into them and for some reason I never managed to get them to work (my character wouldn't fire the weapon :S ).

Anti-Borg: It's looking nice, but as far as I have always understood, the fact that it is Anti-Borg means it does less damage to non-Borg. I might be misstaken though. And even if it so, your boffs could still make use of it. If you want an Antiproton Assault Minigun, I think the fleet variant would serve you better.

These are just my opinions though. In the end, use what you like to use.

Thanks,
I finally am getting used to the Tr-116B rifle. I need to figure out how to aim and fire without the mouse. It takes me to long to aim and fire.