>It's worth noting though that you can load up on nothing but turrets
>and make use of the Rapid Fire cannon powers to turn yourself into a
>360 degree Death Blossom lightshow. Very pretty, often hilarious, and
>actually pretty effective if you don't mind getting in close (see:
>range limitations). Not recommended on thin-skinned hulls, though.

I'm tempted to try that on Ket's Recluse. :-)

>This is where I follow the advice of the longest-term player I know,
>who told me straight-up "Don't double up on bridge officer powers,
>you're wasting slots". He (and I, technically, though I come and go a
>lot) have been in since beta; I've never been steered wrong by his
>advice.

Hmm, but doubling up often lets you use the ability twice as often (an affect you can also achieve with appropriate doffs sometimes).

S.