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Best non-klingon LG ship?

SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
edited August 2011 in Klingon Discussion
I have an Orion Sci toon atm and im planning ahead for what i want at max level, now ive seen that the Brel refit is useless but what about the others?

As an Orion the Marauder would be the obvious choice but the Varanus and Karfi seem to be better Sci ships...are there any major issues with them?
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    You will find the Varanus is a very nice all rounder for Sci build.

    The extra Eng power makes EptS x 2 available and that frees up your Sci Team to be purely a debuff remover and thats a big plus point.

    Its a very nice Boff loadout too, I find that 3 sci is a bit extreme and tends to force the builds in directions I never want to go in. But this has 2 and you get 7 sci powers and thats enough for a nice build no matter what you intentions are.

    Its lhas the best points of the Fed DSSV (a personal fave of mine for strong sci support builds) and some things in common with the D'kyr too. Very nice ship in fact.

    ;)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    I have an Orion Engineer who ran a Bird of Prey up to top tier. While she does have the Heg'ta Bird of Prey (which is excellent), she has actually switched to the Kar'Fi Carrier. Totally different gameplay, but tremendous non-kilngon fun. As a Sci captain, you'll have more tricks to soften the targets up for your pets, but still deal a nasty punch yourself. Its also more nimble than you expect, especially if you've been saving surplus deuterium.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    Ok well I assume that you want to be a damage dealer, but just for clarification purposes: what do you want to do with the ship that you fly (i.e. heal, support, dps)?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    Sivar wrote: »
    Ok well I assume that you want to be a damage dealer, but just for clarification purposes: what do you want to do with the ship that you fly (i.e. heal, support, dps)?

    always played as a DPSer, but do like to keep things locgical, hence why im considering the Marauder....not keen on the looks of the Varanus or Gurumba so its between the Marauder and Karfi
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    Chugster wrote: »
    always played as a DPSer, but do like to keep things locgical, hence why im considering the Marauder....not keen on the looks of the Varanus or Gurumba so its between the Marauder and Karfi

    The marauder isa cruise.r

    it wont do much dps, cant do much sci and is a boring ship. ^^
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    The Hegh BOP can make an excellent sci ship with great firepower to boot. I had my Orion sci in the Varanus for a while and hated it, felt like a gimped DSSV. I have an engie in the Karfi an have a lot of fun with it but it's a bit squishy for it's size (has only a little bit more hull than the Raptor at that tier for some odd reason). Overall I'd say Hegh BOP since it's really easy to tailor the BOff layout how you want it and is just a blast to fly.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    The Varanus is getting some love soon, so it may be worth checking out once they've done he balance pass on it.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    claydermunch wrote: »
    The marauder isa cruise.r

    it wont do much dps, cant do much sci and is a boring ship. ^^

    But it's one tough ship also. The amount of punishment it can take is impressive. Don't forget it's little fighters either, they keep nuking subsystems!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    How can you not love the looks of the Guramba? It's got tentacles!!! Tentacles!

    Okay, setting that aside, I've read that the Kafir is a solid choice for science captains looking to do damage, plus it has an interesting update coming up to give it a solid survivability update to make it more competitive.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    in my Opinion:
    Save your T6 ship selection for the new ones coming. ;)
    If you play a DPS build, try a Negh'var.
    IMOHPO, it's better than the Marauder, compare it side by side in the shipyard and you'll see the differences.
    The Varanus has issues with it's repair platorms, I would recommend wait for a fix...
    Other than that, it's alright, But I persoanlly prefer the carrier.
    Guramba does look totally awesome, but, it's pricey in the Cstore and that's the only way to get it.
    And, in the long run, the Raptor's a better escort. Guess it depends on if you want effectivness or cosmetics.
    If want a Science ship, the Klingon carrier is still probably the best choice.
    Despite it's slow turning rate it's a sturdy ship in PvE, in PvP it must have good team support and it'll perform well.
    And, there's always the BoP set up for Science, although with it's very light hull it takes a different tactics to be effective.

    With the new set up of the shipyards, it's very easy to side by side compare any ship.
    Consider all your options.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    KBFLordKrueg wrote: »
    in my Opinion:
    Save your T6 ship selection for the new ones coming. ;)
    If you play a DPS build, try a Negh'var.
    IMOHPO, it's better than the Marauder, compare it side by side in the shipyard and you'll see the differences.
    The Varanus has issues with it's repair platorms, I would recommend wait for a fix...
    Other than that, it's alright, But I persoanlly prefer the carrier.
    Guramba does look totally awesome, but, it's pricey in the Cstore and that's the only way to get it.
    And, in the long run, the Raptor's a better escort. Guess it depends on if you want effectivness or cosmetics.
    If want a Science ship, the Klingon carrier is still probably the best choice.
    Despite it's slow turning rate it's a sturdy ship in PvE, in PvP it must have good team support and it'll perform well.
    And, there's always the BoP set up for Science, although with it's very light hull it takes a different tactics to be effective.

    With the new set up of the shipyards, it's very easy to side by side compare any ship.
    Consider all your options.

    You did see the title was for the best non-Klingon ship right? I assumed for cosmetic reasons the only Klingon ship that interested the original poster was the B'Rel she dismissed in her initial post.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    Jermbot wrote: »
    You did see the title was for the best non-Klingon ship right? I assumed for cosmetic reasons the only Klingon ship that interested the original poster was the B'Rel she dismissed in her initial post.

    Yeah, i already have a Neghvar, so my LG ship would be more for the cool factor, and seeing as im only gonna get one LG ship at this time i need to make the right choice....i just wanted to know if any of the other ships were broken like the Brel

    oh and only my Avatar is female :p
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    Chugster wrote: »
    oh and only my Avatar is female :p

    Dude, now I'm all kinds of creeped out.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    Gurumba !

    Fairly nice pvp boat, find someone with a shield arc down, align, tractor....BANG.

    Ship be gone, hasitally escape with engine batteries/deuterium.

    And like almost all kdf tac boats it requires cruiser support.
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