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Return to STO: Advice Wanted

pokinatchapunxpokinatchapunx Member Posts: 6 Arc User
edited March 2013 in Ten Forward
I haven't played in a long time. My main is a tactical but I'm open to starting a new character. I mostly play solo but I love escorts. I've noticed a lot of things have changed and I need some advice.

So here are my questions.

1.) What are the top current end game escorts?

2.) Anybody out there using an engie/escort or sci/escort? I might level an alt but I'm not sure which.

3.) Any tactical VAs out there using the Vesta?

Thanks in advance for your replies. :cool:
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  • sander233sander233 Member Posts: 3,992 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    pokinatchapunx wrote: »
    I haven't played in a long time. My main is a tactical but I'm open to starting a new character. I mostly play solo but I love escorts. I've noticed a lot of things have changed and I need some advice.

    So here are my questions.

    1.) What are the top current end game escorts?

    2.) Anybody out there using an engie/escort or sci/escort? I might level an alt but I'm not sure which.

    3.) Any tactical VAs out there using the Vesta?

    Thanks in advance for your replies. :cool:

    1.) if you have the Zen to spend, the Kumari (or more specifically, its sci and eng variants) rock out loud.
    -or-
    !f you have the energy credits and don't mind flying what looks like a gross giant purple scarab beetle, the Jem'Hadar attack ship is allegedly the best ship in the game.
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    If you have access to a fleet starbase with the right upgrades (I don't and I don't care so I don't know exactly what those upgrades are) the Fleet Defiant gives the JHAS a run for its money.
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    If you prefer a carrier escort, the Armitage is a terrific ship. The Jem'Hadar Escort Carrier is an alternative if you like ugly.
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    If you don't have fleet access/modules/credits etc. or Zen or loads of EC, the Mirror Patrol/Advanced Escorts are extremely cheap on the exchange and easily good enough to clear all PvE content including elite STFs. In the right hands they can even hold their own in PvP. (They're just the Hermes/Prometheus wearing each others skins. The Mirror Patrol can use the MVAM console from the Advanced Escort Retrofit.)

    2.) Yes. I haven't leveled my Fed eng. all the way up yet but I got him a captain-level Tactical Escort (Sao Paulo-class) recently and he's loving it. My Sci is currently alternating between a DSSV (Intrepid Retro) and a mirror Advanced Escort. Having SNB and Photonic Fleet and Grav Well 1 and CRF3 and four DHCs on the same ship is enormous fun.

    3.) I don't yet, but many do and love it. Its another combination that seems like a lot of fun.
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  • pokinatchapunxpokinatchapunx Member Posts: 6 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    Thanks for the reply. I'm not in a fleet, though I am looking for one. Does the MVAM work on the fleet advanced escort? That might be fun.
  • jornadojornado Member Posts: 918 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    Fleet Defiant Retrofit is probably the "best" escort for the average player in terms of raw power - IMO the Jem'Hadar attack ship is not in range of most people at this time.

    Kumaris are great, not a big fan of the looks though.

    Fleet Patrol escort is up there, tad more survivability than the Fleet Defiant and almost as much stopping power.

    My personal favorite is the M?bius - and arguably, the most overpriced, since for maximum viability you need the M?bius, the Wells for its console, and 600 lobi for the temporal warfare set. Oh and the Aeon shuttle for the cool graphite skin. Its easily the most fun ship I've played in STO.

    As said in the previous post, the mirror escorts are also a viable cheap alternative.

    The armitage is also quite popular, as is the jem hadar escort carrier.

    Most importantly, almost any T5 or T5.5 escort can be awesome in the right hands, find one you like, then go forth and kick TRIBBLE :-)

    Cheers!
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  • mimey2mimey2 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    sander233 wrote: »
    My Sci is currently alternating between a DSSV (Intrepid Retro) and a mirror Advanced Escort.

    A point I'd like to fix. The DSSV is not the Intrepid Retrofit. the Intrepid Retrofit is the Long Range Science Vessel Retrofit. The DSSV is the 'shoe' looking sci ship you can get for free at RA.
    pokinatchapunx wrote: »
    Thanks for the reply. I'm not in a fleet, though I am looking for one. Does the MVAM work on the fleet advanced escort? That might be fun.

    Yes. If you get the MVAM off the MVAE, it will fit on the Fleet version.

    If you are interested as well, I'd enjoy making my...sales pitch (:p) for my fleet if you wish to hear.
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  • sander233sander233 Member Posts: 3,992 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    mimey2 wrote: »
    A point I'd like to fix. The DSSV is not the Intrepid Retrofit. the Intrepid Retrofit is the Long Range Science Vessel Retrofit. The DSSV is the 'shoe' looking sci ship you can get for free at RA.

    That's right. I keep mixing up my science classes.
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  • twg042370twg042370 Member Posts: 2,312 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    Unsolicited advice; Follow the MST3K Mantra at all times while playing.
    <3
  • sander233sander233 Member Posts: 3,992 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    twg042370 wrote: »
    Unsolicited advice; Follow the MST3K Mantra at all times while playing.

    This.

    Also, the best builds and ability combos in the game are the ones that make you laugh when you use them. Like a grav well full of warp plasma and tricobalt mines.
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  • delsabereduxdelsaberedux Member Posts: 244 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    The MSTK3K Mantra (and Wheaton's Law) should really be taught in schools.
    sander233 wrote: »
    Also, the best builds and ability combos in the game are the ones that make you laugh when you use them. Like a grav well full of warp plasma and tricobalt mines.

    Absolutely! This might be my favourite build in the game. I swap the tricobalts for the Breen clusters though. Hit 'em with the Gravity Well, fire my forward cluster, swoop past with the Warp Plasma, fire my rear cluster on the way out of the soup. If you have the console you could even throw a Graviton Pulse in there.

    Hilarious amounts of chaos.
    Relax.
  • pokinatchapunxpokinatchapunx Member Posts: 6 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    Well thanks for the replies everybody. Since I have more money than time I guess I will pick up one of the ships from the store for now and start farming fleet points (whatever they are called). A lot of the "best" ships seem to be totally RNG dependent.
  • idronaidrona Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    3.) Any tactical VAs out there using the Vesta?

    Yep. :cool:


    And welcome back.
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  • pokinatchapunxpokinatchapunx Member Posts: 6 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    idrona wrote: »
    3.) Any tactical VAs out there using the Vesta?

    Yep. :cool:


    And welcome back.

    How is it? Fun, powerful, interesting?

    And thank you.
  • centersolacecentersolace Member Posts: 11,178 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    pokinatchapunx wrote: »
    And how is it? Fun, powerful, interesting?

    I have a friend who absolutely adores his.
  • idronaidrona Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    pokinatchapunx wrote: »
    And how is it? Fun, powerful, interesting?

    Well I haven't flown many other ships so I can't really compare.

    But I can say what I think: it's agile and fun to fly, and does it's job decent for solo play. I can't tank in it much, but I use to "hit and run" attack and let the hangar fighters do their job. You need to be atleast half awake to fly this ship.. Also I think it's the best (or second best) looking ship in-game. :)



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  • pokinatchapunxpokinatchapunx Member Posts: 6 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    Awesome. Thanks guys. I think I'll try the kumari and the vesta. LOL
  • trycksh0ttrycksh0t Member Posts: 148 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    All of the end-game Escorts are good, it just depends on what exactly you're looking for. Personally, I swear by my Steamrunner. It doesn't put out as much damage as some others, but if you set it up right it's virtually indestructible, especially with an Engineering Captain. The only issue I have with it is I would REALLY like more Science abilities (The only Sci. Boff station is an Ensign, but other than that it's a lot of fun.
  • pokinatchapunxpokinatchapunx Member Posts: 6 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    I bought the andorian set. They're great. Next month I will probably pick up the Vesta set.
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