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HELP! Which fleet ship should I get?
oilslugger
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I am an engi that is trying to decide on what fleet ship to get for tanking and I just can decide. Tanking will be my main focus so I need a ship that excels at it. What do you think? Which ship would be best?
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Science version will let you max out on shielding. Tactical version with the extra tac console and weapons energy will make it easier to hold aggro.
What have you been smoking?
The fleet Excel has more hull, better shield HP and is just as good for a multi-purpose build, actually the stock Sovi is even better still but if you want a fleet ship the Excel is the way to go
One of the cruisers.
Which fleet cruiser doesn't really matter. Similar hull (only the Flt. Heavy Retrofit is a bit lower), same bonus powers, same shield mods, similar, low-end turn rates, all have 4+ engineering consoles and a Cmdr. Eng as well as at least one Lt. Eng Boff slot .
Take a look at the Boff skills you want to use and then decide which one fits best. With a proper setup any of those cruisers can easily tank anything this game has to offer in endgame content and imho none of those really excels. Differences between those ships mostly boils down to personal preference.
For tanking specifically? Odyssey has greater shields and higher ranked engineering and/or science, and isn't stuck with 3 eng ensigns.
The Fleet Cheyenne. It tanks. It turns best of any cruiser. And it's got more nacelles than any other cruiser.
The Fleet Ambassador with it's Lt. Cmdr sci and Lt. Universal offers a lot of possibilities. You could run it more tac-heavy, more sci-heavy, or eng-heavy, while still having a Cmdr Engineer, Lt tac, and ensign tac to work with.
If you have a science buddy, he can train HE 3 on your sci one, or if you are lucky enough, you could use TSS 3 if you can find it somehow. On top of that, you could use the Lt. Universal as a tac, and run like an extra beam or torp ability, along with Attack Pattern Delta 1. If you are pulling aggro and use that, not only will you gain a damage resistance buff from Delta, anything that shoots you will get debuffed.
Possible BOFf set-up:
Cmdr Engineer: E-power to whatever 1, RSP 1, E-power to shields 3, Aux to SIF 3
Lt Cmdr. Sci: Any ensign power, HE 2 or TSS 2, HE 3 or TSS 3 (whatever you have level 3 of, use the other ability at level 2)
Lt. Tac: TT 1, BFAW 2
Ensign Tac: TT 1
Lt. Universal (as a tac): A beam or torp ability, along with APD 1.
I started this chart a while back (initially with just the fleet ships) to help me decide myself. I hope it's of some help to you.
http://starfish1.co.uk/chart1.jpg
I make brilliant use of that third ensign slot on my fleet Excel and threat control works so much better when you are putting out a lot of damage :P
Equal to Fleet Excel in Hull and Shield Mod. Slightly inferior in turn rate and inertia. However as handling goes, it's about equivalent. Also it is tactically SLIGHTLY better. Not by much, but it's there. As such it must sacrifice a SLIGHT amount of survivability. However in all other aspects (damage output, self/team heals, overall utility), it's equal.
Both ships tank very well. Both ships deal great damage (as cruisers go). Both ships are adept at their jobs, and can not only give and take it, but can do that while still supporting their team.
I would recommend both ships, but if you can, get the Imperial. Not gonna lie, I am biased and hate the Excelsior. But my observations are still sound, despite my... dislike for one of the candidates.
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