Viable Tier 5 Romulan Builds?

admiralah1

Hello all,

I just started the Romulan content and I am looking for viable builds for the tier 5 ships.

At the moment, I have a tac running a D'D retrofit using a hybrid Aux2Batt/Shutdown build:
http://www.stoacademy.com/tools/skillplanner/?build=popdd_0

I call this "Popd'd" because the main strategy is to cloak, get right in their face, shut them down, and hammer them with cannons before cloaking and starting over. The shutdown is to keep them from moving to take advantage of the D's "space turtle" limitations. It is okay, but I'm wondering if there is something better.

I also rolled a sci, and that is where I'm having the most difficulty. Most of these ships are geared towards escort-minded players, and the tier 5's are woefully under-equipped when it comes to engineering and science slots, despite having one high level one. Now, I'm not complaining, mind you--I like that the Roms fight different from the Klinks and Feds, but I'm having trouble figuring out how to make a sci build work--what skills, what specs, what ships, etc?

Can anyone give me a bit of guidance? Feel free to critique the build I posted too. It was put together in about five minutes, so it is probably lacking in some areas.

aexrael

Given all the dissent for the D'D ships I decided to give the Retrofit a spin. I went a different route then yours however, due to using what I had on hand from my Mogai retro.

Skill Planner

Consoles
RCS +35% (Don't have a 40% ATM)
Plasmonic Leech
Tachyokinetic Converter
Projected Singularity
Molecular Phase Inversion Field
Sixth is a wildcard

Captain Traits
Helmsman which adds +10% flight Turn Rate.
Warp Theorist
Elusive
Accurate
Romulan Operative

Inertia: 30
Flight Speed: 18.71
Turn Rate: 14.3 deg/sec

The inertia is the biggest issue IMO.
The Projected Singularity is pretty crazy when you land it right, and the Molecular Phase Inversion Field is the craziest get out of jail free card from massive punishment.

admiralah1

Another idea I was musing over was some kind of torpedo/cannon boat based on the same pop up in their face at close range idea. Though I haven't tested anything yet.

Your build is interesting as well. Maybe I will give it a spin. The only problem is the amount of universal consoles, since I do not have access to them.

I've played a Tac captain across every faction for the last three years-ish, so I'm comfortable constructing builds there. The real problem for me right now is finding out how to make a science captain a viable play style right now. Maybe I'm mistaken, but I can't seem to find any higher tier Romulan ships with a Cmdr Sci boff slot except the one Fleet Ha'nom. Since I'm not in a fleet, that one is out of reach at the moment. I guess I'll be stuck in the Subadm Ha'nom for now.

polie05

To many universal consoles. Cut it down to 3 of the universal.

aexrael

polie05 wrote: »

To many universal consoles. Cut it down to 3 of the universal.

Then the ship isn't worth flying and you end up with a space mollusk.

admiralah1

I don't have any UCs at the moment, so that one is a bit out of reach at the moment. Although, maybe you could adapt it with less UCs.

aexrael

Well two of them went to the Enhanced Maneuvering Thrusters Set specific to the DDs, one went to the Tachyokinetic Converter, you could dump the Plasmonic Leech I suppose, but for what? A Field Generator?

admiralah1

And what about viable science builds? Right now I'm running a modified version of this build:
http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showpost.php?p=4492791&postcount=17