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Odyssey and Galaxy upgrades?
admiralbrenan
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So in a recent interview, i believe it was Al who said that they might be going back and looking at ways to buff the Galaxy Retrofit. One idea he proposed would be to make it a flight deck cruiser. I squeed when i heard this cause the feds don't have a flight deck cruiser (i said cruiser not escort/science so no vesta or akira in this conversation) and the Galaxy is the perfect candidate for this upgrade. Yesterday i hopped back into my base Odyssey (cause i don't have the shiny ones) and was thinking if the Galaxy might be getting this treatment, could the biggest ship in the fleet also get this overhaul. The stipulation to this would be that the adding of a hanger bay would only apply to the base version, not the c-store versions. The reason is because the rear module is replaced by the Aquarius on the +1 versions instead of a massive hanger bay which the base version has. Anyways this is just a thought and thought i would post it on the forums.
Please no trolling/rude remarks, it upsets the eppohs on my ship lol
Please no trolling/rude remarks, it upsets the eppohs on my ship lol
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The Odyssey on the other hand, I am somewhat reluctant to "recommend" for this. I'd like to see both the base AND the c-store version get this buff. This is not just because I bought the c-store version, there are other reasons - not the least of which that I'm very certain that a flight deck would be far better than the Aquarius. That said, balance is an issue with the Odyssey, so I dunno about that one.
That said, giving the Galaxy Retrofit (and its Fleet counterpart) a Hangar Bay would be a nice touch. However, given the many threads on the subject of rebalancing the Gal-X and Gal-R, and the fact that there have been no obvious changes to those ships, I wouldn't set my hopes too high. What gets discussed in an interview is not exactly a binding contract, so it may take a while for any changes to get rolled out.
Also I would argue that the shuttle bays for a lot of Federation cruisers aren't really suited to large-scale combat flight operations. Look at the hangars on the Atrox - those things are HUGE, and while I haven't seen a Klingon carrier to compare it to (or, for that matter, a Vesta or HEC) THAT closely, they seem to be pretty fundamentally different than the shuttle bays. An upgrade such as this for the Galaxy class would, I imagine, involve hollowing a LOT of the saucer out, and possibly putting new entrances on it (e.g. top and bottom of the forward saucer section).
That said, the Galaxy carrier idea, while not bad per say, isn't exactly the brightest idea either. You're talking about taking a 40-50 year old spaceframe, gutting it, overhauling it, and giving it carrier capabilities. Coupled with saucer separation, it's starting to sound a bit OP'd isn't it?
http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/10052253
Why are you not rejoicing?
Not really. It will still have terrible boff and console slots. A single fighter wing would actually make it almost as good as other endgame Fed cruisers. But compare it to the Armitage and your nonsense statement above sounds as stupid as it really is.
As for upgrades to the Odyssey? It's already the most versatile cruiser in the whole game. There is no other ship that can beat it when it comes to pure flexibility. It can go from damage dealer to healer to tank specialization literally with one BOff change, which you can do as soon as red alert drops.
As much as I would love to see upgrades to that ship, there isn't really much you can do without making her too powerful.
Antimatter spread + saucer separation = bonus ability or passive ability
Both of these consoles are on galaxy class starships
They already have the odyssey bonuses why not a galaxy one?
Yes some have mentioned that the lock box will give KDF and Roms antimatter spread.
But the devs can change the galaxy antimatter spread console while maintaining the original lock box ones. They can figure out the details.
But the idea of a 2 piece console bonus is what is really needed and called for.
Ooook. So if you think the Odyssey is bad, you're building it wrong. Or playing it wrong. Or don't know how to use an Odyssey. And if you're getting killed by an escort 1v1 in your Odyssey, you REALLY should reconsider your build/playstyle.
The Odyssey is NOT terrible. It's one of the most versatile ships in the game. With ONE BOff change, you can go from tank mode to damage mode to heal mode. You also get a ship that has incredibly high hull, lots of damage soak, and decent damage output. Not a garbage ship at all. Not the best ship at anything, but far from TRIBBLE.