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rustiswordzrustiswordz Member Posts: 824 Arc User
I was talking with a friend today and we both came to the conclusion that the reason they think their ship is underpowered is because they over generalise. I find to be the best at something you need to find what specific thing you want to do, healing, tanking, crowd control etc and then concentrate on making that one thing to be the best you can make it.

My Nebula Retrofit is being turned into a Gravity well generator for crowd control. I have purple gravimetric scientist and deflector doffs. Purple XII gravimetric console, flow cap, particle generator. Gravwell 3 and 1 boff. Full flow cap/ graviton generator skills. Working on upgrading my XI omega to XII omega set which is a nice set.

My nebula is a flying singualrity generator. If i tried to generalise I woulnt get anywhere.

And that is where many players go wrong and complain they are not powerful enough because they expect to do it all. And well.
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  • stardestroyer001stardestroyer001 Member Posts: 2,615 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    I agree. A lot of people think that they can make their ship into the next Voyager, where you can battle, tank, heal, and open portals to Fluidic Space.

    But that is the fault of the writers. Realistically, there is no vehicle that can do everything.
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  • tenkaritenkari Member Posts: 2,906 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    I agree. A lot of people think that they can make their ship into the next Voyager, where you can battle, tank, heal, and open portals to Fluidic Space.

    But that is the fault of the writers. Realistically, there is no vehicle that can do everything.

    except the vesta apparently.
  • kaltoumkaltoum Member Posts: 135 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    tenkari wrote: »
    except the vesta apparently.

    The romulan ships can do everything. ;)
    Once upon a time in galaxy far far away......
  • stardestroyer001stardestroyer001 Member Posts: 2,615 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    The Vesta can technically do a lot of different things, but not simultaneously.
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  • pwstolemynamepwstolemyname Member Posts: 1,417 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    In my experience the only abilities you need to specialize for are science. Sadly science abilities have been repeatedly nerfed so many times that without a dedicated investment and build they arn't worth your time.

    When it comes to DPS you can easily pull off 6k DPS without any weapon specialization skills at all and using no captain abilities.

    As for tanking, one doesn't really specialize for tanking as much as one simply takes engineering skills as standard regardless of role.
  • rustiswordzrustiswordz Member Posts: 824 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    The good thing too that people dont understand about specialising in sci skills is that Purple XII sci consoles are cheap as chips. If people knew what they were doing the concole costs would be a lot higher!

    Any one can pew. Anyone can sit and take it with the right guns and the right armour. However to become the Wizards of the game you need training and special skills.
    Its not easy being Merlin or Gandalf!
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  • fmgtorres1979fmgtorres1979 Member Posts: 1,327 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    The good thing too that people dont understand about specialising in sci skills is that Purple XII sci consoles are cheap as chips. If people knew what they were doing the concole costs would be a lot higher!

    Any one can pew. Anyone can sit and take it with the right guns and the right armour. However to become the Wizards of the game you need training and special skills.
    Its not easy being Merlin or Gandalf!

    And still, none of those is King :P
  • rustiswordzrustiswordz Member Posts: 824 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    Who wants to be King when i can turn you into a frog?
    Monkey see, Monkey do. Monkey flings Feathered Monkey poo... :D
  • fmgtorres1979fmgtorres1979 Member Posts: 1,327 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    Who wants to be King when i can turn you into a frog?

    You mean into a borg? :P
    You do know that there are magic resistance? :P
  • rustiswordzrustiswordz Member Posts: 824 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    You mean into a borg? :P
    You do know that there are magic resistance? :P

    'Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger...!' :P
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  • fmgtorres1979fmgtorres1979 Member Posts: 1,327 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    'Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger...!' :P

    Wizards should be sensible, wise men with lots and lots of patience, and perfectly aware that magic should only be used when strictly essential. :P


    Now, on a more serious note. I like this game very much, but it's mechanics don't reward specialization all that much. Of course that specialization will produce better/best results, but you can go jack-of-all-trades with good results as well.
  • rustiswordzrustiswordz Member Posts: 824 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    I was quoting Babylon 5 quoting Lord of the Rings!

    Babylon 5: Galen and Elric
    King Arthur: Merlin
    Gandalf, Dumbledork.

    They are all a moody bunch of so and so's! LOL
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  • vesterengvestereng Member Posts: 2,252 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    For PVE you can get away with anything, believe me I know, I am still running the same mis-placed skillpoints I tossed around at random a year ago :D

    I went through many abilities and builds and sets and combinations of them since then and what I learned is, unless I actively try to make the worst possible I can think of eSTF remains a walk in the park.

    But yeah you'd have to be out of your mind to play a cruiser in this game, at least with carriers you can afk grind.
  • lucho80lucho80 Member Posts: 6,600 Bug Hunter
    edited June 2013
    The Nukara T4 rep helps sci captains who run max Aux power levels.
  • rustiswordzrustiswordz Member Posts: 824 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    vestereng wrote: »
    For PVE you can get away with anything, believe me I know, I am still running the same mis-placed skillpoints I tossed around at random a year ago :D

    I went through many abilities and builds and sets and combinations of them since then and what I learned is, unless I actively try to make the worst possible I can think of eSTF remains a walk in the park.

    But yeah you'd have to be out of your mind to play a cruiser in this game, at least with carriers you can afk grind.

    I disagree with the cruiser thing. I have a fleet Nomad and its an awesome support ship. My fire at will and torp spread is useful. I can hold my own. Im not looking to break stf completion speed records. As long as the job is done. The Nomad is a Warp plasma build with healing. I can pew too with 6 fleet polaron beams and fore and aft xii purple quantums.

    I agree with carriers. My third fed toon has a Jem Hadar Dreadnaught. Its a great ship. My build is around making the most of my pets and supporting them.
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