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krisknives
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I just got to level 50 and I'm playing as a fed aligned engineer. I've been taking assault heavy fast war birds loaded down with tactical officers and dual cannons and that combined with hit and run cloak tactics have served me pretty well for the most part. However now I'm approaching the end game and looking at some long grinds for resources to score a new ship and equip it I'm not sure what end game ship best supports my hit and run game style.
I was thinking either the Haakona Advanced Warbird since in Duel Vector mode it picks up considerable turn speed to get cannons on target but I had to invest a month or two raising Zen to fund out Duel Vector mode is awful. I also was considering the Ar'Kif Tactical Carrier Warbird Retrofit but I've no idea if the singularity beam is worth it or if retro fits really stack up to the other end game ships.
Could someone with more end game Romulan experience perhaps share some of your experiences with the end game ships and their unique abilities and suggest which ones might support a dual cannon striker?
I was thinking either the Haakona Advanced Warbird since in Duel Vector mode it picks up considerable turn speed to get cannons on target but I had to invest a month or two raising Zen to fund out Duel Vector mode is awful. I also was considering the Ar'Kif Tactical Carrier Warbird Retrofit but I've no idea if the singularity beam is worth it or if retro fits really stack up to the other end game ships.
Could someone with more end game Romulan experience perhaps share some of your experiences with the end game ships and their unique abilities and suggest which ones might support a dual cannon striker?
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Plus it is a beautiful ship with enough mobility to bring those duals to bear.
Spells?
It is one of my favourite ships but so far I haven't found the ability to fire while cloaked terribly useful. I think you effectively decloak a bit every time you fire so enemies can get a few shots in and you are vulnerable to stray torpedoes / explosions.
I've found the ability to use bridge officer abilities - including on other players - while cloaked more useful. Means even if I'm beat up and using the cloak to hide I can still tac/eng/sci team others.
The conclusion of this reasoning : two very different ships are optimal for the Romulan engineer, namely the Mogai and the Scimitar. I really like the Dhelan and T'Varo, but tactical or scientific captains will fare better than you in these ships. Choosing between the Mogai and the Scimitar is not too difficult given their huge differences. It depends on your personal preferences (and maybe on your access to a Fleet Mogai). Don't buy the Scimitar 3-pack, only the tactically oriented version is worthwhile in the long run (specific consoles are fun but they will end up in your bank after a couple of weeks anyway).
This is a very concise version of the arguments appearing in other threads. More details are available if you need clarifications.
My character Tsin'xing
I'm pretty sure they didn't because I don't think you can use those even with the enhanced battle cloak. I think it's only abilities which target yourself or allies.
I understood what they meant, hence my smiley face. I was more... raising an eyebrow at their little slip. I put it down to the pointy ears. Bound to give some folk elfish thoughts.
Visible means the cloak is still active, your shields are still down, and you hide again automatically, but everybody can see you and target you as if you were not cloaked.
Duration applies to casting time only, so something like Gravity Well will make you visible long enough to throw it, while Tractor Beam will keep you visible as long as you have the target in your tractor.
The regular battlecloak cannot do any of this stuff. For that, you have to turn off the cloak and start the cloaking cooldown timer.
My character Tsin'xing
Any power that stays on really.
Energy Siphon may not leave you decloaked but your position will be obvious.
If I ask you a question it is not an insult but a genuine attempt to understand why.
When I insult you I won't be discreet about it, I will be precise and to the point stupid.
Daft it is then. At least I'm of an age where it's more or less expected of me.
I just dusted mine off and ran it through a few STFs. A very decent little ship.