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galaxyrider0galaxyrider0 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
Hello boys! I'm Back!

Not that someone cares, but I have been in shore leave from 7 months now. My last take on this game was when Sphere of Influence aired.

I've been following the news and the changes as best as I can. I thinking to come back to the game. But, there's so many new items and ships I'm little confused.

My main two characters are a Tactical Romulan named Tyrak(Scimitar named Ra'Kholh) and a FED Human Engineer called Tyrael(Odissey TAC named USS Justice).

With both them I was able to always score top3 on Elite STFs, even without REP gear. My Scimitar have only Romulan Weapons from the Rep. The rest is an Aegis set in my Odissey.

Some questions I have:

1 - How behind in firepower am I?

2 - Is there any change to game mechanics that I should be aware to make my build?

3 - Which ship is now good for replacing my Odissey? The Vegeance or there is other?

4 - The Scimitar still is the best TAC ship for romulans? Or there is a new smelter out there?

Because I'm returning, I'm finding all this Reputatoins to grind a little annoying. Any advices in that too? What REP should I focus first?

Last question: I'm from Brazil, is there any fllet that speaks portuguese or even in English wants to welcome a almost veteran member, a little rusty?
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  • solidneutroniumsolidneutronium Member Posts: 510 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Seven months, it's like you never left. Not much has changed.
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  • daqheghdaqhegh Member Posts: 1,490 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    The answer to all is GRIND.

    Grind to get your ships.
    Grind to get newer, shinier powers.
    and Grind to earn a reputation.

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  • mirrorchaosmirrorchaos Member Posts: 9,844 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Hello boys! I'm Back!

    Not that someone cares, but I have been in shore leave from 7 months now. My last take on this game was when Sphere of Influence aired.

    I've been following the news and the changes as best as I can. I thinking to come back to the game. But, there's so many new items and ships I'm little confused.

    My main two characters are a Tactical Romulan named Tyrak(Scimitar named Ra'Kholh) and a FED Human Engineer called Tyrael(Odissey TAC named USS Justice).

    With both them I was able to always score top3 on Elite STFs, even without REP gear. My Scimitar have only Romulan Weapons from the Rep. The rest is an Aegis set in my Odissey.

    Some questions I have:

    1 - How behind in firepower am I?

    2 - Is there any change to game mechanics that I should be aware to make my build?

    3 - Which ship is now good for replacing my Odissey? The Vegeance or there is other?

    4 - The Scimitar still is the best TAC ship for romulans? Or there is a new smelter out there?

    Because I'm returning, I'm finding all this Reputatoins to grind a little annoying. Any advices in that too? What REP should I focus first?

    Last question: I'm from Brazil, is there any fllet that speaks portuguese or even in English wants to welcome a almost veteran member, a little rusty?

    1. no difference, however season 9 looms around the corner and changes are planned there.

    2. see 1.

    3. oddy is still competitive, however dont be taken in by the galaxy upgrade, its the same as before with a new coat of paint to cover the cracks.

    4. yes. no.

    reputation grinds are changing in season 9, for now now the only details are in recent dev blogs.
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  • darthstormstrikedarthstormstrike Member Posts: 771 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    It will be all too easy for you to get back in the swing of things. It will be as if you never left.
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  • stf65stf65 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Seven months, it's like you never left. Not much has changed.
    His last post was in december, so he's only been gone around 3 months. :)
  • solidneutroniumsolidneutronium Member Posts: 510 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    stf65 wrote: »
    His last post was in december, so he's only been gone around 3 months. :)
    Lol..... :)
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  • johngazmanjohngazman Member Posts: 2,826 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    1 - How behind in firepower am I?

    Not far, you've arrived just prior to the power creep nerfbat.
    2 - Is there any change to game mechanics that I should be aware to make my build?

    Coming in S9, you'll no longer be able to cloak and use full impulse at the same time. Additionally, you'll only have access to four Reputation Passives at any given time. On the plus side, however, Tactical/Science/Engineering Team now have seperate cooldowns.
    3 - Which ship is now good for replacing my Odissey? The Vegeance or there is other?

    Depends what sort of ship you want. Avenger is good if you're used to using a Lt. Cdr Tac on your Ody. If not, either stick with your Ody or try the revamped Gal-Dreadnought.
    4 - The Scimitar still is the best TAC ship for romulans? Or there is a new smelter out there?

    Arguably debatable. When S9 comes into effect, things may change significantly. Cryptic are taking steps (albeit baby steps) to kerb the amount of Vaper builds out there.

    Because I'm returning, I'm finding all this Reputatoins to grind a little annoying. Any advices in that too? What REP should I focus first?

    Depends which ones you've already done. Omega is your first priority, since it's useful in most instances. Then for you, i'd say Romulan for access to Elite Scorpion fighters for your Scimitar build. Nukara is less important, unless you spend a lot of time on Nukara. Dyson is good but due to the changes being made in S9, you won't benefit from it in time.
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  • galaxyrider0galaxyrider0 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    stf65 wrote: »
    His last post was in december, so he's only been gone around 3 months. :)

    My last post perhaps, but I was away from the game... Only played the Sphere of Influence and the Crytal Entity back then, you know what I mean.

    So, as far I read, Season 9 will nerf every class in the game.

    I always stood up for balancing, but this changes seems to be drived by crying out FED players that feel underpowered compared to Romulans and KDF.
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  • wazzagiowwazzagiow Member Posts: 769 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Hello boys! I'm Back!

    Not that someone cares, but I have been in shore leave from 7 months now. My last take on this game was when Sphere of Influence aired.

    I've been following the news and the changes as best as I can. I thinking to come back to the game. But, there's so many new items and ships I'm little confused.

    My main two characters are a Tactical Romulan named Tyrak(Scimitar named Ra'Kholh) and a FED Human Engineer called Tyrael(Odissey TAC named USS Justice).

    With both them I was able to always score top3 on Elite STFs, even without REP gear. My Scimitar have only Romulan Weapons from the Rep. The rest is an Aegis set in my Odissey.

    Some questions I have:

    1 - How behind in firepower am I?

    2 - Is there any change to game mechanics that I should be aware to make my build?

    3 - Which ship is now good for replacing my Odissey? The Vegeance or there is other?

    4 - The Scimitar still is the best TAC ship for romulans? Or there is a new smelter out there?

    Because I'm returning, I'm finding all this Reputatoins to grind a little annoying. Any advices in that too? What REP should I focus first?

    Last question: I'm from Brazil, is there any fllet that speaks portuguese or even in English wants to welcome a almost veteran member, a little rusty?

    1. there is fleet spires now that have fleet tactical consoles. that would pretty much be the only thing that's changed in 7 months that you may wish to work on

    2. just cruiser commands they are built in to cruisers

    3. oddy is still a good ship so that's down to individual choice and play style

    4. it's still a popular choice with many but there is the ar'kif a heavy escort carrier might be worth looking at to see if it may suit you.
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