I like A2B Online much more than Escorts Online. Two years of sitting 6km away not moving so I can keep things in my firing arc and just basically being a turret was pretty boring. Now I get to fly around in a death spiral. The scenery changes are awesome.
It feels much more trek-line when I'm out slaughtering all those new life and new civilizations I'm meeting.
Them: "Hi, we're explorers from a distant galaxy. We would like to share our knowledge...."
STO Federation Captain: "Die Space Commie!" pew-pew boom!
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edited April 2014
On topic: Escorts already have something that defines them. They can mount dual cannons. The only other fed ships that can are the Vesta, Avenger, and Dyson ships. Don't really count the Galaxy-X as it doesn't have decent enough BOff support for cannons, and the turn rate makes them less than ideal. Other than the ships I named... dual cannons are pretty much Escort exclusive.
Cruisers: Cruiser Commands
Science ships: Subsystem Targeting
Escorts: Dual Pew Pews and BOff support for said Pew Pews
I can't take it anymore! Could everyone just chill out for two seconds before something CRAZY happens again?!
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On topic: Escorts already have something that defines them. They can mount dual cannons. The only other fed ships that can are the Vesta, Avenger, and Dyson ships. Don't really count the Galaxy-X as it doesn't have decent enough BOff support for cannons, and the turn rate makes them less than ideal. Other than the ships I named... dual cannons are pretty much Escort exclusive.
Cruisers: Cruiser Commands
Science ships: Subsystem Targeting
Escorts: Dual Pew Pews and BOff support for said Pew Pews
Let's assume you ment to say dual heavy cannons since dual cannons are not ever worth looking at them.What makes them "exclusive" ?Low firing arc ,less spike damage than beams .You probably play the same game the OP plays lol
On topic: Escorts already have something that defines them. They can mount dual cannons.
But that doesn't define Escorts. Most ships can mount dual cannons, how did you get to the conclusion that it's a defining characteristic of Escorts.
Escorts, Raptors, Raiders, Battlecruisers, Dreadnoughts, Corvettes, Warbirds, Multi-Mission Science Vessels, and Destroyers can all equip dual cannons. The ship types that cannot are Science Vessels, Support Vessels, Cruisers, Flight-Deck Cruisers, and (basic) Carriers. Why define one ship type by what most others have and isn't what defines them?
Cruisers: Cruiser Commands
Science ships: Subsystem Targeting
Escorts: Dual Pew Pews and BOff support for said Pew Pews
What about ship types that are not of those three classifications? I know this game is mostly Fed, but even within the Federation, there are more than those three classifications.
Also, there are more Fed ships that can equip dual cannons than Escorts and the ships you've listed. The Fed Destroyers: Aquarius, Chimera, and Mobius(unless that counts as Terran/Mirror, though it's Fed faction-exclusive)
I don't know how that would affect PvP but when you see beamboat kumaris and/or beamboat bug ships in stfs, you think that maybe cannons deserve a buff.
Hate to break it to ya but my fed escort runs 125/125/125/135 in combat
seriously it does with every buff running and while firing. (i can make this last for about 20 seconds out of every minute, with resting power levels that still leave all power levels over 75)
what now mate
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I know right. I can hit around 125/100/85/85. but the numbers that guy posted. I don't even know man...how does he do it?
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It feels much more trek-line when I'm out slaughtering all those new life and new civilizations I'm meeting.
Them: "Hi, we're explorers from a distant galaxy. We would like to share our knowledge...."
STO Federation Captain: "Die Space Commie!" pew-pew boom!
Don't spoil the game plot.:D
That is sig worthy material.
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Cruisers: Cruiser Commands
Science ships: Subsystem Targeting
Escorts: Dual Pew Pews and BOff support for said Pew Pews
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Let's assume you ment to say dual heavy cannons since dual cannons are not ever worth looking at them.What makes them "exclusive" ?Low firing arc ,less spike damage than beams .You probably play the same game the OP plays lol
Escorts, Raptors, Raiders, Battlecruisers, Dreadnoughts, Corvettes, Warbirds, Multi-Mission Science Vessels, and Destroyers can all equip dual cannons. The ship types that cannot are Science Vessels, Support Vessels, Cruisers, Flight-Deck Cruisers, and (basic) Carriers. Why define one ship type by what most others have and isn't what defines them?
What about ship types that are not of those three classifications? I know this game is mostly Fed, but even within the Federation, there are more than those three classifications.
Also, there are more Fed ships that can equip dual cannons than Escorts and the ships you've listed. The Fed Destroyers: Aquarius, Chimera, and Mobius(unless that counts as Terran/Mirror, though it's Fed faction-exclusive)
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I know right. I can hit around 125/100/85/85. but the numbers that guy posted. I don't even know man...how does he do it?
Star Trek Battles member. Want to roll with a good group of people regardless of fleets and not have to worry about DPS while doing STFs? Come join the channel and join in the fun!
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