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  • helgmornhelgmorn Member Posts: 103 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    I will get one for each of my toons.

    It looks great, Rainbow Turret Build for me :), Plasma Burn Proc from that alone will be worth 2k DPS, easily capable to handle advanced STF.

    Specs mean literally nothing, you can run every single piece of content except elites with a T1 Miranda or Connie (both of which are easy to push over 5k dps)

    With so many ship choices out there, who cares about specs!

    Any T3 ship can compete in the 10k DPS Channel! One does not need specs to have fun and compete.
  • synthiasuicidesynthiasuicide Member Posts: 458 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    helgmorn wrote: »
    I will get one for each of my toons.

    It looks great, Rainbow Turret Build for me :), Plasma Burn Proc from that alone will be worth 2k DPS, easily capable to handle advanced STF.

    Specs mean literally nothing, you can run every single piece of content except elites with a T1 Miranda or Connie (both of which are easy to push over 5k dps)

    With so many ship choices out there, who cares about specs!

    Any T3 ship can compete in the 10k DPS Channel! One does not need specs to have fun and compete.

    Yeah, Kinda what he said.

    And with Plasma Doping right now it would still be respectible. Toss on all the cool Consoles into Engineering, Bio Circuits, Tachyo, Assim Mod, Zero point, Plasmonic.
    2X Embassy Sci (Flow)(Epic)
    3X +Beam

    Rainbow beam Arrays.
    Maybe:

    TT, FAW II
    FAW
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    Not sure about engineering Boffs. Been awhile since I used a ship with so many.
    Maybe:
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    EPTS,RSP,EPTW3, AtoSif3

    2 Conn Doffs
    2-3 DCE's

    Hell I'll have to go look at assault cruiser builds I guess lol. Been staying away from Ships with such limited Tac boff slots for awhile. But, with Plasma Doping doesn't seem to matter what ship I put my Engie KDF into, I do 30k+. Doing like 31-33K in the Sarr Theln, Went back to Fleet Corsair for a test, Did 30K. Granted my Embassy Consoles arent Epic, Only one Epic so far, But working on it. Tried out the Bortasqu again last night, 30K.

    So I see no reason for this ship, Geared up properly to do Respectable, but not amazing DPS.
    Only matters if your trying to push the top of the Charts in DPS. Bet I'd get 20k+ outta it. lol
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  • decroniadecronia Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    I might get one to give it a try and see what it is like. If I like it I may get some for a couple more characters. I have always preferred the slower ships as I have never been any good at "escort" play. It was a sad day when I had to give up my Anny Oddy for the Vesta as much as I like it, it is still a second for me.
  • warmaker001bwarmaker001b Member Posts: 9,205 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    So, another ship inspired from a different franchise altogether, playable at endgame level stats. But no playable endgame Constitution & Miranda-classes. But a Connie and Miranda is considered immersion breaking.

    Hmm. Interesting!
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  • legendarylycan#5411 legendarylycan Member Posts: 37,284 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    So, another ship inspired from a different franchise altogether, playable at endgame level stats.
    that would be something other than stargate, then? because voyager came first
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  • gavinrunebladegavinruneblade Member Posts: 3,894 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    So, another ship inspired from a different franchise altogether, playable at endgame level stats. But no playable endgame Constitution & Miranda-classes. But a Connie and Miranda is considered immersion breaking.

    Hmm. Interesting!

    http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Pralor_starship

    Not from outside franchises. These are canon trek ships.
  • eighrichteeighrichte Member Posts: 338 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    I realize it would have taken a ton of work and probably not even been possible, but I feel like this ship should not have a bow and stern. It shouldn't really have a "facing" for travel or firing arcs. Perhaps rather than fore and aft weapons, it should have two slots in each 90 degree arc.

    Pipe dream, I know, but I don't think I could ever feel right in this ship with strict directional facings.
  • kodachikunokodachikuno Member Posts: 6,020 Arc User1
    edited January 2015
    captaind3 wrote: »
    doesnt have a 'launch deathgliders' console... don't want :P


    dont forget thoron infused polarons :P
    So in other words you want a hangar?
    No I want a console that launches deathgliders in a fashion similar to the consumable you get in the vault that launches scorpions.. And I wanna big old voicebox modulator so I can yell at people on earth from orbit!
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  • walshicuswalshicus Member Posts: 1,314 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    js26568 wrote: »
    The stats remind me of those mirror cruisers you can get from the exchange for 100k EC.

    I'm not even sure why this ship exists.

    Combination of RP potential and being a cheaper alternative to players who don't want to spend millions of EC but still want something they can run level 60 content in.
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  • wbaker256#3172 wbaker256 Member Posts: 300 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    My only issue with the ship so far is the BOff seat setup. I would've made the LTC seat Universal and the Ensign seat Engineering. And also the fact that it only has 200 Crew.
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  • norobladnoroblad Member Posts: 2,624 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    farmallm wrote: »
    Since most players think the ship is TRIBBLE. I hope to steal it off the exchange at a sweet deal. So far I like the ship, however I'm deciding on who gets it. My Fed, KDF, or Romulan is the choices. If its cheap enough, I might buy 2 of them to widen my choices on who gets it. So far Im leaning to my Fed or KDF on the ship. I like this better than the Kazon one.

    heh well don't try it today. I sold one already... they are over 1M each, far, far too much for what it is.

    wait for it to hit 100k in a week lol.
  • synthiasuicidesynthiasuicide Member Posts: 458 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    Well, Bought it for way more then it should have been.
    But, wanted to play around with it anyways.

    Used that above build I Posted couple pages back on my KDF Engineer. Leveled its mastery.
    Jumped right into a ISA PUG, Parsed 30k. Or 30.2K lol

    So nothing wrong with it. Sure theres better options, And I have them already, but get bored. Since it's only T5U, Missing a console, and only 77k hull 8k Shields.
    But, its fun. I like how the KCB fires from the top of the Flying Pyramid. Weapon Hardpoints in good spots.
    Shield Visuals all work except Delta, It does nothing to this thing.

    But, nice Goldish color option for it. and patterns work on it. Fun Ship. Good size if you like to be close to your weapon fire.

    nothing wrong with T5, or T5U. So long as you got gear. Without Plasma Fire I'd parse like 23k.
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  • warmaker001bwarmaker001b Member Posts: 9,205 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Pralor_starship

    Not from outside franchises. These are canon trek ships.

    Well, I hate it when I'm wrong. Thanks for the correction :cool:
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  • crusader2007crusader2007 Member Posts: 1,883 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    skollulfr wrote: »
    i think its a ship you get via rng, that allows you to pay money for it to still be inferior.

    i like the look of the apu ships, but i wont be putting the effort into getting one.

    Sorry but just couldn't let it go...A PUKE :D
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  • oninotaki18oninotaki18 Member Posts: 38 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    The thing that I like about the APU ship is that it is a very very solid t5 cruiser that you do NOT have to be in a fleet to get, OR invest heavily in keys OR lobi, OR buy zen OR Grind out dilithium to convert to zen to get.

    The APU cruiser is essentially the cheapest cruiser that can get 10 consoles in the game, is very maneuverable for a cruiser, and can run aux to bat. It is a free to play solo players dream. All you have to do is save up the few 100k ec to buy it off the exchange, and 1/12 the cost of a lockbox ship worth of ec to buy the ship upgrade token.

    Once I realized all that I became a very big fan of the ship and its place in this crazy world of T5, T5.5, T5-U, T-6, and T6.5 ships. Especially since I no longer feel comfortable recommending people spend money on this game, it is nice to have dirt cheap ships that can be upgraded relatively cheaply that I can point players to. I hope to see more ships like it and the Kazon raider in the future. Hell I am more excited by this ship because of this than I am any of the vaadwaur stuff in this lock box.
  • synthiasuicidesynthiasuicide Member Posts: 458 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    It's prob just that its a new toy. But having alot of fun with it. Did a 10k run and got 33k.
    Funny how I got the Tac Bortasqu T5U, do 30k and fight to stay alive. Same with the Fleet Kar'Fi T5U. Yet this cheap little UFO T5U I do 33k and have no problems staying alive. wtf? lol

    Maybe its the whole 200 Crew count? I dunno. But the thing doesn't bleed with less hull then them others. And that's still taking in 40-50% of the incoming hits and damage.

    So It's a solid ship. Wish it was T6, but oh well. Still very good.
    And looks badass with the Rainbow coming out of it. lol
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  • wildweasalwildweasal Member Posts: 1,053 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    atlantra wrote: »
    I like it. I can't wait to get one.

    Goa'uld Hatak.... Yeeeeeaaaaahhhh!

    Don't tell me you're going to fly that in PVP...... come on know you're not it's so ugly I might lower my shields and let you blow me up just I will have to look at that thing anymore... This is turning into ugly ships online
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  • questeriusquesterius Member Posts: 8,498 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    wildweasal wrote: »
    Don't tell me you're going to fly that in PVP...... come on know you're not it's so ugly I might lower my shields and let you blow me up just I will have to look at that thing anymore... This is turning into ugly ships online

    You know. I would gladly take part in pre arranged all APU PVP matches. Heck yeah.
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  • virusdancervirusdancer Member Posts: 18,687 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    wildweasal wrote: »
    Don't tell me you're going to fly that in PVP...... come on know you're not it's so ugly I might lower my shields and let you blow me up just I will have to look at that thing anymore... This is turning into ugly ships online

    I named mine Borg Sprocket. ;)

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  • mustrumridcully0mustrumridcully0 Member Posts: 12,963 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    I named mine Borg Sprocket. ;)

    http://i.imgur.com/JzqT3Uz.jpg

    And now we know front from aft. ;)
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  • willamsheridanwillamsheridan Member Posts: 1,189 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    And now we know front from aft. ;)

    Sure? Could be flying backwards. But Cryptic would not put a ship in the game thats flying backwards...:rolleyes:
  • fruitvendor12fruitvendor12 Member Posts: 615 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    Can you PM the setup?
  • norobladnoroblad Member Posts: 2,624 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    my impression is that since it does not upgrade for free, and since they put out a very similar free ship for the anniversary, this thing is pointless.

    I love the way it looks. I may buy a cheap one later. But its nothing but a cool cosmetic ship to me... it worthless otherwise.
  • farmallmfarmallm Member Posts: 4,630 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    What weapons it came with stock? I hadn't bought one yet. I thought of a Teytron build since I won't be getting a Hirogen ship anytime soon.
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  • mustrumridcully0mustrumridcully0 Member Posts: 12,963 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    Sure? Could be flying backwards. But Cryptic would not put a ship in the game thats flying backwards...:rolleyes:
    Only if they thought that they preferred the take of the artist that made the real detailed diagrams and pictures of the studio/SFX model over a 30 second depiction on the TV screen.
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  • atlantraatlantra Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    wildweasal wrote: »
    Don't tell me you're going to fly that in PVP...... come on know you're not it's so ugly I might lower my shields and let you blow me up just I will have to look at that thing anymore... This is turning into ugly ships online

    Strangely to me it has always been 'Ugly ships online'. Just look at every federation ship except the Defiant. :P

    So yeah I'm flying that APU pyramid thingy, and doing PVP in it. Currently waiting for the price to fall to reasonable levels. I will upgrade it.

    skollulfr wrote: »
    i think its a ship you get via rng, that allows you to pay money for it to still be inferior.

    LMAO.... GG Cryptic.
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  • questeriusquesterius Member Posts: 8,498 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    atlantra wrote: »
    Strangely to me it has always been 'Ugly ships online'. Just look at every federation ship except the Defiant. :P

    So yeah I'm flying that APU pyramid thingy, and doing PVP in it. Currently waiting for the price to fall to reasonable levels. I will upgrade it.

    Same thing here.
    This program, though reasonably normal at times, seems to have a strong affinity to classes belonging to the Cat 2.0 program. Questerius 2.7 will break down on occasion, resulting in garbage and nonsense messages whenever it occurs. Usually a hard reboot or pulling the plug solves the problem when that happens.
  • captaind3captaind3 Member Posts: 2,449 Arc User
    edited February 2015
    Funny, I'd call the Defiant a sawed off little shrimp compared to the Sovereign.
    No I want a console that launches deathgliders in a fashion similar to the consumable you get in the vault that launches scorpions.. And I wanna big old voicebox modulator so I can yell at people on earth from orbit!
    So a device instead of a hangar. Something nice to drop in lockboxes so often they end up at 50k on the exchange.
    I named mine Borg Sprocket. ;)

    http://i.imgur.com/JzqT3Uz.jpg

    Borg Sprocket...that's adorable.

    I like how it basically looks like an Ancient Aliens take on Mayan Pyramids.
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  • theraven2378theraven2378 Member Posts: 6,016 Arc User
    edited February 2015
    Goauld are over rated, the Lucian Alliance is where I'm going with this ship :D
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