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saltuskinsaltuskin Member Posts: 0 Arc User
i just got the predisdio what is the best hanger pet to use with this ship
thanks for the help also and tricks i should know about when using this ship seems to be a very good ship
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  • roadghostroadghost Member Posts: 394 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    The pets discussed in the Federation Shipyard forum. Where you can discuss and question your ship builds.

    Like this thread about the same question:

    http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=1399291
  • oneratsonerats Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    Yeah, as they said in there you want Elite Scorpions or Elite Swarmers. Scorps use high yield torps, warmers use beam overloads. In the end, most say swarmers are better as often enemies die before the torps hit, or they hit shields.
  • orondisorondis Member Posts: 1,447 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    Elite Swarmers.
    Previously Alendiak
    Daizen - Lvl 60 Tactical - Eclipse
    Selia - Lvl 60 Tactical - Eclipse
  • lordstipe2000lordstipe2000 Member Posts: 61 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    Elite deltas they can take a beating and keep on ticking.. And with their tachyon beams things never seem to have shields for very long. Hands down my favorite.
  • tigerariestigeraries Member Posts: 3,492 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    orondis wrote: »
    Elite Swarmers.

    cant be used on command ships

    edit: at least I dont think you can... thought it was only for the Obelisk carrier?
  • cody0893cody0893 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    no i use them on both of my command cruiser but truthfullie pet choice should be about your strat. Like me being a sci fye freak i love the sci class and tbr2 with doff to me haveing a extra elite runabout throwing tractor beam is a massve advantage but i allso love the pets from the atriox omg lil spam factorie's but if dps is what you neeed elite swarmer's is the one to go.
    Point being pets should high light your abil or strat so no matter what per you use u get a good effect.
    They killed your Alt's now they want your main
  • darkjeffdarkjeff Member Posts: 2,590 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    Swarmers are usable on any ship, it's just the free ones from the mission that are locked to the Obelisk.

    Scorpions vs Swarmers, it depends on the content. In relation to that content though, Scorpions are better.

    I tested hangers in ISE extensively before DR hit. Literally dozens of runs, logged to a spreadsheet. Tested it again when BO was buffed to see if it made a difference. It didn't. For ISE matches that take at least 2 minutes, Scorpions do appreciably more DPS than Swarmers. As in 20% more. ~5.6k vs ~4.6k, if I recall correctly. (I'd have to find that spreadsheet again to confirm.)

    Nothing has changed in DR that would have changed this. If anything, the increased shields/hull of enemies give Scorpions a bigger edge on most content.

    In eSTFs against Borg (aside from BD), you're facing tough structures where HYTs will hit, so Scorpions do considerably better.

    In content where things die before that wave of HYT can hit, Swarmers will do better. Except if you're in content where things die before the first wave of HYT can hit, hangers in general won't do much and their advantage is minimal.

    What this means is that when Scorpions do more damage, the difference is greater than when Swarmers do more damage. So Scorpions are better.

    However, all that aside, there are content where both Swarmers and Scorpions will do jack-all, due to facing enemies with AoEs that tend to wipe out all your fighters on a regular basis. In that situation you're going to want the Delta Flyers (so they don't blow up and can actually do damage), especially since Tachyon Beam has been buffed. Delta Flyers are also the preferred hanger against the Crystalline Entity because it strips the Recrystalization buff from it.

    Basically, my recommendation is that unless you're willing to switch between Scorpions, Swarmers, and Delta Flyers depending on content, you're better off with Delta Flyers. Plus they're the most appropriate looking for a Fed Command Cruiser.
  • warpangelwarpangel Member Posts: 9,427 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    If you got enough hangar cooldown reductions, Swarners dying fast could be an advantage. It means you can launch more, and newly launched ones always have their Beam Overloads ready. Though that strategy would probably better fit a Carrier than an Flight-Deck Cruiser.

    I'd recommend Delta Flyers for general use, too.
  • meimeitoomeimeitoo Member Posts: 12,594 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    warpangel wrote: »
    If you got enough hangar cooldown reductions, Swarners dying fast could be an advantage. It means you can launch more, and newly launched ones always have their Beam Overloads ready. Though that strategy would probably better fit a Carrier than an Flight-Deck Cruiser.

    I'd recommend Delta Flyers for general use, too.

    Now, if only Cryptic gave them the new and improved Tachyon Beam III too. :D
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