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Tier 6 Battlecruisers Stats
pwlaughingtrendy
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We’re excited to reveal the stats, items and abilities for three new starships: the Arbiter Class Battlecruiser, the Kurak Battlecruiser and the Morrigu Heavy Warbird!
You can check it out here! http://bit.ly/T6Battlecruisers
~LaughingTrendy
You can check it out here! http://bit.ly/T6Battlecruisers
~LaughingTrendy
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The blog mentions 3 ships per faction, but only gives stats for 1 battlecruiser per faction!?!
A bit surprising, they seemed like a good potential fit. But they also fit Intel, I think. (Especially if you consider the "dark" skin for the Avenger).
And Intel is (IMO) the better specialization. Override Subsystem Safety seems like a bit boost to any ship.
Surprised by that myself. Stopped reading after that part.
I do wonder if the Starship Mastery Trait works with SS1-3. Because that will be even more fun.
Personally, I still wish they gave the Arbiter's deflector section a look more in line with the USS Vengeance's (just omit the large weapon pods). It already has all the angular elements (while the Avenger just had the side profile) but a distasteful deflector design (didn't much like it on the Fed DSDs, and don't much like it on this one either). It would have been perfect otherwise.
Why? Intel powers are quite powerful.
Very interesting Stats... Gonna be quite fun to fly.
The Romulans got a few extra shiny's which is cool and interesting.
I don't disagree that Intel powers are good. But I already have several Intel ships, and after seeing a Sovereign class used in the pilot powers blog months back I kind of hoped that this would be a Pilot boff ship rather than another Intel.
Yeah, was a "huh" moment for sure.
That surprised me too.
I have a small request with these ship stats announcements. Could give us the specific stats of the consoles and traits instead of a general idea of what they do? Like how much weapon haste and how much weapon power cost reduction does Emergency Weapon Cycle actually do. Is it more powerful using a EPTW III than using EPTW I?
How much does the Ablative Hazard Shield actually absorb and how much unmodified hull and shield healing does it do? Is the healing from it boosted from skills? What about aux power? How potent is the passive?
Stuff like that. Info really helps with purchasing decisions.
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Considering that T6 mogai costs 3k zen - like pilot sihps, they ARE EXTREAMLY UNDERPOWERED STAT WISE for PVP and PVE:
inferior weapons slots (no 5/2),
VASTLY INFERIOR TURN RATE (over 25% inferior),
VASTLY INFERIOR IMPULSE MOD (almost 25% inferior),
VASTLY INFERIOR NO OP PILOT MANEUVERS (so no way to block EVERY BO3 or TS3 dmg spike in 1 on 1 and reposition your self),
VASTLY HIGHER CREW NUMBER - huge drawback for prolonged fights,
weaker interia,
no COMMANDER grade INTEL (or PILOT) seating,
On + side though slightly better shield mod (not rly needed when only non laging dmg has 100% shield pen in this game) and hull that will take around 1-2 more dhc blots (whole +-3k LOL) but dhc's dont fire so 1-2 beam - as Cryptic uses beams now even in screens since they know dhc's and torps dont fire almost at all in the game
So they are not even on the same tier/class of power (the power PVP or PVE wise it gives is worth around 1-1,5k zen when considering Pilot ships vs these ship.
Sadly even if i have the all mogai/valdores there were im not gona waste Zen for something that is SO VASTLY INFERIOR to Pilot ships - could consider it when the Pilots are balanced out so other escorts can actually compete with them, or this T6 mogai gets buffed.
Edit:
Trait only usalbe pve wise (for pvp nothing can stand properly without eptS and E so actually something is in your firing arc and not 2173897583k away)
Because if you want an Intel cruiser there's already the Eclipse and Qib which have more intel, better cloaks, and better turning, or for an Intel escort-ish warbird the Faeht with the same advantages. These don't really add anything new.
Because these might be the next "Reciprocity" for Romulans (potentially lolworthy on Scimitars) and KDF (making that Bortasqu a better FaW'er).
Actually, these are quite good updates to ships that were..somewhat lacking. Also, those Battlecruisers came with the Gather Intel mechanic - these ships don't.
(But really, I'll always fly my Excelsior)
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Other than that, the stats are as expected, barring the nice surprise of intel being the chosen spec.
Toi'Va, Ti'vath, Toivia, Ty'Vris, Tia Vex, Toi'Virth: Add Tier 6 KDF Carrier and Raider.
Tae'Va, T'Vaya, To'Var, Tevra, T'Vira, To'Vrak: Give us Asylums for Romulans.
Don't make ARC mandatory! Keep it optional only!
Which, to my eyes' dismay, is one hideous, ugly eyesore.
Anyways, these seem like decent ships, even if they're not the coolest-looking ships in the Alliance's fleet. I do own a fleet Mogh and lack of discount for owning one hurts my pocket, which means I doubt I'll ever buy that T6 version. Plus, another battlecruiser is not really what I want.
"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."
Yeah same here. I don't really like these designs. Only thing that would pull me out of my T5U Excelsior is a T6 Excelsior and that seems unlikely.
When I first saw the teaser pics of the Arbiter I was immediately drawn to the design. It's a thing of beauty although not in the graceful sweeping lines way, but more of a tech way. Fantastic design with some really great elements to it...split deflector dish, forward swept pylons, and the sleek "shark-like" low profile.
Immediate buy for me. Stats and traits are secondary to the look, which is sharp and aggressive. Looks like visible hard points for weapons and less windows (or inset ones) to retain that "battle" look. It feels stronger, more solid, and ready for combat.
Other than that, some comments given are nasty, rude, and uncalled for...in fact the ugliest thing I've seen in this game are actually on the forums.
Trendy, will you please ask the people who decide how the boff seating will go on ships: Will the Ensign seats ever totally go away? I myself had thought that we might see the last of them with the rise of the tier six ships. However it looks like that's not going to happen.
Maybe with the tier seven ships?
Also, when will M/ARA and Singularity Warp Cores get Transwarp as a sustained speed? Being able to go Warp 11, 12, 13, 14, or even 15 across the whole map sure would be nice. And without any Borg ship consoles. By 2410 ships should be able to do more than make short transwarp jumps.
The next step would be Tele-Drives of course. Teleportational Drive is the only way to fly! Make it so!
Cheers!
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