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Bolian or Joined Trill Science Officer?

Hello all! So as you can probably tell by the title, I am planning on making a new Science character Federation-side. The only thing that I'm still hung up on at this point is what species to make it.

I've narrowed down the options to Bolian or Joined Trill. I like the look of Bolians and their Efficient Captain trait is very nice, but are the extra skill point bonuses the Joined Trill provides worth more than the Efficient Captain trait for a Science character?

That said, if you could share your thoughts on which species I should go with, it would make my decision a lot quicker and easier! Thanks for reading!

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0 Arc User
    Joined Trill has better inherent bonuses (especially space-wise, but they're not so much better that it's prohibitive to play the Bolian instead if you think you'd look better as one.

    TL;DR: Play what you like.
  • adamkafeiadamkafei Member Posts: 6,539 Arc User
    In the early game core efficiency is a wonderful thing to have but later on console bonuses majorly outstrip this stat. One also has to consider what ship you plan to go into in the end, for a sci in a sci ship joined Trill trumps everything else every time, however for some escorts and for cruisers (which I really don't recommend for sci) you should consider other base traits.

    Ultimately of your listed options I would go with the joined Trill as they have the greatest number of benefits.
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  • alex284alex284 Member Posts: 366 Arc User
    Joined Trill get


    +3 Starship Hull Repair
    +3 Starship Inertial Dampers
    +3 Starship Power Insulators
    +3 Starship Sensors
    +3 Starship Shield Emitters
    +3 Starship Weapons Training
    +3 Starship Warp Core Potential
    +7 Starship Graviton Generators
    +7 Starship Particle Generator
    +7 Starship Subspace Decompiler

    Bolians get +30 to warp core efficiency.

    My math is that joined trill get +13 to useful skills, +16 to mediocre skills, and +13 to useless skills. Bolians get +30 to a useful skill.

    But all in all these aren't game-breaking differences. I'd say just go with the species you like better.
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