Other side of the Coin: Ships you are happy you purchased.

seaofsorrows

Just as the title says, we have a thread for ships that people wish they never bought.. what about ships you consider worth the time/money you spent to get them?

For me it's my original 'End Game Ship' the Fleet Assault Cruiser Refit. I didn't actually buy the Regent because I didn't want the skin or the consoles, I just loved my tough as nails, Fleet Level Sovereign. Flew that for a very long time well into DR and still take it out on occasion.

I have had a lot of fun as well with the T5-U Fleet Mogai. I don't own the T6 version because I'm quite happy with the T5U, great balance of toughness and DPS potential. Great with Beams or Cannons, very versatile and fun ship. I also own the Valdore and use it's console. More fun then my Scimitar and not as common to see in Sector Space.

At the T6 Level, I have had a lot of fun with my Presidio, which is my Main characters 'flagship.' Overall, I'm not huge on the carrier mechanic in STO, but I still like my Elite Obelisk Swarmers, and I get really good damage and high survivability from the Presidio. Very well rounded and fun cruiser. There is nothing it doesn't do well.

jorantomalak

Tbh so far all the C-store ships have been a let down save for one and thats the Bortasqu pack it has been one of my favorites she may not be the youngest girl at the ball , but she can still turn a few heads

drakethewhite

The Fed TAC Command Battle Cruiser.

My first impression was that the lack of weapon efficiency was a deal killer, but really with all the options we have now days that was insignificant compared excellent BOFF layout together with Inspiration and a Hanger. Even the appearance grew on me over time, and I can see it for what it was intended as- a multi-role Federation command ship the developed out of previous generation of starships. It's the only Cryptic design I've liked.

The T5 Excelsior comes in second, and it's a shame that the T6 version is just so much junk.


On the Klingon side, I'm sticking with my T5U K'tinga. For Romulan, the T5U T'varo. No plans to replace either.

rattler2

Regent Assault Cruiser Refit
-Got a LOT of use out of that Regent...

Fleet Mogai
Mat'ha Raptor...

Basically every ship I got... except maybe the Qib. Didn't really like that one.

kyrrok

+The Arbiter is indeed much of what I needed it to be. A half decently turning cruiser, Much like the Mogh. Twin beams 4-shooters and torpedoes are no problem with it.
+The Alita is also a nice, nimble, and sturdy ship that is quite fun. I don't even need to use the fighters that much.
+All 3 faction tac pilot ships are also quite fun. On top of everything else, it has the lunge ahead/pull back/ flip over to the side feature. I mainly use pull back to lengthen my forward barrage time, and lunge ahead when I'm stuck and can't get out.
+The Negh'tev serves as my Klingon toon's flagship. The only KDF ship in my squadron that sticks to beams and torpedoes, with no cannons. Not because it can't, for it's turn rate is quite decent I think you can get away with it, but because I just decide so.
+The Mogh cruiser is the first KDF zen ship I picked up. It's quite neat to be able to have 2 beams and a torp on each side, and room for 2 cannons up front on top of that. And the turn rate lets me get away with it.
+The Mogai was the first zen warbird and the only one I could deal with until the T6s started showing up.
+The Vastam warbird is the flagship for my Rom characters, and it suits both My KDF eng, and Fed tac like a glove.
?I would look forward to adding the T6 Prometheus and Hegh'ta to the list.

nikephorus

T6 command cruiser pack, T5/6 excelsior, d'deridex, b'rel.

saleh01one

The Arbiter class, hands down. Didn't feel like I was buying it for the Trait (like the Phantom, which turned out to be a fun ship anyway), just saw it and the layout and went, "I want that." Definitely no buyer's remorse here, as that ship is a blast to fly, and the nice Trait is just icing.

giovanniblasini

Having not yet bought my VA an endgame ship, I'd say the TOS Connie. It's the only Tier 1 ship I find that I want to keep flying.

mustrumridcully0

All Long Range Science Vessel Retrofit variants. I am actually flying the ship on two characters, and all the customziation options are great.
Before the Vesta came, I also think it was the best Science Vessel in the game. Science has so many good low level utility abilities that you can never go wrong with an extra science ensign.

All the Defiant variants. I really love this ship, too. Though I am waiting for the Tier 6 variant. (We know it's in the works, but I fear I'll have to wait for October for it to release, if they really want to tie it in with DS9 themed content... We'll see.)

captainmal3

Back when T5 was top of the line, I picked up the avenger battlecruiser. Best. Buy. Ever. That thing ruled the game for me for months. It's not as amazing now thanks to power creep, but if I ever upgraded it to T5-U it'd probably still be a solid ship.

I've bought 4 lockbox ships in total, 3 off the exchange and one was a really lucky lockbox win. I regret buying the first one from the exchange, but the second two, the Astika and the new Krenim Warship, are both absolutely brilliant. No regrets at all on buying those. The warship especially, for a non-sci ship is sure can put out of an awful lot of science.

daveyny

All of the Fed ships that I have so far purchased.
I don't do PvP, so even though it may take a couple of days to figure it out, I've come up with more than adequate set ups for every single one of them in Advanced and Elite modes.

vorwoda

giovanniblasini wrote: »

Having not yet bought my VA an endgame ship, I'd say the TOS Connie. It's the only Tier 1 ship I find that I want to keep flying.

The first purchase I made in game was the TOS Bundle, and I have never regretted it! I ran the TOS Connie till about level 40 on each of my three FEDs, and I still use the TOS phaser pistols, retrofit phasers, Connie interiors (now on Galaxy-X's), and Type F shuttles on all 3, and uniforms on two of the 3. Of course, I only use the Gal-X's because there aren't any Tier 5 or 6 you-know-whats.

drakethewhite wrote: »

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On the Klingon side, I'm sticking with my T5U K'tinga. For Romulan, the T5U T'varo. No plans to replace either.

Same for my Alien-gen TOS Klingon, and my 2 TOS Romulans.

My Gorn flies an Orion Marauder which I got for free during a giveaway week, and it makes an ideal pirate ship for a Gorn Separatist like him.

I also enjoy the interior amenities of the Suliban Cell Ship which I bought on the exchange - but I never actually FLY it anywhere, I just go to the bridge to shop and DOFF. Same with the Risan Ferengi ship, except Dabo is the main draw there.

Obviously, I'm not a hardcore min-maxer, I'm just trying to make my game as TOS as possible, as it's what I enjoy most in Trek.

aesica

I regret not having bought the Vesta back when it was relevant, but then again I'm a lousy free player who has never bought a c-store ship (that wasn't a free giveaway) in my life. Does that count?

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gpgtx

T6 Galaxy

also the oddy 3 pack

warmaker001b

Well, I for one am usually the type to find the positives of a ship and somehow make it work despite whatever reputation it has in the playerbase. I will make the Malon Garbage Scow perform better than others with their fancy ships.

But of the more recent ship purchases, I'd say the Pilot Ships were a pricey but best buy I've done. Basically, they're the Alpha Wolves of the Escort Pack. Pricey purchase but it gets all my characters, across all factions, full, 100% access to whatever Pilot Ship play has to offer.

lopequil

You didn't specify c-store so I'm going to say my Krenn. It looks gorgeous with the Korath skin, turns on a dime and is absolutely oodles of fun with the dyson and temporal warfare sets. If we're talking about the c-store then I'd go with my mat'Ha raptor, but when it comes to value for money then definitely the Jason heavy raider. I'm still amazed those are selling as cheaply as they are.

artan42

The only 3 I've bought: 2 for the consoles (Leach and Valdore) and my T5U TAC Oddy.

ikonn

C-store...

Arbiter
Morrigu

Unless something else is announced I just can't live without. I am saving my favorite c-store KDF slot for a T6 K't'inga. That is the last C-store ship I want to buy.

While I have most of the lower tiered ships, the above two have provided me with the most fun. The only other ship that even comes close is the K't'inga, which has always been my favorite Sci-fi ship. Hope they add it and make it with a better BOff layout than the older versions.

Exchange/Lockbox...

Vaadwaur Astika
Tal-shiar Adapted Battlecruiser

grylak

My soverign Regent whatever. Flew that ship for a long time. Sovie skin with the Regent nacelles. Still crack it out on my alts from time to time. Flew it until I finally grinded enough to get the Oddy 3 pack. Love that ship with the 3 consoles. Although lately, I've been focusing more on my Tac character who flies the T5U defiant wiith the ds9 pack interior. Oh I have so much fun with that ship. But once the war is over and we go back to exploration, I'm gonna put her into an Oddy.

My civillian trader character flew the NX from the Enterprise pack for her entire life, until she could finally get the tuffli off the exchange. Love both of those.

And though I aint played my rommie in months, I had a great deal of fun with the T5 D'Deridex. Which my Rommie Delta recruit will start flying once she gets that high, when I finally go back to playing them.

bernatk

seaofsorrows wrote: »

At the T6 Level, I have had a lot of fun with my Presidio, which is my Main characters 'flagship.'

Yep, I use that ship on my fed alts. No fancy gear just XI and XII trash gear, and jeez yesterday doing the the CC round they were performing nicely with TRIBBLE gear. ..... I immediately thought how stupid I'm for not picking up the megapack....
Just picked up the Presidio for AHOD, thinking it's just another Odyssey failure otherwise........ boy was I wrong...

sunfrancks

saleh01one wrote: »

The Arbiter class, hands down. Didn't feel like I was buying it for the Trait (like the Phantom, which turned out to be a fun ship anyway), just saw it and the layout and went, "I want that." Definitely no buyer's remorse here, as that ship is a blast to fly, and the nice Trait is just icing.

Yup, same here.

The Arbiter for me was a must have, and I thoroughly enjoy every moment I fly it.

My Tac Command Cruiser is a close second.

As for my Escorts/Destroyers, my T6 HEC and Veteran ship will always be at the top of my list, along with the above cruisers.

gavshaw

C-Store Galaxy Dreadnought - Had a lot of fun with it. Then the day the fleet version came out; fleet module and new ship within 10 minutes of logging in. Upgraded it to T5U and flew that until the Arbiter was released. Especially enjoyable when it is considered to be the Failaxy-X and you know people are rolling their eyes at you when you come into a PVE. She pulled her weight; 'they see me rolling, they be hating'.

Arbiter - Got it on its opening weekend using the monthly stipend I had been saving. I originally was going for the trait for my dreadnought, but ended up having fun with it. Not long after my next monthly stipend came in and straight off to get the fleet version. Been flying that ever since on my main. Best experience with it was when 5 Arbiters/Avengers rolled into a PVE together. Things just died.

immudzen

There are many ships that I have purchased that I really like, My favorite ever is the Dauntless. That is an amazing science vessel that is almost as maneuverable as a shuttle. The other ships I have purchased over the years that I have really liked is the Vesta pack the Avenger. The Avenger is an UGLY ship. It reminds me of some beat up pit bull that you send out to kill people you don't like. It seems to perfectly get the idea of a battlecruiser.

The Vesta is just an amazing class of ships that have been made obsolete by T6. The reason I like the Dauntless over the Vesta is the intel seating. A T6 Vesta pack with intel seatingwould be sweet.

gradii

Arbiter (Fed), Faeht (Romulan), Tactical Pilot Raptor (KDF)

adamkafei

Well, all my Excels (T3, T5, T5F, T5F-U, T6 and T6F) and the FPER... I also got a lot of mileage out of the Nova before getting the Scryer which I'm still debating but don't regret.

velqua

I was happy to purchase:

• All Defiant variants
• Enterprise 1701 & Refit
• Excelsior variants up to Fleet T5-U
• All Galaxy X variants
• Galaxy T6 & Fleet T6
• All Sovereign variants
• All Nebula variants
• All Luna variants

bergins

Manticore

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theraven2378

T6 Galaxy, it serves as my main toon's flagship

Eclipse, stealth cruiser enough said

T6 Intrepid, a very good sci ship

Sano

Best ship i ever bought in the game is the romulam science pilot ship

toiva

This is probably stretching the meaning of your question, but I never regretted grinding for the Chel Grett. Mind you it was a time when you had to run the winter races on each char separately.
I think it has been my most used ship across characters and I really liked it.

Then more in line with buying, the T4 Vor'kang just for its beautiful skin. Also the diverse mogais because they're the nicest ships in all of Star Trek. And hope there's more. I'd just have to look in my data...

Sadly though, now that I think about it, most of the C-Store ships I bought I didn't really get much use from or don't think well enough of them to list them in this thread.