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Best pilot ship

lowy1lowy1 Member Posts: 964 Arc User
in Star Trek Online General Discussion
Title says it. I am leaning towards the Icarus but am looking for some comunitie thoughts and perspectives since I haven't really touched pilot at all.
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  • seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,919 Arc User
    edited November 2015
    Question can't be answered, the 'best' is very subjective depending on play style.

    Personally, I went with the Icarus, I enjoy the ability to throw Gravity Wells while I zip through everything at maximum speed.

    My second favorite is the Ajax, the extra engineering capability is very nice. Being that I do just beams with no torp or anything, the Mercury was too tactical heavy for me. I don't use a lot of the pilot Boff abilities either, so for my particular needs, the tactical version would involve me using Boff slots on Pilot abilities that I don't particularly need just for the sake of having something there.

    For me, it goes 1. Icarus, 2. Ajax, 3. Mercury. But again, that's just for me and the way I build the ship. For you it might be completely different.
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  • dabelgravedabelgrave Member Posts: 979 Arc User
    I use the Ajax specifically for the boff layout. After that, the Icarus has the best trait, and the Mercury has the best console. My current PvE setup: http://www.stoacademy.com/tools/skillplanner/?build=onepveajaxsciscort_63​​
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  • seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,919 Arc User
    dabelgrave wrote: »
    I use the Ajax specifically for the boff layout. After that, the Icarus has the best trait, and the Mercury has the best console. My current PvE setup: http://www.stoacademy.com/tools/skillplanner/?build=onepveajaxsciscort_63​​

    Nice ship, I'm a big fan of the Ajax.

    This is my Icarus: U.S.S. Warsaw.

    I put a fleet core in my build, but I actually use the Temporal Phase Overcharged Warp Core from Butterfly (at UR for AMP) because it pairs with the Tetryon Omni for a 13.3% Damage boost.

    This ship is a monster. I love flying it.
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  • taylor1701dtaylor1701d Member Posts: 3,099 Arc User
    seaofsorrows wrote: »
    Question can't be answered, the 'best' is very subjective depending on play style.

    Personally, I went with the Icarus, I enjoy the ability to throw Gravity Wells while I zip through everything at maximum speed.

    That did it for me, GW is really handy to have.
    But the Icarus trait is also quite nice, 0-15% [Pen] based on your speed.
    Solid ship trait.
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  • samt1996samt1996 Member Posts: 2,856 Arc User
    Depends on your purpose. Icarus for PVE and Ajax for PVP.
  • seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,919 Arc User
    taylor1701d wrote: »

    That did it for me, GW is really handy to have.
    But the Icarus trait is also quite nice, 0-15% [Pen] based on your speed.
    Solid ship trait.

    I agree, and it meshes well with Pedal To The Metal. Just keep it at full impulse and shred EVERYTING. :)
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  • lowy1lowy1 Member Posts: 964 Arc User
    Icarus it is, thanks for the input!
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  • potasssiumpotasssium Member Posts: 1,226 Arc User
    I lean to the ENG variant in use, but bought the 9pack. Owning the Icarus is the main reason I skipped the Hestia. But yes, ENG variant with the missile console is fun.

    Do have to say I enjoy the Nandi, and plan to grab the Kor.

    But if I had to pick one variant, the ENG Ajax or its Rom/KDF equivalent would be my choice.

    Unless you like to use GW to cluster your enemies, then Lock Trajectory, CSV, TS, and whatever else. If you want to play like that the Icarus is your go to ship.
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  • seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,919 Arc User
    The nice thing about picking between an Ajax and an Icarus is the fact that you can't get it wrong.

    No matter what, you end up with one of the absolute best ships in the game.
    lowy1 wrote: »
    Icarus it is, thanks for the input!

    I hope you enjoy your new ship, I think you choose wisely. :)
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  • peterconnorfirstpeterconnorfirst Member Posts: 6,225 Arc User
    I consider the sci variant to be the best of the pilot ships. Reason is the fact that it can slot a grav well. This ability has a huge impact for general PvE and boosts the efficiency of ships with 5 front gun ports quite a bit.
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  • lowy1lowy1 Member Posts: 964 Arc User
    Yea, I use gw on most of my ships except Fleet arbiter. It makes it easy with 'll of the additional ape we get from New abilities.
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