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It's time a Tier 6 Sovereign and Remodel
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"quality of being patient in suffering"
Something tells me you won't have to suffer much longer.
A T6 Sovereign would be an instant buy from me... well... only if it retains the BOff layout of the T5U version... otherwise, yes.
It's coming, we all know it. It's probably already finished but they have a very specific ship release schedule. I'm expecting more science ships first, after that probably.
Science ships..... KDF and Romulan as well I guess? O boy, you don't know Cryptic ust yet do you? When Geko said that he wants to do a kickstarter, that should tell you enough.
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Nah, I agree we need more sci ships, with Admirality and KDF/Rom going completely ignored since I joined this game (3,5 years ago....). But none have been made since the Pathfinder, no T6 KDF and Romulan Sci Vessels were launched, no T5 Romulan Sci Vessel was launched since LoR, and only a really bad one (Ha'feh), no T5 KDF since the Varanus, which was a worse version as the D'kyr that launched around the same time. Like I said, Geko has mentioned the possibility of doing a kickstarter to see if people would actually buy the ship. This goes to show that Geko (who ultimately is lord and master concerning what comes into the game as the Lead Developer) does not believe a T6 Science Vessel will pay itself back, hence why he won't make one when he knows Cruisers and Escorts will sell. Especially with the already-hinted towards T6 Flagships probably finished and ready to roll out already.
TL;DR - I support we need more sci ships, but I don't see it happening for a while.
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I dunno; the Admiralty system cast the science ship disparity between factions into sharper relief than usual. A nine ship, cross faction 'Tier 6 Vesta' seems like a straightforward design decision. Even if they didn't originally plan on giving the KDF and Romulans versions, the Feds were almost certainly getting one, meaning most of the mechanical design work would already be done; they'd just have to hope to recoup the cost of modeling the 6 extra ships in sales. For my part, I'd probably by the mega-bundle for such a release.
9-pack is unlikely since the last time they made one they got screwed hard in development costs for the other two factions. They are simply too expensive for most people. Not saying the Dyson ships were good but they weren't bad either just mediocre. A T6 version with an updated BOFF layout (and improved visuals for the fed one) would be an absolute beast.
The Vesta is probably the most sensible ship right now for a T6 revamp...but (you saw that coming) Cryptic hasn't always followed the most logical release schedule. To illustrate the point on the FED side so far we've had Galaxy, Avenger, Excelsior, Galaxy-X, Akira, Prometheus, Defiant, and Voyager with a fair bit of ship-class repetition between individual releases. A T6 sci revamp makes sense now but Cryptic could stick with the trend of not precisely following one.
The kicker might be what plans they have for the next specialization. If the Sovereign or Vesta fits better with that than the existing specs then a logical order is definitely going to be supplanted (such that we may see something completely different as the next T6 ship revamp than these most obvious choices ATM.)
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Consoles : Tac 3/Eng 5/Sci 2 (Same as Regent T5U)
Boff: Tac LtC+Ens/Eng Com+LtC/Universal Lt (Regent has Eng Com+Lt)
Same Hull points as Regent
Most likely an Eng/Command hybrid Boff (LtC probably)
Everything else probably same.
Plus a Starship trait.
Maybe another possibly interesting console (2 piece set with the Metreon gas console maybe?)
So, +1 engineering boff power, an unknown console, and an unknown Starship trait vs T5U Regent
Keep that in mind.
This follows the pattern set with the T6 Galaxy, T6 Intrepid, T6 Defiant...
Considering the tactical focus of the game, do you really think it changes much? Only if it has a really good starship trait, and a really good console. The rest is possibly just a cosmetic draw for purchases.
Otherwise, it'll only be good those who want to buy a Fleet version because they really reallly want to fly the latest model of their favourite mishmash skinbash Sovereign.
With that being said, here are some thoughts on my preferable configurations for T6 Sovy which I named Supremacy class.
Supremacy class T6 command assault cruiser:
- type: cruiser (tier 6)
- hull: 46547 at lvl 50, 56000 at lvl 60
- shield modifier: 1.12 at lvl 50 and 1.13 at lvl 60
- turn rate: 8
- crew: 800
- 4 fore weapons slots and 4 aft weapon slots (although I would prefer 5/3 setting)
- 4 eng, 4 tac and 3 sci consoles
- saucer separation ability
- captain's yacht
- hangar bay - argo or type 11 shuttles (argo shuttles would fit better for this variant)
- universal console: metreon gas canisters
Boff slots: commander eng/command, lieutenant commander tac, lieutenant sci/command, lieutenant eng and ensign universal
Supremacy class T6 intelligence assault cruiser:
- type: cruiser (tier 6)
- hull: 46547 at lvl 50, 56000 at lvl 60
- shield modifier: 1.12 at lvl 50 and 1.13 at lvl 60
- turn rate: 8
- crew: 800
- 4 fore weapons slots and 4 aft weapon slots (although I would prefer 5/3 setting)
- 3 eng, 4 tac and 4 sci consoles
- saucer separation ability
- captain's yacht
- hangar bay - argo or type 11 shuttles (type 11 shuttles would be better suited for this variant)
- a special slot for secondary deflector dish
- universal console: cloaking device
Boff slots: commander eng/intel, lieutenant command tac, lieutenant sci/intel, lieutenant eng and ensign universal
Supremacy class T6 pilot assault cruiser:
- type: cruiser (tier 6)
- hull: 46547 at lvl 50, 56000 at lvl 60
- shield modifier: 1.12 at lvl 50 and 1.13 at lvl 60
- turn rate: 8
- crew: 800
- 4 fore weapons slots and 4 aft weapon slots
- 5 eng, 3 tac and 3 sci consoles
- saucer separation ability
- captain's yacht
- hangar bay - Federation mission scoutships (Venture class scoutship)
- universal console: I don't know, maybe something that would improve maneuverability and turn rate for a shorter period of time.
Boff slots: commander eng/pilot, lieutenant command tac, lieutenant sci/pilot, lieutenant eng and ensign universal
As for fleet version it should have an additional console slot (additional eng console for command variant, additional sci console for intelligence variant or additional tac console for pilot variant), increased max. hull points, shield modifier and shield for 10 percent, and ensign universal boff slot replaced with lieutenant universal boff slot.
Btw I haven't come up with an ideas for traits, but maybe some of you might help me with that.
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My assault cruiser has the Noble Saucer, Sovereign Hull, Majestic Pylons Imperial Neck, and Noble Nacelles. She looks like a Battlecruiser. Tough as nails!
No. Just No.
That is merely a suggestion because of this: http://41.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31zs8lxAs1ruox2ao1_1280.jpg
All in all I think it's a nice idea and looks good too.
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I would have called it the Empress or Emperor class.
http://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline#/discussion/1207893/steve-ricossas-reddit-ama
TL;DR they are coming
It wasn't really an assault ship in the movies, just a more heavily armed Explorer ship, a Heavy Explorer, to deal with Borg incursions. At least that's what I recall, I can't remember where I read/heard/saw that though.
Rather like the idea of a T6 Nova. The cutest of Starships!
Well, it was designed to replace the Excelsior. Make of that what you will.
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Those stats are... way out of line. I love the sovereign as much as the nest guy... but wow... no.
Not everything needs to be made because it looks cool, but when the man who designed the ship even goes so far as to give you what the ship looks like when separated... yea... it should be done, because its way cool:
http://40.media.tumblr.com/74f816ec28c52fe8f92b04ebaa41a58a/tumblr_nbb4o2rWgC1rzu2xzo1_1280.jpg
That are was done by John Eaves, for the Ships of the Line calendar.