hangar pet for command cruiser?

vetteguy904

S'kul? To'Duj? Slavers? what are the most effective pets to complement the tactical command cruiser

lamyrs

Elite scorpion
If you don't have access to them yet, the To'Duj fighters are good dps too.
Orion Slavers are fine but only while Elite (when they finally get a Torpedo), but even it is considered as Shuttle they won't stand long.
Maraudeurs are TRIBBLE.
Orion Interceptors at elite are good due to their tractor beam.

synthiasuicide

Best pets KDF side are Elite Naussicans by a far margin. They out DPS all others my KDF main has access to. You unlock them with the T6 Kolasi/Fleet Guramba. Otherwise Elite Scorps if you do not. But, the Scorps do around 4-5k a hanger, Elite Naussicans 5-7k a Hanger.

nightken

personally I use slavers. reasonable dps, extra loot, and it looks nice having 6 of them blasting away at a large ship.

lordgyor

Yeah I agree Elite Slavers do fine DSP, but also loot some stuff.

Elite Inceptors are the toughest fighters in the game as far as I can tell and do great control effects, like tractor beam and draining weapons power, and with their Hyperimpulse engines I think they're the fastest fighters in the game.

The Maruading Force Shuttles have amazing hull, but I can tell how much of an effect they're boarding parties have, and with the crew mechanic change I don't know if they're more effective now or less, seriously they need a projectile, but as shuttles and eventually armoured shuttles, they have nearly as much hull as a Frigate I think. But the weapons need improving.

The most understated pets are Shield Repair Shuttles, great armour, perhaps the best hull short of a Frigate, they don't draw enemy fire because they don't deal damage, but they do keep healing your shields. Especially good when fighting enemies who use stuff like feedback pulse to damage DPR pets.

Taychon Drone have been massively gimped, but they used to be one of the best pets in the game, but they went too far in over competesating, and now no one uses them. They pop out sort of like Frigate, maxium 2 per hangar bay, with none of the Advantages of frigates like stronger hull, and a worse rechange timer then most frigates.

I don't use Nausicaan Power Siphon Drones, but I hear they can go well with a strong power draining build.

lordgyor

Actually I take back what I said about Tachyon Drones, in the right build, they rock, just tested on a new build using the Breen Carrier, and I've managed to get enough survivaliblity out of them that they just shred shields when paired with Elite Orion Slavers.