26th Century Ships - Which One(s) Are You Planning To Get?

steaen

OK, so now we've seen the Dev Blog (http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/10033953 for anyone who hasn't seen it) giving us the official info on their stats/consoles/abilities etc...which of the shiny new 26th Century ships is going to tempt you to open up your wallet in a couple of weeks, assuming you haven't already bought the pack of course?

Most of my time in-game to date has been spent in cruisers, and when the initial images were released it was the Paladin and the Sagittarius which caught my attention. As time has gone on though, my preference has changed and the Dev Blog has only really confirmed it - it's the Theseus Temporal Escort that does it for me.

I like the sleek, uncomplicated design with their hints of Akira and even Miranda/Soyuz (two nacelles positioned slightly below a non-circular saucer) - it looks exactly like what I'd think a 26th Century Miranda would look like. Combine that with 5 Tac consoles and +15 Weapon Power for the obligatory pew pew stuff, and a console that doesn't look entirely useless on paper, and I'm pretty much sold.

What about you guys?

gradii

Wake me up when they make more era appropriate, 25th century ships.

tetonghost

none.....they're hideous

captainkoltar

I'm picking up the Starter Pack so I'll get the Paladin. Other than that, none.

I will probably be getting the cross faction Science and Raider ships though.

apulse

I have to agree, these new ships design has not won me over. Its like Delta Risings intel ships, they never won me over either.

However, I am still tempted to buy the Temporal pack for the geekpart, but I am waiting for the news how the JJ-verse ships will be released. Will have to safe for zen if it will be Lockbox, and then Tempora pack will not be on my buy list.

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officerbatman81

I agree with the first two posters, none theyre ugly, i want regular 25th century back. Count me out of those AoY ships.

Im considering getting the Dreadnaught cruiser set or Arbiter set for my new toon.

jbmaverick

If they had been released when T6 was still a new concept, I might have gotten the Sagittarius for the ship trait since I like to play defensively, but at this point there's too many redundancies in damage reductions. I might still end up getting it eventually, it seems like it might make a good all-purpose cruiser in the same vein as the Guardian, but currently I'm letting my stipend build up to purchase the Pilot Escort pack.

angrytarg

None. I don't like how they look and stats are meaningless for me. Only ship I'm waiting to spend Zen on at this point is a T6 Nebula and a Tellarite ship. Other than that I'd be very surprised to save up for another store ship at this point as 6 of my seven characters already have their T6 home ship.​​

angrytarg

reyan01 wrote: »

Have to say, whilst I do actually like the Temporal ships, I'm disappointed that the possibility of ships such as the Nebula and Nova, long overdue T6 versions, have undoubtedly been put on the backburner.

Very true. Getting the canon designs out there should be a top priority one could assume, but meh. I just hope they don't get the temporal spec when they are around at one point I'd also like to add the Star Cruiser to the mix, the last thread about it sparked my interest, although I doubt it's high on my priority list and more of a "if I at some point have 2 million dil lying around I do not invest in my two-people-fleet" ​​

talonxv

Wake me when a T6 nova or vesta shows up, till then IDGAF.

djf021

I plan to make my AOY character a Tac, and be a beam cruiser user. I'm planning on getting him the starter pack. I also think I'll try out the Nautilus for my Fed Sci. The stats look good. If it's fun to fly, it MIGHT finally pry him out of his Vesta.

captainkoltar wrote: »

I will probably be getting the cross faction Science and Raider ships though.

I'm curious about these too. A cross faction ship should mean, in theory, a truly account wide unlock. That might be fun.

fraghul3000

apulse wrote: »

I have to agree, these new ships design has not won me over. Its like Delta Risings intel ships, they never won me over either.

Same here. The design goes even further away from what I consider to be Trek-like and there are just tons of way more beautiful and immersive ships out there for me to even consider flying one of these things that might as well have dropped out of a surrealist painting.

Secondly, the layouts, stats and especially the Temporal boff abilities seem mediocre to downright underwhelming and redundant, while the console sets are probably going to follow the pattern pretty much every other console set out there: nice for immersion/style, but a waste of console slots.

So that leaves 3000 Zen aka $30 for an Admiralty card...not going to happen.

forthegamer

For people saying "Trek-like" do realize that our allies, the Klingons and Romulans, have likely helped us make these ships. So by saying "hey, I don't like them, because they aren't Trek", you basically are saying "hey, I don't like the help I receive from my allies". Same goes for the 31st Century, and how knows who helped us with building those.

I think our Klingon, Romulan and soon to be other friends might not take too kindly to that.

/joking

More seriously, mix and match with the 23rd Century pieces if you really want to make it look more 25th Century. Toss on the Type 7 skin and away you go. I'm sure we can all come up "official" with 25th century designs by using the two model types and the Type 7 skin.

stobg2015

My thought is that if I were sold on all of the 31st century temporal ships, then I might as well go all the way and buy the whole pack. Or any combination of 3 T6's, really. But if that threshold is not met, then it's no sale. I'll get one or two ships that interest me and heck with the rest.

So far the Nautilus is the only one I'm really tempted to buy, but I can resist that temptation if I need to. I'm hoping they release the 31st century stats today.

sylveriarelden

When I first saw the designs of the new ships being introduced, I had to check my calendar to make sure it wasn't April 1st.

Needless to say, I won't be buying any of them. I wouldn't even use them if they were granted free.

schloopdoo

The T6 battle cruiser and escort ships look like they're objectively inferior to the Arbiter and the Piloting Escorts, so I guess none of them. My wallet is safe until I learn how a certain leaked Romulan ship is going to be obtained.

monkeybone13

There's only 1 ship I want. I'm waiting to see if it's going to be released and how it will be released.

aurigas7

No thanks, really. They are even uglier than those JJ ships. If they ever manage to create a T6 Vor'cha or for Fed side a Nova/Vesta I may be interested.

evilmark444

Already bought the mega pack

teknesia

stobg2015 wrote: »

My thought is that if I were sold on all of the 31st century temporal ships, then I might as well go all the way and buy the whole pack. Or any combination of 3 T6's, really. But if that threshold is not met, then it's no sale. I'll get one or two ships that interest me and heck with the rest.

So far the Nautilus is the only one I'm really tempted to buy, but I can resist that temptation if I need to. I'm hoping they release the 31st century stats today.

I went with the mega pack and am in no way sad about it, After seeing the fresh out of space dock video though, the Nautalis has gone from being my least favorite to the best looking one period.

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catoblepasbeta

The last new Cryptic design for a faction ship I have liked was the Kammarag for the KDF and the Odyssey for the FEDs. Nothing I have seen in the 26th century ship aesthetics changes that opinion. I think the 26th century ship designs are extremely ugly.

jexsamx

Theseus, no doubt (with Perseus skin, of course!). Love me a Sciscort, and that 5/2/4 console layout on the fleet is making me salivate as we speak.

I'm still debating the Starter Pack. I'm trying to decide if I want the trait from the Paladin since I'm probably not going to fly it on anyone unless I roll a second TOS toon for whatever reason. $20 isn't that much, great deal on a T6 with the nice bonus of a costume I've always wanted, but then there's the fact that I've already got a T1 TOS Connie, I could care less about the 0718 BOff, and the title is a non-factor. But is it really a great deal if I'm not going to use the thing I'm getting a deal on for more than a couple of hours? I dunno...

mustrumridcully0

All of them? I bought the pack weeks ago.

seriousdave

Bought the big pack.
Kind of a letdown that both T6 cruisers have a 4/4 layout and chances are the 31st century one will follow suit.
Still looking forward to the raider & sci ship.

johnnymo1

like the look of the palidin class, but I think all my stuff has to go to a t6 connie of some kind

kurumimorishita

All. Bought the big pack some weeks ago.

steaen

jexsamx wrote: »

Theseus, no doubt (with Perseus skin, of course!). Love me a Sciscort, and that 5/2/4 console layout on the fleet is making me salivate as we speak.

Glad to see someone else liking the Theseus!

I can respect, though, those who don't like the overall aesthetic of the new ships - it's all about opinions and nothing is going to appeal to everyone. For example, I thought the initial wave of Fed T6 ships looked bloody awful , but you see enough of them flying around to suggest other people liked the look.

Oh, and for me at least the purchase of a Theseus doesn't change my desire for other things hinted at on this thread and mentioned elsewhere - I think if/when that happens it may well be the closest we ever get to seeing ESD overwhelmingly surrounded by one type of ship rather than the usual variety (depending, of course, on how its made available).

trejgon

it depends on if sagitarius will have access to regular heavy cruiser skins - if he does I will consider getting it - if not - welp not soon ;p

tessaravejgan

I don't know, probably none anytime soon. Reason being that my aim is going to be getting the KT ships first. I am wondering if the consoles will be part of a set with lower lvl ships considering they'll be able to use their skins. Was it mentioned anywhere?