I know I complain a lot but OMG this ship is the WORST! I call lie on it being T6, it fails in DPS, support, and durability. Only seven weapons so it's not gonna be DPS, doesn't have enough for full support unless maybe you have Intel maxed. And it has the durability of an escort. This thing performs more like a base T5 than anything resembling a T6. This was a pathetic prize.
Here is a suggestion that I think everyone can get behind. During the summer event, allow players to que up ANY of the summer ships that have been released. This allows players to choose which ship to go for and gives newer players a chance at older ships they might want. And there is zero downside! Great, huh? Please make it happen next year.
And next time you make a prize ship, either label it right or try harder to make it competitive with other ships in its class.
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Next time you complain about a basically free ship, at least take some time to read into the thing you're complaining about.
Oh and edit: it has 11 console slots. So it is a T6 ship.
The gift horse's mouth... he doesn't like it.
Of course, letting us be able to grind for them by doing the race and putting Lohlunat Prize Vouchers (2013), Lohlunat Prize Vouchers (2014), and Lohlunat Prize Vouchers (2015) in the Lobi Store would be the best solution for us.
A competant Captain can be successful in any size ship. Especially on Normal. Against NPCs in this game.
You were expecting to just pull up and park next to a Tactical Cube and fire just the one volley?
No matter how good a ship is or how much power it has, some people will always find a way to lose spectacularly with it.
But it is never ever their fault, is it?
Someone needs to learn how to fly escorts and upgrade their gear.
Its a Destroyer. Look at the masteries.
1: That's a matter of opinion. And I know plenty of ships with traits that don't add much to my play style. That doesn't make them 'useless' though.
2: Who cares about ship-specific consoles anyway? You can always remove it and replace it with that one AP or Plasma console from previous lock boxes if you don't like it.
3: Do you have your weapon power maxed out on this new ship?
I'm not going to try and say it's the most powerful ship in the game, because of course it's not. It's a freebie ship and it's plenty powerful for what it is. If they made the free ship the 'be all end all' then why would anyone buy ships?
OP, it's not the ship for you, so just forget about it. You already said you have a better ship, so just use your better ship. It's not like you're out anything, you didn't pay for the new ship, just take your admiralty card and call it a day. I won't say you're a 'bad player' but I will tell you that the ship is much better then you make it out to be. It's not a good ship 'for you.' It doesn't fit your style, whatever it is you do, this ship does not accommodate it.. fine. But it's far from being a bad ship, for a 'freebie' it's actually pretty potent. It's a little on the soft side, but it's an escort... so no surprise there.
In the end, it's exactly what it's advertised to be. I'm not sure why you expected so much from a free ship.
If you want to be top DPSer, why are you not flying a Scimitar? If you don't want to be at the top, why do you care about energy type? Energy type is primarily a fluff choice, the damage differences are irrelevant even at Elite difficulty.
I think you don't understand what Tier 6 means. It means an extra bridge officer slot compared to a Tier 5 ship and an extra console slot compared to a Tier 5 Fleet ship, and having at least one hybrid specialization seat. That's pretty much all of it. There might also be another 5 points of extra power in the deal, but I am not sure if that's always the case.
Fly any regular Escort like the Tier 6 Tactical Escort, the Tier 6 Advanced Escort, the Tier 6 Heavy Escort or the Tier 6 Phantom Escort, and you realize they are pretty similar in performance.
Biggest plus compared to the Tier 6 Tactical for example - this ship can use override subsystem safeties and gravity well.
Okay, I see the problem. You set the bar unfairly high by comparing it to one of the dominating ships in the game.
Put simply, not every ship that comes out is going to be a top contender, nor does it necessarily have to be.
It's also still quite possible that you haven't found the Xyfius' niche, or perhaps more likely, the Xyvfius' niche isn't the style that suits you. So again we cycle back to you being a crybaby.
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Because they screwed up and already have one horrifically OP ship in the game. That T1 Miranda with you at the controls is an unstoppable killing machine. lol
I think there is your problem you believe your a god in those ships....
It's a fairly typical Escort. One that has up to LtCmdr Intel on it. HMM, I DUNNO WHAT YOU COULD POSSIBLY DO WITH LTCMDR INTEL.
Maybe if you build a ship up on your own and understand the how's and why's and not rely on someone else's template or instructions, then you'd know what to do with the ship. Because if you know how to build up a ship from the ground up, you know how to make any of them work fine.
Cmdr TAC
Ens TAC
LtCmdr ENG
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LtCmdr UNIV / Intel
It's an extremely solid, flexible BOFF layout with the best Spec access in the game (Intel). You could put the Universal/Intel into any aspect and not be leaving a gaping hole in core BOFF abilities anywhere. How the f--- do you not make the ship a performer, that's all on you.