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With the PS4 ship sale, is Odyssey Bundle worth the Zen?

So I used to play STO on mac some time ago, and the Odyssey ship was really popular then so I ended up getting the bundle for all the consoles and it was probably my fav ship out of all the federation. It just looks really cool, and I loved the idea of being this huge monster with beams shooting everything that moved. Was also a huge fan of the Multi-Vector Advanced Escort, but that's neither here nor there.

However this was before T6 ships had come out. I'm now playing on PS4 and see that the Odyssey bundle is on sell, and I'm wondering is the Odyssey still worth the zen price compared to the newer ships? Even lowered to 4000 zen?

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  • davefenestratordavefenestrator Member Posts: 10,865 Arc User
    Spending that much on a tier 5 cruiser set instead of a tier 6 for 2,400 zen doesn't make sense to me unless there are no T6 ships that you want to fly. I'd take a look at the available T6 ships first.

    But if you love the ship, T5-U just means you miss out on hybrid bridge seating and a mastery trait.
  • risian4risian4 Member Posts: 3,711 Arc User
    If you think the ship is fun to play, then I assume it's worth the Zen.

    And indeed, the only real difference between T5U and 6 is that you don't get a trait or special Boff seatings. The former shouldn't be a problem if you have traits from other ships, the latter is hardly relevant at all. Most T5U ships are still competetive, especially if you have ship traits available already.

    Though, personally I find cruisers somewhat difficult to work with. With their heavy engineering-focussed Boff seatings it's not really easy to make those ships powerful but I'm sure there are people who have posted really effective builds so it may just require a bit more research to make an Oddy effective.
  • kacksack1kacksack1 Member Posts: 7 Arc User
    I love the T6-Odyssey, wondering why it is not in the PS4-Version. Will be waiting for the Bundle. They have good ship-traits and looking much better than the T5 Oddy. But for Saucer-Seperation and Aquarius-Escort, we have to buy the T5 ones. :-/
  • telbasta7386telbasta7386 Member Posts: 761 Arc User
    I found out last night that you cannot buy ships above your current character rank from the cstore on console. I was hoping to use the 20% sale to buy Some ships to use at higher ranks when I get there, but my character being only commander rank right now was unable to buy the captain/rear admiral level cstore ships. I dont think that issue exists on PC.
  • doubleohninedoubleohnine Member Posts: 818 Arc User
    I avoided Odyssey like the plague, even though Im a cruiser guy. Hated its eyeball deflector dish and whale belly hull.

    Then they finally gave us new parts for T6 bundle. And now two of my Captains command my favorite kitbash
    Yorktown Saucer
    Sojourner Hull
    Odyssey Pylons
    Yorktown Nacelles

    Its the sexiest kitbash of them all, and what the Enterprise should look like.
    STO: @AGNT009 Since Dec 2010
    Capt. Will Conquest of the U.S.S. Crusader
  • doubleohninedoubleohnine Member Posts: 818 Arc User
    edited September 2016
    Since I dont own the original Odyssey set, I dont have saucer separation or Aquarius, but I dont even miss that. Gimmicks if you ask me. I really enjoy using the Tactical Flagship Computer console, really helps your team deliver that knockout punch to defeat bosses. Loved using it in Mirror Event once we get dreadnought to 50% hull.
    STO: @AGNT009 Since Dec 2010
    Capt. Will Conquest of the U.S.S. Crusader
  • ss3djss3dj Member Posts: 3 Arc User
    edited September 2016
    I found out last night that you cannot buy ships above your current character rank from the cstore on console.
    Same for me. Now im in a rush to try and hit 40 before the sale ends >.< Fortunately lvling up isn't hard.

    kacksack1 wrote: »
    I love the T6-Odyssey, wondering why it is not in the PS4-Version. Will be waiting for the Bundle. They have good ship-traits and looking much better than the T5 Oddy. But for Saucer-Seperation and Aquarius-Escort, we have to buy the T5 ones. :-/

    Yeah I saw that the T6 Oddy has different traits, so to get the little ships, saucer -seperation and aquarius you need the T5's. Next thing i have to do is look up a good up-to-date Oddy Tac ship build. Also I have noticed that a lot of ships are missing that the PC players have. wondering about why that is personally.


    I avoided Odyssey like the plague, even though Im a cruiser guy. Hated its eyeball deflector dish and whale belly hull.

    Then they finally gave us new parts for T6 bundle. And now two of my Captains command my favorite kitbash
    Yorktown Saucer
    Sojourner Hull
    Odyssey Pylons
    Yorktown Nacelles

    Its the sexiest kitbash of them all, and what the Enterprise should look like.

    I'm really looking forward getting to do some mix and matching, though I have to disagree wit the 'whale body'. Always thought its looked like it could just cut through space...though don't whales cut through water too???

  • kacksack1kacksack1 Member Posts: 7 Arc User
    Right, but T6 Oddys are a bit sleeker. And the Sojourner Hull Deflector looks like the 1701-A. I like the classical round Deflector Dishes, shining blue without any "eyeball".
    With the T6 parts you can build some very beautiful cruisers.
  • mustrumridcully0mustrumridcully0 Member Posts: 12,963 Arc User
    I think not. I would avoid spending money on Tier 5 ships, unless you need a console or a particular look (or costume part).

    It's not that Tier 6 is vastly superior, but it is better, and you usually have more build options simply because you have those hybrid seats for specialization powers.
    Star Trek Online Advancement: You start with lowbie gear, you end with Lobi gear.
  • kacksack1kacksack1 Member Posts: 7 Arc User
    Yeah, thats great. Especially in my case: i love the Intrepid-Interior. And I wanted it for my new character, cause you can combine it with every ship, no matter wich level you are. But i can't buy it cause it only comes along with the T6 Intrepid, wich my character can not use. So I have to level up to LV 50(!!!) until Monday when the sale runs out
    Next thing, I don't understand: there are T5 Ships, you can use at LV40 (like the ones you get for free) and T5 ships you can use at LV 45 or 50.
  • kacksack1kacksack1 Member Posts: 7 Arc User
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    last post was the answer to that quote!
  • kacksack1kacksack1 Member Posts: 7 Arc User
    ok, quotes doesn't work...
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