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I just levelled to 50 on my first player in Federation and was thinking of getting the Tactical Command Battlecruiser - Presidid Class for 2400 ZEN while it's on sale but was wondering if I should wait in case some new ships are about to be released when the update comes out later this month? Would these ships be likely be playable by a lvl 50 player? And when new ships are added are they usually priced high to start with?

Only been playing for about 3 weeks so wanted some advice before I buy. Thanks.

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  • tyler002tyler002 Member Posts: 1,586 Arc User
    edited October 2016
    I haven't heard of any ships planned in the near future.

    Price is usually tier-based and new ships recently tend to be T6, so they'd be the same price as the Presidio,
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  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 59,174 Community Moderator
    edited October 2016
    Well... we may have a T6 Assault Cruiser coming if the code that will be coming with the USS Enterprise-E Expansion rerelease for Star Trek Attack Wing is any indication. They specifically say that it is a code for Star Trek Online for a Command Assault Cruiser.

    http://www.startrek.com/article/exclusive-preview-u-s-s-enterprise-e-repaint-for-attack-wing
    Secondly, the new U.S.S. Enterprise-E comes with a promotional code for use with Star Trek Online. Use the code included in your pack to claim the WizKids EXCLUSIVE Command Assault Cruiser, a $30 value, in Star Trek Online for FREE. Players will only be able to claim the digital version of the ship for the Star Trek Online game by physically purchasing the expansion at their local game stores.

    While this version may be an exclusive, I'm pretty sure we'll have another T6 Sovy in game, maybe as an Intel or Pilot Cruiser, just like we have 2 versions of the Guardian, the standard with Intel seating and the promo from a charity event that was a Mirror variant with Command seating.
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  • xyquarzexyquarze Member Posts: 2,130 Arc User
    coldnapalm wrote: »
    Also since the bundle to get this trait on all three factions is somewhat stupid silly expensive, it is one of those ships you will probably just buy in single format for each faction...

    Agreed on the "stupid, silly, expensive" part. But - if you're running three factions which want a cruiser, you'll have 9000 zen (without considering sale weekends like this) cost, which already is SSE, and "only" 30 bucks more will net you some variability in build, a couple of consoles for a set, two more starship masteries if they fit your playstyle, two more admiralty cards if you need them, the ability to kitbash "your" look onto the ship. (It's the same if you only run one faction, also 3000 zen more for aforementioned benefits, only that they are a higher percentage of what you already paid. If you play two factions though, you lose out).

    Not that 3000 more zen ain't quite some cash, but the marginal costs are really shrinking here.
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  • duncanidaho11duncanidaho11 Member Posts: 7,983 Arc User
    edited October 2016
    tyler002 wrote: »
    I haven't heard of any ships planned in the near future.

    Actually, you have. There's a new content coming on the 25th, analogous to what you would see for a half-season release. These always have new ships on or shortly after release (almost certainly a new box, probably some C-store ships in the foreseeable future. It's how Cryptic makes money, there will always be new ships incoming.)
    spielman1 wrote: »
    Some the latest ships added is proof of this of what the majority of the player base does to theme.
    Huh?
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  • skullblits#4627 skullblits Member Posts: 1,273 Arc User
    I think op is talking abut console version. there's a lack of T6 ships atm
  • duncanidaho11duncanidaho11 Member Posts: 7,983 Arc User
    edited October 2016
    I think op is talking abut console version. there's a lack of T6 ships atm

    Does the console have the Command Battlecruisers?

    Also, they are just getting the Heavy Escort pack and Kelvin lockbox. For the PS4/XBox, it's really not much of a question "are there more ships coming?" Yes, they were either added last week or are about to be added soon.

    Also, I think the 20% ship sale is PC only (it wasn't reported on the console side of the website).
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  • tyler002tyler002 Member Posts: 1,586 Arc User
    tyler002 wrote: »
    I haven't heard of any ships planned in the near future.

    Actually, you have. There's a new content coming on the 25th, analogous to what you would see for a half-season release. These always have new ships on or shortly after release (almost certainly a new box, probably some C-store ships in the foreseeable future. It's how Cryptic makes money, there will always be new ships incoming.)
    This thread is the first I've heard any talk of a new ship, all I heard of is a new fleet holding.
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  • duncanidaho11duncanidaho11 Member Posts: 7,983 Arc User
    edited October 2016
    tyler002 wrote: »
    This thread is the first I've heard any talk of a new ship, all I heard of is a new fleet holding.

    Every release like Artifacts has new ships somewhere close around it (if not on the date). Cryptic doesn't release large amounts of content without a way of capitalizing on the interest it generates. That's how this F2P MMO works, it's a very well established pattern.

    I can probably even list the major ships of the next lock box, given what's slipped into the Foundry recently. But, then what would we spend the next two weeks trying to anticipate?
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  • tyler002tyler002 Member Posts: 1,586 Arc User
    Maybe, though that's still (fairly reasonable) speculation. I think I'll wait for an official blog post about future ship releases.
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  • salazarrazesalazarraze Member Posts: 3,794 Arc User
    edited October 2016
    tyler002 wrote: »
    This thread is the first I've heard any talk of a new ship, all I heard of is a new fleet holding.

    Every release like Artifacts has new ships somewhere close around it (if not on the date). Cryptic doesn't release large amounts of content without a way of capitalizing on the interest it generates. That's how this F2P MMO works, it's a very well established pattern.

    I can probably even list the major ships of the next lock box, given what's slipped into the Foundry recently. But, then what would we spend the next two weeks trying to anticipate?
    Yup, exactly. The original pilot ships were released along side the Iconian story mission with Tom Paris captaining his own pilot ship for advertising purposes.

    The LTS was on sale when "Time in a Bottle" story mission was released. Nog happened to be captaining his own LTS exclusive ship. This kind of stuff happens a lot. These examples aren't coincidences and they are good marketing strategy.
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  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,573 Arc User
    That premise holds only if you consider what is coming in 'Artifacts' to be 'large amounts of content'. :)
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  • crm14916crm14916 Member Posts: 1,545 Arc User
    For Cryptic, a Blog-only story about some future character might be considered "large amounts of content"...

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  • duncanidaho11duncanidaho11 Member Posts: 7,983 Arc User
    edited October 2016
    ltminns wrote: »
    That premise holds only if you consider what is coming in 'Artifacts' to be 'large amounts of content'. :)

    It's comparable to a 0.5 season release. The naming just doesn't apply here because it's following an expansion. Story episode (with more to follow, just like 10.5 and 11.5), system revamp (graphics and kits), and the fleet holding confirmed. It's a meaty content drop so far. What's left to cap the PR cycle? Stuff people will spend money on. Namely, ships.
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  • spock2008#9181 spock2008 Member Posts: 15 Arc User
    So you think I should wait then for the 25th update? I'm playing on PC. If I do wait is there ever ZEN discounts of 20% or more? I know other games seem to have good sales discounts over Thanks Giving.

    When was the Tactical Command Battlecruiser - Presidid Class added to the game? I see loads of ships flying around with much higher hull capacity than whats available in the c store. How did these players get ships so powerful?

    Sorry for all the questions, all your advice is really appreciated.
  • dragnridrdragnridr Member Posts: 671 Arc User
    IMHO, I'd rather have missions that can take up to an hour to complete, not including SKIPPABLE cutscenes, than just add in more ships. Besides, all the ships that are coming out are for the FED side. There is hardly any new ships for the KDF or Rommies. I'd rather have more content that ALL the factions can play than have more ships.
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  • tyler002tyler002 Member Posts: 1,586 Arc User
    edited October 2016
    So you think I should wait then for the 25th update? I'm playing on PC. If I do wait is there ever ZEN discounts of 20% or more? I know other games seem to have good sales discounts over Thanks Giving.
    Discounts happen from time to time, sometimes even going up to 100% Zen discounts on special occasions. I wouldn't really consider them very common, though.
    When was the Tactical Command Battlecruiser - Presidid Class added to the game? I see loads of ships flying around with much higher hull capacity than whats available in the c store. How did these players get ships so powerful?

    Presidio was probably put in around the same time the Command Specialization, so relatively recently.

    Some ships have more health than others and those ones may have come from the Lobi store.
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  • spock2008#9181 spock2008 Member Posts: 15 Arc User
    What's the Lobi store and how do I find it / buy from it?
  • tyler002tyler002 Member Posts: 1,586 Arc User
    edited October 2016
    What's the Lobi store and how do I find it / buy from it?
    The Lobi Crystal Consortium. You need Lobi Crystals to buy from it, and It will hurt your budget a lot more than the Zen store.
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  • spock2008#9181 spock2008 Member Posts: 15 Arc User
    Thanks for the link. So how many dollars does it take to get 900 lobi crystals? Are ships like Astika miles better than the Tactical Command Battlecruiser - Presidio Class? Can a Federation player pilot an Astika ship?
  • tyler002tyler002 Member Posts: 1,586 Arc User
    edited October 2016
    I believe you get a max of 5 crystals per box (haven't open them for a while). 1 Key costs 125 Zen, so you should need at least 180 keys to get 900 crystals. I think you're looking at a bill of over $200 at best. Though people usually put lockbox ships on the exchange, so that's something you should look into.

    'Better' is subjective and depends on what you're looking for in a ship. Astika is cross-faction, so anyone should be able to use it.
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  • solidshark214solidshark214 Member Posts: 363 Arc User
    Max crystals per box is either 20 or 25, I believe. Average, however, is 4 or 5. Which is why I saved up EC to buy a Temporal Destroyer and Aeon Timeship off the exchange instead, after I saw how long it would take to get that much lobi.
  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 59,174 Community Moderator
    There are ways to boost a ship's HP through gear, spec, and specialization.
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  • spock2008#9181 spock2008 Member Posts: 15 Arc User
    edited October 2016
    rattler2 wrote: »
    There are ways to boost a ship's HP through gear, spec, and specialization.

    Which gear, spec, and specialization are the most effective?

    Max crystals per box is either 20 or 25, I believe. Average, however, is 4 or 5. Which is why I saved up EC to buy a Temporal Destroyer and Aeon Timeship off the exchange instead, after I saw how long it would take to get that much lobi.

    How do you access the exchange?
  • spock2008#9181 spock2008 Member Posts: 15 Arc User
    I have found where to access the exchange on Earths spacedock but cant see where to buy specific ships. All I can see is "Fleet Ship Module" which start at around 17m energy credits. Are they the right ones to buy? Do you just need one of those to buy a Astika ship?
  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    Astika is a Vaadwaur ship, you need to find the box for the ship itself. I think it's found under "reward packs".
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    rattler2 wrote: »
    There are ways to boost a ship's HP through gear, spec, and specialization.

    Which gear, spec, and specialization are the most effective?

    Max crystals per box is either 20 or 25, I believe. Average, however, is 4 or 5. Which is why I saved up EC to buy a Temporal Destroyer and Aeon Timeship off the exchange instead, after I saw how long it would take to get that much lobi.

    How do you access the exchange?

    Gear/spec/specializatoin depends somewhat on what you're trying to do and what sort of playstyle - there's a subreddit, stobuilds, with a lot of theorycrafting.

    The exchange is near the vendors on the 'north' side of Earth Spacedock, going by the map, or in the building at Starfleet Academy on the east side of the map (the section where everyone is queued up, south of the bartenders) - bank and mail services are at the same area, so you may need to maneuver a little to see the exchange.
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  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 59,174 Community Moderator
    rattler2 wrote: »
    There are ways to boost a ship's HP through gear, spec, and specialization.

    Which gear, spec, and specialization are the most effective?

    MOST effective? Hard to say on the character spec and the gear, but the Specilization Tree would probably have to be Command. Gives a bonus to both space and ground HP when active, and the bonus increases with each point put into Command. I think some deflectors give some extra HP too. I'm no build master, but I can at least make a passable, functional, balanced cruiser.
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