Not at all trying complain with all the goodies science has recieved in the last year it has been the golden age and gets better every day. However, we now have four specs and if you look at them this is what we find:
Intel - All ship types
Temporal - All ship types
Command - Cruiser exclusive
Pilot - Escort exclusive
So... Can we please?
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Why not? The annual 9-pack of ships has to be something.. T6 Vesta pack+Rom/Klingon version anyone? ;P
And thats just one build type science offers. There are three primary categories for dealing with enemies and countless variations.
I kinda wish someone could do an interview with some developers talking all things science but i've heard the devs are very particular about who they'll give interviews to.
Since it does have 'Multi-Mission Science Vessel' in it.
I believe it is so too!
I don't find those restrictions a good thing to begin with, so doing more content with arbitrary restrictions seems like making things worse, not better. I'd love to have a Pilot carrier, or a Command science ship.
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They have to be available and moderately useful to everyone.
Every Specialization can be useful to all professions and a multitude of play styles, if you know what you're doing.
For example, Command isn't just useful for Cruisers, it's also useful for support in general (both in space and on the ground) and enhances torpedo based attacks. So, it can be useful for Science and also Tactical captains/ships.
Pilot is also generally useful if you want to enhance your defenses and your ship has decent enough maneuverability to begin with. Maneuverability isn't necessarily exclusive to any one profession, so other than the slowest of cruisers, Pilot can be useful to anyone in any ship.
Just because certain ship Specialization combos don't currently exist (such as a Science Command Vessel) doesn't mean that a Specialization isn't useful to certain professions.
Even just the base event model ones. For a Science specific speciality, I would like to see it play off of Secondary Deflectors more.
Frankly, I still want to see a Pilot Rhode Island Class sci ship. But I have my Nebula, so I am very happy for my one fed. My KDF and Rom all have ships they love as well.
I agree.
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Correct, Temporal Rep caters quite heavily to Science. Yes, Entropic Rider is something most builds can use, but those BOFF abilities heavily cater to SCI.
Command is not Cruiser Exclusive, nor is Pilot Escort Exclusive.
As examples:
The Paradox Science Dreadnought has Command seating, as do the Hestia-Class Advanced Escort, Vonph Dreadnought Carrier, and Jem'Hadar Dreadnought Carrier.
The Na'kuhl Daemosh Science Vessel has Pilot seating, as does the Na'kuhl Acheros Battlecruiser.
Multi-Mission Science Vessel is a type of ship. The Eternal is not a T6 Vesta.
Holy cow! Don't go saying that sort of thing round here! Do you know what's gonna happen now.......people will get their hopes up again and we'll have a bazillion threads begging for a T6 Vesta.
Now i'd love one....but can the poor forum mods and new CM keep up with the sheer volume of threads coming!
Cruisers and Escorts, as was mentioned previously, do not have a Specialization tree that is exclusive to those ship classes. No matter what anyone says or thinks.
Specializations will never be that exclusive, I think. As I said, they need to function on a broader scale, despite how, ah, specialized they are.
Look, if it helps you classify them better in your mind, think of it this way:
Intel=Enemy Debuff/CC
Command=Team Buff/Torp Enhancement
Pilot=Speed-based Defense/Freedom of Movement
Temporal=Exotic Damage Enhancement/Power Recharge Rate Enhancement
Strategist=Damage Mitigation/Threat Management
Commando=Ground Warfare enhancement
None of those are necessarily profession or ship agnostic. Any captain of any class, in any kind of ship, can potentially make use of any combination of Specializations, all depending on a variety of factors.
And i max my command spec on every toon, especially small hull dmg dealers to beef them up because they need it.
And i max my pilot spec on my tank capt because he needs it.
Can you clarify what you mean by specialization? Use of the word 'exclusive' implies to me the unique mechanics like Inspiration on the CBC's and Gather Intel. If we're talking about the actual specializations, none have ever been exclusive to one ship type, and in fact, Temporal pretty closely benefits sci ships (+EPG, Anomaly Leash, Temporal Cross-Wiring, etc).
Oh, specialization seating? There are at least 2 dreadnought carriers with command (not cruisers), the Nahkuhl ships with Pilot/Intel, etc.
Temporal Spec enhances exotic damage, DOT's, and power recharge rates, both for Kits and in space, among other things (like enhancing basic weapon attacks, for example).
While Science may be able to exploit this somewhat more fully than other professions and ship types, it is not the only profession that utilizes it, nor are Science Vessels the only types of ships that can utilize decent grade science powers.
Also, I'm pretty sure every profession can benefit from expedited power recharge rates.
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Thats what i meant.
I think a Command Carrier (Tier 6 Vo'Quv) would make perfect sense and might even have some decent synergy with Carrier abiltiies. (At least Rallying Point would have)
The only thing they are tied to are the weapons and abilities you use. I can't see any disadvantage for my cruisers to use pilot specialisation.
Intel so far seems to be the most universal, but each ship class has something to gain from each of the specialisations. Some combos are better than others, but that is about it.