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stoplayer1#1919 stoplayer1
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i was got extra zen this month and wondered which ships to buy so what the best ships in the game?
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  • risian4risian4 Member Posts: 3,711 Arc User
    Mine. :)
  • risian4risian4 Member Posts: 3,711 Arc User
    I like the Vesta a lot. And the Nebula, decided I would buy one, I'm spending more time in it than I would have thought despite its lay-out being similar to the Vesta's.

    Some of my other favorites are the escorts and battlecruisers with 5 forward weapon slots.

    But really, with the right stuff you can make any T5 or T6 ship work. And some can even use ships of lower tiers.
  • nikephorusnikephorus Member Posts: 2,744 Arc User
    Best is a little subjective. However the Vengeance, t6 scimitar, and annorax are all very very good.
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  • lordsteve1lordsteve1 Member Posts: 3,492 Arc User
    stoplayer1#1919 wrote: »
    i was got extra zen this month and wondered which ships to buy so what the best ships in the game?

    Whatever ships you enjoy flying the most.
    It's entirely up to you, and don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise. There are ships that maybe don't work well with certain builds, but you can still have fun with them and to hell with what other people think. If it kills things and isn't a hindrance to the team ormission then its fair game in my books.
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  • hawku001xhawku001x Member Posts: 10,768 Arc User
    edited December 2016
    Any ship that doesn't get you killed out there. Don't get cocky, kid!
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  • jorantomalakjorantomalak Member Posts: 7,133 Arc User
    nikephorus wrote: »
    Best is a little subjective. However the Vengeance, t6 scimitar, and annorax are all very very good.

    As someone who has both the vengeace and the annorax i will tell ya OP , they are seriously powerfull ships if you like sci attacks annorax is by far the best sci ship, if you want a powerhouse then vengenace.
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  • jorantomalakjorantomalak Member Posts: 7,133 Arc User
    azrael605 wrote: »
    No such thing as "best".

    agreed
    but with the annorax its pretty close concerning sci ships
  • evilmark444evilmark444 Member Posts: 6,950 Arc User
    The best is whichever one you like most, any T5-U or T6 can perform well enough to get through any content
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  • snoggymack22snoggymack22 Member Posts: 7,084 Arc User
    stoplayer1#1919 wrote: »
    i was got extra zen this month and wondered which ships to buy so what the best ships in the game?

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  • nikephorusnikephorus Member Posts: 2,744 Arc User
    @azrael605 best is perhaps a prospective, but based on what is optimal to the games current content you can call certain ships better then others. Now with that said almost any high tier ship can be made to work end game, but some still preform better then others.
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  • seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,919 Arc User
    Since you don't specify for which faction, I'll say the T6 Battlecruiser Pack is the best overall use of Zen.

    You get the 3 best C-Store Ships for each faction. The amazing Arbiter for Feds, the powerful Kurak for KDF, and the king of all ships for Roumalans.. the Morrigu.

    3 great ships, they all have consoles that are useful and come with one of the best Star Ship traits in the game. A must have.
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  • feliseanfelisean Member Posts: 688 Arc User
    edited December 2016
    seaofsorrows wrote: »
    Since you don't specify for which faction, I'll say the T6 Battlecruiser Pack is the best overall use of Zen.

    You get the 3 best C-Store Ships for each faction. The amazing Arbiter for Feds, the powerful Kurak for KDF, and the king of all ships for Roumalans.. the Morrigu.

    3 great ships, they all have consoles that are useful and come with one of the best Star Ship traits in the game. A must have.

    Only the Traits from that pack is great, the ships arent that good at all. Highest dps ships atm are t6 flagships (for all factions), nandi, chel boalg, d7 (kdf only)
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  • kodachikunokodachikuno Member Posts: 6,020 Arc User1
    stoplayer1#1919 wrote: »
    i was got extra zen this month and wondered which ships to buy so what the best ships in the game?

    the ones you think youll enjoy the most... For me its Morrigu and Laeosa right now
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  • xyquarzexyquarze Member Posts: 2,120 Arc User
    Morrigu/Battlecruiser pack is great for the trait. As for the other ships: my main's Sci build works better on a Scryer than it would on an Annorax. That is not to say that the Annorax isn't better for many builds, but for mine it isn't. So it really depends more on how you like to play. If you like it as colorful as your thread titles, then maybe the majority option isn't that important to you, since people differ. (Also I would like to mention the Intel Sheshar, which is a ship to die for as well. At least for players like me)

    Personally, my favs are: Scryer for Sci (nothing really on the same level on KDF and Rom side), Sheshar for Eng, Nandi for Tac.
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  • cidjackcidjack Member Posts: 2,017 Arc User
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  • davefenestratordavefenestrator Member Posts: 10,661 Arc User
    edited December 2016
    Console or PC?

    Fed, Rom, or KDF?

    Tacship, cruiser, carrier, or SCIENCE! ship?

    Best for what? Having fun in PVE story content, trying to climb the DPS charts, PVP?

    You can make most T6 ships into "good" ships, after that it depends on what you want to fly.
  • seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,919 Arc User
    edited December 2016
    felisean wrote: »
    seaofsorrows wrote: »
    Since you don't specify for which faction, I'll say the T6 Battlecruiser Pack is the best overall use of Zen.

    You get the 3 best C-Store Ships for each faction. The amazing Arbiter for Feds, the powerful Kurak for KDF, and the king of all ships for Roumalans.. the Morrigu.

    3 great ships, they all have consoles that are useful and come with one of the best Star Ship traits in the game. A must have.

    Only the Traits from that pack is great, the ships arent that good at all. Highest dps ships atm are t6 flagships (for all factions), nandi, chel boalg, d7 (kdf only)


    The Battle Cruisers are right up there with the Flagships, it's a small percentage point difference on the very highest end of the DPS scale. To say the ships 'aren't that good' is simply silly. The T6 Battle Cruisers are still considered at the very top end of the DPS spectrum for all factions.

    Even if you went with one of those ships you mentioned, if you wanted top DPS you would still need the Emergency Weapon Cycle trait from the Battle Cruiser, so either way they're 'must have' ships.
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  • nikephorusnikephorus Member Posts: 2,744 Arc User
    I'll second the battle cruisers. They are great ships and the emergency weapon cycle trait is excellent.
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  • wendysue53wendysue53 Member Posts: 1,569 Arc User
    what are the best ships in the game?
    the ones without any symbols on both sides of their titles.
  • xyquarzexyquarze Member Posts: 2,120 Arc User
    seaofsorrows wrote: »
    The Battle Cruisers are right up there with the Flagships, it's a small percentage point difference on the very highest end of the DPS scale. To say the ships 'aren't that good' is simply silly.

    And yet, it is what you see in game all day. Console has one mod which is only second best? It's garbage, it's TRIBBLE. That mostly you wouldn't even notice the difference when playing, that it behaves almost equal - no, it's trash.
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  • risian4risian4 Member Posts: 3,711 Arc User
    nikephorus wrote: »
    I'll second the battle cruisers. They are great ships and the emergency weapon cycle trait is excellent.

    For ships that use energy weapons, it is, indeed. And while it's not my favorite tac ship (that's still the Kumari :) ), the Arbiter is certainly one of the best tac ships. Especially if you use cannons, that (and the Kumari's) 5th forward weapon slots adds a lot in that case.
  • captainwellscaptainwells Member Posts: 718 Arc User
    I've only been playing the game since it debuted on console [Xbox One], so my experience is limited. I have the Pathfinder and like it because you can go to other parts of the ship.

    I just got the APU Cruiser from a dropbox and like it quite a bit due to its funkier appearance and a really nice bridge layout. The APU Cruiser's bridge is smaller (think starter Romulan layout) but it seems much more like a normal bridge option than many in-game that are frankly too large (in quite a few the Captain would have to yell across an arena size area to get his officers attention). In fact the only larger bridges that make any sense to me are on the Odyssey ships.
  • nikeixnikeix Member Posts: 3,972 Arc User
    azrael605 wrote: »
    No such thing as "best".

    So not true.

    The difference between first and second (and third and fourth...) may be small, and there are several possible overall strategies you might choose to pursue, each with it's own best, but STO is precisely NOT about balanced choices.

    OP, you'll probably need to narrow down how you want to play before you can get the "best" answer possible, but there are some definite favorites within each category. Including "best choices on a modest budget". Because when you phrase it that way then The Vengeance (best directed energy weapon death dealing platform - 900 lobi) and the Annorax (best science-based death dealer - 1billion+ Ec) might no longer be the kind of "best" you are actually looking for.

  • mavericku2007mavericku2007 Member Posts: 40 Arc User
    seaofsorrows wrote: »
    felisean wrote: »
    seaofsorrows wrote: »
    Since you don't specify for which faction, I'll say the T6 Battlecruiser Pack is the best overall use of Zen.

    You get the 3 best C-Store Ships for each faction. The amazing Arbiter for Feds, the powerful Kurak for KDF, and the king of all ships for Roumalans.. the Morrigu.

    3 great ships, they all have consoles that are useful and come with one of the best Star Ship traits in the game. A must have.

    Only the Traits from that pack is great, the ships arent that good at all. Highest dps ships atm are t6 flagships (for all factions), nandi, chel boalg, d7 (kdf only)


    The Battle Cruisers are right up there with the Flagships, it's a small percentage point difference on the very highest end of the DPS scale. To say the ships 'aren't that good' is simply silly. The T6 Battle Cruisers are still considered at the very top end of the DPS spectrum for all factions.

    Even if you went with one of those ships you mentioned, if you wanted top DPS you would still need the Emergency Weapon Cycle trait from the Battle Cruiser, so either way they're 'must have' ships.

    Glad you got involved in this debate! - after months of debating which ship to go for have dived into a Fleet T6 Battlecruiser.
  • ancientfighterancientfighter Member Posts: 113 Arc User
    Get a Recluse, buy Elite Tholian Mesh Weaver, use full iconian set and go play isa.
    Your friends list ll increase a lot!!!
  • seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,919 Arc User
    mavericku2007 wrote: »
    seaofsorrows wrote: »
    felisean wrote: »
    seaofsorrows wrote: »
    Since you don't specify for which faction, I'll say the T6 Battlecruiser Pack is the best overall use of Zen.

    You get the 3 best C-Store Ships for each faction. The amazing Arbiter for Feds, the powerful Kurak for KDF, and the king of all ships for Roumalans.. the Morrigu.

    3 great ships, they all have consoles that are useful and come with one of the best Star Ship traits in the game. A must have.

    Only the Traits from that pack is great, the ships arent that good at all. Highest dps ships atm are t6 flagships (for all factions), nandi, chel boalg, d7 (kdf only)


    The Battle Cruisers are right up there with the Flagships, it's a small percentage point difference on the very highest end of the DPS scale. To say the ships 'aren't that good' is simply silly. The T6 Battle Cruisers are still considered at the very top end of the DPS spectrum for all factions.

    Even if you went with one of those ships you mentioned, if you wanted top DPS you would still need the Emergency Weapon Cycle trait from the Battle Cruiser, so either way they're 'must have' ships.

    Glad you got involved in this debate! - after months of debating which ship to go for have dived into a Fleet T6 Battlecruiser.

    You won't be disappointed, the Battle Cruisers are absolutely fantastic.

    Have fun crushing all those foolish enough to dare stand against you. :)
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  • captphilsto#5171 captphilsto
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    > @stoplayer1#1919 said:
    > i was got extra zen this month and wondered which ships to buy so what the best ships in the game?

    Fed side for everyday use : T6 Odyssey with the plasma consoles, and close 2nd Vengeance with all out CritD/Dmg setup. Both top the DPS charts at this time, respectively 1st and 2nd ranks on Fed side over 400kdps. 3rd choice would be the T6 Arbiter (trait and use).
    Rom: Scimitar hands down.
    Klingon : Who plays Klingon !

    For Traits : Arbiter and Astika

    Marcus does seem to have that Odyssey working :)
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