New Player Looking For Help.

rykus83

I consider myself new sense its been about 3yrs sense I last played i'm looking for help or being pointed to a general leveling build for my tactical romulan captain general skill and trait allocation that will serve me on any ship i will get as I level (which will probably be the core ones you get well leveling) and with what ever weapons i choose to do. Any help will be greatly appreciated Thank You.

gilion

Maybe not exactly what you want to hear but the best advise I've seen given to new/returning players is to just do what you want while you level. It's very hard to make a "bad" decision until around level 50, so just experiment and do what you want. The lower level stuff is so easy that you basically have to WANT to suck in order to have performance issues. Skills for example, since you're a Tac officer, go for Tac skills, the red line. Those will help you level faster since you'll get threw missions faster. But I have a Engineer oriented Tac officer because I dont like dying so feel free to experiment.

As for gear, that also doesnt matter until around level 50, just use whatever gear you get from missions, they'll be more than adequate.

Oh ya, and when you start fighting Romulans, stay far away from them. All of their ships have skills that can insta-kill low level players at close range. They're the only enemies you need to watch out for while you level.

rykus83

question after the tutorial for the TOS faction how much does it differ from the normal starfleet faction I'd assume for the Tos captain you get more mission with time travel stuff? I had played a starfleet tactical captain to 31st back before i stopped playing was just wondering if the Tos captain isnt going to be all the exact same missions?

rykus83

Oh and playing a Romulan captain sided with the KDF and it seems I'm fighting alot of Tal Shiar (other Romulans) what is the best energy type for my weapons I've just been using plasma sense the ship weapons from rewards have been like 80% plasma weapons? Just trying to make my space combat a bit easier.

odinforever20000

rykus83 wrote: »

Oh and playing a Romulan captain sided with the KDF and it seems I'm fighting alot of Tal Shiar (other Romulans) what is the best energy type for my weapons I've just been using plasma sense the ship weapons from rewards have been like 80% plasma weapons? Just trying to make my space combat a bit easier.

If you would like assistance while leveling..Friend me and Ill join you on your missions when were both in game (JacobsA@odinforever20000) on 5p-12a PST (tomarrow I can be on anytime.)..Only thing my Kdf loves more than Killing..Is killing Romulans.

There really is no "BEST" energy type..Pick what you like and roll with it.

arionisa

Until you get to upper levels, just run with the best of whatever weapons you get from drops and mission, with generic boost consoles. A rainbow build with generic consoles will handle anything the game throws at you. At upper levels, pick whatever weapon you like the looks and/or sounds of and run with that, with consoles specific to that energy type....unless you are going to go for a max DPS build. If that's the case then one of the DPS gurus will have to help you.

protoneous

rykus83 wrote: »

question after the tutorial for the TOS faction how much does it differ from the normal starfleet faction I'd assume for the Tos captain you get more mission with time travel stuff? I had played a starfleet tactical captain to 31st back before i stopped playing was just wondering if the Tos captain isnt going to be all the exact same missions?

Aside from a handful of ToS missions at the start there isn't any difference at all (aside from being restricted to fewer choices of race). The rest is all cosmetics... beam up animation, etc. The rest of the missions will be the exact same ones.

Edit: If you started your ToS toon during the event which ended quite some time ago and have a temporal transponder there are (were) some unique rewards attached to achieving certain goals.

rykus83

I'm thinking of running escorts as I level and eventually when I hit tier 6 was wonder when I do which ship would be the best to acquire either thru what ever the normal means ( I've never gotten a captain above 30th) or in the Z store?

arionisa

Spending Zen, I have the heavy escort carrier and absolutely love it. Not spending Zen, for a few million on the exchange the Nihydron is also a good and fun ship to fly, especially if upgraded to T5U, which can be done for another several million. Note, technically it is a Nihyron destroyer but it flies and handles like an escort. Those are the only escorts I have personal experience with. There's a Vorgon one that I really liked also but it's only available if you get lucky with a phoenix prize pack, and if that's the case, one of the others you could get with it might be better.

rykus83

how well does the Mercury Class Pilot Escort work.

rykus83

Is there a web site the STO players go to for skill build help I've found so far dps league is there any others? Also if you have been reading my posts you can tell I'm running a tactical Romulan Captain and a Fed Tactical captain there at something like 21st level for the Rom and 10th level for the Fed, I know the Fed when they get the new ships they have more of a choice the Romulans 3 ships at each tier for Feds when the get there free one and Rom's get 1 ship to choice at 10 and 20, 2 at 30 and 3 at 40. Ok what I was wondering which faction would be best to focus on to max level instead of splitting it like I have as in ease of missions I plan on running escorts for Fed's haven't decided if there going to be beam boats or load them with cannons and for Rom's I plan on using the Ar'Kif Tactical Warbird when I reach 30th. And at 40th the free ships for the 2 would be the Ha'feh Assault Warbird for my Romulan and I haven't decided between the Advanced Escort or Patrol Escort. Any suggestions on which captain to focus on and if I should do beam boats with them or cannons? and if theres any skill builds for either captain for there ships could they be linked.

arionisa

For the first question http://skillplanner.stoacademy.com/ , lots of builds already listed there, with a good chance you'll find exactly what you are looking for. If not, you can post your build(s) and get advice on how to make them better.

For the Fed running an escort class beams versus cannons is a matter of personal preference mostly. The narrow firing arc of cannons isn't really a problem with an escort. That being said, beam skills for BoFFs all run one tier lower than cannon skills. A ship with LtCom as the highest Tac seat can utilize all beam skills, whereas you must have a ship with a Com Tac seat to use all cannon skills. I believe both of the escorts you mentioned have a Com Tac seat so, at least with those ships, cannons vs beams is again, a matter of preference. One side note on that however, good beams are available for "free" in both mission reward sets, and rep sets, cannons, not so much.

The same applies for your choice of Rom ship, basically an escort class, has the Tac seating to utilize all beam or cannon skills, with the added bonus of a combat cloak.

As far as focusing on a specific Captain, that's a personal call. I have way too many several toons and I tend to play whichever one interests me on any given day. Fed/Kdf/Rom, with Tac/Eng/Sci for each, all with access to each type of ship, keeps me from getting bored doing the SSDD routine. Since you asked about ease of missions, if you haven't hit them yet, your Rom is going to encounter Candle in a Hurricane, and Last Stand (I think it's called), both of which are quite difficult for an inexperienced player. Get some practice doing hit and runs and practice aggroing just one or two ships from a group, luring them away from the rest and then killing them....or get some help. Feds don't have to deal with anything even close to comparable.

rykus83

ty the site you linked I went thru 10 Advanced Escort builds on it and like 4 have what they have equipped on the Advanced Escorts but they do show what skills they took which is mainly what I'm looking for (I just don't wanna purchase a skill im not gonna get much use out off.

arionisa

Thankfully most of the skills are quite cheap if bought from the BoFF trainer and not the exchange. Others are only available either from the exchange, or getting a BoFF you don't want that has that skill and converting it to a manual.

rykus83

I was talking more my skill i found this skill build for an advance escort for 40th and eventually for getting better ships link to build is here I've just filled out the skills didn't do any of the other stuff.
skillplanner.stoacademy.com/75d29376abaa3a9dde1a275069361400

rykus83

it should be ok right either dual beams or dual cannons on the front haven't decided i just want general pve dps and survivability, I'm hopeing if i cant rip thru what I'm firing at I should be able to survive some what.

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rykus83

I'm just trying to find generic survivable dps build that will help me well leveling and be useful when I'm trying to get new ships and gear after 40th. I've played off and on sense launch (mostly off) highest level was 30ish tactical captain I've no experience beyond straight unload weapons into bad guys before they get me, I'm just trying to find a build for that to level Escort ships using either cannons or dual beam banks (I've not decided yet) then when I get the hang of the game again then I might try more I depth builds.

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rykus83

what would be a better skill selection so its not so power management starved?

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rykus83

Hello as I'm getting back into the game I'm starting to realize I might not like full bore dps I've tried several different skill load outs and weapon sets for escort ships and em starting to think with my play style I should be doing more of a balanced build maybe geared more to survival and leveling right now. Can anyone point me to a more balanced survival/leveling build (i'm level 28 right now) I would be willing to not take the escort ship at 30th if I'd have to.

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rykus83

Ty that really helped me get my fed captain squared away. I have a Romulan Capt. going to hes using plasma beams for ship weapons and I was wondering if there's skills or bridge officer abilities that will go good with plasma weapons?

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elbowmedic

It's weird that I can't post a question. As a "new" user. It's also weird because I can thread under my old games forum here.

Anyway, I am lvl 36 KDF and haven't been able to unlock an episode since 21. My mission list only the first Dyson is unlocked but it won't let me in system. hails only have the dailies in them. I systematically went to every open to me planet, space station, in alpha and beta. Looked online approached the people who give the missions. Nothing.... then I read something about promotion missions but nothing in my hails and unless I am missing some entrance in the great hall nothing there as well. I can't get patrol missions, fleet missions will start but won't go past that. Escorts I can call them they show up and won't follow can't interact with them nothing. Fix the satellite, same thing.
Am I missing something? I've only been playing for 5 days but haven't gotten a mission since Tuesday.

rykus83

Hello all I got my Romulan Captain KDF aligned to 40th and grabed the Ha'feh Assault Warbird as my last free ship I was wondering the set up to use that would be best for leveling and grinding to get me a free ship either through EC from exchange and such so far ive been equiping what ever i find from missions and drops on all my ships, but I'm thinking its time to decided whats best for console, weapons(gonna go beams with my Rom probly plasma or disruptor)? should i go full beams on front and back?, dual beam banks or normal beam banks, should i have at least 1 torp launchers. i think i got the tactical consoles down just use the beam damage increase ones and if ive decided on and energy so console for those then to. But I'm hazy on what i should be throwing into the engineering consoles, and science consoles I've just been throwing any thing that has to do with shields or the hull or +to dmg resistance. I do have the Console - Engineering - Reinforced Armaments from the nexus mission with la forge any tips of Hint Be Cool.

rykus83

oh and does anyone have a good ground kit and module set up for tac captain like using the assualt miniguns and melee using a lirpa right now.

rykus83

Hello on My Romulan Captain I've got a Nihyron destroyer now and found this reddit post with a acouple of builds I'm interested in is the !st on listed the beam build question is it still good to go it being from 2015? the build is by TheEclipseOfDoom it seems quit do able for a new cap to start to outfit it and if it to out of date could someone recommend an upgrade to it?
https://reddit.com/r/stobuilds/comments/3kamrq/looking_for_basic_ship_advice_nihydron_destroyer/

rykus83

I forgot to say my captain is tactical well the build by TheEclipseOfDoom's build fpr the op of that thread i science captain dont know if that changes anything.

rykus83

I don't know were this is asked and em to lazy to start a new thread. I've have managed to open a third crafting slot i've just been doing the upgrade one that give the big amount of xp but only have 2 guys to do the crafting does anyone have the name of or what i should be looking up on the exchange to buy more so i can use more then 2 R&D crafting slots?