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Having trouble deciding on a ship... Opinions?

colonelmarikcolonelmarik Member Posts: 2,199 Arc User
edited August 2018 in The Shipyard
So, I've kind of resolved to get a tier 6 ship for each of my three main characters.
My Federation officer (a Science Officer), I got the Pathfinder (more for the interiors, I'm not a fan of Voyager).
My Klingon officer (a Tactical Officer), I got the QeH'pu (it reminds me of an old FASA ship).

However, I'm having great difficulty picking a ship for my Romulan. They all seem so out of character or so UGLY, so I'm unable to decide.
I should explain a bit of his character, because that's part of the decision. He's an Engineer. The backstory for him is that he's been in the service since Kirk's time, and is a veteran of the small, alpha striking ships. The ship he's flying now is the T'Varo refit. However, by the Next Generation, he was in command of a D'Deridex (in fact, my headcanon says it was HIS ship that pursued Admiral Jarok across the Neutral Zone and glared at the ENTERPRISE), and commanded that ship to great effect through the Dominion War. Following that, he developed the Enhanced Battle Cloak used by the Scimitar, and tested it on a small T'Varo class ship (which he's flying now).
He's respected as a military leader as well, and having a large, powerful flagship is therefore another possibility. He remained loyal to the Empire after Hobus, and only begrudgingly works with the Republic.

The candidates are:

Faeht Intelligence Warbird (reasonable looks, Enhanced Battle Cloak (meaning I can use my underrun tactic), but I'm told it's very fragile).
Kara Advanced Warbird (Unusual looks, Big and powerful looking, but I'm not a fan of the docked ship style).
Tebok Miracle Worker Warbird (Unusual looks, but kind of ugly, and I'm told it's sturdy..., but it's just so kind of UGLY...).

The fact is, I'm not sure I like any of them, but I want him to have a good tier 6 ship for more modern content.
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  • seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,918 Arc User
    I am a rather big fan of the Vastam Command Warbird myself. Looks cool and it's pretty versatile.

    However, if you want something quick that can deal hefty damage but also tank like crazy, the best and only answer is still the Morrigu Heavy Warbird. It's just.. SO good.
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  • davefenestratordavefenestrator Member Posts: 10,501 Arc User
    Do you like the look of the Mogai or Valdore? If yes, it's more expensive but you could get the 3-pack and fly the Morrigu with either parts or the full skin of the others.
  • davefenestratordavefenestrator Member Posts: 10,501 Arc User
    For the Faeht, you could put 1-2 Fleet Neutronium consoles in the Engineering slots and/or respec skills to gain +hull hitpoints
  • seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,918 Arc User
    From reading your criteria, I think the problem is you don’t like Romulan ships.
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  • jordan3550jordan3550 Member Posts: 328 Arc User
    > @seaofsorrows said:
    > I am a rather big fan of the Vastam Command Warbird myself. Looks cool and it's pretty versatile.
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    > However, if you want something quick that can deal hefty damage but also tank like crazy, the best and only answer is still the Morrigu Heavy Warbird. It's just.. SO good.

    I love the vastam I have it with the discovery vanity shield and it looks really elegant
  • seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,918 Arc User
    Vastam has a stunning model, they did a great job on it for sure.
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  • odinforever20000odinforever20000 Member Posts: 1,849 Arc User
    pryor#5476 wrote: »
    DO not BUY the Miracle Worker UNLESS........ you buy the Bundle, if you buy just 1 YOU WILL REGRET IT.

    Faeht Intelligence Warbird looks fun, as it would be an excellent Mine Layer, this is a versital ship, you can do a Mine Layer build, VAPE build, and a few others, Enhanced Battle Cloak allows you to lay mines without exposure ( except cloaked tractor mines )
    Briefly decloaks & Exposes you to fire Torps, but you could load up on CtrlX and hit em with a plactates before firing.

    Cant really load up on CntrX in a Faeht...They are good torp boats tho

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  • casualstocasualsto Member Posts: 672 Arc User
    You're an engineer.

    I'm gonna make a list and you'll pick, due to the arguments:

    T6 Operations(Shamshir)/T6 Tactical(Khopesh) Dreadnoughts. - Both are space beasts and if I'd have to put the finger on one for your engineer, i'd slightly be inclined to pick the Shamshir. Can run dual cannons, has good tactical layout, can use Aux2Batt, it's also very flexible.

    T6 Morrigu Heavy Warbird - The best dps trait for energy weapons alongside with a pretty solid ship. Versatile, fast and pretty maneuvrable, this is also an option that suits most potential builds. (Also fleet variant).

    T6 Pilot ships/ T6 Dewan Escorts - Squishy, but top speedsters and very good for dishing spike damage. The Dewans also bring some interesting traits. Check them out.

    T6 Tactical Miracle Worker Romulan Cruiser - Also a solid choice, more suited to an engineer. Strong, powerful and flexible, it stays as a valid option.

    T6 Vastam class - If you don't run Aux2Batt, this ship's trait is really helpful. Also the ship can run Aux2batt and is a strong ship with some dps capacity, if setup properly.
  • nightkennightken Member Posts: 2,824 Arc User
    Ya, I use my T'Varo refit mainly for laying mines and spraying torpedoes from cloak. The ship is pretty good at that. However, the issues with that ship are that it's really, REALLY fragile, and is being constantly obliterated lately, by foes targeting him at long range regardless of the cloak (which I've souped up with consoles). One torpedo will destroy it.

    I could do the same thing with the Faeht, but I hoped it could ALSO be capable of uncloaking and slugging it out a bit, something the T'Varo can't really do.

    When I say modern, I mean not something we've seen before, or something that looks like it's an older ship. The Kara, for example, looks like a new design, relative to ships like the D'Deridex or Valdore/Mogai/Morrigu.

    I've actually been looking at that carrier warbird (I don't recall the name, I think it starts with J?). It LOOKS good, but I've never really been a fan of carriers.

    Hm. Still considering, thanks for all the feedback.

    the Jhu'ael? well it's more of a flight deck escort then a full carrier. the little bit I played with it's low tier versions it seems to be a pretty solid ship. and if you want to use the set one of the pieces being a weapon makes it easier to use over normal 3 part console sets.

    personally any time I'm worried about a low hull ship taking hits I put the Trellium-D Plating and Temporal Shielded Datacore consoles. it helps alot without giving up too much.

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  • nimbullnimbull Member Posts: 1,564 Arc User
    edited August 2018
    When I had a Romulan Engineer I flew a:

    https://sto.gamepedia.com/Aelahl_Light_Warbird_Battlecruiser

    That thing had a nice balance between firepower and durability. It was also very nice in the movement department. The fleet level version is just a bit nicer as well.

    https://sto.gamepedia.com/Fleet_Aelahl_Light_Warbird_Battlecruiser

    As for looks I think its far enough away from the big DD to be newer and sleeker.
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  • meimeitoomeimeitoo Member Posts: 12,587 Arc User
    @colonelmarik Didn't you have that T6 Maquis Raider?!
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  • marty123#3757 marty123 Member Posts: 670 Arc User
    I’d go with the Vastam
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