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Are all of the Elachi ships worth the cost?

kayajaykayajay Member Posts: 1,990 Arc User
I'm really enjoying flying the Elachi reward ship, but I am curious about the consoles from the previously released Elachi ships...are they worth the cost, just to put them on this ship?

I'd really appreciate the advice of anyone who has those ships and can tell me what the consoles are like, or has actually put those consoles on the Elachi reward ship.
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  • tom61stotom61sto Member Posts: 3,711 Arc User
    Probably not, given that you'd need to shell out for a Lobi ship, a Lockbox ship, and a 'Promotion!' ship to get them, and none of the Improved Crescent Wave Cannon Setare remotely OP in passives nor active abilities. You could just go for the Lobi Silent Enemy set instead, as the console is DPS meta-level when upgraded, the Single Heavy Cannon is OK, and the Torpedo is an old-school Tricobalt, and the three-set gives you nice flashy spiny green orbs.
  • szerontzurszerontzur Member Posts: 2,724 Arc User
    I'd probably say the Qulash is the second-best of the Elachi fleet, after the coveted Sheshar. The Ornash Battlecruiser might have more hull, but the Qulash outperforms it in every other way. Similarly, the S'ateth Escort, while having 5 tac consoles and a 1.3 shield mod, lacks the weapon efficiency and flanking of the Qulash. The consoles are more gimmick than practical. You might be able to find some use of the Escort's mastery trait if you run beams, but it's nothing gamebreaking.

    (I confess I have been running around with wave cannon on my Qulash for giggles though.)
  • nightkennightken Member Posts: 2,824 Arc User
    I would say if you plan on using Elachi ships on whichever character your thinking about doing this on until the game ends and if you can do it without any major problem go ahead, probably not a good idea but bad ideas can be fun.

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  • davefenestratordavefenestrator Member Posts: 10,865 Arc User
    If you are trying to climb to the top of the DPS charts then no.

    If you can't afford to grind and/or buy zen for the EC to buy them from the exchange then no.

    Will you have fun flying your Elachi fleet with the character? If yes then yes.

    Most of my captains have a theme, and the theme matters more to me than DPS. One captain owns the Tholian fleet, uses Tetryon beams and the console set, etc. even though other gear is "better." I have fun playing that character so I don't care.
  • djf021djf021 Member Posts: 1,382 Arc User
    edited October 2019
    > @davefenestrator said:
    > If you are trying to climb to the top of the DPS charts then no.
    >
    > If you can't afford to grind and/or buy zen for the EC to buy them from the exchange then no.
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    > Will you have fun flying your Elachi fleet with the character? If yes then yes.
    >
    > Most of my captains have a theme, and the theme matters more to me than DPS. One captain owns the Tholian fleet, uses Tetryon beams and the console set, etc. even though other gear is "better." I have fun playing that character so I don't care.

    This is exactly how I play. Each captain has some theme, which he or she follows pretty strictly. It provides variety. I've come up with about 27 themes so far and have plans for another soon :D
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  • kayajaykayajay Member Posts: 1,990 Arc User
    nightken wrote: »
    I would say if you plan on using Elachi ships on whichever character your thinking about doing this on until the game ends and if you can do it without any major problem go ahead, probably not a good idea but bad ideas can be fun.

    Honestly...I'm just looking to have fun. If the "release another ship" or "calling in another ship" consoles are that, then that's what I'm considering them for.
  • davefenestratordavefenestrator Member Posts: 10,865 Arc User
    edited October 2019
    kayajay wrote: »
    nightken wrote: »
    I would say if you plan on using Elachi ships on whichever character your thinking about doing this on until the game ends and if you can do it without any major problem go ahead, probably not a good idea but bad ideas can be fun.

    Honestly...I'm just looking to have fun. If the "release another ship" or "calling in another ship" consoles are that, then that's what I'm considering them for.

    I have fun firing my web cannon and summoning a web cube, so the 1 billion EC was worth it for my Tholian ships :) . I don't have the Elachis though.

    (Also a big thumbs up to Cryptic for adding the relocate mines to target power, so I can web mine ships more often too.)
  • avoozuulavoozuul Member Posts: 3,215 Arc User
    I got the sheshar for the trait.
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  • lianthelialianthelia Member Posts: 7,921 Arc User
    kayajay wrote: »
    nightken wrote: »
    I would say if you plan on using Elachi ships on whichever character your thinking about doing this on until the game ends and if you can do it without any major problem go ahead, probably not a good idea but bad ideas can be fun.

    Honestly...I'm just looking to have fun. If the "release another ship" or "calling in another ship" consoles are that, then that's what I'm considering them for.

    I'm a person who plays more for fun than to top the DPS charts, to me personally they look fun but the problem is I don't have the billions to afford the 3 ships.
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