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Cruiser tactical or engineer escort? (is there a list of the class abilities?)

SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
edited February 2010 in Feature Episodes, Events and PvE Content
Cant decide. Cruiser tactical could be fun, there both a mix of dps and survivability as far as i can tell...what do ppl think?
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Falcs wrote:
    Cant decide. Cruiser tactical could be fun, there both a mix of dps and survivability as far as i can tell...what do ppl think?

    Do you want fragile maneuverability and monster DPS with restricted firing arcs (escort w/ cannons), or sluggish-but-tough with all-around firepower (cruiser)?

    The ship dictates the playstyle. The captain just adds seasoning.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    its more than that.

    Engineer on escort can rotate shields to make the escort tougher...

    Tactical on cruiser means u do more damage witht he debuffs
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    tactical cruiser also gets attack pattern alpha which is a turn rate modifier. Handy.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Gunfugue wrote:
    tactical cruiser also gets attack pattern alpha which is a turn rate modifier. Handy.

    Interesting. As far as PVP ship wise with tact, cruiser good choice?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Falcs wrote:
    its more than that.

    Engineer on escort can rotate shields to make the escort tougher...

    Tactical on cruiser means u do more damage witht he debuffs

    What you just listed is the seasoning. And rotate shields, while nice, won't make you even approach a cruiser's durability, with its multitude of engineering consoles and ranking engineer crew throwing gobs of repairs at a cruiser.

    The ship dominates your playstyle. The captain career skills (all 4 of them!) just tweak that playstyle a bit.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    bodean wrote:
    Interesting. As far as PVP ship wise with tact, cruiser good choice?

    Current federation pvp strategy is to get a lot of cruisers, park them next to each other, and mash space bar. So yes, cruiser is a good choice.

    Dont think tactical or engineer would really matter. Though i will point out that star cruisers only have one tactical boff station, so a tactical captain would be a decent thing to go if you want one of those.
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