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It would be really cool to see the percentage of current population by ship class. As it stands, I think Cryptic is doing really well with balancing the draw of the three types, but I'd like to know for curiosity's sake.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    escorts get all the loot because loot drops off of encounters is bafflingly based purely on DPS.

    now that I'm captain, I'm starting to have *some* value as a healer/debuffer in my science ship, and engineers are good for tanking...

    but until this game has a REASON for grouping and using those powers alongside others (IE raid content, missions that you have to group for), escorts will dominate.

    IMO, I'd guess (purely a guess) the population breaks down as:

    50% escorts.
    30% cruisers
    20% science
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I'm only at Tier 2 PvP as a Klingon. If you think the numbers are skewed for Feds and classes, you'll be thoroughly entertained that we're probably 75% escorts :D

    From the Feds I've been facing at Tier 2, it's 50% Cruisers with the rest being Science & Escorts.

    Makes sense with the Feds, IMO. The shows and movies have focused on Cruisers. DS9 and Voyager were the only ones that had it different: DS9 with Defiant and the station, Voyager with a light cruiser, Intrepid-class. It would be natural for most Fed players to gravitate towards Cruisers.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I think escort ships are hideous ships for the most part. Science vessels are #1!!!!!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Warmaker01 wrote: »
    I'm only at Tier 2 PvP as a Klingon. If you think the numbers are skewed for Feds and classes, you'll be thoroughly entertained that we're probably 75% escorts :D

    From the Feds I've been facing at Tier 2, it's 50% Cruisers with the rest being Science & Escorts.

    Makes sense with the Feds, IMO. The shows and movies have focused on Cruisers. DS9 and Voyager were the only ones that had it different: DS9 with Defiant and the station, Voyager with a light cruiser, Intrepid-class. It would be natural for most Fed players to gravitate towards Cruisers.

    Voyager's ship class is a science ship in STO.

    I should know as I'm flying one >.<
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    My guess is that it's close between Tactical and Engineer with Tactical ahead, and Science lags a bit behind.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Voyager would be a science vessel.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Voyager's ship class is a science ship in STO.

    I should know as I'm flying one >.<

    Which I think is hilarious as several times in the early seasons of the show they mention how the Intrepids were built to be combat craft. (the one that sticks with me is Paris chastising Harry's clarinet with "The ship was built for combat performance, not musical performance")
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