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Another thread reminded me about this, how come all the science ships for commander look identical and also look like the medical ship crusher commanded in the last episode of tng? I dont want a medical ship or a dumb looking non saucer hull, whats the deal? some variety please. I would be tempted to go cruiser if I hadnt invested all my points in science
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    You might as well ask why do all Cruisers of that level look like the Stargazer, or why all the Captain Cruisers look like the Galaxy. :)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    clearly its just lazy design then, just because they are the same tier of ship doesnt mean they have to look the same its supposed to be that you create unique ships if you like. The reason I picked on commander science ships is because they are particularly ugly to me and I'm effectively forced to use it
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    It's done so that other players can roughly estimate what kind of ship you're flying, and that way, how strong you are. :)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    It's only 10 levels. After that you're in an Intrepid Class.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Um, Star Trek 3 anyone? That was a bubble ship, and was a science ship to study Genesis. And it esploded good!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    ultrium wrote: »
    clearly its just lazy design then, just because they are the same tier of ship doesnt mean they have to look the same its supposed to be that you create unique ships if you like. The reason I picked on commander science ships is because they are particularly ugly to me and I'm effectively forced to use it
    No, it's not a lazy design. It's a design to give the player some small degree of customization. That way everyone doesn't just have to fly around in a Reliant, Constitution, Stargazer, Galaxy, Sovereign, etc.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    QQ about how a starship looks...... LOL!

    Yes that fishbowl on a stick with pods makes your TRIBBLE look fat......:D:D:D:D


    WTF are you people injecting/smoking/ihaling ?!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    surely a better way to recognise a ship would just be to scan it or have its class on the HUD somewhere? seems to me when everyones up to admiral we're all going to be flying about in effectively the same ships with tiny differences
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Admirals have 2 ship choices per type, with 3 skins each, thus you have a much wider range of appearances.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    IamOso wrote: »
    QQ about how a starship looks...... LOL!

    Yes that fishbowl on a stick with pods makes your TRIBBLE look fat......:D:D:D:D


    WTF are you people injecting/smoking/ihaling ?!

    seems to me you're the 1 "QQ"ing about me giving my thoughts on a STO forum about an aspect of the game. Didn't realise negative statements weren't allowed
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