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chesse20
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so i start on the first misson and when i fight the ship it pwns me everytime
i can only get him down to 96% hull damage
i got the new ship for a tatical officer and hes just too hard theres no way u can fight him without a second player
i can only get him down to 96% hull damage
i got the new ship for a tatical officer and hes just too hard theres no way u can fight him without a second player
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I got all the way to LG50 with no one. Are your power levels set properly? If you're tac you want full power to weapons. Have you got good enough gear, as in top mk for your lvl?
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When you started did you set you and your boff skills? If you did all the little annoying missions at qo'nos you should have a few boffs if i remember correctly and loads of skill points to spend. It's a good start, unfortunately the mission drops kinda suck for the most part unless you really like batteries until you get to the later episodes.
As the starting ship is essentially a more fragile Escort, you need to make sure you're always moving as that's a defense buff.
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If you are referring to the BoP with that comment I resent it .. its actually made of wet paper!
Still KDF ships are fun and they teach you a lot about how to move in combat, especially if you are going to shove Dual Heavy Cannons on them. Just remember to use your tools to your advantage, creep up behind big enemies till you can see each weld clearly, decloak and with engine power low stay in the rear arc and tear through them. For smaller enemies just keep the distance and scatter your fire but just make sure you always use that decloak fire bonus.
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Plus you start at 20 with no boff points.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] "I weary of the chase. Wait for me. I shall be merciful and quick."
Its sad but true that our current starting content is poorly executed and does little to help the player to begin his KDF toon.
Its been a grievence of the fanbase and even some feds attempting a KDF alt for some time.
Its is also needed to allow you to survive the first storyline missions you will encounter;
Overall though the PvE aspects of the KDF are no more difficult than any PvE in STO and you should get the hang of things quickly with more gameplay.
R.I.P
Cryptic has done this by making players play Fed until Cmdr then rolling a fresh KDF character at Cmdr with nothing. Ziltch. Nada. No credits. Basically you're starting off like you did at ensign with TRIBBLE for equipment and no credits but fighting much tougher foes. This is why KDF seems more difficult.
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All cloaks should be canon.
PEW PEW!
the mission was go to mars, no problems.
ship and gear is what i got when i rolled her.
same with boffs didnt seem that much harder with s6 than s5.
plus you had to start out at level 2 iirc, i grinded out a KDF from start to Major general (or w/e the rank was, it was too long ago) there wasn't even this lower/upper half thing existing at that time
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The KDF is not easier now its just less repetitive grinding through the levels due to a lack of PvE mission spacing that left gaps in the leveling progression.
The Devs condensed the KDF PvE content to start at lvl 20. The grind is the same content, just closer together and therefore it gives the illusion of being easier.
Still it would be nice to have that lower level content for those of us whom want to do more than shoot through content to endgame and spend the rest of our game experience grinding the same old Endgame content ove and over again.
Possibly if the KDF had a story and the ability to build a sense of investment in the character you make so many players would not be put off by the lack of starting materials, continuity of story and overall sense of half made attention it projects.
The most complaints I hear from KDF fplayers starting out is the lack of materials to help the player on his way at lvl 20 and the overall sense that the KDF has no purpose othe than altismic play when one gets bored wth thier fed.
R.I.P
I think I'm going to take my original B'rel into the next STF I do.
Al Rivera hates Klingons
Star Trek Online: Agents of Jack Emmert
All cloaks should be canon.
Joke post right?
Please tell me it is,cos I haven't laughed so hard since they put up the new EV suit in the C-Store
Missed out on the ole "PvP Only" days I think.....
I miss the "PvP only" days, then at least the queues were popping frequently.
As for the super easy pve play the KDF has now, it's Super Easy. Kinda like the rest of the game. That of course is subject to the Obi-1 rule, from a certain point of view.
"...just look at my track record for making the improvements that I said we would with the KDF and judge by that." - Dan Stahl
Use your cloak every chance you get, both to sneak up to enemy ships so you have a favourable attack position, and also use the battle cloak to break off if you need to.
The starter BoP doesn't have the best DPS (especially if you keep the default weapon loadout), and it can't tank AT ALL unless you slot the right BOff abilities (engineering captain notwithstanding).
Take your time, be patient and be prepared to adjust and evolve the tactics and techniques you've already learned. I too had some difficulty when I first began playing the Klinks. The Respawn Button and I became very good friends in a very short time. I was a little aggravated, but I stuck with it. Because in the end, it really is worth it.
And mooching off the Fed-side alt.
But yes, some playstyle adjusting is needed from the Fed ship that's sturdy, but steers like a cow to something that's zippy, but has all the sturdiness of wet cardboard.
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Some hints for space combat KDF nubs:
Keep moving, NEVER stop unless your cloaked. This is a must for bop's, the faster they move, the higher the chances of being missed, and less damage taken.
Use your cloak to get close to your target and from an angle that minimizes the damage output possible from your target, ie: get behind them, unload, pop heal skills as needed, if your being hammered by other enemies, shift power to shields (if not using a bop where it's to engines and battle cloak) recover, and return.
Have a look at your power levels, weapon power should be max, with the rest in engines and aux.
Check your boff skills, make sure they are trained, remember, you had to train and promote them yourself on your fed character, also ensure you have the right skills to match your weapons with your tac boff(s). Make sure your engi and sci boff(s) give you shield and hull heals, 1 tactical team is a must for all ships, not having it is asking for death timers.
Once you have done the tutorial run around The First City, head back to the shipyards and grab a ship that suits your play style or one that suits a style you want to try, the bops are not for everyone.
If after some practice keeping those points in mind you still can't work ship combat and level once or twice a day (or more), then I'm sorry, but this game isn't for you.
Also sorry if these have been mentioned before in this or any other thread.
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