test content
  • Games
  • Social
  • Arc News
  • Support
  • Zen
What is the Arc Client?
Install Arc
Forums > Home› Feedback› Federation Discussion

Excelsior & the 8/9/2012

aeonjeanaeonjean Member Posts: 137 Arc User
edited August 2012 in Federation Discussion
Patch Notes for today.
Season 6 changed the based HP and Shield modifier of the T5 Excelsior.

This was not working as intended and is fixed now.
The Excelsior's HP and shield modifier is now reverted to its pre-season 6 values.

Is this a buff to the HP and shields or a nerf? Major change or minor change? I can't seem to find the info on this.
Post edited by aeonjean on

Comments

  • dudeman32569dudeman32569 Member Posts: 32 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Improvements on Excelsior shields/hull that came with season 6 was a bug. They are just bringing it back down to its original values (supposedly).
  • aeonjeanaeonjean Member Posts: 137 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    I guess my question is it a big change? I'm leveling a tact officer and I wanted to fly a crusier end game. I'm just curious if this means there are better options than the Excelsior to pick now.
  • dashuk2381dashuk2381 Member Posts: 230 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Great, I was unaware of the bug and was wondering why my Excelsior was doing so well at tanking on STFs. Hopefully now it won't suck. What was the bug to hull? It was still displaying as 39,000 for me on my stats until I got into a map and the bonus from SIF kicked in.
  • hevachhevach Member Posts: 2,777 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    It had higher base hull than the Odyssey there for a while, 42,000 and change. It's getting dropped back down to 39,000.

    It is a nerf, but it's worth mentioning that the ship did enjoy a very strong following at that hull for a long time, and remains the only LTC tactical cruiser for Feds (though that'll probably change when we know the stats for the Regent).
  • dashuk2381dashuk2381 Member Posts: 230 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Weird then, it showed up as 39,000 for me the other day prior to the patch. :confused:
  • unangbangkayunangbangkay Member Posts: 10 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    dashuk2381 wrote: »
    Weird then, it showed up as 39,000 for me the other day prior to the patch. :confused:

    Maybe that's how it was reported but the actual numbers were higher? Or the patch could have been applied piecemeal as they were gearing up for the downtime.
  • hevachhevach Member Posts: 2,777 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    It was showing properly, not sure why you didn't see it. For example, there's already threads from people who liked the bug and want it back:

    http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=348391

    I haven't pulled mine out of mothballs since season 4, but in the shipyard it was showing 42900 as well.
  • tieberionetieberione Member Posts: 137 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    I admit to be one not pleased with it. I pulled mine back out and was loving the survivability, plus the TW drive (even if it does fail time to time, the nacells arching and the car stallout sound crack me up)

    Plus, i love the look of the older line ships, I grew up on that generation. After star wars, star trek I and II were the first 3 movies my young life saw at the drive in with my grandparents- yes kids, the Drive in :)

    OK, bring the shileds back down, but supposedly the C-Store version that I have has been upgraded for 24th century use. So give me a hull/or shileds near the odyssey, so sick of being in events and the odyssey is all you see. Give Cruiser people a choice, trade one thing for another sure between ships, but still give us a reson for variety, other than a better turn rate.

    Sighning off...
    Tieberion, Captain of the USS Excalibur NX-97000-B

  • crusty8maccrusty8mac Member Posts: 1,381 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Awww, TRIBBLE.
    __________________________________
    STO Forum member since before February 2010.
    STO Academy's excellent skill planner here: Link
    I actually avoid success entirely. It doesn't get me what I want, and the consequences for failure are slim. -- markhawman
  • dashuk2381dashuk2381 Member Posts: 230 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    tieberione wrote: »
    I admit to be one not pleased with it. I pulled mine back out and was loving the survivability, plus the TW drive (even if it does fail time to time, the nacells arching and the car stallout sound crack me up)

    Plus, i love the look of the older line ships, I grew up on that generation. After star wars, star trek I and II were the first 3 movies my young life saw at the drive in with my grandparents- yes kids, the Drive in :)

    OK, bring the shileds back down, but supposedly the C-Store version that I have has been upgraded for 24th century use. So give me a hull/or shileds near the odyssey, so sick of being in events and the odyssey is all you see. Give Cruiser people a choice, trade one thing for another sure between ships, but still give us a reson for variety, other than a better turn rate.

    Sighning off...


    Ran a few STFs even after the "bug fix" and I still enjoy my Excelsior 10X more than trying to tank or do STFs with the Oddy. That extra little turn rate helps quite a bit. My hull is still 40k+ with the MACO deflector and the SIF bonus and I haven't honestly noticed the hit to shields.
Sign In or Register to comment.