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Fleet Cheyenne worth it?
lexusk19
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Simply put, before i shell out for 4 fleet mods, is the ship worth it?
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Yes
But milage varies and nothing - NOTHING - beats an Excelsior in my book.
Basically the impression I've gotten of this ship is that it IS an assault cruiser in playstyle with a few extra perks (e.g. better shield mod).
I would pick one of those up as a "demo version" of the Fleet ship. If you like/hate the basic Retrofit, I have to believe you'll feel the same way about the fleet version. Across the neutral zone, I did precisely that to evaluate the K'Tinga Retrofit for my Gorn Engineer.
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I'm sure your DPS is great, but as Kahless said, "a petaQ with high system mastery is still a petaQ." (Well, he should have said it...!)
It all depends on what playstyle you want and what captain you are. If yer a tac, don't bother as you can get better mileage with a fleet excel. If yer an eng then yeah it ain't bad. Don't expect to do any pvping with it though. Again because if yer a tac then its kind of a waste and if yer an eng you are just wasting your time trying to pvp anyway.
Just yeehaw and blast some '80s power metal you hit full impulse. Bam, problem solved.
I don't see why this is such a big deal.
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Hull: 39,600
Shield Modifier: 1.1
The hull has the lowest hit points of all the Federation Fleet Cruisers, but with that said an extra couple thousand hit points won't really matter all that much. Shield modifier was fixed in a fairly recent up date and it's now the same as all the other Fleet Cruisers.
Bridge Offficer Stations:
Lt Tac
En Tac
Cmd Eng
LtCmd Eng
Lt Science
This is another federation cruiser that suffers from an overabundance of engineering stations. With that said it's not a terrible bridge officer layout and allows for some decent offensive capability, much better then some other ships...cough cough Fleet Galaxy.
Turn: 8
Inertia: 30
This is one of the best turning Federation cruisers. The only other cruisers with 8 is the Excelsior. It's Inertia rating however is slightly lower then the Excelsior, but this ship can sill maneuver fairly well.
Overall the ship is decent. To recap It's hull hit points are slightly lower then average, though not enough to really be a deterrent. It's shield modifier is the same as all the other cruisers, it has an average bridge officer layout, and above average maneuverability. If you happened to fly the VA Assault Cruiser and thought it was ok this ship is similar, but superior in almost every way. If you think it's cool looking you should get it. I don't think you would be disappointed. With that said the Fleet Excelsior and Fleet Regent are both superior ships overall. Hope this helps some.
It just takes a bit of getting used to. The number is only slightly higher than other ships, but it apparently makes a big difference. Its kind of a big deal if you sail right past your target, out of weapons range, out of range of your team to toss heals out.
Though throwing on "Kick Start My Heart" does make up for some of it :P
And the ship is very tiny! I think the only thing smaller than it is the Defiant, aside from shuttles. Kind of annoyed me flying around with 8 turn rate, when escorts are bigger with higher turn.
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Nope. There's more ships that are smaller than it than the Defiant and the small craft/shuttles. The Nova and the Ushaan immediately jump to mind.
While I might agree to some extent, a T5 Fleet AC is absurdly and painfully expensive for anyone who does not already have T5 access (which is probably most of the game). However, the T5 Assault Cruiser also has different BOff stations and less maneuverability, which may not suit OP's purposes.
For one, TAC station wise it is like the Assault Cruiser.
Secondly, it still rocks the heavy BOFF stations of a traditional Cruiser.
Thirdly, the turn rate is among the best for all Starfleet Cruisers. Only the Excelsior ties it with a turn rate of 8, which is miles above what most Starfleet Cruisers are currently at.
I have the Fleet Heavy Cruiser for my Fed ENG. It's rugged, handles pretty decently, and presenting fire arcs isn't a chore. Compared to flying a Galaxy or even the Sovereigns, it's a pleasure to use, yet still feel robust due to the ENG-heavy nature of the ship. I also use a dual Aux2Batt + Technician DOFFs build on this ship, so power isn't an issue. The build also cuts down on BOFF ability cooldowns, so you get to really maximize the usage of whatever BOFF skills you throw aboard. I have a single EPTS3, and rest assured, that sucker is always on, while still having room for an optional EPTW for more "oomph."
Now, is it worth it? If you want a better version, but less hull than the Assault Cruiser (not talking about Regent), the Fleet Hvy Cruiser is nice.
But if you have an Excelsior already, you have cheaper access to the Fleet Excelsior. If you have that kind of access, then I would go that route than getting the Fleet Hvy Cruiser. You can still run an Aux2Batt build with the Excelsior while retaining good offensive and defensive qualities.
Edit to add: The Fleet Excelsior is more balanced with good ENG & TAC BOFF options. But the Fleet Hvy Cruiser's strong ENG BOFF stations make it markedly superior in sturdiness even with less hull. Alot more playroom with survivability or support abilities that use the ENG slots.
eh yeah I suppose I am. Isn't everybody though? :P