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Official Romulan Tactical Warbirds Feedback Thread
pwebranflakes
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Please post your feedback, comments, or concerns about these ships here.
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Front view with the quads firing:
Side view:
"Focused Singularity Beam" firing:
Close-up of the singularity beam's emitter:
Shot of the engines:
Fairly close to a Vor'cha, showing the relative size of the new ship:
However, I've noticed two bugs so far...
1.) Plasma Quads sound the same as Phaser Quads
2.) Can't decorate the ship properly (I.e. can't use parts from the 30 version on the 50 version)
I like, it looks like a Romulan ships!
LTS, here since...when did this game launch again?
From the patch notes:
Cryptic - Lead Systems Designer
"Play smart!"
Ah thanks I guess I missed that one. What about the focused singularity beam which is suppose to drain singularity power while in use. That is currently not working. Could you please have a look at that. Thank you.
Working on getting separate confirmation. It was working fine internally before being pushed to Tribble, so not sure what's going on yet.
Is anyone else experiencing this?
Cryptic - Lead Systems Designer
"Play smart!"
Seconded on the plasma quad cannons sounding exactly like the phaser quad cannons.
The console ability would be better if it had a wider range than 90, but I understand why it was designed that way.
FSB did drain singularity power from my ship.
Customization:
Windows: "None" not functional, Type 1 missing some escape pods at the top.
[lvl 30 model and Romulan 3 material missing, but should be due to claiming the ships from the console]
Will there be a Fleet variant?
quads need to be ACC2DAM2, or they are just horrible against a player. cant advanced fleet quads get added?
It feels like there's a definite "push" coming from Cryptic regarding Plasma for PvE but for it to stay out of PvP.
Like in the other conversation on it, to get the 2pc Harness you're looking at 2 non-Acc weapons or 1+console and for the 3pc to get Hyperflux it's definitely 2 non-Acc weapons. To get the +10% Plasma from the 2pc Enhanced Plasma Infusion set (an ability +10% not console +10%), you're once again looking at slotting a non-Acc weapon.
To get the +7.6% (console-like) and the +10% (ability-like), you're looking at slotting 2-3 non-Acc weapons...which is fine in PvE. Heck, go with some Rom Plasma for the Disruptor Proc - toss out the APB, etc, etc, etc...and yeah, it looks pretty spiffy over in PvE where mobs are running HE or the new WCE DOFF, etc, etc, etc.
Wish I had a guy that could test that combination of +Plasma stuff over on Tribble...none of my Roms over there can, my Holo Rom's not an energy guy, and my guy with access to everything's not a Rom.
http://i.imgur.com/7QL3uhJ.png
Lt. Comm Uni
Commander Tac
Lt. Tac
Ensign Engineering
Lt. Sci
Specs on the console:
http://i.imgur.com/mp8y8Rg.jpg
+10% Plasma damage with the Quad cannons equipped.
Singularity Beam (need to be in Annihilation Mode and be attacking a target/have Singularity charge to fire) specs:
http://i.imgur.com/3SKUl3e.jpg -- works with Plasmonic Leech
http://i.imgur.com/0oHKuvZ.jpg -- buffed by [Pla] Embassy Consoles and Tac consoles
Specs on Ar'kala (didn't test, just pulled off Quad Cannons):
http://i.imgur.com/XOkXh57.jpg
Forgot to screen shot the base specs on the T5 version.
Hull: 31.500 [same as Dhelan]
Inertia: 60 [same as T'varo and Mogai]
Crew: 300
TRIBBLE
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The BOFF seating has me bothered some but it is slightly less ridiculous than the Dhelan Retrofit so... I do not think its good for the game to have ships running around with 6 different heal abilities and a Cmdr Tac station at the same time but we're already past that.
You can basically do the Tor'Kaht BOFF layout with it...depending on the consoles of the Fleet Ar'kif...if it's +1 Eng, it's basically a nimbler Fleet Tor'Kaht (with less hull, lower shield mod, +turn, +inertia, likely +imp mod, minus an Aft Weapon but with a battle cloak instead of cloak)...
edit: As pointed out, the "basically" part includes switching the Cmdr Eng for Cmdr Tac.
Cmdr Tac seat makes it better than the Fleet Tor'Kaht. Plus the fact that this ship can simply leave the fight whenever it wants to. And you forgot the singularity powers, so it has Singularity Jump and Quantum Absorption on top of the superior handling.
TT1 CRF1 TS3 APO3
TT1 CRF1
EPtS1 RSP1 AtSIF2
EPtW1
HE1 TSS2
2x AP Conn DOFFs
2x EPtX DCE DOFFs
Only reason to fly something else is if you're a sci
Yep, left off the Cmdr Tac for Cmdr Eng part...multiple threads, multiple conversations in game, should have taken my time more and checked that post.
As for the only reason to fly something else...definitely have to disagree on that. There are other Rom boats that folks are definitely going to prefer over this one. But there will also those that prefer this. It provides folks options.
Forces you to run an engi Lt Cmd... making it yet another underpowered... over healing Piece or sillyness.
Honestly for making it more of an escort I think the idea of the uni lt cmd should have been thrown out.
Give it Commander and Lt Cmd tac... with Engi and Sci LT..... and make the ensign Universal.... As odd as it sounds that would in fact make the thing more versatile. lol
aka Fleet Patrol Escort
How many Cmdr Tac/LCdr Eng are there? The Risian? There's a bunch of Cmdr Tac/LCdr Sci...
It's about overall options, no? Not necessarily about the same options on a bunch of ships...
Doesn't this ship have a similar set up with the Akira Escort carrier, but with out the Carrier slot and with a Battle cloak for the most part?
Think about this:
American Football has been in open beta for 144 years. ~Kotaku
The HEC is...
X, X, X, X
X, X
X
X, X, X
X, X
The Ar'kif is...
X, X, X, X
X, X
X
X, X
X, X, X
I look at it more as a "slight" Mogai-variant...
X, X, X, X
X, X
X, X, X
X
X, X
Where my Ar'kif would be...
X, X, X, X
X, X
X, X, X
X
X, X
And my Mogai would be...
X, X, X, X
X, X
X, X, X
X, X
X
Basically a difference of the En being Eng or Sci for the BOFF layout.
Which raises the question about where the 10th console will be on the Fleet version.
Both the Ar'kif and Mogai Retros are 4/3/2. The Fleet Mogai goes 4/4/2 - will the Fleet Ar'kif go 4/3/3?
I can see folks wanting the Fleet Patrol BOFF layout - it's a layout I'm fond of myself. But imho, that would kill off various other Rom boats.
Cryptic purposefully builds little imperfections into ships - otherwise why would anybody buy any ship but the one? Even the Fleet Patrol will have issues compared to other vessels - there's no perfect ship - there shouldn't be. Perhaps perfect for certain players, but not perfect in general...eh?
The "Perfect" ship would probably look like a Fleet Norgh without the pesky health penalties and a 10th console lying around somewhere.
To much healing junk...
I say give it uni Ensign instead... then you can run it like a defiant or patrol or advanced escort.... I thought this was supposed to be the tactical ship ?
As it is its just another Lt Cmd... Engi/Sci Fail boat.
Sure you can throw another tactical in there and rely on an extend circle jerk but no thanks... if you really want to do that I have a feeling there are much better options.
and no ones yet to point out that there is 3 ships currently-
2 in the console for testing *the 2 zen ships
and if you look on the ship requisistion vendor
there is a lvl 30 Dilithium *possible lvl up ship token* tactical warbird
along with the zen store version / and the DD's
no fleet version as of yet