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Temporal Destroyer vs Steamrunner

kayarnkayarn Member Posts: 0 Arc User
edited September 2013 in Federation Discussion
Hello All.

With the Lobi promotion going on, I have enough to grab a Temporal Destroyer.

At the moment I'm using the Steamrunner retrofit.

My question is this. Is it worth switching to the Mobius from the Steamrunner?

My class is engineering.
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  • thegreendragoon1thegreendragoon1 Member Posts: 1,872 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    It's kind of up to you and what you want. The Steamrunner is a nice ship. It has tankier hull/cosole slots while still being one point nimbler. The Mobius's strength is in it's universal slots which allow for much greater diversity in BOff layout. If you aren't a big fan of science, I'd stick with the Steamrunner. If you want a more diverse setup, the Mobius might be worth it to you.
  • papertoastypapertoasty Member Posts: 248 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    i named my steamrunner the steamroller


    if thats any indication . . . .:cool:
  • crusty8maccrusty8mac Member Posts: 1,381 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    Both are fun, you don't have to give up one to fly the other.
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  • pwstolemynamepwstolemyname Member Posts: 1,417 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    crusty8mac wrote: »
    Both are fun, you don't have to give up one to fly the other.

    ^.^.^.^.^ This ^.^.^.^.^
  • warmaker001bwarmaker001b Member Posts: 9,205 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    Steamrunner.

    The Steamrunner is part of the Steam starter pack (Fed pack only, go figure), and is an unlock to your entire STO account. That means all your Fed toons will be able to use this respectable Escort.

    Then there's the Temporal Destroyer. Sure, nice BOFF layout, but nothing else about it screams worthiness on the cost of this overpriced Escort.

    You want Cmdr/LtCdr TAC heavy BOFF layout for your Fed Escorts? Feds have a GREAT lineup, to include C-store (i.e. account unlock) and Fleet ships. The Defiant, Patrol Escort, the already mentioned Steamrunner, to name a few.

    You want a "Destroyer" (Cmdr TAC, LtCdr ENG)? The Akira / HEC fits that bill capably.

    You want an Escort with a SCI flavor to it? The Prometheus is there, and if you have the C-Store version also (hey, another account unlock), you can throw the MV console onto the Fleet version.

    Anyways, the game has Fed Escorts in these 3 flavors at the C-Store or Steam Starter Pack (for Steamrunner). Possession of the C-Store ship, again, is account unlock and makes the Fleet version cheaper (20k FC, 1 FSM). In addition, the Steamrunner at T5 is already a 10 console ship.

    Compare all this to the overpriced Temporal Destroyers (though cheaper than the Temporal Science), which is also a single-character ship.

    For the Federation, you have far superior Escort choices than the Temporal Destroyer.
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  • johnnymo1johnnymo1 Member Posts: 697 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    I'd save your lobi. The steamrunner is an absolutely fantastic ship. Spending Lobi on some of the unique gear and consoles in the lobi store would help a bit if you don't have them.
  • dahminusdahminus Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    Since the promotion is over, what did you decide?
    Chive on and prosper, eh?

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  • kayarnkayarn Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    Decided to stick with the Steamrunner.

    It seemed like the better choice.

    The fact that it is a canon ship sealed the deal.
  • kayarnkayarn Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    I did pick up a tachyokinetic converter though.
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