I know I'm going to come off as hostile for saying this, but it has to be said first so the topic doesn't degenerate into arguments about pointless topics that don't actually solve the problem.
I don't want to hear about how this hanger bay pet is better then that pet or build advice.
I just want generic solutions that can be applied to any pet or build as they are.
I've been playing with my first character to actually use a Hanger Bay.
They fly a Romulan Scimitar (Engineering).
At the moment, they're currently using a regular Hanger Bay pet (because I'm not advanced enough in Reputation to acquire the Ultra Rare version).
This is consistently what happens:
1. Launch Pets.
2. Pets die.
3. Wait for cooldown to end so I can launch replacements.
4. Dead again, go back to step 3.
Sometimes they're destroyed as soon as they're out, in the best case scenario, they last a few minutes before getting taken out.
And given that it takes me some time to launch 2 wings of the pet (due to cooldown between launch cycles), I'm not sure the effort is worth it if they're not going to stay around long enough to help out.
Is there any way to stop them dying so much?
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On my full carrier captain (JHDC) I find that using the Wing Commander trait greatly helps with pet survivability. I'm able to get most of my fighters up to a full 5 stars and can usually keep them there for a good while. Well, until they decide they don't want to fly away from cubes as they explode, but that's a pet AI issue.
I also have 2 purple flight deck officers that reduce the pet launch cooldown. That combined with Wing Commander makes flying a carrier much less frustrating.
my elite scorpions do not die to often mostly when cubes explode few of them die and wing comander trait helps a lot to carrier
granted, I have not run any high end content on a carrier (played a little on an orion carrier before you could start one from level 1), but I never really found them too squishy.
Are they somewhat squishy, yes. But that is really the point, pets are suppose to be support craft, they should never represent the main stay of your battle strategy.
Unfortunately, since I have never really run max level content on a carrier, I can't really give you much advice. But really people need to see hangar pets as support craft. They are great for extra fire, or if your enemy likes to use targetables, like HY tops, they can help you out there too.
You're better off with the Romulan Drones...they're far less squishy and they do great damage.
On that note I do agree fighters (Fighters only...not frigates or fed shuttles) are pretty squishy at times...especially if you're like me and do a lot of Nebula and Vault runs where the Tholians have lots of AoE.
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I know I'm going to come off as hostile for saying this, but it has to be said first so the topic doesn't degenerate into arguments about pointless topics that don't actually solve the problem.
I don't want to hear about how this hanger bay pet is better then that pet or build advice.
I just want generic solutions that can be applied to any pet or build as they are.
I've been playing with my first character to actually use a Hanger Bay.
They fly a Romulan Scimitar (Engineering).
At the moment, they're currently using a regular Hanger Bay pet (because I'm not advanced enough in Reputation to acquire the Ultra Rare version).
This is consistently what happens:
1. Launch Pets.
2. Pets die.
3. Wait for cooldown to end so I can launch replacements.
4. Dead again, go back to step 3.
Sometimes they're destroyed as soon as they're out, in the best case scenario, they last a few minutes before getting taken out.
And given that it takes me some time to launch 2 wings of the pet (due to cooldown between launch cycles), I'm not sure the effort is worth it if they're not going to stay around long enough to help out.
Is there any way to stop them dying so much?
You may want to look at fligh deck doffs..... there are ones which decrease launch cooldown times, and there are ones which increase accuracy in particular modes (intercept for example) which you may want to use depending on which carrier tactics you use.
I know you didn't ask about type of pet, but I'll also point out (since these are not bound to rep level) that you can get adv romulan drones, which are really well if you have a scimitar from the dil store.... they are just in an odd spot (under special items and boxes) for just over 30k dil.... I prefer my adv romulan drones even over the elite scorpions from the rom rep.... and if you have access to a starbase with a T5 com array you can get the elite version.
I been using the Orion Marauder from the Summer Gifts. My fighters don't die easy like how you describe. Only thing that really kills mine if they get too close to the ship exploding. By then my cool down is ready and I bring out more. Rarely the other ship kills them.
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I been using the Orion Marauder from the Summer Gifts. My fighters don't die easy like how you describe. Only thing that really kills mine if they get too close to the ship exploding. By then my cool down is ready and I bring out more. Rarely the other ship kills them.
Have you ever done Azure Nebula Rescue? :P
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I'm always happy to see another JHDC pilot when I play the game I hardly see any (but their's Scimitar's and Avengers everywhere).
Like mentioned earlier, I use the DOFF that increases my defense mode (I'm not sure if it's accuracy or damage). I also have a DOFF that reduces the cool down time. I also agree that the pets shouldn't be your main line of defense (they were when I was piloting my Atrox).
What I have noticed is how quickly when you launch your pets (especially when they target what you're targeting), shields and hull starts to evaporate on your target. That alone makes me smile (especially when doing the Vortex or Conduit STF). I do wish they were immune to warp core breaches, especially since I like to heal my pets (I learned how important they are when I was piloting my Atrox), even after they reach 5 stars.
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No, I'm sure STFs / PVP is much different. However what I do they rarely die. I don't have time to play at one sitting for group playing. Plus past games I learned how horrible it is to be in groups due to others attitudes. So if I do any group ventures. I'm very cautious on who comes along.
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I'm already at my capacity for traits, so whatever Wing Commander is won't help me.
I've seen some of those DOFFs for pets, but I'm uncertain about the conditions attached.
It says something like "in intercept mode only".
Which doesn't help if I've set them for Attack or Escort.
Also, I should note I am discussing Starfleet or Romulan specific pets only, since the character in question has no access to KDF pets.
They are Starfleet Aligned Romulan, if that helps.
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I'm already at my capacity for traits, so whatever Wing Commander is won't help me.
I've seen some of those DOFFs for pets, but I'm uncertain about the conditions attached.
It says something like "in intercept mode only".
Which doesn't help if I've set them for Attack or Escort.
Also, I should note I am discussing Starfleet or Romulan specific pets only, since the character in question has no access to KDF pets.
They are Starfleet Aligned Romulan, if that helps.
The basic FDC doffs reduce the recharge time of hangars...you need to be careful what you're looking for if you're looking them up on the exchange.
The Wing Commander trait is a trait that drops from the Elachi lockbox and reduces the time to level up fighters by 50%(I think)
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It also gives you a retrain token so you can trade one of you traits for Wing Commander.
But if you not up for that concider Romulan threat + consoles, which come flavours for all sorts of builds. If ships are targeting you your ships are by difinintion less likely to be targeted.
Yes, it is incredibly easy to trade one trait for another.
But my build is geared to a specific task, so trading out traits is not possible.
And I already draw enough enemy aggression, adding more is a recipe for disaster!
Especially in an underpowered ship (my Scimitar is not as durable as my Sovereign).
Plus, I've reviewed those consoles, I'm dubious as to the assertion "there is one for for all flavors of builds".
The one I am interested in getting (when our fleet mine reaches T3 in the appropriate field) is actually from the Dil Mine.
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I would highly recommend you head down to the Romulan Flotilla forum and get some help with it. The Scimitar is one of the best ships in the entire game right now.
as a scimitar captain on two romulan toons i would VERY much suggest using romulan drone ships, the blue hangar you buy for ECs are good enough to start with, they do good damage (and as a personal note i love the reactions of other players when they see them as borg probes and freak out on STFs) and are pretty robust. The advanced versions are even more robust and have the added ability of being able to scramble sensors periodically.
so to maximize survivability of your hangar pets, especially when using a scimitar, try using the drone ships, they are after all exclusive (currently) to the scimitar.
and i know you don't want to give up a trait slot, but wing commander is by far one of the best traits you could ever have if you use hangar pets. i have it on a few of my toons, and their pets perform much better than those toons i have without the trait.
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I been using the Orion Marauder from the Summer Gifts. My fighters don't die easy like how you describe. Only thing that really kills mine if they get too close to the ship exploding. By then my cool down is ready and I bring out more. Rarely the other ship kills them.
this is also how my peregrine blues fighters are, I also have a purple and blue flight deck doffs.
Yes, it is incredibly easy to trade one trait for another.
But my build is geared to a specific task, so trading out traits is not possible.
And I already draw enough enemy aggression, adding more is a recipe for disaster!
Especially in an underpowered ship (my Scimitar is not as durable as my Sovereign).
....
woah :eek: what? I have a love/hate relationship with the Scimitar. I want one (The Falchion class), I admire one & I love the way it makes things turn to space dust so quickly. But I hate it because it makes my JHDC look patheticly weak (It's that 5/3 weapon setup + the drone ships that pushes my buttons). But "under-powered" is a word I've never seen used to describe a Scimitar
I would highly recommend you head down to the Romulan Flotilla forum and get some help with it. The Scimitar is one of the best ships in the entire game right now.
You took the words right out of my mouth.
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Sadly, the whole XP level up thing is pointless for fighter craft. Frigate pets have a chance to level up and actually benefit, you also have the oportunity to heal them because they do not die instantly most of the time.
But fighter pets... lets say STO demonstrates why fighters in star trek are a fckn stupid idea.
The things just die too fast and its justified that they do.
So please more frigate pets. less fighters.
Make fighter pets "holo" ships with shorter cooldown. I mean you can summon holo battleships but not build holo fighter projectors? the heck?
That would instantly resolve both IP and gameplay issues. you can give the holoships buffs depending on carrier aux level, perhaps they can even benefit from whatever buffs the carrier has running.....
in turn, buff all frigates to the level of jemhadar attack ship/mesh weaver awesomeness.
And do something about the detachable ships from the flagships... like.. being able to "repair" them after they get gunned out of action....
And buff the sections of the multivectopr ships....
In my experience "Fighters" die rapidly and because the mechanics do not allow for them to rank up fast enough they lose a fair bit of their potency to early deaths.
That said the Elite Scorps are still some of the kings.
However, for a Scimitar you should forgo the Scorpions and use some Dilithium to buy some Advanced Drone Ships. Those survive a LOT better and deal some sick damage to boot.
I'm totally behind a full on carrier pet review. Some of them are just so completely worthless that I have to wonder why they even put them in the game to begin with.
Nothing brings a tear to my eye like seeing 3 or 4 lone survivors of a hard fighting fighter wing buzzing about as their carrier warps off to another adventure, leaving them behind.
I know I'm going to come off as hostile for saying this, but it has to be said first so the topic doesn't degenerate into arguments about pointless topics that don't actually solve the problem.
I don't want to hear about how this hanger bay pet is better then that pet or build advice.
I just want generic solutions that can be applied to any pet or build as they are.
I've been playing with my first character to actually use a Hanger Bay.
They fly a Romulan Scimitar (Engineering).
At the moment, they're currently using a regular Hanger Bay pet (because I'm not advanced enough in Reputation to acquire the Ultra Rare version).
This is consistently what happens:
1. Launch Pets.
2. Pets die.
3. Wait for cooldown to end so I can launch replacements.
4. Dead again, go back to step 3.
Sometimes they're destroyed as soon as they're out, in the best case scenario, they last a few minutes before getting taken out.
And given that it takes me some time to launch 2 wings of the pet (due to cooldown between launch cycles), I'm not sure the effort is worth it if they're not going to stay around long enough to help out.
Is there any way to stop them dying so much?
You should look for the lock box special Trait Wing Commander, it will greatly help your hanger support.
I use Elite Romulan Drones with my Scimitar and they do quite well.
A tip that I think might also help you is to deploy your hanger support early before you engage in combat because they seem to die a lot quicker if you deploy them while you're already engaged.
If you cannot get the high level hanger support then the next best thing may be to try to speed up your launch times with Flight Deck Doffs and take the Dorito approach to them.
Please stop suggesting the Wing Commander trait as a solution to this problem.
I can't use it, so it doesn't help.
It's not a practical idea to compromise my abilities for the sake of one minor aspect of gameplay.
I looked into the appropriate Starfleet DOFF (to reduce hanger recharge time) on exchange and well, I'm lost for words.
Why are they all Caitians?
For a baseline, I checked out the KDF equivalent and they come in 3 different species.
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I also have 2 purple flight deck officers that reduce the pet launch cooldown. That combined with Wing Commander makes flying a carrier much less frustrating.
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granted, I have not run any high end content on a carrier (played a little on an orion carrier before you could start one from level 1), but I never really found them too squishy.
Are they somewhat squishy, yes. But that is really the point, pets are suppose to be support craft, they should never represent the main stay of your battle strategy.
Unfortunately, since I have never really run max level content on a carrier, I can't really give you much advice. But really people need to see hangar pets as support craft. They are great for extra fire, or if your enemy likes to use targetables, like HY tops, they can help you out there too.
On that note I do agree fighters (Fighters only...not frigates or fed shuttles) are pretty squishy at times...especially if you're like me and do a lot of Nebula and Vault runs where the Tholians have lots of AoE.
You may want to look at fligh deck doffs..... there are ones which decrease launch cooldown times, and there are ones which increase accuracy in particular modes (intercept for example) which you may want to use depending on which carrier tactics you use.
I know you didn't ask about type of pet, but I'll also point out (since these are not bound to rep level) that you can get adv romulan drones, which are really well if you have a scimitar from the dil store.... they are just in an odd spot (under special items and boxes) for just over 30k dil.... I prefer my adv romulan drones even over the elite scorpions from the rom rep.... and if you have access to a starbase with a T5 com array you can get the elite version.
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Have you ever done Azure Nebula Rescue? :P
Like mentioned earlier, I use the DOFF that increases my defense mode (I'm not sure if it's accuracy or damage). I also have a DOFF that reduces the cool down time. I also agree that the pets shouldn't be your main line of defense (they were when I was piloting my Atrox).
What I have noticed is how quickly when you launch your pets (especially when they target what you're targeting), shields and hull starts to evaporate on your target. That alone makes me smile (especially when doing the Vortex or Conduit STF). I do wish they were immune to warp core breaches, especially since I like to heal my pets (I learned how important they are when I was piloting my Atrox), even after they reach 5 stars.
No, I'm sure STFs / PVP is much different. However what I do they rarely die. I don't have time to play at one sitting for group playing. Plus past games I learned how horrible it is to be in groups due to others attitudes. So if I do any group ventures. I'm very cautious on who comes along.
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The "Fighters" in the game can do alot of firepower if at full strength. But they blow up real easily. At least for them, they are quick to replace.
The "Wing Commander" trait helps get them leveled up much more quickly and perform better.
A: Yes.
I've seen some of those DOFFs for pets, but I'm uncertain about the conditions attached.
It says something like "in intercept mode only".
Which doesn't help if I've set them for Attack or Escort.
Also, I should note I am discussing Starfleet or Romulan specific pets only, since the character in question has no access to KDF pets.
They are Starfleet Aligned Romulan, if that helps.
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Everytime someone makes a character that is an copy of an existing superhuman, Creativity is sad
The basic FDC doffs reduce the recharge time of hangars...you need to be careful what you're looking for if you're looking them up on the exchange.
The Wing Commander trait is a trait that drops from the Elachi lockbox and reduces the time to level up fighters by 50%(I think)
But if you not up for that concider Romulan threat + consoles, which come flavours for all sorts of builds. If ships are targeting you your ships are by difinintion less likely to be targeted.
But my build is geared to a specific task, so trading out traits is not possible.
And I already draw enough enemy aggression, adding more is a recipe for disaster!
Especially in an underpowered ship (my Scimitar is not as durable as my Sovereign).
Plus, I've reviewed those consoles, I'm dubious as to the assertion "there is one for for all flavors of builds".
The one I am interested in getting (when our fleet mine reaches T3 in the appropriate field) is actually from the Dil Mine.
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I would highly recommend you head down to the Romulan Flotilla forum and get some help with it. The Scimitar is one of the best ships in the entire game right now.
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elite frigates, not that easily comparing to fighters
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He tends to be one of the more constructive commenters on the forums... Unlike you did here.
He has also been here alot longer than you, and just because he dosen't like PWE, dosen't mean he dosen't like STO.
One is a company... The other is a game... There is quite a bit of difference.
so to maximize survivability of your hangar pets, especially when using a scimitar, try using the drone ships, they are after all exclusive (currently) to the scimitar.
and i know you don't want to give up a trait slot, but wing commander is by far one of the best traits you could ever have if you use hangar pets. i have it on a few of my toons, and their pets perform much better than those toons i have without the trait.
this is also how my peregrine blues fighters are, I also have a purple and blue flight deck doffs.
woah :eek: what? I have a love/hate relationship with the Scimitar. I want one (The Falchion class), I admire one & I love the way it makes things turn to space dust so quickly. But I hate it because it makes my JHDC look patheticly weak (It's that 5/3 weapon setup + the drone ships that pushes my buttons). But "under-powered" is a word I've never seen used to describe a Scimitar
You took the words right out of my mouth.
But fighter pets... lets say STO demonstrates why fighters in star trek are a fckn stupid idea.
The things just die too fast and its justified that they do.
So please more frigate pets. less fighters.
Make fighter pets "holo" ships with shorter cooldown. I mean you can summon holo battleships but not build holo fighter projectors? the heck?
That would instantly resolve both IP and gameplay issues. you can give the holoships buffs depending on carrier aux level, perhaps they can even benefit from whatever buffs the carrier has running.....
in turn, buff all frigates to the level of jemhadar attack ship/mesh weaver awesomeness.
And do something about the detachable ships from the flagships... like.. being able to "repair" them after they get gunned out of action....
And buff the sections of the multivectopr ships....
heck, redo all pets.....
That said the Elite Scorps are still some of the kings.
However, for a Scimitar you should forgo the Scorpions and use some Dilithium to buy some Advanced Drone Ships. Those survive a LOT better and deal some sick damage to boot.
I'm totally behind a full on carrier pet review. Some of them are just so completely worthless that I have to wonder why they even put them in the game to begin with.
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And for God's sake, recall your fighters!
Nothing brings a tear to my eye like seeing 3 or 4 lone survivors of a hard fighting fighter wing buzzing about as their carrier warps off to another adventure, leaving them behind.
So sad.
You should look for the lock box special Trait Wing Commander, it will greatly help your hanger support.
I use Elite Romulan Drones with my Scimitar and they do quite well.
A tip that I think might also help you is to deploy your hanger support early before you engage in combat because they seem to die a lot quicker if you deploy them while you're already engaged.
If you cannot get the high level hanger support then the next best thing may be to try to speed up your launch times with Flight Deck Doffs and take the Dorito approach to them.
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I can't use it, so it doesn't help.
It's not a practical idea to compromise my abilities for the sake of one minor aspect of gameplay.
I looked into the appropriate Starfleet DOFF (to reduce hanger recharge time) on exchange and well, I'm lost for words.
Why are they all Caitians?
For a baseline, I checked out the KDF equivalent and they come in 3 different species.
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