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New lvl 50 eng help

bogarfbogarf Member Posts: 29 Arc User
edited October 2013 in Federation Discussion
Hello im going to hit 50 soon as an engineer, at the mo I plan to finish the story lines then see what I need.

Question is what missions to replay to get good start gear like borg cutting beam and assimilated console and what is a good skill build for a tanky character? Ideas for ships and ship builds also apreaciated
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  • sevmragesevmrage Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    The Kinetic Cutting Beam and Assimilated Console you can't get from missions. Those are Reputation gear, you'll need to build up Omega Marks to get them, along with EC to buy the items needed to help raise your rep level.
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  • bogarfbogarf Member Posts: 29 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    Cool duly noted
  • capnshadow27capnshadow27 Member Posts: 1,731 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    I just hit 50 with my Eng also and its truly a monstrosity on the ground.

    If you are in a fleet bravo! your lie is going to be a little easier.

    Step one pray you have T3 embassy
    Step two get a Embassy Mk XII purple fabrication specialist.
    Step three gain tons of EC to buy a Fabrication doff (for chance of three support drones)
    Step four Armory officer (for chance to call in 2 extra turrets)
    Step five Explosives expert (for chance to call in 2 extra mortars)
    Step six ensure all three doffs are purple, and only one of each as they do not stack.
    Good starting points.

    Moving on.

    Best place to get lots of Nukara marks (enough per trip for 2-3 days of rep use) Nukara prime, go to base camp collect missions and run them. Very easy take you 15 - 30 minutes depending on speed you work it.

    Best way to get Romulan is Epohh tagging now that Epohh lady is back. In between as you are an Eng with super turrets, defend rhi'ihho station.

    Best way for omega is just grindstone the borg Stfs.

    Make sure for ground you are specced into turrets and drones.

    Omega gear I.E. M.A.C.O. AND OMEGA specifically.

    Nukara rep gear is good for those ground missions plus the EV suits look cooler.

    As per STO usual you want a ship you enjoy for your playstyle. Feel free to come up with a build and post it using the sto academy skill planner. And the helpful forum can help you with that too.

    I think thats roundabout it until you get into the reps. I would rerun the missions for the Jem hedar shields, engines and deflector, until you can pick up Fleet shields and deflectors. Then either the borg engines or the nukara ones (both from rep).
    Inertia just means you can do Powerslides in you carrier!
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  • jagdhippiesjagdhippies Member Posts: 676 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    Points into ground skills should be chosen carefully. In most cases you dont get any noticeable benefit from anything more than 3 ticks, if at all. There is also no need for mk xii fleet consoles. Mk xi fleet consoles are 90-95% as good for half of the cost.

    I rolled in my assualt cruiser most of the way through the omega grind so take your time and experiment. There is a decent selection of mirror ships on the exchange that are good for experimenting with different playstyles. You can tank rather well in engineer heavy escorts as well, so you can even play with those.

    My biggest thing is to buff your ships strengths, not its weaknesses. I.E.forget about buffing turnrate on the cruisers, you sacrifice too many console slots for too little benefit.
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  • coffeemikecoffeemike Member Posts: 942 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    This was my setup til I switched back to the Mobius Destroyer for the fun of it...

    >>Tac Oddy with a Joined Trill Eng<<
    ~My current ship and build~
  • capnshadow27capnshadow27 Member Posts: 1,731 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    jagdhippies wrote: »
    Points into ground skills should be chosen carefully. In most cases you dont get any noticeable benefit from anything more than 3 ticks, if at all. There is also no need for mk xii fleet consoles. Mk xi fleet consoles are 90-95% as good for half of the cost.

    I rolled in my assualt cruiser most of the way through the omega grind so take your time and experiment. There is a decent selection of mirror ships on the exchange that are good for experimenting with different playstyles. You can tank rather well in engineer heavy escorts as well, so you can even play with those.

    My biggest thing is to buff your ships strengths, not its weaknesses. I.E.forget about buffing turnrate on the cruisers, you sacrifice too many console slots for too little benefit.

    The bolded part is pretty subjective. I have Fleet MkXII Neautroniums with the +Turn and i have really good flat out resists and my Assault cruiser turns like a wet dream.

    So start with a good solid idea in mind. and if you want to spend a ton (like i did with my tac) to figure out works best go for it, i had a lot of fun trying out different styles and ships with my tac. But i know my Eng will be a real boss.
    Inertia just means you can do Powerslides in you carrier!
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  • bogarfbogarf Member Posts: 29 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    Ty all for replys so far, i just did lifetime sub as i love all trek and not long stArted playin properly. Is the chimera a good jumping off point ship wise? I quite like how it looks and looks like a good start to figure a build.

    Ill also do a skill respec when i hit 50
  • capnshadow27capnshadow27 Member Posts: 1,731 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    bogarf wrote: »
    Ty all for replys so far, i just did lifetime sub as i love all trek and not long stArted playin properly. Is the chimera a good jumping off point ship wise? I quite like how it looks and looks like a good start to figure a build.

    Ill also do a skill respec when i hit 50

    I'll be honest fly what you want be it for looks or Boff seating. I know an Eng in my fleet that does dirty things with one of those, and i hear a fleet one will be coming soon. So theres a plus for that.

    If you can save up your monthly stipends from being a subscriber and once you have enough zen try out some of the other boss ships. Odd 3 pack is nice and i also like the Assault cruiser retrofit.

    Check out the playable starship section of the STO WIKI you will see a lot of helpful information on boff seating, consoles spots HP, and the like.
    Inertia just means you can do Powerslides in you carrier!
    I am Il Shadow and i approve these Shennanigans!
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  • bogarfbogarf Member Posts: 29 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    Ive also heard the fleet exsior is good?
  • jagdhippiesjagdhippies Member Posts: 676 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    capnshadow27 wrote: »
    The bolded part is pretty subjective. I have Fleet MkXII Neautroniums with the +Turn and i have really good flat out resists and my Assault cruiser turns like a wet dream.

    Its not subjective, its simple math. Just compare the stats between the fleet mk xi and the fleet mk xii pieces. There is no reason to not get the mk xii consoles if you have the fleet credits burning a whole in your pocket, but it is hardly a must to get mk xii over mk xi.
    My carrier is more powerful than your gal-dread
  • jagdhippiesjagdhippies Member Posts: 676 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    The fleet excelsior is indeed awesome. It turns good enough for DBBs up front, works well with single cannons and turrets, with A2Bat makes a great APB FAW beam boat, has a lot of hull strength, and it has a really good inertia so it accelerates quickly. Loads of fun.
    My carrier is more powerful than your gal-dread
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