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Is it wrong for me to prefer keeping things "Old School" for me?
mhirtesc
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There have been several new ships and BOFF types that have come out recently, and yet I just don't see myself really making any major leap over to DR stuff except in a very few exceptions such as the Talaxian and Hierarchy BOFFS (and I only got them because of their Space-based racial passives). None of the T6 ships seem to be a step up from my T5-U Wells that I've had since 2013. Even the upcoming Command ships (as jazzy as the Fed ones look) don't have a Commander level Sci seat (I love my GW3), so it looks like I'll be holding onto my Dil/Zen.
So, aside from the two BOFF races I mentioned, I don't find any real thrill with Intel or Command type stuff. I only bothered to get the Samsan because it's console seems useful.
Maybe I have that nagging sense of impending obsolescence due to years of playing WoW where having that "shiny new thing" was mandatory if you wanted to keep playing.
So, aside from the two BOFF races I mentioned, I don't find any real thrill with Intel or Command type stuff. I only bothered to get the Samsan because it's console seems useful.
Maybe I have that nagging sense of impending obsolescence due to years of playing WoW where having that "shiny new thing" was mandatory if you wanted to keep playing.
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No commander Boffs or Intel Boffs for me (at least right now)...keeping it simple.
What I don't need is MORE buttons to push on specific occasions and cooldowns to keep track of, let alone even more special abilities - I have enough for now to keep me busy.
Other than the Tac Intell officer I bought from the officer vendor. I only use her some so far to play around with it. Got the Kobali officer, but I hadn't used her yet. I hope so this weekend if I get to my Fed. As this weekend, I'm more focused on my Romulan and KDF. As last weekend I was more focused on my Fed.
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I just recently was able to upgrade my Aegis set to Mk XIV quality, along with rolling a particle Exciter ultra-violet with [Stealth] to help me out with my Warbird hangar.
I've been using the dilithium exchange to buy zen whenever I've felt the need to get an upgrade token for an 'old school' ship, and I've been holding onto my stipend for whenever something interesting comes down the pipe.
The Intel ships have no interest for me. The Dyson Science Destroyers have no interest for me. I almost bought the Constellation during a ship sale but I was pretty irritated with the game at the time and decided not to.
I recently created a character on KDF to specifically fly Breen ships, and I continue to offer to buy the Andorian Escort 3-pack if Cryptic allows us to have playable Aenar captains. But until that day comes, no sale.
I was actually kind of relieved that the Command ships held no interest for me. I've been trying to get Command spec points on one character, and Intelligence spec points on my Romulan character. And given how alt-unfriendly the game is currently, I was pretty happy that Cryptic disappointed me with their new shiny object.
Because that just means more saving of my Zen stipend, and more time to vacation at Argala whenever I feel the need to grind spec points, in addition to regularly upgrading my equipment to Mk XIV.
If you are missing out on the new shiny, so am I, and I have been for quite a while. Still, I hold out the hope that someday Cryptic will allow me to acquire a T6 version of my favorite ships without price gouging me despite being a loyal STO player for many years.
And to be perfectly honest I hope Cryptic continues to disappoint me in the short term so I can stockpile more of my Zen stipend and dilithium.
It took a bit of getting used to (like realizing this ship was made for CrtD, in the above setup); but once I adjusted, an entirely new world opened up for me!
Command I'm not so sure of. But Intel? I'd say, definitely give it a chance!
But to benefit from that, it requires having an intel ship.
I think SS is the only other power I think I'd regularly use.
Kinetic Magnet and Ionic Turbelence are also good for Torpedo/Science builds. More resist debuffs are always great.
On the ground... I am tempted to try out the Intel and Command abilities perhaps for my BOFFs. I never bring Tactical BOFFs because I think they suck, maybe I can re-use them as Intel or Command. But I don't do ground content often enough to have bothered with this yet.
I have all Tier 6 ships and intel hocus-pocus from the DR pack. After I unlocked the ship traits I found myself quickly back on my tier 5 lock box ships with gladly 0 intel abilities.
Only ship I kept was the Dauntless which replaced my Wells.
Just personal preference.. The way it should be.
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As such, I got the DR ships and boffs etc. The boffs can't be trained in T3 Intel skills until each toon is at the required Specialization level anyway, and I'm in no rush. The space passives are useful but not excessively so for anyone with a large bridge crew. The Intel ships are a mixed bag: my KDF tac is in the MatHa which is great; the ROM tac is in the Faeht.
A couple of the Intel skills are cute, but not necessarily a game changer (for me at least).
The rest of the ships are back to T5U. I will be grinding the "Ship Traits" for various toons but it's a case of "two days, get the trait, back in the proper ship". As I only play PvE, I've found so far that it's now about traits (ship, and R&D specially) and Spec Points that are the game changers, not the ships or the equipment Mk levels which are now a 'secondary concern'.
At the end of the day however, I'm refuse to fly around the galaxy in a Tron-inspired serving spoon.
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Looked at the Intel stuff pretty hard. Decided since Section 31, the Obsidian Order, and the Tal Shiar are so disreputable in the series and films, I'd pass. Then there are the prices of that stuff. pwe/cryptic is surely proud of them, aren't they? Well then, I wouldn't want mere money to come between them and their precious creations, so again I'll pass.
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The T6 powers are cool, but in no means mandatory for content. Kilo for Kilo, some T5U ships have better stats then the equivalently T6 ship. Better hull, better console and boff layout. So a solid T5U build will beat out out a sloppy T6 build.
All in all, do what is good for you and your crew.
Unless the T6 spams the OSS/IT/SS combo.
I also haven't spent a penny in as long as I can remember.
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Ships and abilities help, but at the end of the day it's the player themselves that determine the affectiveness of any ship.
If that Ryan DPS guy can fly an NX in an STF without trouble, I'm sure you're fine in your Wells
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People keep saying obsolete. And yet the top DPs ships are 5u not t6. The M