Actually, if you look at any of the promotional material, the blogs, the wikis, etc... you would know quite well that they are battlecruisers. First, they can equip cannons, second they have the gimped cruiser communications array of a battlecruiser, third they have the battlecruiser mastery package and fourth "Battlecruiser" is literally in their name.
They dont mount 5/3 like all battlecruisers so far. And the way weapons was implemented was one of the main factors to clasify a ship, since ever. Cruisers always had 4/4. Escorts always had 4/3 5/2. Science ships always had 3/3. Battle carriers always had 4/3. And so on. So, suddenly things changed about this?
The Neg'Var was the first Tier 5 Battleruiser in the game, and it had a 4/4 layout. What made it battlecruiser was the abiity to carry DHCs and probably a better turn rate.
Star Trek Online Advancement: You start with lowbie gear, you end with Lobi gear.
I'm sure the first Federation Cruiser with Pilot hybrid will probably be the T6 Sovereign. This is just a nice alternative for those that don't want the Andromeda or Presidio for whatever reason.
Ok i will keep it short and simple, i DISLIKE the design.
the Exelsior allways was about its Sleak clean design, clear strong lines and all that...
this one is way to ... rounded, just looks like a fat, bloatet old exelsior that ate to much ....
now to the statside! ....
3 tactic consoles?
did the exelsior seriously LOSE one tac console from its t5-fleet version up to T6?
come on?
a Tactical based cruiser ... one of the few with 4 tacs ... aaaaaaand we get a upgrade-downgrade.... i will keep to fly my K5-U just for its better console layout....
here the wiki link to the t5-fleet version and the new versions stats.
The name "Resolute" has been given to three British ships over the last couple of centuries, one of which was never built. The other two were survey ships, mainly famous for failing miserably and being turned into furniture for diplomatic purposes.
The "Resolution" on the other hand has been given to a dozen vessels, including the flagship of James Cook's fleet, two twentieth-century battleships (one of them a Sovereign-class...), and the lead vessel of Britain's first ballistic-missile submarine class.
Not a huge deal. Just personally annoyed at the shallowness of the choice. I'll live.
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the Exelsior allways was about its Sleak clean design, clear strong lines and all that...
this one is way to ... rounded, just looks like a fat, bloatet old exelsior that ate to much ....
now to the statside! ....
3 tactic consoles?
did the exelsior seriously LOSE one tac console from its t5-fleet version up to T6?
come on?
a Tactical based cruiser ... one of the few with 4 tacs ... aaaaaaand we get a upgrade-downgrade.... i will keep to fly my K5-U just for its better console layout....
here the wiki link to the t5-fleet version and the new versions stats.
http://sto.gamepedia.com/Advanced_Heavy_Cruiser_Retrofit // Fleet version
http://sto.gamepedia.com/Advanced_Heavy_Cruiser_(T6) // T6 version!
that means i HAVE to buy the FLEET VERSION of the t6 ship to get stats the ZENSTORE ship is useless!
The name "Resolute" has been given to three British ships over the last couple of centuries, one of which was never built. The other two were survey ships, mainly famous for failing miserably and being turned into furniture for diplomatic purposes.
The "Resolution" on the other hand has been given to a dozen vessels, including the flagship of James Cook's fleet, two twentieth-century battleships (one of them a Sovereign-class...), and the lead vessel of Britain's first ballistic-missile submarine class.
Not a huge deal. Just personally annoyed at the shallowness of the choice. I'll live.
Somehow.