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Ok, I like the hybrid Advanced Heavy Cruiser look...

wittybanter1wittybanter1 Member Posts: 5 Arc User
in Star Trek Online General Discussion
I have been flying a Fleet Excelsior for some time, and to be honest I didn't like the look of the new Tier 6 version. I picked it up anyways, and when I played with the looks it somehow wound up being brilliant. Your mileage may vary, of course. :smile:

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Original (old) body, with pylons/hull/neck being the new one.

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  • thomaselkinsthomaselkins Member Posts: 575 Arc User
    I also like that look, but I do like the 1701-B/Lakota look more. The Resolute's neck looks really good added to the 1701-B style though.

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  • oldravenman3025oldravenman3025 Member Posts: 1,892 Arc User
    wittybanter1 wrote: »
    I have been flying a Fleet Excelsior for some time, and to be honest I didn't like the look of the new Tier 6 version. I picked it up anyways, and when I played with the looks it somehow wound up being brilliant. Your mileage may vary, of course. :smile:

    http://postimg.org/image/6ivj4ad05/

    Original (old) body, with pylons/hull/neck being the new one.




    Not bad. Not bad at all.


    That's a nice ride there, OP.

  • davideightdavideight Member Posts: 460 Arc User
    im using the lakota saucer and hull, mixed with the new styles. i kind of like the new nacelles, though they look more like a conny refit one. i also was surprised how good the new neck fits into the old lakota hull.
  • wittybanter1wittybanter1 Member Posts: 5 Arc User
    Not sure why, but I swear this ship outpaces the Odyssey for surviving under fire and killing fools.

    The blessing of Sulu is upon it.
  • omeganaughtomeganaught Member Posts: 3 Arc User
    OK, stupid question, but does the Fleet Tier 6 Advanced Heavy Cruiser come with the Resolute skin? I know the regular Tier 6 version does but I can't find any pictures or information about the Fleet version. The only pictures I see show the Excelsior or Enterprise B.
  • jaturnleyjaturnley Member Posts: 1,218 Arc User
    omeganaught wrote: »
    OK, stupid question, but does the Fleet Tier 6 Advanced Heavy Cruiser come with the Resolute skin? I know the regular Tier 6 version does but I can't find any pictures or information about the Fleet version. The only pictures I see show the Excelsior or Enterprise B.
    Can't say for certain on this ship, but the ones I have seen in the past do not include the new skin elements when you buy the fleet version - the fleet patrol escort was the first of these, and the trend continued as far as I know.
  • therealmaddmatttherealmaddmatt Member Posts: 120 Arc User
    I make heavy use of the Excelsior, so I figured I'd upgrade it to T6. But, all of the promo shots of the Resolute made the new design look lame, so I just figured I'd keep using the old Excelsior skin on it. But when I actually got it into space, I realized that it was one of Cryptic's best original designs... so I'm still using the Resolute skin on it. ;)

    In actual 3D, it's a novel post-TNG re-styling of the Excelsior's elements. Except for the nacelles: they have more to do with the refit Connie, of which works in it's favour, more than what might have come about from a simple restyling of the Excel's nacelles.
  • metzetenmetzeten Member Posts: 3 Arc User
    I love this ship. I run the original excelsior saucer with the rest resolute parts. Patterned (I think Cygnus) makes it look like its had a full phaser array fitted.

    I can't get myself to accept the resolute saucer, which is a shame, as to be honest my design does look a bit like a Connie refit on steriods. My issue with the resolute saucer is that it seems too small! especially when viewed from behind, the taper away looks to small to me!

    Having said that, I did see someone in orbit of kobali prime last night that made me reconsider, as the pattern broke up the lines a bit, so I'll be space barbie tonight to see if I can manage it.
  • therealmaddmatttherealmaddmatt Member Posts: 120 Arc User
    It's my only quibble about the design, too: the primary hull just needs to be widened by about 10%-20%, then it's proportions would be great.
  • seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,918 Arc User
    The ship pictures from wittybanter1 and thomaselkins make me want to buy the Resolute.

    Very nice ships. :)
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  • nyxadrillnyxadrill Member Posts: 1,242 Arc User
    seaofsorrows wrote: »
    The ship pictures from wittybanter1 and thomaselkins make me want to buy the Resolute.

    Very nice ships. :)

    Same here! Resolve...weakening....must..not ...open..wallet.........

    Seriously these "kit bashes" look awesome!
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  • flash525flash525 Member Posts: 5,441 Arc User
    omeganaught wrote: »
    OK, stupid question, but does the Fleet Tier 6 Advanced Heavy Cruiser come with the Resolute skin? I know the regular Tier 6 version does but I can't find any pictures or information about the Fleet version. The only pictures I see show the Excelsior or Enterprise B.
    I don't believe so, no. If you buy a Fleet T6 ship without having purchased the C-store equivalent (in this case, the Resolute) then your Fleet T6 wont get the new skin.

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  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,376 Community Moderator
    nyxadrill wrote: »
    Same here! Resolve...weakening....must..not ...open..wallet.........

    Seriously these "kit bashes" look awesome!

    Well... like I told all the haters when the Resolute was first revealed. "Don't like the new look? Kitbash it."

    Yet they all ranted and raved about how ugly it was without thinking about that one detail, and one person even attacked it saying it was a fail Command Cruiser when it wasn't designed to be one in the first place.

    This thread proves that the Resolute can be made to look pretty good via kitbashing.

    I just don't understand why people assumed that because it was basically the Excelsior that it would have Pilot abilities just because one ship was commanded by Sulu, who was the helmsman on the Enterprise. Pilot fit escorts better, and we never saw the Excelsior doing a barrel roll in ST 3 or 6...

    Sorry... kinda went off in left field there for a moment. Carry on. *sweatdrop*
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  • seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,918 Arc User
    The Resolute for me is in the same category as the Arbiter.. if it came at Fleet T6 level, I would probably pick it up. I'm honestly just sick of the whole 'fleet system.' I'm tired of buying ships, leveling them for the trait, paying more cash/dilithium for a fleet module, and using my Fleet Credit to buy a whole other ship that I then level again.

    Then that ship permanently takes a ship slot from me since I can't dismiss and re-claim fleet ships. I have decided that I only by T6 ships if they're fleet level out of the box. As much as I love the look of the Resolute and the power of the Arbiter, I just don't want to deal with it. I might however, pick up a Pilot Escort since I can skip that entire system like I can with my Command Ships. :)
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  • therealmaddmatttherealmaddmatt Member Posts: 120 Arc User
    It is indeed available in Fleet-Flavour™, so knock yourself out. ;)
  • seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,918 Arc User
    therealmaddmatt wrote: »
    It is indeed available in Fleet-Flavour™, so knock yourself out. ;)

    I know, which is exactly what I don't want. I'm aware that they have fleet versions, that's not what I was saying.

    I have decided I'm only buying ships that are fleet level directly from the C-Store (like the Command and Pilot ships) and not ships that come with 10 consoles and have to be 'upgraded' to fleet.

    The Arbiter and the Resolute are available in fleet, but they don't come that way from the C-Store which takes them off my list. If I buy a Presidio, Geneva, Concorde, Icarus, Ajax, or Mercury I don't need to buy anything else, I just claim it and enjoy it. If I need slots, I dismiss it and re-claim it later. I don't have to buy the ship, level it, get a fleet module, buy a 2nd ship and level that just to get the 'fleet level experience.'

    I have done it with a couple ships, I have a Fleet Eclipse and a Fleet Phantom. I hardly ever fly the Phantom, but I can't dismiss it or I'm out 500 Zen.
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