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How do you get Star Ship traits?

vonfeltyvonfelty Member Posts: 27 Arc User
edited November 2014 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
I have space reputation, but how do you get the generic Star Ship traits? I am confused as I googled it but did not find a clear answer.

I have a T5-U ship. I don't have all the mastery traits unlocked yet but I am working on it.

Also how do you tell what tier your ships is? Is T5-U a T-6 or just a T-5 upgraded?

Thanks in advance.
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  • dirlettiadirlettia Member Posts: 1,632 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    Star ship traits are the 5th rank of mastery from a store bought T6 starship.
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  • meimeitoomeimeitoo Member Posts: 12,594 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    vonfelty wrote: »
    I have space reputation, but how do you get the generic Star Ship traits? I am confused as I googled it but did not find a clear answer.

    I have a T5-U ship. I don't have all the mastery traits unlocked yet but I am working on it.

    Also how do you tell what tier your ships is? Is T5-U a T-6 or just a T-5 upgraded?

    Thanks in advance.

    You're not getting any ship traits from T5-U Mastery. Only T6 ships come with that.
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  • reginamala78reginamala78 Member Posts: 4,593 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    T6 ships and maxed Captain Specializations are the only sources. 5U ships and Reputations do not give that kind of Trait.
  • starkaosstarkaos Member Posts: 11,556 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    The most common method is getting a Tier 6 ship to Level 5, but completing Specialization trees unlocks a starship trait. There will be other starship traits available either through missions, lockbox, or some other method.

    If your ship was originally Tier 5 before Delta Rising, then it can be a T5-U ship. T5-U ships are not Tier 6 ships, but they are combat equivalent.
  • perfectshipsperfectships Member Posts: 118 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    starkaos wrote: »
    The most common method is getting a Tier 6 ship to Level 5, but completing Specialization trees unlocks a starship trait. There will be other starship traits available either through missions, lockbox, or some other method.

    If your ship was originally Tier 5 before Delta Rising, then it can be a T5-U ship. T5-U ships are not Tier 6 ships, but they are combat equivalent.

    Not to kick off a row, again, about this; but just by way of information for the OP. Some T5-U ships are better than others, and some T6 ships are better than others. Some, including myself, consider the better T6 ships (the Intel Cruisers and Escorts) to be leagues ahead of most (as in nearly all) of the T5-Us.

    If you're looking to purchase a new ship on a budget, I'd recommend reading a fair amount of the forum first, about specific ships. I'd also recommend choosing the ship that fits your style, rather than for its Trait.
  • starkaosstarkaos Member Posts: 11,556 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    perfectships wrote: »
    Not to kick off a row, again, about this; but just by way of information for the OP. Some T5-U ships are better than others, and some T6 ships are better than others. Some, including myself, consider the better T6 ships (the Intel Cruisers and Escorts) to be leagues ahead of most (as in nearly all) of the T5-Us.

    And it is hard to beat a T5-U Scimitar. Some ships are just better than others.
  • guilli88guilli88 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    Gotta spend dollars.
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  • perfectshipsperfectships Member Posts: 118 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    Starkaos: Aye. I'm not saying that you were doing this, but I have noticed a sleight of hand whereby some will take the most exceptional T5-U as the exemplar of T5-U (rather than the exception), then take one of the more lacklustre (non-Intel, IMO) T6s as the exemplar of T6; and state 'Voila! T5-U is equivalent to T6! If not better!'

    I know that this is an inherent problem of slapping labels on things (signified-signifier gap increases), but it can be misleading to the newer players wondering where to put their scant bucks, and looking for guidance.
  • vonfeltyvonfelty Member Posts: 27 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    Is there a way to upgrade a T5-U ship to a T-6 ship? I like the model of the ship I have (Galaxy class) so I don't care about the stats, but rather the lore I suppose.
  • guilli88guilli88 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    Nope.

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  • thlaylierahthlaylierah Member Posts: 2,987 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    vonfelty wrote: »
    Is there a way to upgrade a T5-U ship to a T-6 ship? I like the model of the ship I have (Galaxy class) so I don't care about the stats, but rather the lore I suppose.

    Just get the Guardian Cruiser, it looks a lot like the Galaxy and it's T6.
  • bobbydazlersbobbydazlers Member Posts: 4,534 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    if you get a T6 ship then once you gain the trait you can use it on a T5U ship so there is that bonus.

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  • guilli88guilli88 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    bobbydazlers wrote: »
    if you get a T6 ship then once you gain the trait you can use it on a T5U ship so there is that bonus.


    30$ for a trait is a bit much tho :rolleyes:
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  • meimeitoomeimeitoo Member Posts: 12,594 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    guilli88 wrote: »
    30$ for a trait is a bit much tho :rolleyes:

    You *can* use those traits on any of your other ships, though! So, as a result, I'm currently using Viral Torpedo on my T5-U Mobius Destroyer.
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  • rmy1081rmy1081 Member Posts: 2,840 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    guilli88 wrote: »
    Gotta spend dollars.

    there's two free starship traits from maxing Intelligence and Pilot, but other than that...yep...
  • mustrumridcully0mustrumridcully0 Member Posts: 12,963 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    guilli88 wrote: »
    30$ for a trait is a bit much tho :rolleyes:

    I agree. So I think you'll want to max some specializations then. That will take a lot of time, of course. But remember - Starship Mastery Traits must also be unlocked first. So it might actually take a similar amount of time. And by the time you finished your first traits, it could be that Cryptic has already released a new ship with a new trait that you actually want - maybe even some of the old ships will get a Tier 6 version (they have not announced that they'd do that, and it might take a lot longer than mastering your specializations until they feel ready to do that, but whatever...)

    I managed to get my Phantom to max level (If you have an Intel ship or an Escort, that ship's trait is gold), but that's all so far.
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  • starkaosstarkaos Member Posts: 11,556 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    perfectships wrote: »
    Starkaos: Aye. I'm not saying that you were doing this, but I have noticed a sleight of hand whereby some will take the most exceptional T5-U as the exemplar of T5-U (rather than the exception), then take one of the more lacklustre (non-Intel, IMO) T6s as the exemplar of T6; and state 'Voila! T5-U is equivalent to T6! If not better!'

    I know that this is an inherent problem of slapping labels on things (signified-signifier gap increases), but it can be misleading to the newer players wondering where to put their scant bucks, and looking for guidance.

    Exactly. There are some T5-U that are far superior to most Tier 6 ship and some Tier 6 ships that are far superior to most T5-U ships. Although, on average T5-U and Tier 6 ships are about the same in terms of effectiveness.
  • methclownmethclown Member Posts: 11 Arc User
    can you get them from a tier 6 fleet ship or do i have to buy them for the c store?
  • salazarrazesalazarraze Member Posts: 3,794 Arc User
    edited August 2015
    No you cannot get them from a fleet ship. Fleet versions are "upgraded" T6 ships that come with an extra console slot but only the zen versions come with traits and actual consoles. And please if you plan on buying both the zen and fleet version, buy the zen version first and get the discount on the fleet version. We don't need another thread complaining about buying the fleet version first.
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  • mustrumridcully0mustrumridcully0 Member Posts: 12,963 Arc User
    deokkent wrote: »
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    -I am estimating that eventually, starship traits will start dropping on their own from lockboxes.
    Hasn't that already happened? Some traits that were only available to one faction now drop from lockboxes. Reciprocity for example.

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  • frankieaqfrankieaq Member Posts: 16 Arc User
    dirlettia wrote: »
    Star ship traits are the 5th rank of mastery from a store bought T6 starship.

    THIS
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