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Design Your Ship Round 3 [Epsilon VS Theta]

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  • captz1ppcaptz1pp Member Posts: 931 Arc User
    #TeamTheta
    I'll go with the Theta, because for the epsilon, more nacelles are only for appearance, and they don't even have line of sight as per Roddenberry's instructions.
  • tymerstotymersto Member Posts: 433 Arc User
    #TeamTheta
    After voting for 4-nacelle ships in the last 2 rounds (Alpha, Gamma), I voted for #TeamTheta this round.
    I can't really explain it, but the side profile looks ok to me.


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  • thenoname711thenoname711 Member Posts: 204 Arc User
    #TeamTheta
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  • lirokailirokai Member Posts: 27 Arc User
    #TeamEpsilon
    Epsilon if only for something different. Theta looks like a cruiser that needs to go on a diet so it can achieve something higher than warp 7.4. At least Epsilon looks like it can make an entrance, if only to shout 'oh yeeeeeah!' when it breaks through the wall.
  • angrytargangrytarg Member Posts: 11,001 Arc User
    #TeamTheta
    Absolutely no idea. Both designs are equally unimaginative and unpleasing to the eye. Theta is literally already in the game (command cruiser) and Epsilon is a weird escort thingy. Really no idea, I think I'm going with... I don't know.​​
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  • crosis2014crosis2014 Member Posts: 48 Arc User
    #TeamEpsilon
    Again - do better devs, the designs are boring and uninspired.
  • gulberatgulberat Member Posts: 5,505 Arc User
    #TeamTheta
    goodscotch wrote: »
    I like the Epsilon design. The Theta reminded me of an overweight Federation starship. Federation Starships should be in good shape.

    It looks like an Excelsior class in profile, actually.

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  • sle1989sle1989 Member Posts: 552 Arc User
    #TeamTheta
    Theta looks like a traditional Federation ship to me, sort of like a fat Nova and that is not a bad thing at all in my opinion.
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  • impactpointimpactpoint Member Posts: 4 Arc User
    #epsilon
  • rickpaaarickpaaa Member Posts: 637 Arc User
    edited October 2015
    #TeamTheta
    I wish there was a link to the pictures with each new poll. I always have to open another tab, then hunt for it. http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/9561483

    I voted Theta,
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  • zellkarrathzellkarrath Member Posts: 182 Arc User
    #TeamTheta
    gulberat wrote: »
    goodscotch wrote: »
    I like the Epsilon design. The Theta reminded me of an overweight Federation starship. Federation Starships should be in good shape.

    It looks like an Excelsior class in profile, actually.

    I can't help but feel like this is a Curry Class done right. It clearly has Excelsior inspiration, but doesn't look like a kitbashed mess like the poor Curry did. I feel like this would be appropriate to, given that the Curry Class was considered a carrier as well.
  • capnmanxcapnmanx Member Posts: 1,452 Arc User
    #TeamTheta
    Nah, the way the nacelles connect to the neck? That's a New Orleans class configuration that is. B)
  • kirimuffinkirimuffin Member Posts: 692 Arc User
    #TeamEpsilon
    rexyf wrote: »
    Epsilon. I'm not too crazy about either, but the Epsilon is just a bit Jovian.

    My thought exactly.
  • pgoldeypgoldey Member Posts: 2 Arc User
    #TeamTheta
    Theta reminds me of an up to date oberth class
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  • yakodymyakodym Member Posts: 362 Arc User
    #TeamEpsilon
    Epsilon - I never really liked the curved hull and sunk-in deflector design of the Excelsior, and Theta is basically an excelsior with nacelles mounted onto a differently-shaped saucer... It might be a nice design step to explore, but in this particular case, it just gives me the impression of the hull being just a hunk of metal randomly attached to something that might be a conceivable escort ship. Meanwhile Epsilon seems much more volume-efficient and is an overall more pleasing design to look at. It will be fun to see it crushed by #Omega ;-)
  • szimszim Member Posts: 2,503 Arc User
    edited October 2015
    #TeamEpsilon
    The outcomes of these votes are so clear from the very start. Episilon will win this vote. Omega wins against Sigma. Then Alpha wins against Gamma and Omega against Episilon. That brings us to the final vote, Alpha vs Omega, which Omega will win in a landslide.
  • spartan603spartan603 Member Posts: 12 Arc User
    #TeamEpsilon
    Theta looks too much like one of the command CBs. It would be too confusing, many would probably mistake it being one of the command CBs,
  • ztrl1ztrl1 Member Posts: 66 Arc User
    edited October 2015
    #TeamEpsilon
    I don't like either of these ones, but Epsilon is the least ugly from the side view.
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  • thavirathavira Member Posts: 6 Arc User
    #TeamTheta
  • turbomagnusturbomagnus Member Posts: 3,479 Arc User
    #TeamEpsilon
    szim wrote: »
    The outcomes of these votes are so clear from the very start. Episilon will win this vote. Omega wins against Sigma. Then Alpha wins against Gamma and Omega against Episilon. That brings us to the final vote, Alpha vs Omega, which Omega will win in a landslide.

    Omega might beat Sigma (unfortunately), and Alpha beat Gamma, but I'm saying Epsilon all the way. It'll beat both Alpha and Omega and I'll laugh the laugh of the victorious.
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  • mcstvoyagermcstvoyager Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    #TeamTheta
    Theta is much better than Epsilon. Epsilon looks like a ship where 3 ships from behind, left and right for the nacelles of the ship into the ship making it a sqaushed ship.
  • angrytargangrytarg Member Posts: 11,001 Arc User
    #TeamTheta
    Omega might beat Sigma (unfortunately), and Alpha beat Gamma, but I'm saying Epsilon all the way. It'll beat both Alpha and Omega and I'll laugh the laugh of the victorious.

    Omega is the Jupiter. Of course that thing will win.​​
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    ^ Memory Alpha.org is not canon. It's a open wiki with arbitrary rules. Only what can be cited from an episode is. ^
    "No. Men do not roar. Women roar. Then they hurl heavy objects... and claw at you." -Worf, son of Mogh
    "A filthy, mangy beast, but in its bony breast beat the heart of a warrior" - "faithful" (...) "but ever-ready to follow the call of the wild." - Martok, about a Targ
    "That pig smelled horrid. A sweet-sour, extremely pungent odor. I showered and showered, and it took me a week to get rid of it!" - Robert Justman, appreciating Emmy-Lou
  • angrybobhangrybobh Member Posts: 420 Arc User
    #TeamTheta
    ummm....Theta I guess. It looks a bit more carrier-like, more ugly sure but, we are building a carrier here.
  • roamingmuttroamingmutt Member Posts: 117 Arc User
    #TeamEpsilon
    This is the toughest decision yet. I ended up going with Epsilon simply because the Theta looks a lot like the Command Battlecruisers and we already have that.
  • mosul33mosul33 Member Posts: 836 Arc User
    #TeamEpsilon
    Again no favorite, but voted Epsilon becouse of the 4 nacells.
  • maolanmaolan Member Posts: 27 Arc User
    #TeamTheta
    I had to go with the classic look here - I'm not entirely sure what the designers were striving for with Epsilion, but I'm definitely not feeling it.
  • parthenopeusparthenopeus Member Posts: 3 Arc User
    #TeamEpsilon
    Voting Epsilon. I understand the argument of it looking more like an escort or an attack ship, but I like the way all of the outer parts (nacelles, deflector dish, main hull, and shuttle bay/hanger) are kept in close. Looks sturdier and beefier that way. Plus (even though I also understand we aren't dealing with real physics here) I would say the more compact center of mass from keeping all the parts close together would give it better maneuverability, Better roll/pitch/yaw.

    That being said, my opinion, like all others, is just that... an opinion. I am by no means an areospace technology genius.
  • cmdrscarletcmdrscarlet Member Posts: 5,137 Arc User
    #TeamTheta
    gulberat wrote: »
    goodscotch wrote: »
    I like the Epsilon design. The Theta reminded me of an overweight Federation starship. Federation Starships should be in good shape.

    It looks like an Excelsior class in profile, actually.

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  • captaind3captaind3 Member Posts: 2,449 Arc User
    #TeamEpsilon
    Looking at it...it's odd. I like Theta more as a traditional starship...but, I actually like Epsilon more. I feel like the saucer is bigger and meatier and more what would be needed as a carrier. I voted epsilon but I would've felt uncomfortable about my choice either way.
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  • ronanobrienronanobrien Member Posts: 117 Arc User
    #TeamTheta
    Do I have to? They both look like garbage to me...
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