Made a new character because I haven't played since just after launch and so am lvl 60 but no idea how to play so figured start over xD
I have no idea what BOFF skills ot use or weapons/builds. I am a tactical captain struggling to turn my Advanced Heavy Cruiser - Resolute Class to fire the torpedo so thinking of removing the torpedo launcher for another phaser lol
I like what they use in the shows like phasers and torpedos. But then again shooting with cannon/turret is fun too though the small angle they actually shoot at is an issue. For some reason the default front weapons for an escort is 1 phaser, 1 torpedo launcher and 1 cannon/turret lol.
Should I use the Phantom Intel Escort from the Delta Operations Pack I bought? Or my Advanced Heavy Cruiser - Resolute Class? Or one of the other Delta Operations Pack ships? Or my Tactical Escort - Valiant Class? Not sure what ship out of those is the best one.
There are some nice ship models in every type lol but without really knowing what the ship types mean I am unsure what the difference between a Phantom Intel Escort and a Tactical Escort - Valiant Class is for example.
Unsure if STO is just that unpopular but can't find any guides on like youtube for new players any newer than a couple of years old and cna't find build guides or ship advice.
I noticed they never fixed the rifle butts being inside the female characters TRIBBLE after 10 years lol I bug reported that launch day.
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I have a lifetime sub because I didn't expect to quit right after launch haha and I had collectors edition too. So yeah I have the original series enterprise but I just got 8 of the beams from it and thye seem to list thier dmg as lower than a green mk 4?
don't bother with cannons till you learn to fly. stick with beam arrays and maybe a dual beam to get you into the habit of keeping your target in the firing arc.. think of them as training wheels.
Use Phaser. you are right those blue TOS phasers are not as good as others. I do not know how rich/poor you are or how much you are willing to put into the game. if you are not shy about buying zen, then spend 20 bucks get zen then sell it for refined Dilithium in the Dil exchange. with that buy phoenix crates. open all the crates. any blue or green convert to upgrades.
If you have the EC buy MK II beams from the exchange, should be maybe 30-40 k a pop for really good ones (Pen mod) you DONT need that at this stage I would say get ACC DMG and a CRTD-H for each mod. buy 5. if you have a couple mill more, buy 4 and an omni phaser. buy 2 torpedos.
If you have the T5 Sovvy then use the wide angle quantum for one of them.
Fore you will stack Torp, Dual beam (if you go that way ) Array, Array. Aft, Omni (if you go there) Torp, Array, Array (2Array if no omni) your Boff stations are CDR Tac/Intel. Don't bother with Intel till you master driving and fighting. The Second Tac is a LCDR, then an LCDR Engineer, LT Sci/intel and Ens Universal
Seat your Boffs, CDR Tac Tact Team 1, Beam Fire at will II Beam Fire at will III If you can get it, Attack Pattern B III for the CDR slot. you can easily get AP Omega for the cdr slot it's a handy way of getting out of tractor beams. the LCDR TAC, TacTeam I, your choice of BFAW II, BO II APB I. I would suggest BO II. and Torpedo spread III. this is serious overkill for tac abilities but you are still pretty survivable thanks to the LCDR Engineer:
Engi- Emergency power to Shields I (Most will say weapons, but trust me you want a thirs shield heal as you learn)
Engineering team II Auxiliary to Structural Integrity II this gives you 2 hull and one shield heal. Now, for the ens universal, a Sci with Hazard Emitters I, your third hull heal, and your go to to get rid of DoT damage like plasma and your borg shield drain. the Sci Lt, Thats going to be Transfer shield strength i and science team ii or flip them. these are your second and third shield heals.
is this a mega DPS monster? no, of course not. I don't even think it will beat advanced content, but it WILL get you through everything in the game on normal. for consoles, I assume no fleet stuff, so 5 phaser relays, and whatever sci consoles you want at first, Maybe retain the heavy lance console at first in a sci slot. the three engineering consoles, Neutronium armor. Look at the special consoles that you can fit, you probably have stuff that's better than vanilla.
First, play Sunrise. choose the quantum phase converter. this is a good phaser booster. play Beyond the Nexus at least once. get the Trilithium Omni array, then repeat Sunrise (there are cooldowns to deal with) For sunrise, the torpedo, and a third time for the beam array. this is one of the few times I would say the 3 pc set is worth it. both weapons are decent, and the clicky quantum destabilization beam is not terrible.
If you can get a hold of the Bajoran fighter, the Domino console is the best phaser booster in the game. I think you need a UR token from the phoenix boxes to get it though.
ACC because if you don't have traits to boost your accuracy, and is sounds like the player is an instant 60, you NEED the accuracy boost. if you are not hitting you are not doing damage. ditto Crit H. if your crit is not high enough it jjjuuuusssttt might get you to the window. stop thinking about how YOU build with your skills. assume the other person does not have the perks/traits/skills invested you do. and if you can learn to drive an escort everything else is cake. All best off, I'd say get the disco Enterprise and never look back except grinding traits.
tru dat. space barbie is the endgame
Accuracy comes from consoles, traits and your skill tree. Investing in the ACC Mod on your weapons is not the best idea. He was absolutely right, ACC and CrtH are not good mods, you are better off getting those stats as global bonuses to your entire build from consoles, traits and skills instead of on a per shot basis on each weapon.
He's not thinking about his own build, he's giving good advice. ACC and CrtH are two of the worst weapon mods you can get for an energy weapon build. They should be avoided.
Using torpedoes are fun and I'm guessing you might enjoy a wide angle 180DEG PHOTON torpedo. You can get this from the Phoenix box under the dilithium store which I'm sure you can trade some of that stockpiled Zen for. It's called the prolonged engagement set, it's great for power levels, boff cooldowns, and a giant photon torpedo every 2 minutes that hits like a truck, but the longer you leave it the stronger it gets - 800% bonus damage after a few minutes.
As for otherweapons I'm sure they've been mentioned already. Not much more that can be said here. I think playing the game now and finding all the new goodies available will bring almost an overwhelming amount of reward for you.