now that all the T6 ships scale, what is your preferred ship to launch a new character?

vetteguy904 · October 2020

I've been giving thought to it, I'm thinking that since you pretty much get a Mrianda, after you get to ESD, running the reliant afterwards makes game-sense

echatty · October 2020

I did that with one character. He started with a Miranda and I put him in the T6 when he got to ESD. Named it after the deceased captain, of course.

For a Klingon sci DR I put him in the T'Pau.

livinlifejb90 · October 2020

They don't all scale. Older T6's still require a character to reach Admiral before they can be claimed/flown. I have made toons recently that can not claim the T6's I own because "you do not meet the requirements".

foppotee · October 2020

I think for Feds, at least statistically, that Prototype Walker Light Exploration Cruiser is still best till around level 30s since it was released before the up-scaling & it gets a bit more at lower levels when compared. It begins declining though in the 30s to 40 too though but is still useable.

saber1973a · October 2020

livinlifejb90#4082 wrote: »

They don't all scale. Older T6's still require a character to reach Admiral before they can be claimed/flown. I have made toons recently that can not claim the T6's I own because "you do not meet the requirements".

I'm almost absolutely sure that was caused by something other that the T6 ship being non-scalable. Last time I checked all T6 ships were scalable, the only requirement was to finish the tutorial (maybe you did not finish all missions that count as tutorial? I think there was chain missions for tutorials and not only one) and Jem'Hadar and Romulan toons need to choose ally (Feds/KDF) to have the allied ships avaiable...

Other possiblity is that was a weird bug maybe?

As for what ship I give to my new toon? Whatever one looks nice, but the Cardassian Flight Deck Carrier with all 3 console set can steam-roll almost anything in most episodes, so I did give it to my last new toon...

kaosbain · October 2020

I use the cardie flight deck cruiser for most new chars, as 2 hangar bays and 5for/3aft weaps make it easy to fly through content, for fed or kdf.

foxrockssocks · October 2020

I tend to stick characters in a specific ship, so new ones get the ship they are going to end up in for the long haul.

redeyedraven · October 2020

I just rotate through most ships for trait-unlocks regardless. New toons either get a ship that fits the character's "theme", or I start them out with a ship in order to work towards the trait-unlock during levelling.

Example... my first DIS-toon got the Mirror-Crossfield because it's a DIS-ship and fits the theme.

My Fed/Rom Delta Recruit got the andorian-science-escort early on in order to get access to Improved Gravity Well faster.

evilmark444 · October 2020

I usually have an intended ship already in mind, so I go with that. My most recent was during the anniversary, went with a mixed JJ and Disco theme. Disco character effects, ground weapons, and Disco Terran phaser arrays, with JJ uniforms and the Legendary JJPrise (Sovereign Refit hull material though). Though I did have to wait until I completed the Disco story before I could claim the ship, pretty sure I used the low level Walker for that.

phoenixc · October 2020

I tend to do themes and put them in the ship they are supposed to end up with if possible (though I rotate through others for the traits needed by the specific character at some point too).

That said, the one I have started off with most often was the Experimental Walker since it is the one I had the longest, and it does have some advantages at lower levels so the ones I don't have the proper ships for often end up starting with the Walker if they have access to it. One good example is my (Fed-based) Kobali captain, I don't remember offhand what she if flying at the moment (I am statistically way past due to get an epic phoenix token to pick up the Samsar for her just from getting boxes for upgrades) but she started off in a Walker and has been marking time cycling though temporary T6 ships since level thirty or forty.

Since a lot of my blue faction characters are Romulan many started with Surhuelh or Faeht (though one's backstory is that she escaped from Virinat in a captured Elachi Qulash and used that ever since the first moment it unlocked). I have several Vortas, the first one, done using the Romulan 'alien' generator, started out with a Surhuelh because the Dominion Temporal Vanguard was not available yet, the ones since have all started out with the Dominion ship.

Most of my KDF captains are Orions so I start a lot of them off with Blackguards, otherwise usually S'torr, Kurak, Surhuelh, or Faeht, and recently Balth as appropriate for the motif (and faction) of the character.

vetteguy904 · November 2020

well, I'm still in the 23rd Century, and traded in the starter ship for the only T6 ship available to me..

rattler2 · November 2020

I wouldn't be surprised if the T4 Walker was still the same. It was the testbed for leveling mechanics after all.

lordmerc22 · November 2020

I prefer to start with a ship that has hangar pets but its a case by case thing as it depends a lot on class and build I will go for cause I dont like making many main ship changes

fallenkezef · November 2020

lordmerc22 wrote: »

I prefer to start with a ship that has hangar pets but its a case by case thing as it depends a lot on class and build I will go for cause I dont like making many main ship changes

I started 2 alts a KDF Engineer and a KDF Science. Engi has a T6 Vorcha, Sci has the T6 Carrier. I can upgrade both to fleet variant when they have maxed a rep.

I don't intend to change out my alt's ships they way my main swaps around.

lordmerc22 · November 2020

Yes I basically often begin alts with their "final" ship. Just as it scales up it unlocks more slots too to place equipment. After tutorial of course. This has only been made possible due to scalling

khan5000 · November 2020

I do themes with my characters. Depends on the theme

jonsills · November 2020

I try to use ships I can justify gamewise. A wet-behind-the-ears ensign with a field commission isn't getting a Jupiter-class as a starter.

I wanted to see the new KDF content, for example, so I made an Orion. I gave him a T6 Blackguard carrier because he was able to call in favors from the Syndicate. It's been cruising through the content like melted butter.

fallenkezef · November 2020

khan5000 wrote: »

I do themes with my characters. Depends on the theme

I do themes with my main's ships. Don't have the time really to theme multiple toons. Love my Chargh with disco disruptors.

vetteguy904 · January 2021

well, I'm still in the 23rd Century, and traded in the starter ship for the only T6 ship available to me..

vetteguy904 · January 2021

well, I'm still in the 23rd Century, and traded in the starter ship for the only T6 ship available to me..

now that all the T6 ships scale, what is your preferred ship to launch a new character?

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