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Given that I think this is most ambitious event reward to date (ability to acquire a promo ship without spending money), with other options such as 1500 lobi or 2 free T6's, i'm curious what people have their sights set on. Sign off below.
Personally I'm conflicted. I know the Universe is ugly, and poorly designed, but I love it. I can't explain why I love it. And I've wanted it since it was released, but could never afford it. But I also really want the Miracle Worker Flight Deck Cruiser (DSC S2). I like the way it looks, plus its a power house. It really comes down to those two for me. This will really be my only chance to get a promo ship because I refuse to dump hundreds of dollars for virtual assets of which there is no limit to lol.
Personally I'm conflicted. I know the Universe is ugly, and poorly designed, but I love it. I can't explain why I love it. And I've wanted it since it was released, but could never afford it. But I also really want the Miracle Worker Flight Deck Cruiser (DSC S2). I like the way it looks, plus its a power house. It really comes down to those two for me. This will really be my only chance to get a promo ship because I refuse to dump hundreds of dollars for virtual assets of which there is no limit to lol.
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It's more like "the next logical step" rather than ambitious. If it was ambitious, they'd grant the one-time opportunity for an account-unlock on the ship chosen. I can see why they don't, tho.
There are a few good choices. I might pick up a second Inquiry or a second DIS-D7 (even if it gets the legendary-treatment, the spec will be swapped and thus be slightly less good). Or a Jellyfish for my Sci.
Right now, I am back and forth between the Lobi or the Inquiry Battlecruiser.
The Lobi is attractive because Lobi Crystals are account bound. I could use it to get items for all my characters. There are some nice ground items and ship consoles in the Lobi Store that cannot be acquired any other way (they are character bound) and outside of opening boxes there is usually no other way to obtain Lobi.
The Inquiry is on my radar because I already have the promo ships I most desired (DSC Connie, DSC D7, Tzen-Tar) and the Inquiry would be a good ship for my main. My issue with the Inquiry has always been that it’s basically a slightly upgraded Gagarin which I already have. The performance is better, but not by enough to warrant spending the EC to buy it. As a ‘free’ upgrade though.. it starts to make sense.
I am hoping that during the next R&D Promo that the supply of Promo ships increases enough that I can acquire an Inquiry from the exchange, but the chance of that is next to none. Given that, I am leaning toward the Inquiry at this time.. I will just have to take an inventory when the time comes and see what my Lobi needs really are and decide then.
But then I really don't play my alt toons much anymore anyway...
So atm probably leaning towards a promo ship? Just because they are the hardest to get.
Or maybe lobi? A cool gear set could show up in the future?
If I can I will take the lobi. I have 18 atm lol. They are hard to come by for me cuz if there is one thing I hate its opening boxes. I use lobi for gear releases in lobi store exclusively and the ones from the last event chain are all used up.
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But who knows maybe the meta dps munchkin in me will override my longstanding desire to get the beautiful Valkis and get the Vaad Jug.
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I'm sure that sounds like I'm being sarcastic, but I'm not kidding, I really do own that many ships and have no idea what I want to get XD
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I love the D7 and the one in Discovery, for me, is the best of breed.
My partner also plays, I think he's targeting the Mirror Connie. All else being equal I'd probably have gone for a Connie myself, but I treated myself to the Legendary Bundle last year so I'm pretty much covered for Connies.
If, on the other hand, there will be no D7 Legendary or I don't like the stats and spec seats, I'll go for the DSC D7. Carriers are not my preferred ships by any means, but the D7 is iconic.
Ci sono tre tipi di giocatori:
- quelli a cui non va mai bene niente... e vanno sul forum a trollare;
- quelli che sono talmente imbesuiti da credere a qualunque cosa i dev dicano, perfino che la luna è fatta di formaggio... e vanno sul forum a trollare;
- quelli che credono a quello a cui è giusto credere, sono d'accordo con quello con cui è giusto essere d'accordo e sono critici con quello che non va;
Ai giocatori dei primi due tipi, gratis in omaggio un bello specchio lucente su cui arrampicarsi. E una mazzata in testa per la loro poca intelligenza e compassione verso gli altri giocatori che non la pensano come loro.
Agli appartenenti al terzo tipo, invece, dico grazie. Anche se non sempre si riesce a mantenere la calma, siete quelli per cui vale la pena incazzarsi.
Currently, after considering all the potential options, and assuming there aren't any upcoming lobi or zen ships that really take my breath away, I'm leaning towards replacing my Damar Drainlayer with the Son'a Collector. I don't really think it's an 'upgrade' persay, but the extra toys of the collector look fun and somewhat synergistic. I was debating between the Annorax and the Collector, but the latter toolkit just looks more useful and entertaining(it's also considerably more agile). Both ships kind of fulfill the desired motif of a dark elven wizard tower/fortress, if I'm willing to stretch the imagination a bit.. certainly a lot more than the Damar, atleast. I'll probably end up copying the prize package to tribble and testing both of them and seeing which has more appealing firing hardpoints and which looks better with the 'icy' visuals/vanity I use for the character.
Otherwise, the only other 'ship' I'm giving serious consideration at the moment would be the D7 FDC - for the tactical squadrons for use with my Beam Overloader Tzen-tar. That's also very contingent on whether they're introducing the FDC version of the D7 as a Legendary ship.
For what it's worth, the Durgath puts a grin on my chin EVERY time I use it. It's not a particularly fun ship to build around, but once you have a good setup on it, it's a real Klingon Delight to use. However, it is the smallest of the 26c Dreads(it can almost entirely fit within the saucer section of the Universe class) and the customization options are extremely limited if you want the special 'city' textures on the ship(all other materials and almost all vanity shields simply paint the 'city' sections a solid color/texture).
I'm weighing up just grinding out the time in real life and just buying out one event; same amount of grind, but I can get two promo ships instead of just one. I mean, I buy $200 of Zen, spend 6k Zen and topping up a little in the second or third events for a few choice of marks packs (you can't just buy marks...) spend the rest of the Zen on keys, sell keys for a promo ship. I mean, it's the same time cost, and I've resigned myself to STO being that one expensive hobby everyone has but they don't admit it. It's a lot better than drugs or booze at least.
The problem is, what to get? Tzen-Tar and Juggernought might be meta, but I don't want to fly either. Meta itself is an ever moving target anyway, and one I'm not prepared to commit the resources into chasing; buying a C-Store ship for a trait or console I'll do, but I won't buy Lobi/Lockbox/Promo ships for traits/consoles. The Durgath and Ent-J appeal (the latter especially would complete my collection of Enterprises) but both are... Well, I have already tried them on Tribble, and while I like the theme, they are just too big for STO's gameplay in my opinion. The other promo tier ships I'd be interested in got released in slightly downgraded forms in the legendary options, so they are out, with the exception of the D7, and it's supposedly going to have it's legendary upgrade this year.
The issue with any non-promo choice is that this really is a "once in a lifetime" type event.
Lockbox ships have the same issue fundamentally; the only one I want is the KT D7, but I'm waiting on seeing what they do with the D7 first.
The Lobi... well, Lobi I can get lots of should I ever truly want to.
Using it for C-Store ships at this stage for me is a bad idea.
I don't know. I'll finish the Breach event, see what the next one is, and the one after that.
2 the coupons are also tempting, because i always wanted these torp consoles but never actually set them as priority, so getting them for free as bonus would be nice.
But for now i think i should grab the 1500lobi and run. Keeping them patiently just in case i ever need something from in there.
I'm just not into single character ships, no matter how good they may be.
When I joined the game, the first Event Campaign was just announced. The free T6 coupon from that gave me such a great ship that it pushed me from being F2P to LTS. It was a great incentive. I was relieved when I found they're offering a 2 Coupon pack as an alternative to the Promo/Lockbox ship prize.
*I know it's the Aspero, but thanks to Kael's hilarious typo tweet, it's forever the Asleep to me.
Who knows maybe that's what Aspero means in English, some aliens in trek still use their native tongue for words like how CHEGH-chew jaj-VAM jaj-KAK is Klingonese for Today is a good day to die, or how Jolan Tru is Romulan for Aloha.
Just the Temporal Light Cruiser for the Promobox ship, but if you can afford the 10ship bundle the next time it's available then the Legendary Constitution Miracle Worker Light Cruiser can also use those parts, and the Legendary bundle is an account wide purchase.
Contenders:
- Section 31 Command Heavy Battlecruiser: looks good from some angles but poor from others, seems fun and effective gameplay wise, different enough from intel dreadnought cruiser
- Vaadwaur Miracle Worker Juggernaut: sounds fun and sort of unique, like some battering ram, if paired with astika console
- Inquiry Battlecruiser: like set bonuses, starship trait, console, bland appearance, redundant with arbiter & gagarin
- T'liss Temporal Warbird: dislike TOS appearance, quite redundant with legendary and Z-Store ones
Otherwise already have all the promo ships I would want: Annorax, Valkis, T6 JHAS, Amarie
Questions:
- Inquiry: can I use regular Avenger skin and kitbash with it? Does it unlock Avenger skin if not owned?
- Temporal T'Liss: can you use temporal powers while enhanced battlecloaked? can you swap skin to other T'liss types?
Odds are we are getting a Legendary D7, as we have the Connie and T'Liss already. The question though is which variant we'll be getting. The Magic 8-Ball says most likely TOS, but we do have the DSC as a contender. Kelvin might be considered due to having the Kelvin Connie, but I doubt it will be. So strong possibility of TOS with DSC close behind.
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I love the D7 and the one in Discovery, for me, is the best of breed.
My money is on a "level your KDF toon to 65" bundle with a Legendary D7 and the Qonos 1 skin.
The 1500 lobi looks really appealing too, especially if you can save it for a 50% lobi sale. That's 3 lobi ships, or like 5 full space sets. There are plenty of things I need/want from lobi still, and its the one currency I can never seem to acquire because I absolutely loathe lockbox gambling.
The 2x t6 ship coupons are probably the least attractive option right now. I've spent thousands on zstore ships and there's not really any of them left that i care about enough to buy, even with a coupon. That might change if new t6 ships with traits/consoles i find useful come out, but I'm not holding my breath.
So at this point, vulcan jellyfish, or 1500 lobi if thats not available.
Only if you own the Legendary. I have a Temporal Connie, and until I got the Fed Bundle I couldn't put the Phase II parts on her.
As long as it was already available before the new year started, its an option. Currently the only ship NOT included is going to be the Janeway Class. So Jellyfish is Fair Game.
I do not know if the current lockbox ship is excluded though.
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I run an EPG stealth build on the Temporal T'Liss, and it is quite good. You can use almost all exotic damage abilities while under the enhanced battle cloak, but you will drop stealth when you fire them off, just like you do with torps. Things like eject warp plasma will keep you out of stealth until the ability is done channeling. The only ability that I have run into that does not work under EBC is the engineering skill line mastery skill EPS Corruption.
As for the skins, you can use all the T'liss skin options (not sure about legendary because I haven't customized mine since I bought the legendary T'liss), but you CANNOT use the plasma warhead module from the Malem. Why??