https://forum.arcgames.com/startrekonline/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 07:26:34 +0000 en advice for newbie — perfectworld-startrekonline https://forum.arcgames.com/startrekonline/discussion/1255532/advice-for-a-returning-player Tue, 12 May 2020 11:24:06 +0000 The Academy claivain 1255532@/startrekonline/discussions
I was a regular STO player a number of years ago (seriously, it must have been about 8 years or so). At that time, the skill trees were different. There was no admiralty system. I'm pretty sure the reputation system worked differently (and there weren't many factions to choose from) and the gear upgrade system didn't exist (or certainly not in the way it does now).

When I stopped playing I was mainly a Fed player, had a few T5 ships and was level 50, the highest available at that stage. I was a tac captain, running a cannon build Defiant escort and a beam build Odyssey cruiser, and I had the MACO, Omega, and Borg gear sets all at level XI. I think I knew the general builds and advice to be efficient.

Now that I've picked up the game again, everything is different! I'm seeing ridiculous DPS ships flying around and annihilating everything, and clearly the general build meta has changed. I've picked up a Kopesh since I had leftover Zen and always liked that design (under no illusions it was anything more than because I liked the look of it!)

I have been looking around online for general advice, but a lot of what I've found seems to mostly be targeted at people who know what's going on already. There are so many abbreviations when referring to kit and skills, and literally spreadsheets which I'm finding confusing! I work a stupid amount of hours and I just don't have time to dig through and find clear information (I appreciate that sounds lazy, but I'm hoping it's far easier for you guys to give me a quick run down that it is for me to spend hours combing through information I don't fully understand!).

I'm looking for general advice to help me get back into the game. What do I need to be focusing on to improve my efficiency and get those ridiculous DPS numbers? What gear sets are now considered to be the most effective? Hit me with whatever advice you think may help me get back into this game with all those changes!

Thanks in advance,

Claivain]]> https://forum.arcgames.com/startrekonline/discussion/1255531/wrong-section-please-delete Tue, 12 May 2020 11:12:28 +0000 Star Trek Online General Discussion claivain 1255531@/startrekonline/discussions https://forum.arcgames.com/startrekonline/discussion/1255291/about-cleaning-your-fleet Tue, 28 Apr 2020 18:41:40 +0000 Star Trek Online General Discussion admiralsnyder#1369 1255291@/startrekonline/discussions https://forum.arcgames.com/startrekonline/discussion/1255105/what-can-a-science-captain-who-mains-an-escort-do-about-shield-penetration-and-shield-drain Sat, 18 Apr 2020 07:09:50 +0000 The Academy shark58#8212 1255105@/startrekonline/discussions
I still want to get enough tactical perks in the ship skill tree to get Focused Frenzy in hopes that getting Frenzied Reactions can lower the cooldowns of my BOFF abilities significantly enough to allow me to use abilities such as Engineering Team more often, but I am unsure if that idea or any other options are viable enough to actually make me less squishy. Have you found Focused Frenzy with Frenzied Reactions to have defensive potential? Would drain expertise perks still be favorable over hull-related perks in future situations? What other things do you recommend doing to improve how much my hull can take? Can I still get away with using my Tholian Meshweaver Escort regularly?

Sorry if that was a little confusing. Hopefully you know what all of those perks and abilities are. I mainly just want to hear what people who know this game a little better than I do have to day before I dig myself deeper.]]>