It's also worth noting that the .83 shield mod is likely to balance the Regenerative Mode having both a bonus to Aux (making shield heals better), extra shield systems skill, and a shield-draining beam.
Another option that involves creating a new toon is to create a Romulan. All warbirds can load DHCs, even the cruiser-like ships such as the D'Deridex, and the ability to cloak mid-battle lets you set up attack runs even with a slow turn rate.
The thing to keep in mind is that cruisers turn like a tractor trailer without power steering. Thus the general consensus (and it's a good one) is to load up your ship with nothing but beam arrays and choose consoles and bridge officer skills to match. By doing so you'll always have at least two weapons firing on your…
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