Star Trek Online thread

[Joshmaul]

EDIT: I did a random IGE, and when we finally killed manus, I discovered what I've been coveting for months, the prototype PSG . Now with my completed maco set, I just need to get lucky and collect the 3 prototypes again for omega force then do it again on my alts

I did IGE the other night and got the rare PSG...then go for CGE and what drops? The prototype gun. And alas, it's not like WoW, the sets don't stack as you upgrade 'em (more's the pity)...but at least I got a cool gun, heh. (Khitomer Accord is just scary...I hate that map. *shudder*)

[captain_obvious]

KA is easy enough. Just make sure you have an engineer or two with weapon malfunction to shut down the heavy and elite tac drones.

[BFGfreak]

Also, when you get to the bottom of the second downward tunnel, skip the elite in the next room by jumping over the railings. And yeah, engies make that run so much easier with mortars and bombs. That said, good luck, this game likes to tease you by dropping 2 pieces of gear, then never giving you that third piece.


Anyway I dusted off my old assault cruiser, and after playing an oddy for so long it feels weird being able to turn again. I'm actually adding torpedoes to my firing rotation again, so that's good I guess.

[Joshmaul]

Finished my Mark XI Honor Guard set. For all that they get shafted in the gameplay department, the Klingons certainly have better outfits:

[captain_obvious]

Also, when you get to the bottom of the second downward tunnel, skip the elite in the next room by jumping over the railings.

Yup.

And yeah, engies make that run so much easier with mortars and bombs.

Nope.  The mortars tend to cause problems with mob aggro (as in aggroing absolutely everything in play at once and causing them to come *running* at you.)
Far better to have a borg heavy hitter that simply doesn't shoot for a little while.  The only time I ever use quantum mortars nowadays is just outside the boss room in infected ground.  Otherwise my eng toon only ever uses enemy neutralization for the fuse armor and weapon malfunction powers. 

That said, good luck, this game likes to tease you by dropping 2 pieces of gear, then never giving you that third piece.

Ugh, too goddamn true pal, too goddamn true!

[Joshmaul]

Eh, I think my engineer has the Bunker kit - shield, med generator, disruptor turret. And I'm a little broke, I just spent my dilithium contributing to fleet projects, heh - are there kits available from the STF vendors on DS9?

[BFGfreak]

The mortars tend to cause problems with mob aggro (as in aggroing absolutely everything in play at once and causing them to come *running* at you.)
Far better to have a borg heavy hitter that simply doesn't shoot for a little while.  The only time I ever use quantum mortars nowadays is just outside the boss room in infected ground.  Otherwise my eng toon only ever uses enemy neutralization for the fuse armor and weapon malfunction powers.

The trick is to use them smartly; for KAGE I only drop mortars in the spawn room (they cover you all the way down) and rely on Enemy Neut, however mortars are a lifesaver in CGE at the spider node thingies. All I need to do is drop them near the second borg turret, and they provide coverage on all the nodes. Besides, I cannot count how many times hero mortar saved the day against Armek.

As for IGE, well lets just say I use them exclusively there until the final boss room where I switch to equipment technician for some survivablity. Just drop them where everyone is stacking along with the medical generator and you can easily clear out the room before you trigger the countdown. ^{Your results may vary}

Ugh, too goddamn true pal, too goddamn true!

Well at least now you can do fleet missions while you're waiting for that last mission to go off cooldown. IMO, it's slightly better than doing another STF and getting yet another gun tech.

[captain_obvious]

New dev blog.  

Good lord that ship is ugly.

EDIT

Linky fail 

[flarespire]

it isnt a bad ship overall, i just think the designer could sweep the pylons backwards instead of forward, and move the nacells a little closer to the saucer (not much) and it'd look brilliant. ive already voiced this on the comments for the blog post, but i doubt itll get listened to...

[Meteorafallen]

If John Eaves were dead, he would be rolling in his grave! That thing's just ugh! lol

[Shadowknight1]

I've seen worse.  Hell I've designed worse.

[Nebula]

only thing I'd change on that ship is the deflector

[Shadowknight1]

only thing I'd change on that ship is the deflector

Get to it then lol j/k

[Joshmaul]

I would change the nacelles. They look hideous. Like melted versions of the Odyssey's.

[BFGfreak]

I'm probably going to stick to my standard sovereign variant on my ship, this is of course assuming that the stats on this refit are significantly better than the assault cruiser to warrant paying $25 (more turn, maybe an extra tac slot, definitely the corbomite deflector from Armada.)

[Joshmaul]

I'm probably going to stick to my standard sovereign variant on my ship, this is of course assuming that the stats on this refit are significantly better than the assault cruiser to warrant paying $25 (more turn, maybe an extra tac slot, definitely the corbomite deflector from Armada.)

Armada...ah, I remember the Empire and Federation mod for that thing. Genesis-exploding people was fun.

[captain_obvious]

(more turn, maybe an extra tac slot, definitely the corbomite deflector from Armada.)

Man, an engineer in one of those with the corbo would make for one incredible tank imo.  Literally just sit next to a tac cube or gateway and say "yo, come at me brah"  :rotflmfao:

ps, why can't the "rofl" smiley I used be simply :rofl:?

[flarespire]

well if this ship is also a new costume for the sovereign and allows part splicing, ill definatly be changing the pylons and possibly the secondary hull to the sovereigns/ a calss that better suits it...

[Dawg81]

Well the lastest Q&A session blog has been released and there are a few good questions in there. One of them was about the Vesta class which they are actually working on in getting ingame as well as PvP updates. Wish someone would ask if we would ever get a TR116 rifle with boosted stats

[Shadowknight1]

Great, the Vesta class.  Another ship I'd want.