So, overpowered here we come...
Scimitar is an overall larger ship than any previous Romulan/Reman ship including the D'deridex. Yet the Scimitar ingame will have a higher base turn rate (of 7) compared to the D'deridex which is stuck at a measly 5.5 (less than the previous bricks, Galaxy and Odyssey, which have 6).
As for the consoles, you have the Cloaked Barrage which essentially allows this ship (with it's 5 forward weapons) to fire while cloaked. You also have the Singularity Distributor Unit which allows your shields to remain online even while cloaked. And lastly, you have the Secondary Shields which does exactly as it suggests; It adds a second layer of shielding before your primary shields are even touched, and long before your hull can take any damage.
Owning 2 or more of these consoles, gives you the Rapid Maneuvering Thrusters, which again increases the ships overall turn rate. It has the added benefit of keeping your "turn rate bonus" from decloaking, making the Scimitar and it's variants, both formidable and nimble ships.
Lastly, owning all 3 consoles gives you the dreaded Thalaron Pulse, which functions essentially like it did in Star Trek: Nemesis, as well as how certain NPC ships function ingame. A high damage ability with a long "warm up" time before firing. Anyone caught within it's firing arc will be severely damaged.
So, summary:
- High hitpoints (40'000)
- Cruiser with 5 fore weapons
- Higher base turn rate than most Cruisers, WITH turn rate bonuses/consoles
- Overpowered "Godlike" ability if you own all 3 consoles (Thalaron Pulse)
- Fire while cloaked (1 console)
- Fire while cloaked AND with shields up (2 consoles)
- Fire while cloaked, shields up AND a secondary shield (3 consoles)
The Scimitar should never have been made into a playable starship. Yet so many people moaned and complained about it, here it is. If it was intended to be added, it should've been released as a true veteran ship (1000 day+) with no immediate access for lifetime subscribers. Must have subscription for 1000 days+ post purchase of Lifetime.
Next thing you'll know, they'll reveal plans for a Playable Borg faction. There's really only 2 new player factions they could add; Cardassians and Borg. Cardassians would be easiest since it could follow the same model as the Romulans (ally with either side at level 10). While the Borg would either be ridiculously overpowered compared to the other factions, or ridiculously neutered (as in, making the Voyager Borg look powerful).
