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[Methos]

ahh my ship's last run before it's retired and i hit admiral...



Blessed galaxy class, she served me well once i got used to her lol

handles like a small moon for corners, but she's worth it lol

M

[Hartzilla2007]

Methos wrote:

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ahh my ship's last run before it's retired and i hit admiral...



Blessed galaxy class, she served me well once i got used to her lol

handles like a small moon for corners, but she's worth it lol

M

Well you do have the option to get it back at Vice Admiral if you have enough dilithium, or are willing to either pay $25 or sell dilithium until you get the amount of C-points you need and be able to use it on any other federation characters you make.

[Timelord_Victorious]

Hartzilla2007 wrote:

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Well you do have the option to get it back at Vice Admiral if you have enough dilithium, or are willing to either pay $25 or sell dilithium until you get the amount of C-points you need and be able to use it on any other federation characters you make.

I wouldn't as a tac officer...
As pretty as she is, she is such an engineering beast at VA. So far that I'd say at least one engineering station is completely redundant... she'd do far better with another sci station instead.
Tac/Cruiser combination would better to keep the Sovereign or if you go with a C-Store cruiser pick the Excelsior.
That one comes with special Transwarp abilities and a very valuable Tactical Lt Commander station, plus it turns like a smaller sci ship.

[Hartzilla2007]

Timelord_Victorious wrote:

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I wouldn't as a tac officer...
As pretty as she is, she is such an engineering beast at VA. So far that I'd say at least one engineering station is completely redundant... she'd do far better with another sci station instead.
Tac/Cruiser combination would better to keep the Sovereign or if you go with a C-Store cruiser pick the Excelsior.
That one comes with special Transwarp abilities and a very valuable Tactical Lt Commander station, plus it turns like a smaller sci ship.

Yeah but the saucer separation ability helps with the VA Galaxy as it now has way a better turn rate and you have an extra ship to attack with.

Of course if you want to switch to an escort for any reason I recommend the Defiant IT IS a tough little ship especially with the quad cannons.

[Hartzilla2007]

Sweet, I finally got a Purple Male Vulcan Science Boff. It even has the Mind Meld Passive.

[syberghost]

Hartzilla2007 wrote:

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Yeah but the saucer separation ability helps with the VA Galaxy as it now has way a better turn rate and you have an extra ship to attack with.

Of course if you want to switch to an escort for any reason I recommend the Defiant IT IS a tough little ship especially with the quad cannons.

I found the novelty wore off of the saucer sep pretty quickly, but I suppose if you used a lot of narrow-focus weapons it might be a different picture.

[J. Allen]

Yeah, my main is a Tac and I used the VA Galaxy class for a while. Loved it, but even with consoles, it was still a PITA to turn, and separating left me exposed with a much weaker secondary hull. I switched to the Excelsior Retrofit at that point. It handled better, had higher DPS, but I still wasn't getting the best performance I could. I've now switched over to my Sovereign, and I love it, but still, it's more than a bit underpowered. That said, I'm not getting an Escort because Jesus Christ I can't afford any more ships.

[Hartzilla2007]

Is there any major difference between Mark X and Mark XI purple ship weapons?

[J. Allen]

Hartzilla2007 wrote:

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Is there any major difference between Mark X and Mark XI purple ship weapons?

I haven't noticed any real difference. I did have some Mark XI purple beam arrays, but I got rid of them and switched to all Mark X purples (I'm using one type of beam for all hardpoints) and can still blast the hell out of just about anything as effectively as before.

[Timelord_Victorious]

Mk Xi will have higher damage. Not sure if how muchore and if it is a flat bonus or a multiplicator that gets more efficient depending on your other damage modifications and bonuses.

[Hartzilla2007]

J. Allen wrote:

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I haven't noticed any real difference. I did have some Mark XI purple beam arrays, but I got rid of them and switched to all Mark X purples (I'm using one type of beam for all hardpoints) and can still blast the hell out of just about anything as effectively as before.

Timelord_Victorious wrote:

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Mk Xi will have higher damage. Not sure if how muchore and if it is a flat bonus or a multiplicator that gets more efficient depending on your other damage modifications and bonuses.

Okay I wanted to know because I switched out my phasers and quantum torpedo for antiprotons and a transphasic to match my ground weapons and the K7 vendors only go up to mark X.

[intrinsical]

I just discovered that a relatively painless way to get a full set of blue/purple items for my ship and crew is to spend 2 hours in a star cluster solely scanning every anomaly I can find.

At commander level, I think I can craft a full set of purples with about 1000 research materials of various types and 5000 dilithium.

[intrinsical]

I just made Commander and this is my current ship, the Akira class USS Charon

[Methos]

ohh pretty

congrats on the promotion

M

[Timelord_Victorious]

intrinsical wrote:

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I just discovered that a relatively painless way to get a full set of blue/purple items for my ship and crew is to spend 2 hours in a star cluster solely scanning every anomaly I can find.

At commander level, I think I can craft a full set of purples with about 1000 research materials of various types and 5000 dilithium.

Welcome to crafting...
I am curious to know how that works out for you at higher levels, since the dilithium cost will rise significantly for even numered items.