just hit 50

[cache1337]

what ship should i save up for?  have 30k dilithium at the moment....

 

what does everyone suggest?

[Wupteedo]

Next to the meaning of life, the second most asked question on STO.  The short answer, Sir, it depends. 

Let folks know what you are:  Human Engineer, Vulcan Science, Klingon Tactical

Certain career paths have ships that are better matched for them.  The leveling process is meant to give you a taste on how different ships operate.

My 2 cents, save your dilithium for upgrading your gear, and go buy a ship or two in the exchange and try them on.   You can also buy ships at the Zen Store.   Ships are almost like uniforms, very interchangeable, but they also should be a reflection of you and your play style.  Enjoy the ride.

Cheers

[cache1337]

howdy! thanks for the info. im on my delta recruit vulcan engineer account but i want it for my human tactical really! 

i love voyager if that helps :)

um, i dont want to pay money so i guess not the c-store and i only have minimal dilithium....can you use energy credits to buy ships?

 

[davisjm0311]

cache1337 wrote:

howdy! thanks for the info. im on my delta recruit vulcan engineer account but i want it for my human tactical really!  i love voyager if that helps :) um, i dont want to pay money so i guess not the c-store and i only have minimal dilithium....can you use energy credits to buy ships?

 You have a few options for getting a ship without spending actual cash. 

Fleet Ships - You can purchase a Fleet Ship with Fleet Credits and Fleet Ship Modules...you earn the credits by donating to Fleet projects, and the modules can be purchased with either cash..or in your case from the exchange.  I haven't checked the price on them lately but expect to pay 7-10 million EC per module and fleet ships cost 4 modules if you don't already own the C-store version of it.

Lockbox/Lobi Store Ships - These come in the form of T4 - T6 ships depending on the ship and sell on the exchange for anything between 50 - 500 million EC depending on the ship and the current market.

C-Store Ships - The ships that cost cash...this one can be a really long grind..build up enough dilithium to trade for Zen via the dilithium exchange.  I would definitely not advise this method as the exchange rate for Dil to Zen is horrible right now because of the large influx of Dil from Delta recruits. 

I may have missed an option, but if I did hopefully someone else will chime in.

 

I fly the T5-U Fleet Intrepid on my Science Toon and love the ship.  It's definitely a Science ship, but anyone that tells you a Tactical Captain can't be successful unless they're in an escort is lacking in intelligence. 

 

The biggest peice of advice I can give is to fly a ship you love and if it's not optimal for dps/tanking/etc...who cares.  Any ship you decide to fly can be made to work well.  Once you have your ship if you'd like any help setting it up or testing it out let me know.

 

[CAPT Huckabee]

davisjm0311 wrote:

It's definitely a Science ship, but anyone that tells you a Tactical Captain can't be successful unless they're in an escort is lacking in intelligence.

 This is true, You should be able to fly any ship you prefer and build around it.

[cache1337]

thank you huckel and davis :) really helpful!

i will certainly keep going as i am now until i can afford with flet credits or whatever, i mean i have around 5 mil energy credits now because of the delta recruit thing and am level 54 currently, going to grind him up to 60 then get my main character up to 60 who is the tactical, my favourite ship was the voyager lookalike though, but i would love the one with mega metal super plating on it like at the end of voyager! no idea what that is though

[Wupteedo]

Check this out:

http://www.hamsterserver.com/images/sto/SpidermitchFEDShipChart.jpg

 

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