Tevatra.enjin
08-31-2015, 01:26 AM
Jolan Tru.
My toon is Tevatra@whocares1975, a Vice Admiral (50) commanding the D’Deridex-Class Romulan Republic Warbird, Tuttalius.
I am an Australian player who joined Star Trek Online shortly after it went F2P. Since then, I’ve generally been on most days, even if it’s just to grind doff assignments. I have one main toon in tactical, engineering and science in each of the KDF, Starfleet and the Romulan Republic (plus the occasional alt to re-experience introductory levels or to replay the tutorial). I play PvE, Foundry, missions, and grind.
It would be hard to pick favorites; each has their own particular strength and weakness. My favourite toon and ship often depends on which one I have most recently made work better. Currently I have just completed an upgrade to the Klingon Engineer’s clunky old Bortasqu so it now performs almost gracefully… so long as you don’t mind some hull damage along the way! My favourite thing about Tevatra has to be having the D’Deridex perform like on the television shows. It is fast, almost nimble, aggressive, and enough firepower to hold her own.
In terms of advice, I would say that engineers are the most able to work the largest ships because they have bunkering strengths which means they are least affected by minimum Skills Points in ground; tacticians can work weapons the best to get very quick kills; and science is the most challenging to get working well and can be the most frustrating… but can also be the most satisfying when you get it right.
I can’t say I have a favourite ship overall, and all of my ships have things I love and things I don’t. The Korath Class is my favourite science ship as it can actually kill with its Gravity Wells after stripping shields with its Tachyon Beam and disabling crew with its subspace ruptures and Theta radiation. It spews out more toxic chemicals than a Malon Garbage Scow. My favourite tactical ship is the T’Varo purely because… beachballs of deathly plasma. ‘Nuff said.
For new players the best piece of advice I can give is to ask lots of questions, and play around with STO Academy builds. The Skills Grid is tricky to get right and costly to constantly fix. And read. Read forums, read blogs, right-click on equipment and read outlines. Open up Skills Tray options and read the background. Or if you’re a casual player, shop around for some standard, “tried and tested” builds and go for those.
Memorable STO moments for me include chatting with a Foundry writer about their new mission, chatting and swapping jokes with devs, and the first time I got Viral Matrix 3 right (yes, it’s possible... multiple doffs are your VM friend). The standout worst moment was being in a PvP and realizing it just wasn’t rewarding for me. So I don’t darken PvP’s doors with my presence!
In the real world, I am a writer with a strong interest in human resources and career development, I like science fiction generally including Star Trek, Red Dwarf and the relatively-unknown 12-episode UK series, Hyperdrive, about a ship full of incompetents blundering through the galaxy. Also like history, astronomy, mythology, and archaeology. In music, my tastes range from medieval to steampunk. Steam Powered Giraffe Rules. That is all!
Qapla’!
My toon is Tevatra@whocares1975, a Vice Admiral (50) commanding the D’Deridex-Class Romulan Republic Warbird, Tuttalius.
I am an Australian player who joined Star Trek Online shortly after it went F2P. Since then, I’ve generally been on most days, even if it’s just to grind doff assignments. I have one main toon in tactical, engineering and science in each of the KDF, Starfleet and the Romulan Republic (plus the occasional alt to re-experience introductory levels or to replay the tutorial). I play PvE, Foundry, missions, and grind.
It would be hard to pick favorites; each has their own particular strength and weakness. My favourite toon and ship often depends on which one I have most recently made work better. Currently I have just completed an upgrade to the Klingon Engineer’s clunky old Bortasqu so it now performs almost gracefully… so long as you don’t mind some hull damage along the way! My favourite thing about Tevatra has to be having the D’Deridex perform like on the television shows. It is fast, almost nimble, aggressive, and enough firepower to hold her own.
In terms of advice, I would say that engineers are the most able to work the largest ships because they have bunkering strengths which means they are least affected by minimum Skills Points in ground; tacticians can work weapons the best to get very quick kills; and science is the most challenging to get working well and can be the most frustrating… but can also be the most satisfying when you get it right.
I can’t say I have a favourite ship overall, and all of my ships have things I love and things I don’t. The Korath Class is my favourite science ship as it can actually kill with its Gravity Wells after stripping shields with its Tachyon Beam and disabling crew with its subspace ruptures and Theta radiation. It spews out more toxic chemicals than a Malon Garbage Scow. My favourite tactical ship is the T’Varo purely because… beachballs of deathly plasma. ‘Nuff said.
For new players the best piece of advice I can give is to ask lots of questions, and play around with STO Academy builds. The Skills Grid is tricky to get right and costly to constantly fix. And read. Read forums, read blogs, right-click on equipment and read outlines. Open up Skills Tray options and read the background. Or if you’re a casual player, shop around for some standard, “tried and tested” builds and go for those.
Memorable STO moments for me include chatting with a Foundry writer about their new mission, chatting and swapping jokes with devs, and the first time I got Viral Matrix 3 right (yes, it’s possible... multiple doffs are your VM friend). The standout worst moment was being in a PvP and realizing it just wasn’t rewarding for me. So I don’t darken PvP’s doors with my presence!
In the real world, I am a writer with a strong interest in human resources and career development, I like science fiction generally including Star Trek, Red Dwarf and the relatively-unknown 12-episode UK series, Hyperdrive, about a ship full of incompetents blundering through the galaxy. Also like history, astronomy, mythology, and archaeology. In music, my tastes range from medieval to steampunk. Steam Powered Giraffe Rules. That is all!
Qapla’!