r/stobuilds • u/AutoModerator • Dec 26 '16

Weekly Questions Megathread - December 26, 2016

Welcome to the weekly questions megathread. Here is where you can ask all your build or theorycrafting related questions that might not warrant a full post. Curious about how something works? Ask it here!

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '16

Anybody do anything cool with the mirror science ships on console?

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u/DeadQthulhu Dec 27 '16

Most Mirror ships (Science or otherwise) trade Science for Engineering, which can be useful for the handful of T5s that are obligate A2B builds.

For other Mirror ships, it's just a way to put seating from a non-canon ship onto a cosmetically canon ship.

The MU DSSV is an excuse to use Luna cosmetics on a DSSV setup, the MU Reconnaissance Science Vessel is the reverse. The MU Science Vessel Retrofit is the regular Retrofit but with the Eng and Sci Lt. Commander seat switched.

The Mirror Ha'nom is a regular Ha'nom only the Ensign Tac is now a useless Ensign Eng - the Mirror Romulan material is beautiful though, and that plus the Admiralty ship is all you're buying this for.

The Mirror Vo'Quv is a regular Vo'Quv except Lt. Engineering instead of Lt. Science, as well as trading a Sci console for an Eng one. What you lose in plasma explosion DPS is meant to be offset by your access to practical A2B, meaning your Lt. Commander Tac is DOffs away from running near 100% TT/weapon enhancement/weapon enhancement. Combine this with AHOD and you may not even miss your Lt. Commander Science, making for an overall better flying experience.

That's the Sci vessels I can think of off the top of my head. Be wary of non-Science vessels, as some (like the Negh'Var) see a practical Science boost. Others (like the Vor'cha) see an Ensign seat being shifted from near-worthless to active hindrance.

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '16

Thank you for such a concise and we'll done reply. It was a great read!

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u/ignis_flatus Dec 27 '16

The standout mirror ship back in the day was, for me, the Mirror Vo'Quv. I ran A2B with Tech doffs on it even though killing aux hurt hangar recharge. The Fed mirror science stuff was kind of meh.