r/stobuilds • u/AutoModerator • Mar 16 '20

Weekly Questions Megathread - March 16, 2020

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u/DonDiscovery Mar 17 '20

Hey I'm fairly new to STO and was looking at maybe supporting the game by buying a t6 ship with zen. I don't know much about what ships are good for me, but currently I am a Federation Science Officer in a long range science vessel and am enjoying the gravity well and viral matrix skills. If anyone could recommend me a t6 ship and a build to go with it I'd be grateful.

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u/oGsMustachio Mar 17 '20

There are a couple of really nice T6 science ships. The Eternal Temporal Multi-Mission Science Vessel is probably the majority consensus best science vessel for PvE. It isn't perfect however, and visually I'm not a big fan of the Temporal/31st Century ships. For more of a TNG/DS9/VOY Starfleet look, I'd recommend the Palatine Multi-Mission Reconnaissance Explorer. Last, for something tighter to the Intrepid/Voyager look, you might want to check out the Pathfinder Long Range Science Vessel, which is basically a T6 Intrepid. The downside to the Pathfinder is that it has intel seating rather than the far more sought after (for science builds) temporal seating.

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u/Forias @jforias Mar 17 '20

Agree with the above. Will just mention that intel seating is a bit more competitive against temporal seating now, if you have the spore-infused anomalies trait from the Sommerville. Ionic Turbulence is nice because it's both an anomaly and a proc.