Level 30 free ships?

[bjack]

I got a choice between 2 free Romulan ships at level 30. Ar'kif or D'Dedrix. Also I got my Fed Tactical to 30 at the same time, ironically enough. Which ship do you recommend for Fed?

These are my highest level characters ever, so any opinions are appreciated.

[Dave of Infamy]

whichever tbh you will only be in it for 10 levels then it wont mater lol

[NavFamG]

Part of the choice will depend on your play style. Also are you just soloing or playing with a group? And if in a group, what role are you filling?

The D'Dedrix is pretty slow at turning so if you like a fast twisty turning dogfight type of combat it's not going to do it for you. Once away from the various warbird style of Rom ships I was pretty disappointed.

Any of the ships will handle the next 10 levels of combat so none are better than the others in that respect, it all comes down to you.

For me at that point, I went with the Galaxy and the Warbird.

[VoodooMike]

You won't use the ship after you hit level 40 and it won't take you long to go between 30 and 40.... so my suggestion is to take the ship that is most different from the ones you've captained thus far. It'll help you get a feel for the differences in the ship types, and that'll get you prepared for when you get your final free ship that will likely last you a while.

[Shellbie]

Ar'kif.

[bjack]

Thanks everyone for replies. Until now I've been doing frontal cannon assault style, since that was all I could AFAIK. Not sure exactly what is coming ahead in my future, but I might change it up and get the big guy DD and side beam everything(?) just cuz.

[VoodooMike]

Originally posted by bjack:

Thanks everyone for replies. Until now I've been doing frontal cannon assault style, since that was all I could AFAIK. Not sure exactly what is coming ahead in my future, but I might change it up and get the big guy DD and side beam everything(?) just cuz.

Even if you end up not enjoying the playstyle, you'll get to ditch it in ten levels, and they've made it such that you level very, very quickly so you can get into their end game activities.

[Duke Flapjack]

Originally posted by bjack:

Thanks everyone for replies. Until now I've been doing frontal cannon assault style, since that was all I could AFAIK. Not sure exactly what is coming ahead in my future, but I might change it up and get the big guy DD and side beam everything(?) just cuz.

Yeah, the Captain (Commander?) level is a HUGE break from the rest of the Romulan ships. I had gotten used in prior runthoughs to the Fed's broadside cruisers, so the D'Diridex was not that out of the ordinary. Of course, in my current play I ended up running five levels with the D'Diridex and then dropping it in favor of the Romulan carrier (RP'd it was captured mostly completed by the Republic and given to you as a gift for lobbing the head off the Tal Shiar).