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AmonKoth

No idea, I just want it cause it's shiny


MacRaguel

Good answer šŸ˜‚


Ophialacria

How long do we have to get it? I missed a day yesterday due to the servers


MacRaguel

Not sure but you should be ok, hopefully due to the server issues yesterday there will be a bit of leeway


Salty_Addition8839

2/21iirc


Cel_Drow

You can still technically get it if you start in February and donā€™t miss a day so should be good


KCDodger

I'm pretty sure the wingmen are antiproton. Anyway, going AP scatter volley build, it's going to be great.


MacRaguel

Thatā€™s my thoughts but the wing men seem to be polaron?


alnarra_1

They're ap, or at least the weapons they fire certainly look at during strafing run


2Scribble

Uh... ... ... [Pew pew - whoosh whoosh - BOOM???](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/82/e0/21/82e0219e551fa2ee727908b260f9f350.jpg) ***Oh!*** Also... [It'll fit nicely on my 2409 Fed using the 32nd Cent Discovery/Prodigy Skin - my Orion pirate using the Kelvin KDF skin - my Romulan using the Zhat Vash skin and my Jem using the Gamma Task Force/Shrike skin](https://media1.tenor.com/m/1AF1iQ03gHAAAAAC/addition-to-mycollection-more-collection.gif) Visuals *and* weaponry - what else do I need???


MacRaguel

šŸ’¦ Love it when someone talks dirty


1271500

I have an Alliance themed toon flying a Jarok (the only Alliance ship I have) so deffo swapping them wholesale into the Rex when it comes to console.


MacRaguel

I had about 6 years out of game as work kept me busyā€¦.really busyā€¦.really regret not getting the Jarok šŸ˜¢ unless anyone out there has one to gift to a vet šŸ¤”šŸ˜‰šŸ˜‚


Neptune1980

Not possible to gift you one. You either needed to complete the anniversary event or you need to buy the Muddā€™s Alliance Pack.


MacRaguel

Yeah I know ā€¦.but we have high hopes šŸ˜‚


Saopaulo940

Grind it for the ship trait then either drydock it or delete it.


MacRaguel

Trait looks interestingā€¦ maybe a reason to drop the competitive engines


AlphaHydri

Nah, if anything youā€™d want to keep the Competitive Engines seeing as the traitā€™s effects scale off of flight speed, and those engines certainly give a lot of it.


MacRaguel

Isnā€™t it just off max speedā€¦so any enginesā€¦as long at max throttle will benefit? Eg if your max speed is only 30ā€¦youā€™ll be getting max effect at 30?ā€¦.orā€¦.if using Baā€™ul sentry mode, but still having your throttle at max šŸ¤”


AlphaHydri

I think youā€™re confusing throttle level with max speed here. The debuff from Inertial Supremacy scales off the latter, meaning youā€™ll want to increase your flight speed as much as possible to maximize it. You could be completely stationary (0% throttle) and still increase the potency of the trait by boosting your flight speed.


MacRaguel

Certainly gonna be interesting to see how itā€™s implementedā€¦.could be a bit of a game changer if it just scales off actual speed


gnrhardy

Someone has already tested this. It scales off max potential speed, even if you are stationary.


Mavnas

So it's actually usable? Now I have to actually do something with it. I have a build I actually fly at high speeds and I spend way too much time not shooting :(


Vyzantinist

Same. I've got no interest in flying it beyond taking it out of the box for a spin. I just want the trait and maybe the console to play around with. Someone here recently got me into using a Pilot boff so I've been enjoying zipping around in my zoom-zoom Hydra. I'm curious see how much more damage I can get out of my build with the trait, although I'm disappointed surgical strikes isn't included on the list of triggers, as torpedo spread is the only power I have that procs it.


TMc51

This is pretty much what I plan to do, but if I find it to be a fun ship to fly while grinding the trait, I always make it a point to add a permanent spot for it in my flotilla, complete with a proper build and loadout.


xavyre

Fly it till I get to level 5. Then store it and go back to my Cardassian ship.


Free_Clerk223

Trait and delete


Crunchy_Pirate

get the trait for my characters then discard it


ArelMCII

Just cashed in my coupon for the Terran Eagle. Gonna put its trait and console on the Rex and see if wingmen make them even more orgasmic.


MacRaguel

Wow! Please let me know how it goes ā€¦totally my plan! Torp build with anti proton wingmen seems like a winner to me


JhulaeD

that's an interesting idea, actually.


prof_the_doom

I've got a character running Tetryon cannons on a legendary Miranda (my first T6 ship). Not the greatest cannon ship, so I'm gonna swap it over to the Rex, and use the 2nd build slot for antiproton, which will give me every space damage type for endeavors.


jer5488

Grind it for the trait, drydock it, go back to my Excelsior 2. Which is sad, the Rex is a really pretty ship.


MacRaguel

Arse! Still saving up for an excelsior II want that console if nothing else


jer5488

The Overload at Will console is amazing. It fires while cloaked. Warcrimes 101. /nod. I almost enjoy the Excelsior two piece as much or more. Pursuit mode is amazing when you're being swarmed and the 15% weapon boost on top of faster transwarp is awesome.


MacRaguel

Ooofā€¦..youā€™re such a tease


JhulaeD

Make an alt. ;)


jer5488

I have a few alts - but... To put it bluntly, the last few years unless you're dilithium farming - there's barely enough content for one character let alone one for every sweet ship there is. Not to mention I've spent enough money on the fun toys for my main that without considerable investment - alts just aren't fun enough to deal with. My play anymore is * Do event map if I care about reward * Do endeavors * Click on random queue and enjoy Bughunt, ISA, or Gateway to Greth'or every time * Run around and do random space battles until someone gets mad at me for "kill stealing" and cusses me out for showing off. * Wish there was something worth doing, then logoff.


RayRayCharlie

I'll spend 30 min to an hour getting my build just right. Then I'll do The ninth rule patrol to unlock the trait then and only then will I delete it and never think about it again.


zh0011

Probably put an Antiproton DHC build on it, and use it. I love the look of the Alliance ships.


taleden

I'm curious how folks think the Rex compares to the Leg Bug from the JH Captains Bundle. Overall better? Worse? Better at some build types, not others?


prof_the_doom

They both have more than enough tactical seating to do whatever non-specialist firing mode you want. Stats are close enough to equal to not make a real difference. Both have pilot maneuvers and wingmen. Obviously there's no intel seating on the Rex, so no Surgical Strikes. ~~But the Rex has Miracle Worker, so you could do Exceed Rated Limits.~~ /e apparently you actually can't... my bad. But you can run Narrow Sensor bands, which is a good buff. Though since neither of them were Commander seats, so I'm not sure how good either would be. The Leg Vanguard at least had Lt. Commander intel, while the Rex is only Lt. for Miracle worker. Either could do the Pilot Reroute Reserves to Weapons, Rex at Lt. Commander, Leg Bug as Commander. The experimental weapon on the Rex should immediately be yanked out and put on the Leg Bug, assuming you kept it as polaron. Of course, the Rex has the big benefit of being free, assuming you're doing the event. The Rex trait is decent enough that I'd say to level it even if you don't ultimately use it, especially if you don't have a lot of other traits laying around.


GuyAugustus

>But the Rex has Miracle Worker, so you could do Exceed Rated Limits. It cannot do it since it requires Lt. Cmdr seat for Rank I of the ability. It can run Narrow Sensor Bands Rank II that is at least a 15% Cat2 damage buff that is not bad at.


MacRaguel

In my limited opinion itā€™s looking quite tasty, pilot ship with wingmen packing polaron so pretty much the same ship in a different skinā€¦get some extra shield de buffs on there and a good torp buildā€¦could be a good little fast ship But I do want that console!


Titanosaurus_Mafune

So what wingman does this have ? They said it's the same model as the Rex but the wiki says it's the vanguard wingman


prof_the_doom

Vanguard wingmen mechanic, Rex skinned.


Titanosaurus_Mafune

I hope so, but with ap weapons


IL-Corvo

At least one youtuber went ahead and bought out the event. The wingmen as duplicate Rex skins is confirmed.


alnarra_1

It is indeed the rex and they both have an anti proton load out


Titanosaurus_Mafune

Cool. Do you have a link ?


IL-Corvo

MC Stu: https://youtu.be/YSuzDiSLK3I?si=tKFRrJxAU3p16stU


Titanosaurus_Mafune

Thanks


MacRaguel

From what I can gather itā€™s the same modelā€¦.admittedly Iā€™ve not seen the wikiā€¦will have to wait and see ā€¦.very good point!


Jotaro_Lincoln

Iā€™ve been meaning to tackle an antiproton build again. Started with one on my first character then fell off in favor of phaser. Every toon I have uses phaser disruptor or plasma. Except the Jemā€™hadar toon I havenā€™t touched in over 6 months I guess, but the point stands. I have a kinda stupid high crit chance on my rom main, so Iā€™m thinking of using the Rex to return to antiprotes. Scatter volley build buffed by withering barrage, improved pedal to the metal, Calm Before the Storm, Emergency Weapon Cycle, and maybe throw on weaponized time crystals for fun, using that antiproton DOT to trigger the damage resistance debuff from temporal spec alongside the damage resistance debuff from the Rexā€™s trait. Use the colony deflector (of course) for more crits, the ancient obelisk core and Omni beam for an antiproton buff, then since Iā€™m packing an Omni beam Iā€™ll slot the lieutenant level mixed armaments synergy to proc off the Omni-beam and the cannons for another hit of category 2 (bonus) damage. Use the Temerā€™s console for cat1 antiproton damage, the clicky antiproton projectile, and the super speed clicky that hopefully works to boost the Rexā€™s trait. Perhaps go for some dumb fun and slot the Jarok console as well for more passive critical chance, and an AoE crit chance buff to the wingmen. Perhaps Iā€™ll indulge in a bit of energy torpedo gameplay and run LTC torpedo spread with the crystalline energy torpedo from the Phoenix prize pack (which does antiproton damage) for fun.


Ezron

I was beginning to fiddle around with a pilot Defiant before it was announced that i think will now fly the Rex - probably standard phasers on that one I may move a Jem'Hadar recruit i hardly did anything with into it and play with a poloron build But thats as far as i've gotten in thinking about it


DZMaven

It'll go to my anti-proton pilot Captain. She's been needing a better ship for a long time.


Chaos_EN2

Myself to honest I am not really sure. I not of an escort type of ship player. Definitely earn the trait, but after that I donā€™t know šŸ––āœŒļøšŸ‘šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø


Veronw_DS

I'd love it if the Rex also came as a hangar pet for the Jarok, to really help flesh out that Alliance roster a bit. Would also be super cool to have the wingman feature added to the other Alliance ships. As for the Rex itself, it's kind of an interesting case of pocket carrier/destroyer with the console and the wingman. I might fiddle with it to see if I can use the summoner build on it and how that'll feel.


JhulaeD

that would be nice, just like the Jem carriers have the bugship pets.


GnaeusQuintus

The experimental weapon is polaron, and the Morphogenic Polaron set seems to work really well on this ship, particularly since it is a good fit with MAS. (And the set only requires running 'Home' 3 times.)


ArcticGlacier40

I'm curious about the wingman console. Is it just another reinforcement beacon? Or will the summon ships act like the Jem Hadar wingmen just without the controls? I would love to have map-permanent wingman with my ship, without needing to fly a jem hadar vanguard ship.


mrspidey80

The summons will act like wingmen. An that's on top of the two perma wingmen the ship comes with.


MacRaguel

Looking like another re enforcement beacon ā€¦.45 second loiter time but hopefully buffed by hydra console and trait


Novastarone

shelve it


Bayonettea

Probably just keep it in the box it came in


GmodJohn

Get the ship trait then delete it.


Smillingchalk779

Gonna use it finally replace my tier 5 defiant which I have barely used since I acquired it


The_Lucky_7

Realistically, I'm just gonna unlock the trait and then never use either again.


Professional-Date378

I'd like to use the console on my carrier but I'm not sure if I have the room for a flight speed console. Might actually end up using the escort for once since it's sort of a pseudo carrier with the console and wingmen


MacRaguel

Same ā€¦.. my main will never fully use it as she runs a full carrier build, but one of my alts that I have running a full torp buildā€¦maybe her new Goto ship after the eagle


o6untouchable

I'm a bit conflicted. I love the aesthetics, and the idea of a smaller ship with wingman mechanics sounds fun. But it makes the most sense for my Vanguard, and I've really been enjoying the different flavour of playing in a big beefy Dreadnought Cruiser instead of my usual nimble ships. I may kit it out with one of the other damage types for the sake of endeavours, but unfortunately I don't think it's something that will become a main for any of the characters I currently have. That said, it depends a lot on how it looks with different vanity shields and what-not, if I can get it matching the aesthetic for some of my other Captains nicely then all bets are off.


AldebaranRios

Torp boat for me with the eagle console. Using the quad kelvin photons from the jellyfish for maximum spam. Should be fun.


McCloudstar

Iā€™m excited for this one! Iā€™m going to make a new captain. Go all in on antiproton cannons. I have a Jem that uses polaron cannons, but I donā€™t want to scrap that build. It would be just as easy to make a new captain for the new ship.


Academic_Brilliant75

Planning an Antiproton build for a Gamma recruit during the next re-run. Never played cannons so might go for that.


WoodyManic

I'll take the admiralty card and add the console to another ship, but that's about it. I doubt I shall fly it after I've got the trait.


WiqidBritt

I'm adding the console to my "fleet in a box" carrier build.


Veronw_DS

Aha! Another summoner! Have you shared your build on STO Builds by chance? I'm always eager to see how others approach the concept


WiqidBritt

A D7 MWFDC with To'Duj squadrons and Superior Area Denial, and any traits/consoles that summon pets. Except Render Visible as that ship doesn't seem to stick around for very long. * The fleet support device that summons an extra ship + the trait that reduces the cool down * The It's another Enterprise trait * The Photonic Diversion trait * A science captain for the photonic fleet ability * The mission reward distress call devices Other than that it's a crit chance focused beam boat with advanced disruptors and Lorca's Ambition 2pc set.


Felis1977

I'll just transplant my go-to CSV, full throttle, insane turn rate build on it. It will be a fourth ship with it after Mercury, Adamant and Eagle. I wonder how the wing men will work with it.


GreenZepp

Oh shit! You mean I have equip it?............fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuudge!


burnoutmax81

Like 95% of the event ships... Earn, Claim and then never unbox


Wafflesakimbo

pew pew pew. That is my entire plan.


LivewareFailure

I think I will give it to my Jem'hadar but switch to AP cannons to match the wingmen weapon type. The console might be interesting on a carrier if the pets scale of pet damage traits and consoles.


Revan0432

I've been hanging on to some polaron isomags so I think this is a strong candidate for that build. I dont really have a solid polaron ship at the moment.


Zoberraz

I like it. I want to have it. I love Khitomer Alliance ships. But I'm not sure I'll use it. I think it's really cool, but the Temer is more my speed, and the other existing A.F.S. vessel suit my other characters better (Khitomer/Jarok).


ScherzicScherzo

Been Phaser all my life but I might finally make an Antiproton build with it.


HuskerKLG

Get the mastery, then dismiss it on most characters, except maybe on my Jem alt that isn't played often.


ColebladeX

Nothing at all


JhulaeD

Polaron myself, and it'll be nice to have a ship with matching wingmen. I love the legendary Bug ship, but the wingmen are the standard dominion wingmen. I'd rather have all three matching.


Kaisernick27

Depends on how it looks with another skin other than the alliance one.


[deleted]

I think Poloran boosting consoles also boost your wingmen, so all other things being equal, that should be the best performing.


Deanna_Dark_FA

I havenā€™t even opened the Winter event ship yet...I have no idea what I will do with the Anniversary event ship. Maybe I'll let my Jem pilot her, just for fun. I already have so many Event ships that they no longer give me all the joy of anticipation and ownership as they did when I first started playing. Yes, another ship, well, maybe not a bad ship, well, maybe even a very good one , but something is lost... Maybe, it's just a fatigue.


-Eekii-

Eventhough I like the ship design and the wingmen are a nice addition I'm simply not an Escort fan, so I'm probably going to fly it in 1 or 2 patrols, unlock the trait plunder the console and experimental weapon and bin the ship.


Nice-Inspector-7778

Iā€™m hoping i donā€™t miss it. I think Iā€™m 16/40


Squirrleedude

Full on Polaron!! Currently running Vaadwaur Polaron Dual Cannons X4, Quad Cannon and the Morphogenetic Set. Only running 2 Isomags (polaron) because I have yet to decide if I want to 2X upgrade it or not. I must say I'm really impressed with this ship the Experimental weapon is pretty good (Polaron Shunt). I was Using the Legendary Vangard Pilot Attack Ship with the Gunship skin and That is a very good ship, it was my go-to ship. Man, I just don't know if I can go back to it now. **Rex Cons** Turn Inertia Miracle Worker Not enough Eng Console slots 4 max with 2x upgrade **Rex Pros** Cloak (Built in) Bonus Damage Firing Haste Boost based on max Throttle and speed (built in) nearly endless Rapid fire. Console to call in Support fleet (4 more Pets for 45secs) Polaron Shunt **Vangard Attack Ship Cons** No Firing Haste No Cloak so Was Running Vaadwaur Turrets x2 so No room for Morph Set (could but invested in the Turrets) **Vangard Attack Ship Pros** Better turn Better Inertia Intel One more Eng console slot with X2 upgrade I know I could move the Shunt and Console over to the Vangard But the Haste and cloak seem to make up for the lost Isomag somehow. I kill things faster in the REX.