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- Lake Wobegon
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- He/Him/His
And it's tied again
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[X] Sphere (Industry: 2)
Duzzit
CSC 1st Multiversal Fleet Commander
- Location
- London, UK
Sphere is 2 ahead, killerofa23 just didn't put theirs into same format.
Strunkriidiisk
THE LEGEND
- Location
- Canada
- Pronouns
- He/Him
If I'm right and this ends up compromising the class' longevity I'm going to be extremely annoyed.
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- Lake Wobegon
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- He/Him/His
One ahead as of xpentakill's vote, 63+1 : 63
EDIT: and someone's now changed their vote, it's now 62+1 : 64
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- USA
Counterpoint to the above, this ship is solidly second line straight out the gate. It does not need to be super capable.
Dont forget, we arent suddenly burdened with every single duty in Federation Space, the Vulcan, Andorian, AND Tellarite fleets are all pulling their weight.
Dont forget, we arent suddenly burdened with every single duty in Federation Space, the Vulcan, Andorian, AND Tellarite fleets are all pulling their weight.
- Location
- California
in my mind an ORB for pondering hull is the best way to ponder science.
ORB, ORB, ORB!!!!!
ORB, ORB, ORB!!!!!
Duzzit
CSC 1st Multiversal Fleet Commander
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- London, UK
I really don't quite get where this attitude that Sayle is deliberately giving us some sort of trap or obviously bad choices comes from. I'd be happy if either saucer or sphere wins.
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- California
even if the class becomes obsolete in a decade that just means more ships for us to design
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- France
- Pronouns
- She/They
It's not a trap to think the cheaper option might have less long term use. You don't need the QM to be malicious for that to be a logical conclusion.
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- Outside the Box
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- She/Her
This is the first of an entirely new generation of starships, built to advance the cutting edge of our technology. It's not second-line and it can't be second-line unless we skip out on doing prototypes entirely.
No. It's a smaller hull that has less internal space, so there won't be as much room for science labs, extra computer cores, and the like. It is objectively going to have a lower possible Science score than the Full Saucer.
chaotic-logic
possible impossibility
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- unknown
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- California
The orbist's may have been defeated today but we will return and in greater numbers!
THE ORB IS INEVITABLE!!!
THE ORB IS INEVITABLE!!!
Derek58
Rocket Punch is Best Punch
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- Getter Valhalla
I'd like to do the phaser prototype if its available, but otherwise agreed.
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- Lake Wobegon
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- He/Him/His
"New but few."
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- France
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- She/They
The real armament question is whether we want to bother with torpedoes or not. In the last round we favoured torpedoes over phasers because our prototypes had a lucky break, but now that we have a new generation of phasers, maybe that's not necessary. And phasers would be a lot easier on supply lines than torpedoes on a survey ship, I feel.
On the other hand, a single torpedo launcher would be a good way to ensure this can crack something annoying open and it's not that much more expensive than a phaser.
On the other hand, a single torpedo launcher would be a good way to ensure this can crack something annoying open and it's not that much more expensive than a phaser.
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Derek58
Rocket Punch is Best Punch
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- Getter Valhalla
I'm down with picking whatever the cheapest torpedo option is, barring some sort of new prototype (very unlikely).
Empress_Boog
Grand Empress
I'd like at least one tube, not only will it help with the ship being better able to defend itself, but the torpedo tubes are the same way ships launch many different types of probe. I do think one tube is something it needs, but I could be convinced to forgo it if I see a good argument why.
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- France
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- She/They
I didn't think about the probes, that's a solid argument for never going lower than one tube on science ships.
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- United States
One tube, but no more, ultimately.
Endorfinator
Awkwardly Social
- Location
- California
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Oh thank God sanity prevailed
Chargone
Invisable operator
- Location
- New Zealand
The other way to launch probes is the shuttle bay. Depends on the type of probe, ultimately.