Comparing
@anon_user 's plan to Briefvoice's...
Anon's plan puts a
Centaur-A in place of a
Constellation in Sol Sector, a Blooded
Constellation in place of a Green one in Vulcan Sector (presumably due to a delay in refitting
Docana), and no functional difference in Tellar and Andor sectors (still one ship each). Your plans are functionally identical for Amarkia Sector.
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Hmm... thoughts.
Both of you have really lightweight forces on the Cardassian Border Zone and I am NOT happy with that; I'd honestly rather have at least one more ship (say, a Rennie) available on the CBZ even if it meant pulling them off the Gabriel Expanse. One
Excelsior plus a science vessel is unlikely to cut it if something strange happens (say, a Goshawnar raid or another outbreak of crazy among the Seyek).
However, it's not a reason to vote for one plan as opposed to the other since you both did the same thing.
I have similar feelings about the Klingon and Romulan border zones; I'd rather have an extra ship (see below) on each of those borders. Remember that the Klingons and Romulans just
went to war while we were off fighting the Licori. All our concerns about crazy crap happening on that border are now fully in play.
But, again, you both do the same thing so it's not a reason to prefer one of your plans above the other.
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@Briefvoice, I like the part where one of the refitted
Excelsiors goes to Rigel Sector rather than being added to the massive swarm of ships in the Gabriel Expanse. I feel like the extra stat boost is more likely to make a difference near Rigel (where we may get key events affecting our relations with the Yrillians and Honiani, among others), thna as just one more ship out of a big pile.
Anon_user puts a low-Presence stock
Constellation on the Licori border and a Blooded
Centaur in Apinae sector, whereas your plan puts the Blooded
Centaur on the Licori border and a green
Centaur in the Apinae sector. I... kind of think that you have the right of it there too.
On balance, I think I have a narrow preference for your plan, Briefvoice. But I'm unhappy with BOTH plans emphasizing a huge Combat 90-or-so fleet in the Gabriel Expanse, to the point of neglecting defenses on our other border zones.
As noted I'd be happier if, say,
Challorn stayed on the KBZ or RBZ until her refit starts,
Winterwind were dispatched to the KBZ/RBZ in the near future, with at least one cruiser being dropped on the Cardassian Border Zone until further notice and possibly another cruiser being sent to replace
Challorn when she comes out of refit.
Note that I am not going to bother to specify which cruiser; either a ConnieBee or a Rennie would be perfectly satisfactory. Arguably a ConnieBee would be the better choice on the Romulan or Klingon borders; they have the same Science and Defense stats as a Rennie so they're just as capable of intercepting cloaked ships, and the ConnieBee's greatest disadvantages, lower durability and Presence, are less likely to matter.
Stol has been flying the
Enterprise-B since the 2290s, possibly literally ever since Demora Sulu climbed out of that chair. He just had his ship shot out from under him.
Stol is too stoic to admit it, but he needs all the cookies right now.
