Featured Ship: The Galaxy-X

By PWE_BranFlakes @ November 30, 2012 at 5:00pm

124 Comments »

• ixcellqueth @ Dec 5th, 2012 11:01AM

  Basically, it's a cruiser type that can load cannons, can use a powerful phaser burst every once in a while, and cloak. Weeelllllll... I like the design and all, but I don't know if it is worth 2500 zen. I mean, my current ship is an assault cruiser, and I've actually made it into a Galaxy Dreadnaught equivilant. It's a cruiser type (tanks) and I have the "mask energy signature" ability (cloak). I also have a couple single-cannons and three turrets as well as the "rapid fire" ability. With the cannons and the turrets being a cannon-type weapon, I can already shoot like and escort type. Like I said, the Galaxy Dreadnaught is a pretty ship, but I'll use my 2500 zen on an Odyssey.

• iudeks @ Dec 5th, 2012 3:06AM

  Nothing wrong with the ships abilities, but please fix that spinal lance and cannons that are not even decently centered on the saucer, its ridiculous, flying around with a crooked lance.

• theirishman90 @ Dec 3rd, 2012 12:29PM

  I can't wait to test this baby out. I just hit my 800 day and I'm a lifetime member. Time to use some of those well earned Zen.

• natejam101

  Hope it works out for you. Its basically an explortion cruiser that can load cannons. The phaser lance does a little bit more dmg than a Beam overload 3 does, with a much higher chance to miss the target. The cloak is a gimmick, and with only a Lt tactical station, your going to either have scatter volley 1 or rapid fire 1 , not both and not a rank higher than 1. With the 2nd lowest turn rate in the game, using cannons and trying to be an escort does not work well if you plan on any eng game acitivities. Its ok for solo play i guess, but not worth 2500 zen, unless they add at least a lt commander univesal slot or bring out a fleet version. Good luck

• daemoncaptrix @ Dec 3rd, 2012 10:51AM

  "deliver heavy bust damage" I know a couple things that can deliver some /heavy bust/ damage. :P

• bekstorm0cz

  yehhh :)

• britewolf @ Dec 3rd, 2012 8:59AM

  I've always been a fan of Cruisers, and the Galaxy X is no exception. The only problems I have with her are that while she has okay stats, they aren't exceptional, and the Venture refit is cool, but I think she could benefit from some more options on the costume front (like the ability to deactivate the Cannon visualisation on the top (a silly place to put them anyway!) or move them somewhere else (additional or alternative placement would be awesome). I haven't bought her because there are better ships available, and there are other ships that, to my mind, would be more suitable for the Spinal Lance. Also, the point of this ship appearing in ST:TNG-All Good Things is that Riker had the authority to have her upgraded/refitted, instead of letting her be scrapped, thus allowing for the Enterprise D to be used by all three timelines simultaneously (though I dare say another ship could have been substituted if she was gone, it was appropriate for the ship used to be the Enterprise D on a number of levels). Given this, I think the fact that she's still relatively unused is appropriate, but she has the potential to be a powerful vessel despite the flaws in her design. I won't be buying her for a while, but I will get her eventually!

• bekstorm0cz @ Dec 3rd, 2012 8:21AM

  And it need hangar bay, and some serius long range weapons, maybe even with range like 15km ... yes lance with serius DMG and range more then 10km. And add some ships to KDF thous folks are playing against serius ods, I know KDF conten is hard tom make but stil ( i em UFP all over but stil i hold mi thumbs for KDF ... bouth of them )

• shpoks

  I support your shout for more KDF ships and I'm verry happy that there is now a fleet Varanus, that was needed long time for the KDF. I don't agree this ship needs a hangar bay and honestly since in cannon terms there were no Fed. carriers except the Akira I don't consider necessary the Feds to have more carriers than they already have. At least cruiser-carriers should be exclusive for the Orions and unique for the Klingon side. I haven't got this ship cause frankly I'm not much of a fan of the design and I hate the idea of Fed. cloaking ships, but I have encountered quite a few captains under whose command this ship makes others cry. People should understand that it's a unique kind of ship for the Fed. and therefore has a unique style of play attached to it and if you own one you have to spend much time analyzing and figuring out the right setting for it. But like I said, I've seen captains that would't trade this ship for another and it's a beast under their command. Holidays are comming and I'm the cruiser type :) maybe some excess of funds will let me get it, because after so much people trashing it I feel it will be a challenge to prove them wrong :))

• aleksanderwolf @ Dec 3rd, 2012 5:32AM

  the ships ment to be a vicious animal but is more like an ald scragy cat- i know iv got one id love to know the reason why the lance is so miserably underpowered and why the lack of a decent tac officer im not worried about the turn rate as i usually use beam weapons , but she lacks so much and yet potential is there , thay hav a choice of improving the tac boff increase damage to lance extra console slot maybe extra hull i like this beast dont get me wrong but id like to see her at her beast

• neo1nx @ Dec 3rd, 2012 4:28AM

  It is fresh my galaxy x! It is fresh, come here come here! Interstelar donut, up and ready, no refund and no upgrade accepted!

• bekstorm0cz @ Dec 3rd, 2012 12:05AM

  It is drednaught .. google it, modern navys dont use terms drednught any more ( DN ) the wa evolitonary steps betwen cruiser, heavy cruiser, protected cruiser ( fully armored deck ) battlecruisers and Battleships. And after time terms drenught cesed to be used the was just battleships and after tha came fastbettleships ... and of coarse cariers to own thhem all ... but thats diferent tale. Importan is tah the was ship clases who are cesed to exist ( ships of the Line, Man-O-Wars ) but in fact they ewolved to another clas of war ships. And this is tru even to day when lots of pepoles beliwetah battleshisp are dead, yeh right. what about Kirow clas, sure its usualy caled battlecruiser, stil hmm what a ride. Or Ticonderoga clase etc etc, no mater point is our Drednaught need BOOST, now and big. NAd give some Drenught to KDF as well the need some lovin 2 ( assault voqouv version wudl be nice )

• shrapne11 @ Dec 2nd, 2012 8:26PM

  It used to be effective then got nerf'd. The spinal lance should be a lot stronger, but cryptic nerfd it not long after it was released. I guess there was too much crying from those who got lanced.

• dessniper @ Dec 2nd, 2012 5:28PM

  The Galaxy-X is a cube killer and not much else. But it is a nice collectors ship to have.

• leonardy246 @ Dec 2nd, 2012 1:54PM

  The lance spinal beam is incredibly weak and the turn rate is horrific. Other than that, this ship is fairly nice.

• syfyguy64

  It's a cruiser. They are supposed to be slow, like a tank.

• icegavel @ Dec 2nd, 2012 12:35PM

  I used to fly this a lot. I don't anymore. The other T5 ships at 2500 ZEN are far more powerful, and the FREE Odyssey has better stats. This ship has great potential, but needs a large balance pass to bring it up to par with ships of the same cost.

• a90211 @ Dec 2nd, 2012 11:28AM

  I probably will never get this ship, but I do like what it looks like with the Venture class style.

• captainhologram @ Dec 2nd, 2012 6:59AM

  Great ship, thanks for including it in the game. I agree with those who say not to play as if it is a tactical escort. That it is not. Cruisers like this, with their slow turn rate, require much more strategic thinking about a ship's position before it gets there. Those who complain about turn rate are missing the point that the game with cruisers is not just about tanking but thinking forward on ship positioning, just like we can see in Trek with the captain issuing painstaking course corrections during battles (see 'Yesterday's Enterprise' for an example). I am glad cruisers like this are in game, its a reminder that STO is not Wing Commander.

• stardestroyer001

  I agree captainhologram, it's a fantastic ship.

• cheeseofborg @ Dec 1st, 2012 10:21PM

  Give it a saucer sep and I will convert from Oddesy.

• stardestroyer001

  lol indeed.

• insanerandomnes @ Dec 1st, 2012 9:49PM

  Dear "Suckomatic" players calling this ship sucky. Learn too fly. I've used this ship too great effect as a surprise sniper ship. Note: do not fly like a standard cruiser. Note: do not fly like a standard escort. Note: do not fly without a good fleet backing you up. Seriously. It's a niche ship, not a tactical escort retrofit. Get used too it.

• ozy83 @ Dec 1st, 2012 7:34PM

  Fleet Galaxy X please!? If you've updated the Galaxy, Nebula, even the excelsior. Least you coudl do is update the Gal-X!

• admiralnat

  That's a good idea. The fleet Galaxy Dreadnought would probably be a tier 5 fleet shipyard ship and might cost 5 fleet ship modules (like the Excelsior and B'Rel, which have their special console/enchanced cloak abilities unlike most fleet ships) and would be able to use the phaser lance (cloak console wouldn't be included on fleet varient). It's definately a good idea, having a fleet galaxy dreadnought. :)

• knightheart2

  Yeah... that's what we need a fleet version!

• kintisho @ Dec 1st, 2012 7:26PM

  this ship is NOT the ship from the last episode of the next generation, that ship was awesome.. this one kinda looks like it but gets owned by the neg'vars it was supposedly designed to detsroy, the lance is not effective and tring to aim it is like flying 50 tons of tractor.. buff this please..

• kemloor @ Dec 1st, 2012 5:11PM

  The primary issue with this ship has always been the fact that cruisers just cant use escort type weaponry because they can't corner worth a dang. If the turn rate was double what it is now and add some extra tactical slots, then this would be a ship i would buy up in a heartbeat. until then tho, i'll keep my money, i got other things to spend it on.

• natejam101 @ Dec 1st, 2012 3:26PM

  With only a Lt tactical boff station and no bonus weapon power and suckomatic turn rate, this ship is not worth the 2500 zen they are asking unless you want to pay 2500 zen for a ship to look cool sitting outside the Earth Space Dock. PLease fix it or add a fleet version with better boff stations. Thanks

• aurumtheskygod

  Suckatomic turn rate can be fixed by adding a couple rare turn rate enhancers I turn almost as fast as a lighter cruiser.

• natejam101

  Not really, ive added 3 and even tried 4 mk 11 very rare ones and the turn rate still stinks, and using cannons, trying to line up with target in a wannabe escort is not happening like it should. Not mention the lack of Lt commander tactical or universal station this ship needs. Your stuck with either 1 scatter volley or 1 rapid fire. thats it, u can not have both. this ship needs work

• stardestroyer001

  Remember that the Dreadnought is just a CRUISER with increased offensive abilities. It's not an escort. Equipping the Dreadnought with more than one fore cannon is a waste of time, because you won't be able to bring those weapons to bear fast enough in PVP (might be able to in PVE depending on opponents). And having your tactical BOFFs sitting in a cruiser with C:SV or C:RF is a stupid idea. Again, it's a cruiser, don't treat it as an escort.

• natejam101 @ Dec 1st, 2012 3:23PM

  This was ok back in the day, but now its old. The ship is not worth 2500 zen. It only has a Lt tactical station. This ship needs a better turn rate, some bonus weapon power and at least a Lt Com Tactical boff station. I bought this ship about 2 months ago, used it for 2 hours and put it on the shelf. Not worth imo. Please fix this ship or release a fleet version with some decent Boff stations and add some bonus power..the 5 to all subsystems is garbage. Thanks

• stardestroyer001

  I agree, the ship is becoming a little outdated (especially with the Borg invisible insta-kill torpedoes). Cryptic should reduce the price or increase/change the base stats of this ship to keep up with other cruisers, like you said.

• thowas @ Dec 1st, 2012 1:12PM

  "Dual Heavy Cannons deliver very heavy bust damage. " Guys... Bust damage? As i recall, this is star trek, right? :-D

• camryboy @ Dec 1st, 2012 1:07PM

  The Treaty of Algeron is obsolete since the destruction of the Romulan Home world, Romulians have been broken up into unofficial factions, since Denotra was assimulated, Sela a Talshar Rogue , and the Development of a new Romulan Government that the Federation reconizes as the true Romulan government that has no such treaty, yeah............The Federation is now open for that technology where ever they may please. and now Admiral Presman's Phased Cloak can be used, "hint, Hint" Cryptic/Perfect World..... I would love to have a retrofit of this ship with not only the saucer seperation but a bonus ******Phased Cloaking Technology******** that will allow you to go in the middle of a ship and fire while cloaked from the inside out for 10 secs. and then you would be forced to be pushed out after the buff wears off. Also The Metaphasic Sheilding Technology can be anothe feature for another ship...I so Need to be on Cyptic's Team

• shpoks

  I'm sorry, don't want to be rude, but it seems to me that you don't understand Star Trek universe and it's balance at all. Cloaks for all Fed. ships?!? That's what you'd do if you were on Cryptic team? Yeah in STO terms Fed. is starting to get everything KDF does anyway, so what the hell, right? Or should we say in Trek terms that the Federation shoud be able to develop or acquire any and all technology now. So what's to prevent them then to become the ONLY power in the Universe? And what would be the point of Star Trek then??

• poopbang

  @shpoks To seek out and destroy new life and new civilizations, to boldy destroy what no man has dared face before.

• lemmingalpha @ Dec 1st, 2012 12:09PM

  Anyone else can see the ship whilst "cloaked, think the Feds got scammed on that technology :p for 2500 Zen Fleet Advanced Heavy Cruiser Retrofit (5x fleet ship module), way better as a cruiser imho.

• stardestroyer001

  Or 2000 ZEN for the Excelsior-R, then only 500 for a FSM on every character you want to have the Fleet Excelsior-R on.