Designs, Formations, and Gameplay

I have few questions, first of all:

1.) which goliath skill design do you think is the best? I'm on the road to become UFE and I'm currently trying to ship build. I'm stuck between the diminisher or spectrum, but I'm open to other opinions on the other designs. (please be specific on why you'd pick your design and explain what situation(s) it would be most useful in.) On that note, is the diminisher target-based like the venom is? (for example, if I switch locks while using the diminisher's ability, will my ability cancel/stop working, or will it take effect against my new target/lock as well?) and does emp cancel out the diminisher's ability just as it cancels out venom's?

2.) which drone formation do you think is good for everyday use? or simply, which is more versatile? As I said i'm ship building so I'll mostly be killing aliens or farming palladium to build uri and upgrade my bo2. But on the other hand I like to hunt occasionally and I would like to be able to defend myself If attacked or uncloaked on. I already have the star, crab, and moth formation on my hotkeys, and chevron just in reserve. Is the heart or diamond formation worth it?

3.) on that note, Is the apis and zeus worth saving up for? it's only 4 extra slots and these are last on my priorities. Should I focus on these a little more? or just work on bo2 and other things? opinions please. (my apis is at 15 parts-- costs around 400k uri to finish, my zeus only has 3 parts---costs around 1 mil uri to finish)

I have:
31 lf3, 3 lf4 (2 level 11 lf4, 1 level 5 lf4)
18 bo2 (5 level 2)
goliath and aegis
pet level 12
1 havoc design
0 hercule designs
29 pilot points
maxed out skylab
level 16 rocket launcher
8 level 16 iris
no apis and no zeus

Stats:

• sepped up and double boosted I hit 32k-40k with whites and 49k-62k with rsb (full lasers on ship and drones)
• sepped up and double boosted my shields are 354,211 with 15 bo2 on ship--using the enforcer design (with the bastion design i have 389,632 shields)
• I have bounty hunter 2 maxed out and evasive maneuvers 2 maxed out, with shield engineering at 3/5----12% shield boost (I plan to max this out by the next mega)

So what I'm asking is, what ship design would meet my needs? Am I an ok hitter by today's standards and therefore able to handle the diminisher, or should I play it safe and build my ship with the spectrum? and which drone formation would help my situation? Furthermore, what do you suggest I should prioritize in first, given the things i already have and/or need? (I eventually plan to get both designs, but I'm trying to prioritize as much as possible.) All opinions/tips are welcome.

 

well spectrum is a great ship for battel maps for killing npcs well not to good unles ppl ar trying to kill u. try to get ur kronos gate up and with (some) luck u will get a saturn

 

how will a saturn help me? what does it do? what is it?

 

more hp more sheilds

 

how much more

 

Saturn design boosts your hp with 20%. Also with a heart drone formation, you'll get a lot of hp, and it's good when you go on palla.
Also, apis and zeus are really good to have, i recommend buying both of them when you have 20 parts of them.
And diamond drone formation is the best when you go and kill kristallon because it keeps your shield up.

 

Would also suggest a 2nd hanger. Get A vengie for pallying Diminisher for overall killing.
Apis/Zeus is a must, If you wait for gold booties you'll get more drone parts and what would seem better chances of a ship design. Try to get at least 36 pilot points or the ones that matter.Try to build at least 2 to 3 or more kappas a week to get chance at Hercs & LF4s. Oh, if you spend try to catch the 50% off MHH. That should do it.

 

do you think i should get havocs first?

 

It's really up to you. Kappas I think is best because you have better chances to get
stronger with Hercs or LF4s or boosters. Hercs give sheild bonus & hp bonus when you
get all of them. Plus you'll get several LF4s and booster along the way. If time or money
isn't a factor you could do both.You should be able to get about 200 spins an hour
with vengie & pet with some level 3 gear.

 

Well We have almost the same stas there.Focus on doing zeta gates(Bootys/Logdisks/esay gate/havoc chance).Save up for heart or moth formation(moth helps on zeta).after this, get your self around 20 parts for apis (I have 22) then wait until apis day and buy it.On apis day you get 25% off so for 22 parts that i have(original cost 185k) ill get it for 140k uri.Then focus on doing kappa and epsilon.after 10 lf4 return to zeta until full havoc.Then go for zeus on zeus day etc.After you get zeuse get the 10th havoc and continue doin kappas from pally or boxing.If you spent cash, do teh 50% off offer on 75k uridium(spent 25$ get 450k uri on mhh, Thats how i will buy apis moth n referee).Do all lf4 while spending your uridium on upgrading drones.Then bid on skill designs and boom ufe that will take around 2 years but ok if you do 1 gate per week you wont find it hard.Do pally with pet collector level 3 and veng this would get you 100-150 spins per hour.Park your Aegis on 5-2 so you could trade faster.Also after you get like 16-18 Lf4 try to do solo x1 cubes on sep and aegis.You could also try diamond instead of moth cause if you have battle configs(full Bo2 lasers on drones) you could easily farm cubes.

Good luck on getting ufe m8

Oracle

Gb1

 

i just bought an apis, i already have a moth, and why only 10 lf4? and iv'e never seen a 50% offer before

 

Between your two choices the Spectrum would probably be your best bet when it comes to skill designs, also about your question, the Venom and Diminisher abilities don't change to a new target, they'd stop working and go on cool-down, the Diminisher ability isn't effected by EMP as far as I know. The Diminisher is a good counter to the Sentinel because it's ability allows you to do 50% more damage to shields for 1 minute, the Spectrum is good for 1 vs multiples or for making a run to the nearest port.

Out of all skill designs, I'd recommend the Solace or Sentinel, if you like to tank then the Sentinel is best, the ability lasts 2 minutes and decrease damage to shields by 30% and gives you 10% more shields as well, the cool-down is 20 minutes, the Solace is better in my view then the Saturn because it gives 10% more shields and has the ability to repair 50% of your HP every 15 minutes.

For your playing style you'd probably need several drone formations to fit your wants and needs, most of which you already have, I would recommend the Heart and Diamond formation, the Heart is very versatile between hunting and farming and just roaming the maps, 20% HP bonus and 10% shield bonus isn't to bad , decreases damage by 5%. The Diamond regenerates 1% of your maximum shields per second if your being attacked, lowers your HP by 30% as well, this would be good for farming and certain PvP situations and gates.

The Apis and Zeus drone's are very useful, expensive though, you should save up for them, 4 extra slots and at level 16 with lasers or shields would be a good help, use keys you gain from gates on Zeus day to get parts for your Zeus, buy it around 20 or so parts on Zeus day.

I think you should build your ship up more before engaging in full time hunting, a skill design with shields would probably be your best bet to start with, you should pally and do Zeta's, good uridium for upgrades, logdisks for your Bio, free keys for Zeus day. Your current damage is pretty good but not great by today's standards, since some ships can hit 200k+. Heart, Diamond, and Chevron would be best for farming, building gates, etc. It would probably be a good idea to finish upgrading all of your current LF4's to level 16 then focusing on BO2's. Between Kappa's and Zeta's, it's up to you, Havoc's are easier to get and Zeta's pay better for what you currently need but Kappa's give Herc's or LF4's or a booster to farm/hunt with, Herc's give HP and shield but only give the HP bonus when your full Herc's, Zeta's would probably be your best bet to work on first.