Griffin

posted on January 13th, 2009, 11:09 pm

could somebody tell me what's the purpose of this ship? for a mere 48d/98t y can get leahval which is so much better.

posted on January 14th, 2009, 1:36 am

It disables enemy sensors, that can be quite an advantage and the Leahval doesn't do it.

posted on January 14th, 2009, 2:31 am

right, and leahval doesn't do that. now i get it

posted on January 14th, 2009, 2:31 am

yeah. it's good for stopping sensors. pretty much it. lol

posted on January 14th, 2009, 9:21 am

Once reaching an officer rank the Sensor Jammer becomes even more capable. I will take a look at the Griffin again, but i think she fits her profile as a light cruiser.

[tom]

posted on January 14th, 2009, 9:50 am

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my point was that i prefer leahval because it can deal a lot more damage and its cost is similar. maybe increasing shield strength would help because now griffin is like leavhal without special abilities.

posted on January 14th, 2009, 10:19 am

I really like the Griffin The Leahval is great too, but only short ranged.
But maybe it could be a little more powerful

posted on January 14th, 2009, 5:35 pm

Firepower isn't important, not to Romulans. They are the sneaky strike-while-distracted type of race.

posted on January 14th, 2009, 6:43 pm

firepower is important. or how would you explain the power of the warbird 

just try to strike without any powerful weapons... that like a sting of a mosquito for an elephant..

posted on January 14th, 2009, 6:53 pm

A warbird is slow, easy to hit and its cloak can be detected even without specialist sensors; it needs firepower.

Do you see the Romulans as the sort of race to come out and declare a challenge or  strike when you don't expect it? Even a D-12 Bird of Prey can take out a battleship with the element of surprise; it's not the size of the gun, it's how it's used.

posted on January 14th, 2009, 6:56 pm

it's not the size of the gun, it's how it's used.

hmm.. are u trying to tell us something here Tyler     jk

[KL0K]

posted on January 14th, 2009, 7:03 pm

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A warbird is slow, easy to hit and its cloak can be detected even without specialist sensors; it needs firepower.

Do you see the Romulans as the sort of race to come out and declare a challenge or  strike when you don't expect it? Even a D-12 Bird of Prey can take out a battleship with the element of surprise; it's not the size of the gun, it's how it's used.

you got to have the needed firepower to strike deadly. let it be a spy with a bomb or poison, or let it be their ships main-weapon. when i hear you talking about "its not the size of the gun that matters" is like trying to kill someone with a paintballgun while you have a smith n wesson next to you which you could use, but you thought "ah well.. i dont need it with the surprise bonus".

posted on January 14th, 2009, 7:30 pm

Ok, let's make the Griffin into a Klingon ship, since you don't seem to like what the Romulans are.

posted on January 14th, 2009, 7:40 pm

so you say the klingons have no firepower? or what? 

posted on January 14th, 2009, 8:14 pm

i'm yet to see romulan droping the cloak sreaming 'surprise'.romulans are my favorite in the show but frankly i don't like them in FO. overpriced ships, weak defences, spamming tavaras. i know that when played right they're unstoppable but u just need so much effort to do that. with other races u can play lousy and win, but not with roms.