Who is this for? Chekov Science Warship | Star Trek Online

[@michi2457]

The "problem" isn't really the Verne imo, but the Lukari Dranuur Scout Ship, which is a fleet ship and therefore extremely accessible. It is just as good and is also used for dps record runs.

[@gausssto570]

Good point

[@jayew3161]

I agree with this.

[@corvus1970]

Nailed it in one.

[@chrismills2439]

ummmmm, no its not that accessible. you have to join a fleet and stay long enough to get it. Which is a pain and even more so if the fleet is not built up enough to get it edit: forgot some fleets/guilds/whatever will kick you out if you are not active enough so....

[@falkwulf3842]

@@gausssto570 Ok as a dedicated EPG boat captain, I will address the 2000 ton White elephant in the room.... The Chekov is a better seated cheaper CROSSFIELD, the Chekov with a LT. Commander Temp ops seat can keep the Chronos Trait spinning and thus a 100% up time of 20% CAT 2 Bonus damage this is something that the Crossfield struggles to do with a LT temp ops seat. The Chekov does offer some build diversity that the VERN, Sui'More, or Lukari Boomerang can not offer because they are built and seated around the ageing uber expensive cookie cutter UNCON uni console meta. Is the Chekov perfect.... NO..... It has its flaws and is lacking in some areas, What can the Chekov do? Well it has adequate seating to use the Uncon/Uni-console meta, but it also has the correct seating to do almost anything that it wants to do as a SCI ship which equates to more higher scale DPS build flexibility. Its a good all around jack of all trades cheaper SCI ship that is more than capable of outshining some premium lockbox SCI ships.

[@GalacticGaming96220]

5 months later, I'm here to say that this ship now holds the EPG record in ISE

[@CaptainJasonC]

It is a top 5 epg ship honestly

[@JDWDMC]

I'm having a ball with it.

[@zephyr8072]

It's for fans of nuclear wessels.

[@Nemoticon]

I like the Chekov, I think it looks awesome... the only reason why I don't have it is that I don't play SCI.

[@barrybend7189]

This looks like a good companion design for the Equinox class.

[@matthewkeeling886]

It looks good for solo content, the three rear weapons come in handy with waves being thrown in from all angles with functionally no support. Combined with Five Magicks from last summer I'm thinking a Disruptor ship with a Sci secondary focus would work well. Now if only there were a reasonably priced way to get an extender trait for Surgical Strikes. Also, this ship is by far the best looking of the Wolf 359 kitbashes after the New Orleans. I, myself, was hoping the other three would never be seen in game as they are ugly as all heck. Luckily the single nacelle monstrosity has not made it into the game yet.

[@beholder9]

It's for me, and I FUCKING LOVE IT!

[@ArcturusAlpha]

same. the design is unique and its a fun ship. i do wish it had one more engineering slot over tactical.

[@GalacticGaming96220]

The Chekov is for people like me that love firing off *GIANT ARSON BEAMS*

[@corvus1970]

Fire? FIRE! *Beavis Intensifies*

[@peterhans3791]

I already like the ship, you don't have to sell it to me.

[@CaptainJasonC]

I made a SCI TANK with Reverb shielding trait and you cant kill it as a TANK???? How amazing is that?>!!!

[@stephenkelly8312]

The Chekov is an excellent ship, and I love it! You watch your face!! 😂 I also really like the TNG era model of the Springfield, and I run it with the rep adapted shield and engines in the cosmetic slots.

[@KidInTheHall28]

I really like this ship. Looks cool and plays well.

[@dasborke]

The Chekov is the ship with the visuals (both versions) I have enjoyed the most so far, using it in place of the Grissom in my EPG Torp build. Visually I would probably like both versions of the Cheyenne better if they ever fixed the freaking Nacelles on the TNG version; they are too long and should be the same dimensions as the ones on the Springfield, and it pisses me off that they didn't address this.

[@williamwalcott8808]

The Chekov. is very good for EPG builds, and maybe even some Dewsci. Maybe its not as good as either the Verne as you mentioned or the Lukari as others have... but for those who want to look like a federation ship - a current timeline federation ship - the Chekov is the best science ship for EPG that looks like a "federation" ship. Lukari (obviously) does not, and the Verne is a future ship (from the 29th century). The game is currently set in 2409 - the Chekov looks like that. For those who like that and are not DPS chasers- that's great. If you are a DPS chaser - Verne, or DPS on a budget - Lukari.

[@CubanWriter]

I think the reasons the kitbashed ships of Wolf 359 have pressed on in some level of fan popularity is this: There were too few Trek ship designs. There was such an appetite for new ship designs to flesh out the fleet, that people became super interested in the weird little kitbashes of Wolf 359 primarily because it said, "Yes, this is a real fleet. There are many different ships in this fleet." recall that until then, you had 2 modern designs, Old Movie era designs, and that one Ambassador from a prior era. The fleet felt empty until Wolf 359 suggested that yes, there are many ships in the Federation's corner of the galaxy.

[@antcow1239]

I like it for the angles, looks sharp

[@GRIGGINS1]

I got the ship and I love it.

[@masterbuilder0601]

Hey Gauss, I wasn't paying attention to the community's reaction to the bundle until I saw your title and said "Me, I care. Does no one else?" DewSci has always been my aim for the game; it feels like the embodiment of starfleet ingenuity. Go pick ANY episode in which the hero ship faces a superior foe. They don't survive because of pure superior firepower. They survive with tactics, taking an oddity in their foe's ship or behavior, or a stellar phenomenon, or just doing something crazy to change the rules of the game, and once that gives them the upper hand then they finish their foe off with their weapons. Up until the last year DewSci had been a dead form of gameplay. No one was making serious dew sci builds; in fact some of the best ones I could find were filed under 'theme' and 'off meta'. I would scan the STO Builds community for inspiration and the only thing people would submit were EPG builds that just happened to mount energy weapons without actually investing in those weapons at all. And I didn't blame them, since you couldn't fit enough DEW or EPG to hit advanced content unless you had the very best traits and consoles in the game. Which, if you did have every trait and console on one character, you would be playing some super surgical strikes build or something else completely META. Then this past year, with highlights on advanced science consoles, the Hysperion, and now the 14th. Nearly every event or bundle has contributed a new trait or piece of equipment that's better for a DewSci build than the top equipment previously available for low-mid budget. Yes, it is power creep, but it's power creep that made it affordable for my preferred playstyle to do advanced content. Not power creep that's making the super meta builds and DPS-chasing elties have to open their wallet to stay current. I'm surprised that there is no one else like me in the community that voiced their opinion until this point.

[@jayew3161]

Me. I like this ship & its design. It’s a good dewsci platform and there aren’t a lot of good science ships in the C-store. When they fully revealed the bundle I knew I was getting the Chekov. I have the Verne and I like it very much BUT the Verne isn’t a typical starfleet design. I’ve been flying the Chekov on my sci-toon and it’s been performing well. I’m having fun with it. The only change I made to was using the Galaxy saucer on it.

[@williamwalcott8808]

lol I wish I had read your comment before I made mine. Same here - love the Verne, but like the current (game) timeline look of the Chekov a lot.

[@markolmstead4776]

I’ve been using the hell out of the Chekov and it’s been doing great

[@alanmadison9004]

I looked at it and said, DEW-SCI and for me it was the first ship that really clicked with that build from the thematic standpoint. The Chekhov was the only ship that grabbed my attention in the bundle, and I'm still eagerly waiting for its console release even knowing that the others are better.

[@peterhans3791]

Design wise: this family of ships shows the galaxy wasn't a one off, and it ends up being great for lovers of that aesthetic (such as myself). Much like how people get excited over TMP and TOS style ships. Stats: I have a Verne, but this feels better suited for dew Sci, and not going pew pew doesn't feel like star trek.

[@DZMaven]

I got one and am enjoying the small, quirky ship as an EPG build. It's a fine enough "Starfleet" science ship. Not all of are us gonna shell out for the Verne or get something that isn't starfleet themed even if technally better. Only really downside is the console clicky is broken atm.

[@DarthShebs]

Honestly though, as far as pure aesthetics go, this is the only one in the bundle that doesn't make me want to kill it with fire.

[@navyman8903]

I'm picking it up so I can start to play with DEWSCI. I don't have any idea what I'm doing with EPG or SCI. This will be my learning ship, and it's better than the terran monitor for science with the second deflector. The monitor us the only other T6 SCI ship I have lol.

[@ArcturusAlpha]

if you can get spore infused anomalies that is the main epg stuff you need. put everything else into firing haste and crit dmg so you can get the most out of surgical strikes 3.

[@ASpaceAdventure]

Well, to be fair: thanks to the Type 7 Shuttle pets from the Ahwahnee the Eternal might now be actually better than the Verne. Because the Eternal has a shuttle bay. THe debuffy of the pets make a huge difference in elite content. Plus: the Eternal is an older ship which can be either bought seperatly or exchanged via a T6 token.

[@rprlunn93]

Good on you for pointing out the bad conditions of the studio and devs atm and not just pointing at them.

[@michaeltiberius4166]

Me. It is for me. I am lacking in science ships, so I'm currently between Springfield & Grissom. I actually prefer all the Galaxy kitbash variants over the Galaxy itself. Always found something off-putting about that ship. And the Grissom because the TNG USS Phoenix episode was one of my favorites as a kid. EDIT: I meant to say Pegasus, but yes, also the Phoenix.

[@alcibiadesW]

Yes. The saucer and neck are out of proportion to the secondary hull. At least when trying to imitate the profile of the Constitution class. The parts add up in a much better way on the Nebula class, among others.

[@falkwulf3842]

I was a DEDICATED Nebula Class Driver. I like you fell in LOVE with the Nebula, Especially the Phoenix. As "The Wounded" is also my Favorite TNG episode. I went so far as to Pick up the Fleet Nebula and the Fleet New Orleans class and the Cardassian Keldon with the Galor Skin, because of that Episode. So on my STO account I have the Phoenix, The Rutledge and the Trager..... The Nebula is a good science ship but it saddens me to admit that its just too old in the current state of the game, the Grissom/Fleet Oberth is SUPERIOR in every metric due to the Temp Ops Support Clicky. My Phoenix at T6X2 can only kick out 284K DPS but the Grissom/ Fleet Oberth with the Temp Ops Support Clicky can push out 331K dps using the EXACT same build, consoles and Traits. Soo at teh end of the day the Poor Phoenix sits in Drydock as I cant part with her, but she just cant pump out the damage that the Oberth Does.

[@ArcturusAlpha]

i legit paid for this ship and i love it. the way i look at is that its made for enthusiasts. for people who want to buy a manual car in an age of automatic CVTs. i say this because it reminds me on a honda accord or nissan skyline. its a fun ship that can run heavy epg or less epg and more DEW SCI. either way its a fun little ship that i find myself switching too after years of using the Verne. its the first ship ive been excited to try out in a long time even if it doesnt have all the best stats or meta build potential all you min max builders love.

[@creepyoursocksoff]

It's the best surgical strike science ship in the game and it's meant to be played that way.

[@raphie8488]

I like the kitbash ships and so do a lot of people I know. Not every STO player needs to tell other people that their likes are the only ones that count.

[@LCarter-w3e]

I love this channel, it's such a fresh take on a lot of sto things that the other content creators seem to ignore. That said, I think it's funny how worked up people got over this bundle. As you say, these ships are literally kit-bashed garbage created for a blurry viewscreen shot of what the producers thought would be the start of the final season of TNG (before the Borg saved the franchise). I watched a behind-the-scenes video once, and some of the sticking-out-bits were highlighter pens and paperclips, I like one of the consoles and a trait, but every one of these ships still looks like kit-bashed garbage to me, just updated a little.

[@Mordakar]

The problem with the Verne is that it's in Mudd's. That's prohibitive for a lot of people. This will get you the bulk of the way there for the cost of a T6 coupon, and it's closer to the sort of federation "feel" that most people seem to be looking for than the Verne, which while beautiful, doesn't evoke the classic Federation design scheme. The trait and console are kind of meh, but stats wise it passes the sniff test. If you can't afford a Verne, you're not going to go wrong with a Chekov. I imagine that's who it's for.

[@LowbrowDeluxe]

Chekov is just shy of being great. Temp 4 would have let me finally switch out my sphere builder pool ball. ETA: I run full anomalies. Need temp 4. Int 3 would be a plus over the sphere builder for int's one anomaly.

[@ArcturusAlpha]

its meant to be a surgical strike ship. you really dont need a lot of anomalies with this ship. just spore infused and a lot of crit dmg.

[@timothyhiggins8934]

damn, i actually bought this ship a few days ago to see it on a ss3 build. i'm not a big fan of the 14th ship designs either. i like to kitbash, which is why i typically fly my fleet miranda. wish we could do more kitbashing. that would probably peak your interest

[@jwarrenh5048]

Disagree on the looks.

[@JasonS76]

It looks like a flying box

[@williamwalcott8808]

We need to face facts, without the release of something - maybe a new specialization? They must be running low on specialization/type of ship/bridge officer seating variations.

[@poetscotty]

They should have put a hanger bay on it and added another skin

[@VosperCDN]

Of the ships in the bundle, this is one of two that I haven't flown yet (low level toons) as the looks are .. meh, to me - YMMV.

[@Mr_Waffle.]

The risk of making these bundles, some ships end up being ships for the sake of making a ship… personally I love the visual design of it, if I ever want it make another sci ship I’ll get this since I find the Vern violently hideous lol

[@Sweetgotham]

Another top notch and insightful review!

[@JRGProjects]

I LOVE thing. The Springfield version. The Chekov design is meh. As a TNG fan she hits all the notes. With the radiolytic phasers, the Springfield is a perfect balance between role player and Borg fighter. "USS Endurance NCC-64871" * I use the Chekov secondary Hull with the Galaxy Class skin for a pocket Galaxy look. The wider secondary hull is perfect and its closer to the primary hull.

[@chrismills2439]

who is the ship, those who want the ship and who do not care about the trait.alot of people in game say its worth the price of the ship just for the trait, which implies throw away money. I'm looking for a sceince ship this one or the scryer or the t6 waht was pathfinder? I also dont care too much about epg.

[@falkwulf3842]

Higher end EPG players like myself look at the trait and scoff. The trait is GARBAGE at the highest end of the spectrum, this is because as Dedicated EPG boat drivers we have already stacked base EPG past the point of diminishing returns thus the Trait is not helpful. At the top end we dont need nor can we use base EPG generation traits that will bring nothing to the table. What we are after at the top end is traits that will expand our CAT2 BONUS damage so as a rule we don't waste a trait slot on the Chekov or Mirror pathfinder Trait and use the trait "Ruin of Our Enemies" instead.

[@chrismills2439]

@@falkwulf3842 still doesnt help me on deciding which dedicated science ship to get......

[@falkwulf3842]

@@chrismills2439 Well depends on what you want to do with EPG? I can make some suggestions. Fleet Oberth is a great ship for Exotic/Rad Stacking Torps. Sui'More, Verne, Lukari Boomerang are great for pure space wizardry but their cookie cutter build is EXPENSIVE. Then you have got your DEW SCI builds like the Crossfields and nearly every other premium SCI ship. Its really about what do you want to get out of your SCI ship. I will gladly help you pick a ship that will suit your needs, but you have got to get me a direction to go in. Are you looking for BURST sci builds that are the current rage and parse really high in structured runs but tend to lack a bit in PUG runs, or do you want sustained High DPS that are more consistent but not as epilepsy inducing visually but take a bit more time to ramp up the damage output. It really boils down to what do you want and what do you have on hand to start the build with. Cause SCI ships can get EXPENSIVE real quick or they can be budget and still turn very high numbers for not a lot of $$$$.

[@falkwulf3842]

@@chrismills2439 What do you want out of a science ship? There are so many to choose from, There are cookie cutter high burst DPS builds then there are sustained ever increasing ramp up builds. Im more than willing to help you decide what ship to pick that will suit your needs but I have got to have a direction to go in, to even make suggestions.

[@chrismills2439]

@@falkwulf3842 looks, dps, combat performance.

[@tenalpoen]

Me. It was made for me.

[@short72hp1]

thank you I have been trying to get a answer to that question of what todo what the ship I like me you dont science bulds side torp much thanks💯👍

[@PhillipLemmon]

I don't like the Akira class style of ships they keep coming out with recently...

[@poetscotty]

Raming speed

[@michaelmacleod6517]

Checkov was never a scientist so naming a science ship after him was another idication that the devs had no clue as to what they were doing with this bundle.

[@adrewadrew5860]

They named class after U.S.S. Chekov wchich was lost in Wolf359 (from beta cannon if i m corretct)

[@michaelmacleod6517]

@@adrewadrew5860 Oh! My bad.

[@short72hp1]

I would love to see a theory craft vid with A ship you would love to see from Wolf hint hint 💯👍🖖

[@Sensiblefool]

its funny how 40k has the horus heresy Star Wars bby but for trek fans its this random battle of slaughter that brought humanity back to a war mind set. the others do not seem as heavy. Trek was meant to show no I wont kill him to ethical genocide Hugh episode. them laughing off battle drills to them being life or death.

[@bX-rk2oo]

I can't believe that I made it through another one of your lame rants. Take another year off please.

[@gausssto570]

Thanks for the engagement.

[@QuantumNova]

Exactly how I feel about everything from Starfleet. Every ship is just a kit bash, variation, or alteration. I thought the federation was made of different races/beings working together. If that were true shouldn't we see ships from other races often? 3 nearly identical Andorian ships, a few Vulcan ships, 3 'Cat' ships, and a tiny bit more. That's not good enough.

[@AlexTM44]

People are going to hate me here, but the majority of ships in Star Trek lately looks absolutely horrible, I could count with one hand the amount of ships that actually looks cool. Intrepid, Kelvin Enterprise, Kelvin Intel Dreadnought, Avenger Battlecruiser and the og Constitution for nostalgic reasons, the Yamato Dreadnought looks ok but not having a proper science seating makes it the worst and most useless ship in game (along with any ship without a proper science seating), luckily the mirror version has better bridge officer's seating. I also think that the DS9 series is the absolute worst Star Trek series ever created, and I hate everything related to it, TNG wasn't great but it wasn't as awful. Star Trek Enterprise was ok and not great either, but completely ruined by the garbage ending. Voyager is the real stand out series, and the og series for nostalgic reasons. Star Trek Voyager is actually the series that got me into the Star Trek online and series, originally a Star Wars fan

[@ArcturusAlpha]

yeah youre right we do hate you lol. youre welcome to your feelings but man are you wrong on a lot of this. voyager is just an okay show in comparison to the others and i say this as a person who helped get a statue of janeway put up in the characters home town and also grew up with voy. Ds9 is truely one of the best star treks, second to lower decks.

[@TravisTwigg]

There is too much going on with this ship

[@ArcturusAlpha]

it seems pretty focused to me. it just wants to you dump everything into SS3, crit dmg, and epg.