Also, not the question at hand, but a little shout out to Borg Queen, who's done more work over the ~five years I've been playing than any card in my collection, I think. Even with a sizable crew now, she still often takes a seat on shuttles and occasionally voyages.
I was going to do this if someone else didn't get to her. Her star has faded a bit, though I still seat her on a few voyages every week. In her prime, she had it all. Strong base, strong rolls, strong voyage, and of course she reigned as the original mega card from the most nostalgic of mega-events (which, if we were to replay it today, we'd probably complain about because we'd find out that it wasn't all that much different than the ones they churn out now).
If we asked this question a year ago, I think Locutus would have been my answer as an all-around beast (main cast, voyages, gauntlet, arena/skirmish, and fourth-shuttle level faction work). Today, though, I don't use him nearly as much as I once did, with the reduction coming in voyages and gauntlet.
Right now... I don't know. (Yes, I know I just dodged the question.)
Also, not the question at hand, but a little shout out to Borg Queen, who's done more work over the ~five years I've been playing than any card in my collection, I think. Even with a sizable crew now, she still often takes a seat on shuttles and occasionally voyages.
I was going to do this if someone else didn't get to her. Her star has faded a bit, though I still seat her on a few voyages every week. In her prime, she had it all. Strong base, strong rolls, strong voyage, and of course she reigned as the original mega card from the most nostalgic of mega-events (which, if we were to replay it today, we'd probably complain about because we'd find out that it wasn't all that much different than the ones they churn out now).
If we asked this question a year ago, I think Locutus would have been my answer as an all-around beast (main cast, voyages, gauntlet, arena/skirmish, and fourth-shuttle level faction work). Today, though, I don't use him nearly as much as I once did, with the reduction coming in voyages and gauntlet.
Right now... I don't know. (Yes, I know I just dodged the question.)
It is tough and @DavideBooks started out off with a very good one.
I agree with your assessment of the Queen. She too was once a regular for me too.
How about Tuxedo Nog? Some gauntlet use, uncommon DIP/ENG voyage combo, but most importantly, his collections. Inspiring, Veteran, Ferengi, and Costumed all boost stats, which makes all your other crew stronger. Plus the Holodeck Enthusiasts collection can get you a Janeway, who is useful in events. Not to mention Nog's events from aforementioned traits and his reoccurring role in DS9.
I couldn't find anyone else with such good collection value. Injured Torres was probably the next best with Klingon, Jury Rigger, Innovator, and Uncommon collection bonuses.
This is the answer. Great event numbers (Spock/Kirk/Vulcan/etc), #4 Sci base, #2 voyage total. A "meh" skill combo is the only downside.
I haven't seen her mentioned but FO Burnham was an Allstar on my roster back when Disco megas were a thing. She's still good but not quite as dominant with the megas having gone away.
How about Tuxedo Nog? Some gauntlet use, uncommon DIP/ENG voyage combo, but most importantly, his collections. Inspiring, Veteran, Ferengi, and Costumed all boost stats, which makes all your other crew stronger. Plus the Holodeck Enthusiasts collection can get you a Janeway, who is useful in events. Not to mention Nog's events from aforementioned traits and his reoccurring role in DS9.
I couldn't find anyone else with such good collection value. Injured Torres was probably the next best with Klingon, Jury Rigger, Innovator, and Uncommon collection bonuses.
Ya I was thinking collection value might be applicable too.
This is the answer. Great event numbers (Spock/Kirk/Vulcan/etc), #4 Sci base, #2 voyage total. A "meh" skill combo is the only downside.
I haven't seen her mentioned but FO Burnham was an Allstar on my roster back when Disco megas were a thing. She's still good but not quite as dominant with the megas having gone away.
Good point both Spock and Kirk. Could you imagine if they eventually added McCoy for the Trio.
I myself do not know. But maybe they are the best.
Warship EMA is another one I initially forgot about. Great voyager with a bunch of great traits that regularly appear, and still one of my best base MED crew for shuttles. Good event potential too.
Wondering how many people actually have Kirk + Spock already? Has it been achievable through Dabo?
Edit: mainly asking because it feels weird to give the ‘best card’ honour to one that’s not in general use yet
No one, as one half of the fuse isn't available yet. On paper, Spork seems good, but I don't know that it would qualify for this thread IMO. Strong on shuttles and Voyages is great, but the proficiencies and arena use aren't all that promising IMO.
In my opinion, there is only one one answer to this question: Locutus of Borg. Honorable mention to Indulgent Seven, but Locutus is just unmatched.
1. He is a solid challenger to Ardra as the best card for Arena.
2. He dominates Skirmish events.
3. He is the BEST Gauntlet card.
4. He is a great voyager (for those chasing PB voyages).
5. He gets plenty of use during Picard Faction events.
Nobody else puts it all together like this. I will be curious to see how Reunion Spock & Kirk function (I am encouraged) but Locutus is the best.
Well David, you know I have an extensive spreadsheet calculating crew rankings.
These are the top 10 crew in the game, in order, for overall usefulness, factoring in rankings in Voyages, Shuttle, Ship Battle stats, Gauntlet, event usuage, and a number of other factors, as of last week:
Stranded Quark
EDF Adira
Prisoner Kim
Mirror Saru
Socrates
Captain Braxton
Carlos Data
Mountain Climber Mayweather
Medic Jett Reno
Niners Ezri
I'm sure many ppl have their "favorites" but that doesn't mean they're the most useful crew.
It is tough and @DavideBooks started out off with a very good one.
I agree with your assessment of the Queen. She too was once a regular for me too.
All the crew being mentioned are good crew.
Especially Shinzon😉😊
Early in the game, I wanted Shinzon ‘cause I thought the art was great. Never acquired him though. Now I kind-of want him just for the so-bad-it’s-good appeal.
Leonardo Da Vinci goes on pretty much all my voyages and maybe one of my most useful crew
But obviously the ones mentioned like determined janeway and sisko are extremely good.
Well David, you know I have an extensive spreadsheet calculating crew rankings.
These are the top 10 crew in the game, in order, for overall usefulness, factoring in rankings in Voyages, Shuttle, Ship Battle stats, Gauntlet, event usuage, and a number of other factors, as of last week:
Stranded Quark
EDF Adira
Prisoner Kim
Mirror Saru
Socrates
Captain Braxton
Carlos Data
Mountain Climber Mayweather
Medic Jett Reno
Niners Ezri
I'm sure many ppl have their "favorites" but that doesn't mean they're the most useful crew.
Good group of crew. I do not think any have the common skill set of SEC, DIP, CMD.
Here is my however that sold me on high roller Sisko, none of them are as useful in events as Sisko.
I think this could be confirmed by how many times they have already been event bonus, not specific but bonus. This actually reflects the number of traits, being main cast, and being a Captain.
Well David, you know I have an extensive spreadsheet calculating crew rankings.
These are the top 10 crew in the game, in order, for overall usefulness, factoring in rankings in Voyages, Shuttle, Ship Battle stats, Gauntlet, event usuage, and a number of other factors, as of last week:
Stranded Quark
EDF Adira
Prisoner Kim
Mirror Saru
Socrates
Captain Braxton
Carlos Data
Mountain Climber Mayweather
Medic Jett Reno
Niners Ezri
I'm sure many ppl have their "favorites" but that doesn't mean they're the most useful crew.
Good group of crew. I do not think any have the common skill set of SEC, DIP, CMD.
Here is my however that sold me on high roller Sisko, none of them are as useful in events as Sisko.
I think this could be confirmed by how many times they have already been event bonus, not specific but bonus. This actually reflects the number of traits, being main cast, and being a Captain.
If you read what I wrote, events are only 1 factor of many used to compile the rankings. Regarding events, the last time I calculated it, Picard and Jadzia have been used the most in events, since 2016. Sisko is maybe top 10, but that's off the top of my head.
Well David, you know I have an extensive spreadsheet calculating crew rankings.
These are the top 10 crew in the game, in order, for overall usefulness, factoring in rankings in Voyages, Shuttle, Ship Battle stats, Gauntlet, event usuage, and a number of other factors, as of last week:
Stranded Quark
EDF Adira
Prisoner Kim
Mirror Saru
Socrates
Captain Braxton
Carlos Data
Mountain Climber Mayweather
Medic Jett Reno
Niners Ezri
I'm sure many ppl have their "favorites" but that doesn't mean they're the most useful crew.
Good group of crew. I do not think any have the common skill set of SEC, DIP, CMD.
Here is my however that sold me on high roller Sisko, none of them are as useful in events as Sisko.
I think this could be confirmed by how many times they have already been event bonus, not specific but bonus. This actually reflects the number of traits, being main cast, and being a Captain.
If you read what I wrote, events are only 1 factor of many used to compile the rankings. Regarding events, the last time I calculated it, Picard and Jadzia have been used the most in events, since 2016. Sisko is maybe top 10, but that's off the top of my head.
Off the top of your head is fine for me. I agree with the group you have.
But I think the best is going to have to be event best too. This is because almost everything people do is so they can perform well in events. Or, just better in events then they did before.
Also all traits that have 20 or more crew of that trait, have event potential. If the trait has not been used yet it will. So crew with lots of traits, a Captain, and main cast have the advantage.
Edit: This is just my opinion. But I think really this is the problem of trying to get the best overall. Trying to just pick for a couple game functions, I think is probably a better way of doing this. But, I think this is more for letting people know which crew can help them. And it is achieving that.
Well David, you know I have an extensive spreadsheet calculating crew rankings.
These are the top 10 crew in the game, in order, for overall usefulness, factoring in rankings in Voyages, Shuttle, Ship Battle stats, Gauntlet, event usuage, and a number of other factors, as of last week:
Stranded Quark
EDF Adira
Prisoner Kim
Mirror Saru
Socrates
Captain Braxton
Carlos Data
Mountain Climber Mayweather
Medic Jett Reno
Niners Ezri
I'm sure many ppl have their "favorites" but that doesn't mean they're the most useful crew.
Good group of crew. I do not think any have the common skill set of SEC, DIP, CMD.
Here is my however that sold me on high roller Sisko, none of them are as useful in events as Sisko.
I think this could be confirmed by how many times they have already been event bonus, not specific but bonus. This actually reflects the number of traits, being main cast, and being a Captain.
If you read what I wrote, events are only 1 factor of many used to compile the rankings. Regarding events, the last time I calculated it, Picard and Jadzia have been used the most in events, since 2016. Sisko is maybe top 10, but that's off the top of my head.
Off the top of your head is fine for me. I agree with the group you have.
But I think the best is going to have to be event best too. This is because almost everything people do is so they can perform well in events. Or, just better in events then they did before.
Also all traits that have 20 or more crew of that trait, have event potential. If the trait has not been used yet it will. So crew with lots of traits, a Captain, and main cast have the advantage.
Edit: This is just my opinion. But I think really this is the problem of trying to get the best overall. Trying to just pick for a couple game functions, I think is probably a better way of doing this. But, I think this is more for letting people know which crew can help them. And it is achieving that.
Ezri has had a possibility to be bonus in 16 events ... High Roller Sisko 15.
Stranded Quark 27 events
Adira 19
Kim 25
Saru 36
Socrates 12
Braxton 7
Data 18
Mayweather 15
Reno 21
I'm not saying he's not good ... but best to have a look at actual figures before you trash someone's selection for not including event bonuses.
And yes Sisko is an older card so he's had more possibility to be bonus ... but then it is like saying that the upcoming Spock/Kirk fusion would be terrible for events because they've never really had event bonus.
Well David, you know I have an extensive spreadsheet calculating crew rankings.
These are the top 10 crew in the game, in order, for overall usefulness, factoring in rankings in Voyages, Shuttle, Ship Battle stats, Gauntlet, event usuage, and a number of other factors, as of last week:
Stranded Quark
EDF Adira
Prisoner Kim
Mirror Saru
Socrates
Captain Braxton
Carlos Data
Mountain Climber Mayweather
Medic Jett Reno
Niners Ezri
I'm sure many ppl have their "favorites" but that doesn't mean they're the most useful crew.
Good group of crew. I do not think any have the common skill set of SEC, DIP, CMD.
Here is my however that sold me on high roller Sisko, none of them are as useful in events as Sisko.
I think this could be confirmed by how many times they have already been event bonus, not specific but bonus. This actually reflects the number of traits, being main cast, and being a Captain.
If you read what I wrote, events are only 1 factor of many used to compile the rankings. Regarding events, the last time I calculated it, Picard and Jadzia have been used the most in events, since 2016. Sisko is maybe top 10, but that's off the top of my head.
Off the top of your head is fine for me. I agree with the group you have.
But I think the best is going to have to be event best too. This is because almost everything people do is so they can perform well in events. Or, just better in events then they did before.
Also all traits that have 20 or more crew of that trait, have event potential. If the trait has not been used yet it will. So crew with lots of traits, a Captain, and main cast have the advantage.
Edit: This is just my opinion. But I think really this is the problem of trying to get the best overall. Trying to just pick for a couple game functions, I think is probably a better way of doing this. But, I think this is more for letting people know which crew can help them. And it is achieving that.
Yeah, it's really a matter of preference, regardless of what the numbers bear out.
Went back and looked. Kirk, Picard, Jadzia, Riker, Data, Kira, and Janeway have been in the most events so far.
I tend to favor the scarcer skills: Eng-Med over the common ones. There are 862 Cmd-Dip combo crew, whereas there are only 470 Eng-Med combo crew. The Eng-Med therefore are much more useful and valuable. For every High Roller Sisko, I could name at least 6 or 10 more crew like him.
Well David, you know I have an extensive spreadsheet calculating crew rankings.
These are the top 10 crew in the game, in order, for overall usefulness, factoring in rankings in Voyages, Shuttle, Ship Battle stats, Gauntlet, event usuage, and a number of other factors, as of last week:
Stranded Quark
EDF Adira
Prisoner Kim
Mirror Saru
Socrates
Captain Braxton
Carlos Data
Mountain Climber Mayweather
Medic Jett Reno
Niners Ezri
I'm sure many ppl have their "favorites" but that doesn't mean they're the most useful crew.
Good group of crew. I do not think any have the common skill set of SEC, DIP, CMD.
Here is my however that sold me on high roller Sisko, none of them are as useful in events as Sisko.
I think this could be confirmed by how many times they have already been event bonus, not specific but bonus. This actually reflects the number of traits, being main cast, and being a Captain.
If you read what I wrote, events are only 1 factor of many used to compile the rankings. Regarding events, the last time I calculated it, Picard and Jadzia have been used the most in events, since 2016. Sisko is maybe top 10, but that's off the top of my head.
Off the top of your head is fine for me. I agree with the group you have.
But I think the best is going to have to be event best too. This is because almost everything people do is so they can perform well in events. Or, just better in events then they did before.
Also all traits that have 20 or more crew of that trait, have event potential. If the trait has not been used yet it will. So crew with lots of traits, a Captain, and main cast have the advantage.
Edit: This is just my opinion. But I think really this is the problem of trying to get the best overall. Trying to just pick for a couple game functions, I think is probably a better way of doing this. But, I think this is more for letting people know which crew can help them. And it is achieving that.
Ezri has had a possibility to be bonus in 16 events ... High Roller Sisko 15.
Stranded Quark 27 events
Adira 19
Kim 25
Saru 36
Socrates 12
Braxton 7
Data 18
Mayweather 15
Reno 21
I'm not saying he's not good ... but best to have a look at actual figures before you trash someone's selection for not including event bonuses.
And yes Sisko is an older card so he's had more possibility to be bonus ... but then it is like saying that the upcoming Spock/Kirk fusion would be terrible for events because they've never really had event bonus.
So I trashed his post.😂😂
What you show is something I missed High Roller has 3 traits that may not get used in events because too many crew have them Human, Federation, and Starfleet. Of course, he does have Captain which Quark does not, and both main cast. So this does translate to event advantage to Quark. But I will add if the others do not have more traits, then the past numbers are misleading. To have better future event potential count what are possible traits to be used in event: I would say that traits that have between 150 and 20 crew with it, are all possible future event traits. Captain and main cast. I will go over the others, but I had already eliminated them for having fewer traits but now I have to reassess because of forgetting too many crew with the trait makes it unlikely to be used in the future.
Yep only one tops High Roller Sisko, funny I had suggested Stranded Quark myself but gave the trait bonus advantage to Sisko because of human starfleet and federation.
Maybe Stranded Quark is the best.
I did not notice this because of skirmish.
But the coming event matching any battle trait counts.
Nothing new, first time I read it In the info. Probably always ignored, because always had used event specific bonus crew.
Well David, you know I have an extensive spreadsheet calculating crew rankings.
These are the top 10 crew in the game, in order, for overall usefulness, factoring in rankings in Voyages, Shuttle, Ship Battle stats, Gauntlet, event usuage, and a number of other factors, as of last week:
Stranded Quark
EDF Adira
Prisoner Kim
Mirror Saru
Socrates
Captain Braxton
Carlos Data
Mountain Climber Mayweather
Medic Jett Reno
Niners Ezri
I'm sure many ppl have their "favorites" but that doesn't mean they're the most useful crew.
Good group of crew. I do not think any have the common skill set of SEC, DIP, CMD.
Here is my however that sold me on high roller Sisko, none of them are as useful in events as Sisko.
I think this could be confirmed by how many times they have already been event bonus, not specific but bonus. This actually reflects the number of traits, being main cast, and being a Captain.
If you read what I wrote, events are only 1 factor of many used to compile the rankings. Regarding events, the last time I calculated it, Picard and Jadzia have been used the most in events, since 2016. Sisko is maybe top 10, but that's off the top of my head.
Off the top of your head is fine for me. I agree with the group you have.
But I think the best is going to have to be event best too. This is because almost everything people do is so they can perform well in events. Or, just better in events then they did before.
Also all traits that have 20 or more crew of that trait, have event potential. If the trait has not been used yet it will. So crew with lots of traits, a Captain, and main cast have the advantage.
Edit: This is just my opinion. But I think really this is the problem of trying to get the best overall. Trying to just pick for a couple game functions, I think is probably a better way of doing this. But, I think this is more for letting people know which crew can help them. And it is achieving that.
Ezri has had a possibility to be bonus in 16 events ... High Roller Sisko 15.
Stranded Quark 27 events
Adira 19
Kim 25
Saru 36
Socrates 12
Braxton 7
Data 18
Mayweather 15
Reno 21
I'm not saying he's not good ... but best to have a look at actual figures before you trash someone's selection for not including event bonuses.
And yes Sisko is an older card so he's had more possibility to be bonus ... but then it is like saying that the upcoming Spock/Kirk fusion would be terrible for events because they've never really had event bonus.
So I trashed his post.😂😂
What you show is something I missed High Roller has 3 traits that may not get used in events because too many crew have them Human, Federation, and Starfleet. Of course, he does have Captain which Quark does not, and both main cast. So this does translate to event advantage to Quark. But I will add if the others do not have more traits, then the past numbers are misleading. To have better future event potential count what are possible traits to be used in event: I would say that traits that have between 150 and 20 crew with it, are all possible future event traits. Captain and main cast. I will go over the others, but I had already eliminated them for having fewer traits but now I have to reassess because of forgetting too many crew with the trait makes it unlikely to be used in the future.
Yep only one tops High Roller Sisko, funny I had suggested Stranded Quark myself but gave the trait bonus advantage to Sisko because of human starfleet and federation.
Maybe Stranded Quark is the best.
I did not notice this because of skirmish.
But the coming event matching any battle trait counts.
Nothing new, first time I read it In the info. Probably always ignored, because always had used event specific bonus crew.
I don't feel like you trashed my post, lol.
But one thing I must disagree with is your emphasis on Events - and your statement that everyone places an emphasis on the events. I don't. Not in the least. I put the LEAST emphasis on events when deciding crew.
Since 2016 I've gone for the top 1500 exactly ONCE. And didn't make it. That was 3 years ago. Most events I play to threshold then I'm out. And for a lot of the events, I don't even bother with that. I didn't start playing this game to compete with others. That's not why I play. I could care less what anyone does in any events.
So not everyone places the events as a priority or a measuring stick for a crew's usefulness.
So not everyone places the events as a priority or a measuring stick for a crew's usefulness.
That's why I'm enjoying this thread so much--the difficulty of evaluating a best-overall even at an individual level combined with the impossibility of consensus between players. Interesting to see how we all differently value our crew.
People have indeed shared some enlightening insights. This is great. Some crew, of course, are indispensable in certain areas, but don't meet my personal concept of all-around great. I see many people have personal ideas of what makes a crew great all-around. This is good to share.
I want to focus a bit of attention on a few intangibles that contribute to a great card, even if there are others with better numbers.
Intangibles:
1. Art
2. How much do we like the character?
3. How much do we like the actor?
4. How much do we like the episode/background portrayed by the outfit in the card?
5. How much would you like to hang out with the character portrayed?
These questions eliminate some of the proposed crew for me, though I will still seek out their cards in retrieval. Then again, I cannot look at just those factors because great art and great people do not necessarily bring about long voyages and successful shuttles.
Intangibles:
1. Art
2. How much do we like the character?
3. How much do we like the actor?
4. How much do we like the episode/background portrayed by the outfit in the card?
5. How much would you like to hang out with the character portrayed?
These questions eliminate some of the proposed crew for me, though I will still seek out their cards in retrieval. Then again, I cannot look at just those factors because great art and great people do not necessarily bring about long voyages and successful shuttles.
Well, if I were to use those measuring points, I'd probably choose Klingon Jadzia. Great art, now that it's updated. She's one of my fav characters, and definitely my fav female character. Love the actress. Love the story from DS9 with the Dahar masters. And I'd be like Bashir fawning over her if I got to hang out with her LOL.
Well David, you know I have an extensive spreadsheet calculating crew rankings.
These are the top 10 crew in the game, in order, for overall usefulness, factoring in rankings in Voyages, Shuttle, Ship Battle stats, Gauntlet, event usuage, and a number of other factors, as of last week:
Stranded Quark
EDF Adira
Prisoner Kim
Mirror Saru
Socrates
Captain Braxton
Carlos Data
Mountain Climber Mayweather
Medic Jett Reno
Niners Ezri
I'm sure many ppl have their "favorites" but that doesn't mean they're the most useful crew.
Good group of crew. I do not think any have the common skill set of SEC, DIP, CMD.
Here is my however that sold me on high roller Sisko, none of them are as useful in events as Sisko.
I think this could be confirmed by how many times they have already been event bonus, not specific but bonus. This actually reflects the number of traits, being main cast, and being a Captain.
If you read what I wrote, events are only 1 factor of many used to compile the rankings. Regarding events, the last time I calculated it, Picard and Jadzia have been used the most in events, since 2016. Sisko is maybe top 10, but that's off the top of my head.
Off the top of your head is fine for me. I agree with the group you have.
But I think the best is going to have to be event best too. This is because almost everything people do is so they can perform well in events. Or, just better in events then they did before.
Also all traits that have 20 or more crew of that trait, have event potential. If the trait has not been used yet it will. So crew with lots of traits, a Captain, and main cast have the advantage.
Edit: This is just my opinion. But I think really this is the problem of trying to get the best overall. Trying to just pick for a couple game functions, I think is probably a better way of doing this. But, I think this is more for letting people know which crew can help them. And it is achieving that.
Ezri has had a possibility to be bonus in 16 events ... High Roller Sisko 15.
Stranded Quark 27 events
Adira 19
Kim 25
Saru 36
Socrates 12
Braxton 7
Data 18
Mayweather 15
Reno 21
I'm not saying he's not good ... but best to have a look at actual figures before you trash someone's selection for not including event bonuses.
And yes Sisko is an older card so he's had more possibility to be bonus ... but then it is like saying that the upcoming Spock/Kirk fusion would be terrible for events because they've never really had event bonus.
So I trashed his post.😂😂
What you show is something I missed High Roller has 3 traits that may not get used in events because too many crew have them Human, Federation, and Starfleet. Of course, he does have Captain which Quark does not, and both main cast. So this does translate to event advantage to Quark. But I will add if the others do not have more traits, then the past numbers are misleading. To have better future event potential count what are possible traits to be used in event: I would say that traits that have between 150 and 20 crew with it, are all possible future event traits. Captain and main cast. I will go over the others, but I had already eliminated them for having fewer traits but now I have to reassess because of forgetting too many crew with the trait makes it unlikely to be used in the future.
Yep only one tops High Roller Sisko, funny I had suggested Stranded Quark myself but gave the trait bonus advantage to Sisko because of human starfleet and federation.
Maybe Stranded Quark is the best.
I did not notice this because of skirmish.
But the coming event matching any battle trait counts.
Nothing new, first time I read it In the info. Probably always ignored, because always had used event specific bonus crew.
I don't feel like you trashed my post, lol.
But one thing I must disagree with is your emphasis on Events - and your statement that everyone places an emphasis on the events. I don't. Not in the least. I put the LEAST emphasis on events when deciding crew.
Since 2016 I've gone for the top 1500 exactly ONCE. And didn't make it. That was 3 years ago. Most events I play to threshold then I'm out. And for a lot of the events, I don't even bother with that. I didn't start playing this game to compete with others. That's not why I play. I could care less what anyone does in any events.
So not everyone places the events as a priority or a measuring stick for a crew's usefulness.
Just sayin
That is one of my favorite things about this game. People can specialize on whatever aspect they enjoy. I myself am focusing on voyages.
Well David, you know I have an extensive spreadsheet calculating crew rankings.
These are the top 10 crew in the game, in order, for overall usefulness, factoring in rankings in Voyages, Shuttle, Ship Battle stats, Gauntlet, event usuage, and a number of other factors, as of last week:
Stranded Quark
EDF Adira
Prisoner Kim
Mirror Saru
Socrates
Captain Braxton
Carlos Data
Mountain Climber Mayweather
Medic Jett Reno
Niners Ezri
I'm sure many ppl have their "favorites" but that doesn't mean they're the most useful crew.
Good group of crew. I do not think any have the common skill set of SEC, DIP, CMD.
Here is my however that sold me on high roller Sisko, none of them are as useful in events as Sisko.
I think this could be confirmed by how many times they have already been event bonus, not specific but bonus. This actually reflects the number of traits, being main cast, and being a Captain.
If you read what I wrote, events are only 1 factor of many used to compile the rankings. Regarding events, the last time I calculated it, Picard and Jadzia have been used the most in events, since 2016. Sisko is maybe top 10, but that's off the top of my head.
Off the top of your head is fine for me. I agree with the group you have.
But I think the best is going to have to be event best too. This is because almost everything people do is so they can perform well in events. Or, just better in events then they did before.
Also all traits that have 20 or more crew of that trait, have event potential. If the trait has not been used yet it will. So crew with lots of traits, a Captain, and main cast have the advantage.
Edit: This is just my opinion. But I think really this is the problem of trying to get the best overall. Trying to just pick for a couple game functions, I think is probably a better way of doing this. But, I think this is more for letting people know which crew can help them. And it is achieving that.
Ezri has had a possibility to be bonus in 16 events ... High Roller Sisko 15.
Stranded Quark 27 events
Adira 19
Kim 25
Saru 36
Socrates 12
Braxton 7
Data 18
Mayweather 15
Reno 21
I'm not saying he's not good ... but best to have a look at actual figures before you trash someone's selection for not including event bonuses.
And yes Sisko is an older card so he's had more possibility to be bonus ... but then it is like saying that the upcoming Spock/Kirk fusion would be terrible for events because they've never really had event bonus.
So I trashed his post.😂😂
What you show is something I missed High Roller has 3 traits that may not get used in events because too many crew have them Human, Federation, and Starfleet. Of course, he does have Captain which Quark does not, and both main cast. So this does translate to event advantage to Quark. But I will add if the others do not have more traits, then the past numbers are misleading. To have better future event potential count what are possible traits to be used in event: I would say that traits that have between 150 and 20 crew with it, are all possible future event traits. Captain and main cast. I will go over the others, but I had already eliminated them for having fewer traits but now I have to reassess because of forgetting too many crew with the trait makes it unlikely to be used in the future.
Yep only one tops High Roller Sisko, funny I had suggested Stranded Quark myself but gave the trait bonus advantage to Sisko because of human starfleet and federation.
Maybe Stranded Quark is the best.
I did not notice this because of skirmish.
But the coming event matching any battle trait counts.
Nothing new, first time I read it In the info. Probably always ignored, because always had used event specific bonus crew.
I don't feel like you trashed my post, lol.
But one thing I must disagree with is your emphasis on Events - and your statement that everyone places an emphasis on the events. I don't. Not in the least. I put the LEAST emphasis on events when deciding crew.
Since 2016 I've gone for the top 1500 exactly ONCE. And didn't make it. That was 3 years ago. Most events I play to threshold then I'm out. And for a lot of the events, I don't even bother with that. I didn't start playing this game to compete with others. That's not why I play. I could care less what anyone does in any events.
So not everyone places the events as a priority or a measuring stick for a crew's usefulness.
Just sayin
I was looking for someone like you not emphasizing events. But it is kind of funny I end up siding with your Stranded Quark under that emphasizing of events.👍
Edit: I am sure your not alone with not emphasizing events.
In my opinion, there is only one one answer to this question: Locutus of Borg. Honorable mention to Indulgent Seven, but Locutus is just unmatched.
1. He is a solid challenger to Ardra as the best card for Arena.
2. He dominates Skirmish events.
3. He is the BEST Gauntlet card.
4. He is a great voyager (for those chasing PB voyages).
5. He gets plenty of use during Picard Faction events.
Nobody else puts it all together like this. I will be curious to see how Reunion Spock & Kirk function (I am encouraged) but Locutus is the best.
This sums up my choice as well. I would only add that the art is great as well.
If I were advising a new player saving Quantum for their first retrievals, I'd point them at Gary Seven, Mirror Picard, Surak, Juliana Tainer. All are strong voyagers and immediately useful in Gauntlet. All eventually fade to part-timers in Gauntlet, but remain useful.
Intangibles:
1. Art
2. How much do we like the character?
3. How much do we like the actor?
4. How much do we like the episode/background portrayed by the outfit in the card?
5. How much would you like to hang out with the character portrayed?
I wasn't going to say anything originally at the risk of being predictable but with these added criteria you just know I have to cast my vote for Determined Janeway (although with regard to point #5, I'd wanna stop hanging out with her a fair while before she decides to kamikaze Voyager into the Kremin ship...)
I'm happy to see that she's on the list for other people as well
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I was going to do this if someone else didn't get to her. Her star has faded a bit, though I still seat her on a few voyages every week. In her prime, she had it all. Strong base, strong rolls, strong voyage, and of course she reigned as the original mega card from the most nostalgic of mega-events (which, if we were to replay it today, we'd probably complain about because we'd find out that it wasn't all that much different than the ones they churn out now).
If we asked this question a year ago, I think Locutus would have been my answer as an all-around beast (main cast, voyages, gauntlet, arena/skirmish, and fourth-shuttle level faction work). Today, though, I don't use him nearly as much as I once did, with the reduction coming in voyages and gauntlet.
Right now... I don't know. (Yes, I know I just dodged the question.)
It is tough and @DavideBooks started out off with a very good one.
I agree with your assessment of the Queen. She too was once a regular for me too.
All the crew being mentioned are good crew.
Especially Shinzon😉😊
I couldn't find anyone else with such good collection value. Injured Torres was probably the next best with Klingon, Jury Rigger, Innovator, and Uncommon collection bonuses.
This is the answer. Great event numbers (Spock/Kirk/Vulcan/etc), #4 Sci base, #2 voyage total. A "meh" skill combo is the only downside.
I haven't seen her mentioned but FO Burnham was an Allstar on my roster back when Disco megas were a thing. She's still good but not quite as dominant with the megas having gone away.
Ya I was thinking collection value might be applicable too.
Good point both Spock and Kirk. Could you imagine if they eventually added McCoy for the Trio.
I myself do not know. But maybe they are the best.
Edit: mainly asking because it feels weird to give the ‘best card’ honour to one that’s not in general use yet
No one, as one half of the fuse isn't available yet. On paper, Spork seems good, but I don't know that it would qualify for this thread IMO. Strong on shuttles and Voyages is great, but the proficiencies and arena use aren't all that promising IMO.
1. He is a solid challenger to Ardra as the best card for Arena.
2. He dominates Skirmish events.
3. He is the BEST Gauntlet card.
4. He is a great voyager (for those chasing PB voyages).
5. He gets plenty of use during Picard Faction events.
Nobody else puts it all together like this. I will be curious to see how Reunion Spock & Kirk function (I am encouraged) but Locutus is the best.
These are the top 10 crew in the game, in order, for overall usefulness, factoring in rankings in Voyages, Shuttle, Ship Battle stats, Gauntlet, event usuage, and a number of other factors, as of last week:
Stranded Quark
EDF Adira
Prisoner Kim
Mirror Saru
Socrates
Captain Braxton
Carlos Data
Mountain Climber Mayweather
Medic Jett Reno
Niners Ezri
I'm sure many ppl have their "favorites" but that doesn't mean they're the most useful crew.
Early in the game, I wanted Shinzon ‘cause I thought the art was great. Never acquired him though. Now I kind-of want him just for the so-bad-it’s-good appeal.
But obviously the ones mentioned like determined janeway and sisko are extremely good.
Good group of crew. I do not think any have the common skill set of SEC, DIP, CMD.
Here is my however that sold me on high roller Sisko, none of them are as useful in events as Sisko.
I think this could be confirmed by how many times they have already been event bonus, not specific but bonus. This actually reflects the number of traits, being main cast, and being a Captain.
If you read what I wrote, events are only 1 factor of many used to compile the rankings. Regarding events, the last time I calculated it, Picard and Jadzia have been used the most in events, since 2016. Sisko is maybe top 10, but that's off the top of my head.
Off the top of your head is fine for me. I agree with the group you have.
But I think the best is going to have to be event best too. This is because almost everything people do is so they can perform well in events. Or, just better in events then they did before.
Also all traits that have 20 or more crew of that trait, have event potential. If the trait has not been used yet it will. So crew with lots of traits, a Captain, and main cast have the advantage.
Edit: This is just my opinion. But I think really this is the problem of trying to get the best overall. Trying to just pick for a couple game functions, I think is probably a better way of doing this. But, I think this is more for letting people know which crew can help them. And it is achieving that.
Ezri has had a possibility to be bonus in 16 events ... High Roller Sisko 15.
Stranded Quark 27 events
Adira 19
Kim 25
Saru 36
Socrates 12
Braxton 7
Data 18
Mayweather 15
Reno 21
I'm not saying he's not good ... but best to have a look at actual figures before you trash someone's selection for not including event bonuses.
And yes Sisko is an older card so he's had more possibility to be bonus ... but then it is like saying that the upcoming Spock/Kirk fusion would be terrible for events because they've never really had event bonus.
Yeah, it's really a matter of preference, regardless of what the numbers bear out.
Went back and looked. Kirk, Picard, Jadzia, Riker, Data, Kira, and Janeway have been in the most events so far.
I tend to favor the scarcer skills: Eng-Med over the common ones. There are 862 Cmd-Dip combo crew, whereas there are only 470 Eng-Med combo crew. The Eng-Med therefore are much more useful and valuable. For every High Roller Sisko, I could name at least 6 or 10 more crew like him.
So I trashed his post.😂😂
What you show is something I missed High Roller has 3 traits that may not get used in events because too many crew have them Human, Federation, and Starfleet. Of course, he does have Captain which Quark does not, and both main cast. So this does translate to event advantage to Quark. But I will add if the others do not have more traits, then the past numbers are misleading. To have better future event potential count what are possible traits to be used in event: I would say that traits that have between 150 and 20 crew with it, are all possible future event traits. Captain and main cast. I will go over the others, but I had already eliminated them for having fewer traits but now I have to reassess because of forgetting too many crew with the trait makes it unlikely to be used in the future.
Yep only one tops High Roller Sisko, funny I had suggested Stranded Quark myself but gave the trait bonus advantage to Sisko because of human starfleet and federation.
Maybe Stranded Quark is the best.
I did not notice this because of skirmish.
But the coming event matching any battle trait counts.
Nothing new, first time I read it In the info. Probably always ignored, because always had used event specific bonus crew.
Apollo!
I don't feel like you trashed my post, lol.
But one thing I must disagree with is your emphasis on Events - and your statement that everyone places an emphasis on the events. I don't. Not in the least. I put the LEAST emphasis on events when deciding crew.
Since 2016 I've gone for the top 1500 exactly ONCE. And didn't make it. That was 3 years ago. Most events I play to threshold then I'm out. And for a lot of the events, I don't even bother with that. I didn't start playing this game to compete with others. That's not why I play. I could care less what anyone does in any events.
So not everyone places the events as a priority or a measuring stick for a crew's usefulness.
Just sayin
That's why I'm enjoying this thread so much--the difficulty of evaluating a best-overall even at an individual level combined with the impossibility of consensus between players. Interesting to see how we all differently value our crew.
I want to focus a bit of attention on a few intangibles that contribute to a great card, even if there are others with better numbers.
Intangibles:
1. Art
2. How much do we like the character?
3. How much do we like the actor?
4. How much do we like the episode/background portrayed by the outfit in the card?
5. How much would you like to hang out with the character portrayed?
These questions eliminate some of the proposed crew for me, though I will still seek out their cards in retrieval. Then again, I cannot look at just those factors because great art and great people do not necessarily bring about long voyages and successful shuttles.
Well, if I were to use those measuring points, I'd probably choose Klingon Jadzia. Great art, now that it's updated. She's one of my fav characters, and definitely my fav female character. Love the actress. Love the story from DS9 with the Dahar masters. And I'd be like Bashir fawning over her if I got to hang out with her LOL.
That is one of my favorite things about this game. People can specialize on whatever aspect they enjoy. I myself am focusing on voyages.
I was looking for someone like you not emphasizing events. But it is kind of funny I end up siding with your Stranded Quark under that emphasizing of events.👍
Edit: I am sure your not alone with not emphasizing events.
This sums up my choice as well. I would only add that the art is great as well.
I wasn't going to say anything originally at the risk of being predictable but with these added criteria you just know I have to cast my vote for Determined Janeway (although with regard to point #5, I'd wanna stop hanging out with her a fair while before she decides to kamikaze Voyager into the Kremin ship...)
I'm happy to see that she's on the list for other people as well