EV Archer not that helpful
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I spent this week getting my shiny new Archer ready for this event, but due to the broken AND missions, he isn't very useful. Hockey Kim is better. There are no good command first missions. So sad. I should have kept to my original plan and improved Beowulf Kim. Even at level 90 he is more useful than Archer. (For this event; Archer will still be in my top commanders.)
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That's the only place that he fits with broken AND shuttles. Rogue Kim only has a couple viable options as well. Reptilian Interference in the SCI/ENG is obviously the best choice, but if you have a second Kim (like as a shared crew) then he's stuck using either of the SCI-only seats. Wastes his potential as an event crew.
Good job, DB, as always.
Well it's a good thing that's one of the shuttles I'm running then.
Running one Rogue Harry there as well. The other is in a SEC & ENG slot which isn't ideal, but...
There are a good bit of CMD shuttles.
I am running Dominion shuttles if that makes a difference.
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With that free EV Archer (mine is 1/5 and FE) I can pass that shuttle mission, and with the Rogue Harry my leader shared I can comfortably pass another, which leaves me 2 missions. One I generally pass the other is a little hit and miss.....
I'm very grateful for the free legendary, otherwise I'd be realistically passing just one mission with the shared crew. Normally I have more event crew as I buy a pack or two but i went a bit overboard with Killy packs last week and a voyage I wanted to hit 10 hours with so I've no dilithium left
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Some people don't want to waste more chrons, but anyway I can't say I am having major issues excenpt the AND bugged seats is working on my nerves. But Archer is working fine for CMD only seats - that I am running mostly in Hirogen.
I've been running Hirogen shuttles (4* casings are always nice - the 5* Bloodworms needed a few) and my event crew consists of:
- Mirror Archer 2/4 - not seen action once after the ramp up.
- North Star Archer 2/4 - is on a shuttle each run in a SEC AND CMD slot.
- Hockey Kim 3/3 - ENG slot each run, with boost (e.g. Analyzing Fate).
- Rogue Harry Kim 1/4 - SCI slot or SCI combo slot.
- Buster Kincaid Kim 4/4 (also shared crew is 4/4, so have two) - some slot with SEC as main (SEC AND ENG or SEC AND DIP - even though he has no DIP). He's okay.
- Best Selling Author Jake Sisko 2/4 - some DIP slot, sometimes a SCI slot or doesn't make it on. A bit meh.
- Xindi Prisoner Archer 1/4 - just got him to 100 and is equipped except for his 5* disguise, has not been on a shuttle yet, we'll see, as there's not much DIP on Hirogen shuttles (as prime skill)!
I'll probably switch to Dominion when I hit 4000VP ... the wiki doesn't have shuttle configuration up yet and I can't remember what they were and how my crew fit.
Currently sub 2000 (shuttles coming in in 10 mins), so doing okay with the crew I have, but it has been quite a puzzle (especially with my current voyage (ENG/DIP)).
I know right? Mediocre or not, it's better than nothing. I'll take a free 5* any day. Thanks DB!
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No one is really complaining about a free 5* card (other than people with space issues). The complaint is that he does not fit very well on the event shuttles, despite the game message touting his value for the event. His "best" fit is on Reptilian Interference (dominion), or one of the 5-slot shuttles from either faction - but these 3 only use his CMD skill. While there are a lot of CMD-shuttles in the Dominion faction, the AND slot is not set up favorably for his skills (CMD is listed second every time, so it is less useful than it appears; I'm sure you've read the discussions about bugged AND slots).
It's not the end of the world by any means, but it feels a little anti-climactic - at least that is how I read the tea leaves. Perhaps he'll rock the galaxy phase...
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I'm doing all Dominion. Didn't find anything compelling among the Hirogen missions. The only CMD primary seats there, are on the five-seat shuttle mission, and having four other non-bonus crew on the same mission dilutes his bonus score so much that it ends up worse.
I just wish I could have found a seat for him somewhere where he also multiplied a boost. But any mission where he fits, a matching boost would be sub-optimal. All in all, not too exciting a contribution from EV Archer, but he is contributing slightly more skill points than most non-bonus crew, and he was free.
I have found great seats for 7 event crew: Rogue Kim x2 (1 shared), Buster Kim, Mirror Archer, North Star Archer, EV Archer and Xindi Archer.
At the 4000 point level, using just 3* skill boosts, I'm able to get all 4 shuttles into the low-mid 80% success range. Of course, that's working with an understanding of the 'and' seat glitch.