Saber = better

Patch notes...

Updated the T5 Steamrunner base stats.
All base stats, HP, Shields, etc., were increased to T5 levels, including Shield Modifier.

Hum, seems they buffed it even more lol !

The two ships are not in the C-Store yet, right?

That is correct, Steam only atm.

I fly the saber, it's shield mod is something like .79 right? Those shields are paper thin despite the sci console advantage. It's hull is much worse too, the only thing the ship has going for it is its turn rate which makes it a great duelist but a poor team player imo.

the saber is down on raw numbers quite a bit. even though its got an extra chunk of hitpoints to go with its shield mod, once the shields on the steamy are fixed it will be hard to beat. its got the best self preservation capacity an escort can have.

rawr looks awesome....hopefully ill have time to go grab a $10 steam card at gamestop befoer the sale ends in 14 and 1/2 hours lol

Vesta...Steamrunner...3 versions of the first, two of the second, and stats in the same ballpark as the Fleet Defiant and Bugship for the Steamrunner, plus gear and magic-powers-console.

D'you suppose the Devs might be under the impression that Feds can't fly without broken gear?

Pretty much.

I just checked a bunch of deets on the saber vs. steamrunner. For a loss of one turn point and one tier 2 sci ability you are getting: an extra tier 2 eng ability, 17-18% more shields, almost 4 thousand hp, and +150 crew.

Both ships have its merits I guess. I like all TNG era ships