In general, I have several ships set up for different purposes, and switch to each when I need/want those qualities. Right now, I have one ship that is my 'main command', and is my favorite for most activities (and favorite overall ship in the game), one that is set up for science/tactical, and one that is set up for PVP. While I will use my main ship for any activity, the other two are for the times I want to switch it up and try a different mode of play.

At the same time, I differentiate between ships I can discharge and not lose, and the ones that I will not regain once I discharge them. I have one slot dedicated to any Z-store ship I want to use, with the others reserved for the ships I can't replace if they are lost. In this way, I can rotate out the Z-store ships I own without concern for losing anything, and the others can serve as storage in the event I am not using them. Also, as you can only technically command one ship at a time, there's no point in having more than one Z-store ship out at a time unless you have the slots free and have a role for the ship that isn't filled by a non-replaceable ship.

My lower-tier ships I tend to hang onto against the possibility we see more Tier-restricted missions like the Vault in the future.


Hope this helps.

I only need one ship.

It's usually a mood thing for me. Do I want an Akira-lookin' thing? I jump in my Armitage. Do I want the biggest ship in the game? Atrox. Do I want to fantasize about being able to afford the DS9 Bundle? Defiant-R it is? Do I want to transform and roll out? Chimera. Do I want to do stuff FOR SCIENCE!!!!!!! ? Vesta.

And so on. That said I almost never buy more than 1 weapon set unless the ship type calls for it (like buying disruptors for my Atrox or extra beams for my Regent), so almost every time I move to an escort I'm using my old Borg DHCs and the Quad cannons.