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    Sovereign Class Question

    Q: Why does the Sovereign class have the Prototype Trait (+1 to reliability) on its warp system when the LF-44 was available in 2361? This does not make sense (at least) to me. Here is my thinking:
    The definition of the word prototype: A prototype is an early sample, model or release of a product built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from...... A prototype is designed to test and trial a new design to enhance precision by system analysts and users. Prototyping serves to provide specifications for a real, working system rather than a theoretical one. [Source Wikipedia]
    Why not just do this to increase the reliability of a specific system thusly: If a lower case "e" suffix is used after a specific system type such as the LF-44e warp system on the Sovereign class (see p. 93 Starships), the reliability rating of that system goes up by one letter rating; C becomes D and so forth. Only one system type on any giving starship or shuttle may have this suffix after the system type and only if no other suffix is present (such as: Class 1a, Class 2R, PB-32 Mod 3, LF-50 Mod 1, etc.). This designator means the specific system type has been expanded or enhanced) The cost of this is free.

    or would this be considered rules "abuse" ?
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    Because they raised the reliabilty of the warp engine from C to a D which needs the prototype trait to do it. It's purely a mechanics thing.
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    I'd make up a new system for it; I've done that before, and with the Sovereign.
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    This is why I don't like giving 'model numbers' to purely mechanical crunchy bits.
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