to specialize or not to specialize, that is the question

[roughrider1988]

Other than some passive bonuses from using the skill points, is there any real reason to use the captain specializations if you are not going to acquire a T6 ship?

[Bhaltair]

I have problems understanding this question, but it sounds like you greatly underestimate the impact of skills and specializations. 
Why do you think you only need/use Specializations with T6 ships?
Specializations can give some very essential bonuses, i.e. Attrition Warfare from Strategist, or Continuity from Temporal.

[Akimalyn2380]

yeaaa, we covered it on another thread already... but yea, specialization trees can effectively DOUBLE your abilities and firepower to defeat enemies.

[roughrider1988]

I'll look into that further then, doubling my stats will go a long way toward maintaining viability in later episodes.