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Benefits of Romulan character over Fed
rthen
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I am slowly leveling up a Romulan character. He’s mid-20 levels and compared to what I remember of leveling my Federation character it just seems easier. The out of the box capabilities of the Romulan ships just seem to be greater then their federation counterparts.
My questions:
1. Is it just me or are the Romulan faction generally > federation
2. At end game will I enjoy a Romulan federation allied character more then my level 65 Federation character?
Thoughts?
My questions:
1. Is it just me or are the Romulan faction generally > federation
2. At end game will I enjoy a Romulan federation allied character more then my level 65 Federation character?
Thoughts?
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How super unbalanced
The downside is that you have to play out Tovan Khev's story as the Romulan story arc, (which is not a bad story arc, or wasn't originally, I haven't played it since the makeover.)
For my money, the Mogai is the best Romulan Freebie ship. I cried when I found out it wasn't available as a science ship at T6.
Like ruin said there are plenty of advantages to making them over a Fed Fed.
Even if you want to be a 'fed' you can just make a Romulan and play them as a regular Fed. You can fly a Fed Ship, hang out at Starfleet Academy/ESD.. you can probably even wear a Federation Uniform.
You do all this while having access to superior bridge officers, being able to get lock box consoles like the Dynamic Power Re-distributor for peanuts compared to what Feds pay, they truly have a lot of advantages.
The only potential drawback is if you enjoy flying Romulans Ships. The last few ship packs have not included a Romulan variant. They have said that they are not discontinuing Romulan Ships, but the evidence is contrary to that statement so far.
It's not a huge downside, there are already very good Romulan ships that are already available, it's just something to consider if you like getting new ships. Even in that case though, you can still use the new Fed/KDF ships depending on your allegiance.
Liberated borg fed tac or eng is a chore in comparison using escort or cruiser...
Honestly, the only opinion that matters here is yours. It's about nothing but what is the most fun for you.. what someone else has fun doing might be different.
Some people prefer to be a traditional Starfleet Officer. It's what they know from TV and Movies and it's what they came here to play. For others, they're attracted to the option of being a fierce Klingon Warrior.. also cool. Sounds like Romulan is the path for you, that's also cool.
I have a Rom-Fed Engineer and I agree, it's a fun build. She had a really easy time leveling up and even though I haven't kept her updated with the 'best of the best' gear, she's still capable of handling Elite content. She doesn't do the damage my Rom-Tactical does, but she's really tough.
If you're having fun.. you're doing it right.
+1 to this. Much love for the Mogai, in all its forms.
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Cryptic: please add a cross-faction unlock for the andorian, dewan and lethean weapons.
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"We are Grey. We stand between the darkness and the light."
– Grey Council greeting
- FED -
1: FEDs have access to all FED ships and no Romulan ships.
2: FEDs have limited access to Romulan SRO boffs. Only tactical ones from the Fleet Embassy.
- ROM -
1: ROMs have access to nearly all FED ships with a few exceptions being "FED only" lock box, lobi, promo and the promo Command T6 Sovereign.
2: ROMs have a full access to Romulan bridge offers including obviously SROs of all types. Tactical, Engineering and Science.
3: Since Romulans have access to ALL ROM ships and 99% of FED ships, they are now the clear cut best race for admiralty based alts.
With all that said, you can enjoy the game perfectly fine playing either faction. And honestly, why would you not play both? Playing all factions will give you the most complete view of the game and the most fun.
There is also the c-store reman boff that has both Superior Infiltrator and Romulan Operative traits, and rom borg boff with Subterfuge and Romulan Operative. I believe these are exclusive to the Rom KDF faction.
These are from the delta pack and are exclusive to all Romulan fraction characters whether FED or KDF.
and that ship set is one of the best in game.
^^ This. Nothing beats an SRO.
Well ... you may want to swap out a Colony BoFF or even 2, as they are kickA$$ as well
For starters, Kentari boffs don't stack (learned that the hard way, LOL). And I use them on my Fed Engi and Jem Tact; but nothing beats an SRO, really.
As @meimeitoo said.. kentari BoFFs don't stack so getting 2 would be a waste of resources.
Kentari BoFFs still don't trump SRO's, so they're great for non Romulans but if you're a Romulan you're better off staying full Romulan.
Which, really, is actually kinda sad when you think about it. They really should make more good hairstyles.
Well, I didn't know that they don't stack, thanks for that info
Fair enough, you could definitely do that if you wanted to.
The 'all SRO' crew is really only necessary if you're trying to get every last possible point. Nothing says you can't mix it up a little.
That is true for both Fed and KDF allied Romulans, yes.
You used to only be able to use Tier 1-4 ships of your allied faction, now you can use almost all of them up through T6.