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Capt,Geko VS The Romulans!

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Recently I listened to 2 great interiews w Captain Geko on some podcasts... lots of awesome stuff... but 1 thing stood out and has me a bit concerned.

In both podcasts, it was said that there was discussion about making THE ROMULAN FACTION a C-Store "faction" where you could buy it... have the option to play as Romulan, Reman or Hirogen.. get thru a few missions then pick a side (FED or KDF) then continue on from there. This allows you to fly Romulan ships ON TOP of what ever faction u the player choose.

Thats a killer idea for a lesser Faction... say Ferengi or something; but THE ROMULANS deserve more than that I feel.

We already have 1 incomplete Faction and it totally split the community in a lot of ways. The fact that it has taken this long and we now find ourselves starting at lvl25 is just sad! I understand what the last year was like internally and am not slamming anyone for it, jes making a point. It has been 2 yrs now and KDF is still far from complete. WHY would you want to start another Faction like that? I understand the time and resources involved to do it right and that its not a Priority at this time. Just don't throw it on the C-Store as another incomplete Faction, please!! ;) That being said I know this was internal discussion and FAR away from going any further than that...

There is TONS of material to draw from and you can do so much with the Romulans! I would love to one day see a fully fleshed out ROMULAN FACTION! :D

IN THE MEAN TIME....

The idea of a C-STORE half Faction is kinda kewl tho. Seems a perfect way to add something like Ferengi Privateers! Can fly their ships and half to pick a side after a few missions. Thats something I'm sure LOTS of people would pay for. Heck even the BORG!! :eek:

Anyway I just don't wanna see a repeat of the KDF Faction... :cool:
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    The issue is one of manpower now material to draw from. STO only has somewhere between 25 and 30 employees. Making 50 missions for a full Romulan Faction would require far more manpower then they currently have - they don't even have enough manpower to make more then 2 FEs this year. Putting Romulan material out in a piecemeal manner give them the ability to work in half-dozen Romulan Missions a year without causing too much problem with the rest of the system.

    It's also important to keep in mind that you're not just talking about needing Missions for Romulans. You need a home base like ESD. You need races. You need ship types. You need territory for your Missions to be placed. All of that is a huge undertaking.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    i understand all that!!^^

    my point isn't that we need this now. actually quite the opposite. i jes dont wanna see it done half way than thrown on the C-Store. thats all. theres plenty else to do. save romulans for when they do have the resources and manpower.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    oh god, that would be HORRIBLE. don't over think the romulans cryptic, just make them start at level 50 and make them an end game pvp and stf faction to start with. make content for them later, and lower the character start level, the current klingon plan.
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