Hey folks, many of you know me as the guy with near max toons on a account. I have somewhat of a dilemma, no not with my many alts, but with the notion that maybe Cryptic is probably ready to surprise us with a psuedo 3rd Faction.
I mean I have created soo many toons and have grown attached to them, giving them unique Bios for RP purposes. If no 3rd psuedo faction will be introduced, then I have nothing to worry about.
Yet, I have a gut feeling that Season 8 and beyond may introduce us to a 3rd.
If that happens, I'm going to have to delete many alts to make room for that possible new faction. That is going to be one tough bridge to cross when that happens. I guess for starters I will keep those alts with special ships from Lockboxes etc...
anyone else facing a similar issue?
Anyone else feel they may surprise us with a pseudo 3rd?
I do have a second lifer account, but do I really want to invest that much between accounts. Besides the second account lacks all the bells and whistles that the main has.
That is:
all the costume unlocks
all starship unlocks
Preorder items etc... (though I did buy a deluxe edition dirt cheap on amazon to apply its features to my second lifer account.)
My question is, will they introduce a 3rd? Be it via a surprise etc...
A 3rd faction will have new exclusive costume and starship unlocks specific to that faction, so you might as well use your other account. Don't trash characters you spent ages building up, unless you think that time invested was less valuable than the Zen you'd have to invest in your second account. Zen, by the way, is already dirt-cheap on the dilithium exchange these days.
me personally, i have 12 toons of which i really do play 3, all KDF. I would like to care for the first toon i ever created - a Fed sci, but i just do not have time for that.
i am also a member of the IRF where people are mostly playing FED now - in the moment a Romulan faction will be introduced, we are all abandoning our toons and are fully prepared for the Romulan Grind
- starbase
- embassy
- new reputations
if you are a Romulan fan and would like to join - just do so here: http://www.romulanstarempire.com/
- but be prepared, we are not really caring about the KDF and FED starbases now - they are both at T2 close to T3 i think..
i will however still play my KDF main, cause i enjoy the PVP too much!
I am going to go out on the whole hypothetical limb here. Assuming a third faction is coming, it probably won't be until at least season nine and this is assuming season eight has the full Klingon content that the faction needs and has been waiting for (I know some pretty big assumptions, but again we are being hypothetical here).
That said, if they do introduce a 3rd faction, (which will most likely be Romulans) I would imagine everyone would get a free Rom Faction only slot, since they had a free FED and KDF slot, it would make sense.
All and all, I would say wait it out and don't worry about it. If and when a new faction enters the picture, if you still feel the need to make a new toon, revisit the issue then. In the mean time, you could always save up your zen/Dilithium in the off chance you do need to buy a new character slot.
There's a cap? How high is it? The character slots in the C-Store don't mention it.
FKA K-Tar, grumpy Klingon/El-Aurian hybrid. Now assimilated by PWE.
Sometimes, if you want to bury the hatchet with a Klingon, it has to be in his skull. - Captain K'Tar of the USS Danu about J'mpok.
My question is, will they introduce a 3rd? Be it via a surprise etc...
Unlike.y Cryptic would be stupid to release a 3rd faction before they've completed the 2nd (they know all too well that too many people would kick off if they did that).
If Season 8 is all about the Klingons (or mostly) then Season 9 may be a 3rd faction. Either way, I don't think you need to worry about Faction #3 until Faction #2 has been updated to be on par with the Federation. I honestly don't see that being season 8 either.
I wasn't aware of a cap either (not that I would be, I only have two characters) but if OP has 46 characters, then damn!! That's a lot of playtime, and a lot of grinding. Geez! I couldn't do it, I've got enough of a job finding the motivation to grind for two.
Unlike.y Cryptic would be stupid to release a 3rd faction before they've completed the 2nd (they know all too well that too many people would kick off if they did that).
Pfft... please.... they released a second faction before they finished the first....
Honestly, at this point it wouldn't be worth the effort required to add 30+ more KDF story missions. Most people would play them once and forget about them. Half the Fed missions are lame stories that are pointless to complete unless you want XP. Once you're at 50 you have no reason whatsoever to do them. SOME of them have useful rewards, but not most of them.
Unlike.y Cryptic would be stupid to release a 3rd faction before they've completed the 2nd (they know all too well that too many people would kick off if they did that).
If Season 8 is all about the Klingons (or mostly) then Season 9 may be a 3rd faction. Either way, I don't think you need to worry about Faction #3 until Faction #2 has been updated to be on par with the Federation. I honestly don't see that being season 8 either.
I wasn't aware of a cap either (not that I would be, I only have two characters) but if OP has 46 characters, then damn!! That's a lot of playtime, and a lot of grinding. Geez! I couldn't do it, I've got enough of a job finding the motivation to grind for two.
Main Account:
Fed:
1. T'Rinn (Vulcan)
2. Dr. Keyes (Bolian)
3. Dakota Granger (Human - My Tuffli Freighter Cpt)
4. Prof. Albert Einstein (Joined Trill - My Wells Cpt)
5. Sicarius (Alien Template - RP toon S31 - Recluse Cpt)
6. M'Ithra (Caitian --> Cpt of the Atrox)
7. Doc Magnus (Betazoid)
8. Dr. Hawkeye Pierce (Human - RP toon)
9. Dr. Inara Oda (Joined trill <-- My first STO sci toon)
10. John Koenig (Human - Space 1999 Recreation & reference)
11. Tennant (Human - 23rd century RP toon)
12. zh'Trigan (Andorian <-- made her for the Andorian ship)
13. Dyas (Rigelian)
14. Dukat (Alien Template ---> Cardassian Cpt of Galor)
15. Tyrannus (Liberated Borg)
16. Menlock (Benzite)
17. Solidor (Alien Template <-- one of my first & oldest toons)
18. Borotep Yeshgar (Alien Template <-- Farscape reference)
19. Selto Durka (Alien reference <-- Farscape reference)
20. Grev (Tellarite)
21. Grognak (Pakled <--Fallout reference)
22. Aurak (Saurian)
23. Major Sito (Bajoran)
24. Loriel (Alien Template -> Cpt of my BUG)
25. Rozhenko (Fed Klingon)
26. Narhi (Ferengi -> Cpt of my D'Kora aka Golden latinum)
27. The Most Interesting Man aka MIM for short (Human --> My avatar and MAIN)
28. Quantus (Alien Template --> One of my first and oldest toons)
29. Reynolds (Human --> RP toon reference to DS9)
30. K'Itt M'Phisto (Caitian --> Fleet Leader)
KDF:
31. Nartira (Alien Template -> Farscape reference Cpt of the Recluse)
32. Scorpius Sun (Joined Trill --> Cpt of the Koreth)
33. Tyrannos (Gorn)
34. Kestra (Orion --> one of my first toons KDF)
35. Vestra (Alien Template - Romulan design)
36. Dukar (Alien Template - Cardassian Cpt of Galor)
37. Korban (Alien template TOS Klingon RP)
38. Colicos (Liberated Borg / Homage to Kor)
39. Desslok (Alien Template / Homage to Starblazers)
40. Acadia (Alien Template --> Farscape reference)
41. Ki'lrathi (Ferasan)
42. Shinga (Nausicaan)
43. Morga (Lethean)
44. Koreth (Klingon --> Fleet Leader)
Total:
30 Fed toons
14 KDF
= 44 in Total
Sec Account:
9 toons
Races run with all of the Main account and 2 of sec account = 46 Alts
(I think I am going to need that Drink right about now )
Total time completion / about close to 3hrs - No gameplay after that.
I am reaching my Max toons allowed on my Main account - I do believe its 46 in total allowed per account (Non-silver of course)
Rep system focus is currently on K'Itt M'Phisto (Caitian Tatical Officer & Fleet Lead)
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I do have a second lifer account, but do I really want to invest that much between accounts. Besides the second account lacks all the bells and whistles that the main has.
That is:
all the costume unlocks
all starship unlocks
Preorder items etc... (though I did buy a deluxe edition dirt cheap on amazon to apply its features to my second lifer account.)
My question is, will they introduce a 3rd? Be it via a surprise etc...
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and this:
me personally, i have 12 toons of which i really do play 3, all KDF. I would like to care for the first toon i ever created - a Fed sci, but i just do not have time for that.
i am also a member of the IRF where people are mostly playing FED now - in the moment a Romulan faction will be introduced, we are all abandoning our toons and are fully prepared for the Romulan Grind
- starbase
- embassy
- new reputations
if you are a Romulan fan and would like to join - just do so here: http://www.romulanstarempire.com/
- but be prepared, we are not really caring about the KDF and FED starbases now - they are both at T2 close to T3 i think..
i will however still play my KDF main, cause i enjoy the PVP too much!
That said, if they do introduce a 3rd faction, (which will most likely be Romulans) I would imagine everyone would get a free Rom Faction only slot, since they had a free FED and KDF slot, it would make sense.
All and all, I would say wait it out and don't worry about it. If and when a new faction enters the picture, if you still feel the need to make a new toon, revisit the issue then. In the mean time, you could always save up your zen/Dilithium in the off chance you do need to buy a new character slot.
Sometimes, if you want to bury the hatchet with a Klingon, it has to be in his skull. - Captain K'Tar of the USS Danu about J'mpok.
i think 46 by now
Unlike.y Cryptic would be stupid to release a 3rd faction before they've completed the 2nd (they know all too well that too many people would kick off if they did that).
If Season 8 is all about the Klingons (or mostly) then Season 9 may be a 3rd faction. Either way, I don't think you need to worry about Faction #3 until Faction #2 has been updated to be on par with the Federation. I honestly don't see that being season 8 either.
I wasn't aware of a cap either (not that I would be, I only have two characters) but if OP has 46 characters, then damn!! That's a lot of playtime, and a lot of grinding. Geez! I couldn't do it, I've got enough of a job finding the motivation to grind for two.
Honestly, at this point it wouldn't be worth the effort required to add 30+ more KDF story missions. Most people would play them once and forget about them. Half the Fed missions are lame stories that are pointless to complete unless you want XP. Once you're at 50 you have no reason whatsoever to do them. SOME of them have useful rewards, but not most of them.
My character Tsin'xing
Main Account:
Fed:
1. T'Rinn (Vulcan)
2. Dr. Keyes (Bolian)
3. Dakota Granger (Human - My Tuffli Freighter Cpt)
4. Prof. Albert Einstein (Joined Trill - My Wells Cpt)
5. Sicarius (Alien Template - RP toon S31 - Recluse Cpt)
6. M'Ithra (Caitian --> Cpt of the Atrox)
7. Doc Magnus (Betazoid)
8. Dr. Hawkeye Pierce (Human - RP toon)
9. Dr. Inara Oda (Joined trill <-- My first STO sci toon)
10. John Koenig (Human - Space 1999 Recreation & reference)
11. Tennant (Human - 23rd century RP toon)
12. zh'Trigan (Andorian <-- made her for the Andorian ship)
13. Dyas (Rigelian)
14. Dukat (Alien Template ---> Cardassian Cpt of Galor)
15. Tyrannus (Liberated Borg)
16. Menlock (Benzite)
17. Solidor (Alien Template <-- one of my first & oldest toons)
18. Borotep Yeshgar (Alien Template <-- Farscape reference)
19. Selto Durka (Alien reference <-- Farscape reference)
20. Grev (Tellarite)
21. Grognak (Pakled <--Fallout reference)
22. Aurak (Saurian)
23. Major Sito (Bajoran)
24. Loriel (Alien Template -> Cpt of my BUG)
25. Rozhenko (Fed Klingon)
26. Narhi (Ferengi -> Cpt of my D'Kora aka Golden latinum)
27. The Most Interesting Man aka MIM for short (Human --> My avatar and MAIN)
28. Quantus (Alien Template --> One of my first and oldest toons)
29. Reynolds (Human --> RP toon reference to DS9)
30. K'Itt M'Phisto (Caitian --> Fleet Leader)
KDF:
31. Nartira (Alien Template -> Farscape reference Cpt of the Recluse)
32. Scorpius Sun (Joined Trill --> Cpt of the Koreth)
33. Tyrannos (Gorn)
34. Kestra (Orion --> one of my first toons KDF)
35. Vestra (Alien Template - Romulan design)
36. Dukar (Alien Template - Cardassian Cpt of Galor)
37. Korban (Alien template TOS Klingon RP)
38. Colicos (Liberated Borg / Homage to Kor)
39. Desslok (Alien Template / Homage to Starblazers)
40. Acadia (Alien Template --> Farscape reference)
41. Ki'lrathi (Ferasan)
42. Shinga (Nausicaan)
43. Morga (Lethean)
44. Koreth (Klingon --> Fleet Leader)
Total:
30 Fed toons
14 KDF
= 44 in Total
Sec Account:
9 toons
Races run with all of the Main account and 2 of sec account = 46 Alts
(I think I am going to need that Drink right about now
Total time completion / about close to 3hrs - No gameplay after that.
I am reaching my Max toons allowed on my Main account - I do believe its 46 in total allowed per account (Non-silver of course)
Rep system focus is currently on K'Itt M'Phisto (Caitian Tatical Officer & Fleet Lead)