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flash525
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By now, everyone should know that the Romulans are coming in May; in the form of the Romulan Republic. It's no secret that a fair number of people were hoping to play as the Romulan Empire rather than a bunch of supposed peaceful folk; it's also no secret that a fair number of people aren't overly happy with (when playing a Romulan) needing to join the Federation or Klingon factions.
Unfortunately for those people (myself included) that is now set in stone, there's no point complaining about it, as it isn't going to change. Too much time and too many resources have no doubt gone in to making the Republic style Romulans to realistically think that Cryptic would start over for what I'd think is 50% of the community.
What I'd like to discuss here though is the idea of an expansion in which Romulan players are given the option to Defect. We all start off as Romulan civilians as it is, and we then choose to join D'Tan and the Federation / Klingons. I don't think it would be too farfetched an idea to allow your chosen character to defect to the Romulan Empire at a later date.
In doing so, you'd be defecting against D'Tan and your chosen alliance, and would be reverting back to your routes. This wouldn't be mandatory, it would be optional. There should be a point within the leveling system in which, deciding on your path, you get unique missions; and as it currently is, once you've chosen a path, you've got to stick with it (as such would be brought in at a later date anyway, existing characters should get a one-time allegiance switch if they so choose).
Just an idea that might please hardcore Sela followers.
Cryptic would get to keep the D'Tan story, and players that choose it would get to keep their FED/KDF alliance in tact. Worthy of thought, or not so much?
Unfortunately for those people (myself included) that is now set in stone, there's no point complaining about it, as it isn't going to change. Too much time and too many resources have no doubt gone in to making the Republic style Romulans to realistically think that Cryptic would start over for what I'd think is 50% of the community.
What I'd like to discuss here though is the idea of an expansion in which Romulan players are given the option to Defect. We all start off as Romulan civilians as it is, and we then choose to join D'Tan and the Federation / Klingons. I don't think it would be too farfetched an idea to allow your chosen character to defect to the Romulan Empire at a later date.
In doing so, you'd be defecting against D'Tan and your chosen alliance, and would be reverting back to your routes. This wouldn't be mandatory, it would be optional. There should be a point within the leveling system in which, deciding on your path, you get unique missions; and as it currently is, once you've chosen a path, you've got to stick with it (as such would be brought in at a later date anyway, existing characters should get a one-time allegiance switch if they so choose).
Just an idea that might please hardcore Sela followers.
Cryptic would get to keep the D'Tan story, and players that choose it would get to keep their FED/KDF alliance in tact. Worthy of thought, or not so much? 
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Could be a mini-faction. If only
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he said they are going to give us some other Fleet Holding which would be completely "Romulan".
imho it would be tied with the incoming "fleet cooperation" stuff which Cryptic's people are talking about.
after the initial dissapointment im ok with how they solved the issue, and i would strongly advise AGAINST any special Romulan fleet holding, instead, give fleets a new project
the ROMULAN REDESIGN of the SB for fleets which are official Romulan fleets (this would be either a choice or would need 50+% Romulan Faction toons in the fleet)
this project could be very expensive, i think of 1 million Dill for existing fleets.
i know my fleet would do this.
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OP, how do you imagine the queues to work? if you play KDF now - you know more than a half of them does not start AT ALL!
your idea would be VERY appreciated IF they made ALL The PVE/ PVP content available "cross-faction", but that would be a simple and effective solution, which MANY people have suggested here and there still has been NO reaction from Cryptic, so i suppose it is out of the question for some unknown CBS reason.
More like 18% if you want to use Cryptic metrics.
In three to five years from now, I think it will be time to consider other factions besides Romulans. Prior to that? Well I mean, there's just far too many things higher on the development team's priority list. And really, minority factions don't rate much in terms of resource allocation.
Not so much. Your idea seems to ignore the reality that is cryptic video game development.
Sooo.....another Romulan faction. Technically two Romulan factions .Let me see....uhm....nope!
In the future after LoR is released, Cryptic should focus their efforts to developing game content and stabilizing the game for the existing 3 factions. And bug fixes. I don't want to see any new factions, mini-factions or half-assed factions untill the Romulan Republic is developed enough to cut it's umbilical cord from Starfleet and the KDF and stand on their own with more diverse ship rooster, their academy, Romulan starbases and such. Only when we have the 3 factions made equal by all standards, no matter how much time it takes, then we should discuss new factions/mini factions. And even then it shouldn't be another Romulan faction, but a Cardassian one.
I know it's hard to do this, but die-hard Romulan fans will have to suck it up and deal with the situation that was served. I know that most people expected RSE, so did I to be honest, but it is what it is. IMHO, there shouldn't be another Romulan faction that will be RSE to appease Sela fans. If that is the case, then I want another Federation faction that doesn't kill everyone at sight or slaughter civilian personel, cause that is not Starfleet I expected when I joined the game.
got my +1 !!!!!!!
system Lord Baal is dead
The way romulans will be shaped in the beginning is not how they will look forever... It will just be a step on the roade to becoming great again.
not going to happen. sry.
listen to the last DStahl interview.
own fleets - yes. but allied with KDF/FED. why? because of the queues. because for some not explained reasons they are not able to make all the PVE group content accessible to all factions in a big "cross faction" queue.
also, they are filling the gaps in ships and tech with the existing ally's equipment.
perhaps there will be more toys for Romulans incoming, Romulans have many fans here with full Credit Cards.
but then, how will that look for Cardies, Ferengi, Dominion.. they just do not have the resources for that kind of development and the "ally" system is the only logical development.
perhaps, in time, with more "factions" incoming, they will RENAME the existing KDF/UFP to mirror the changes.
perhaps, KDF's HQ will not be on Q'onos anymore, and will not be so RED as it is now, or we'll at least see some Romulans in the halls. Would add a nice touch.
All that stuff will be listed as coming soon.
Those of us who've played the game for three years see Cryptic say that, and acknowledge what that actually means.
Why are you taking a different meaning from that? Or rather, why do you believe what they're saying will happen sooner than another three years from May, 2013?
I think Cryptic probably has noticed that there's a lot of people who want to play Imperial Romulans, but since the factions are set I think they may go a different route - an Imperial Lockbox perhaps? Where instead of Romulan Mirror Universe ships you get Imperial versions of the Romulan Warbirds (different BOFF seating, maybe more tactical emphasis) that come with an I.R.W. prefix, just like the Mirror Universe Terran ships get I.S.S.
This character is why I don't play my Romulan any more. Tovan Khev is NOT my BFF! Get him off my bridge!
Rest in Peace Romulan Star Empire....fck the rom.....reman republic
Please stop that TRIBBLE call ,,faction,, it is fake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lHgbbM9pu4&feature=share&list=FLd9smjOGUbInnkBtnRvnQEg
On tribble the I.R.W. prefix is already available for Romulan warbirds. It gets unlucked during the story arc, together with a 'Tal Shiar' uniform (it's actually the standard Imperial Uniform from Nemesis and not a specific Tal Shiar one).
Actually Warbirds can have the IRW from the beginning or close to it anyways. Usually after I get to the Flotilla I change the prefix to IRW from RRW. I haven't actually tried changing it in the Tutorial, but I suppose since it is part of the name change and not a "Costumization" it is possible.
This faction would be prevented from doing the current reputation content so no helping the New Romulus colonists and no access to Borg STFs since it is the Task Force Omega reputation which is only affiliated with the Klingon Empire and Starfleet. PvP would be possible.
system Lord Baal is dead
and shove him through an airlock, when he won't be needed anymore:D
Feds and Klingons can join a fleet and get involved with things like Fleet Alert from LVL 5, not wait till LVL 10. So the ally concept is an interesting idea and maybe something to expand between some factions and not others, and maybe between same faction fleets.
As a get them going I do think the present setup for Romulans is great and does fit with the present setup Cryptic have established. Its maybe the best they could do, its a lot being done in a short space of time.
However it would be great to see a 'classic' Romulan Star Empire stretching forth there hand under the will of the Empress with Hirogen in place of Remans.
Perhaps when Romulan Starbases are added in the future and I beleive there is still a region of Romulan space not open yet that could be used. We may see a Star Empire rather than Republic for characters to play in. I think most players wanted a 'classic' Star Empire with the extra Republic being something else to add.
Perhaps Fed and Klingons should be limited to joining a fleet from lvl 10 to level the playing field in that regard.
I just don't see the Romulan Star Empire joining up with people from the Romulan Republic, the Federation, and the Klingon Empire to defeat the Borg attacking a Federation Starbase, but I can see Borg from the Borg Cooperative, Hugh's group, Unimatrix Zero, or whatever plan they have for a playable Borg faction doing that.
because its clear from podcasts and interviews the Romulan Republic is what the devs intend and its staying.
Its harsh to accept as hardcore Romulan fan-but all the debate on here has led me to see that is not a horrible take on the Romulans after st2009 -They were given a mess to clean up and they made the effort.
My captain/commander will be willing to shift allegiances if the Empire returned -not just the Tal Shiar.
Main social hub (Q'onos, Spacedock, Flotilla), uniforms, gear, etc.
All for a side-faction of a few picky players?
No honorable Klingon would ally with Sela after she helped in the civil war.
9 Episodes = 30+ episodes...?
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It's pronounced "S.T.O." "Stow" sounds idiotic! lol
Well I guess that throws j'mpok and the duras house off the honorable klingon list since they have had dealings with sela and the rse
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Exactly, I don't trust him or his house.