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Is there any down side to starting a rom character (as opposed to another race)

magniacapramagniacapra Member Posts: 544 Arc User
edited July 2013 in PvP Gameplay
Specifically space pvp

Is there anything a rom/reman can't do that my fed character can do?
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  • skurfskurf Member Posts: 1,071 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    They can't have less crits. Poor Rommies :(
  • mewmaster101mewmaster101 Member Posts: 1,239 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    Specifically space pvp

    Is there anything a rom/reman can't do that my fed character can do?

    they cannot use any tier 5 ships. meaning if you want to use fed ships at endgame go fed still
  • timezargtimezarg Member Posts: 1,268
    edited July 2013
    I'm not aware of any particular disadvantages of using a Romulan-faction species over sticking with Federation or KDF. In fact, the Romulans have a big advantage in their de-cloak alphastrike damage, and their battlecloaks are a little better than the BoP battlecloaks.

    The big 'disadvantage' of playing Romulan has to do with their ships. They don't work like Federation and KDF ships. . .less power, singularity abilities that require charging, more reliance on battlecloaking, etc.
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  • borgresearcherborgresearcher Member Posts: 451 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    no, battle cloak, op ships, op consoles, op visuals, op green neon's tunning style, op scimitar that laughs to the odissey, the rest is not up, its just fancy, op fancy drone pets, op fancy singularity skills that if well used they are op, there are no drawbacks on romulans... and they dont have me still!
  • praxi5praxi5 Member Posts: 1,562 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    There aren't any decent Sci ships, but there are some awesome Escorts.

    Feds still claim the two best Sci ships (Vesta and Wells) without any real competition from the Romulans.
  • borgresearcherborgresearcher Member Posts: 451 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    and they should be the best sci's, cmon, cryptic knows that tacs are op and the rest is bs, why they didnt release a scimitar version with 5 eng consoles ? they know it sucks and they do nothing about it, why the second event free ship is tactical again ? people are really gettin sick of this ... i am
  • ursusmorologusursusmorologus Member Posts: 5,328 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    Biggest downside IMO is that the free T5 ships are pretty bad, compared to whats available with the Fed/KDF factions. If you are willing to buy c-store retrofits or fleet upgrades, you can get a couple of decent ships that way. If you dont want to spend cash on ships, go with one or the other factions.

    But ... that is the only big downside. Rest of it is all upside.
  • marc8219marc8219 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    praxi5 wrote: »
    There aren't any decent Sci ships, but there are some awesome Escorts.

    Feds still claim the two best Sci ships (Vesta and Wells) without any real competition from the Romulans.

    5 sci console battle cloaker doesn't count as a decent sci ship?:eek:

    It has everything sci ships are supposed to have, lots of sci consoles, Cmdr and Lt Cmdr Sci, 1.43 shield mod, SA and SST. It doesn't get universals like Wells or Vesta or their consoles, but it already has good boff layout and has access to other Romulan cheese consoles Wells and Vesta can't use, and singularity powers synergize pretty good with sci abilities.
    Tala -KDF Tac- House of Beautiful Orions
  • orondisorondis Member Posts: 1,447 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    Specifically space pvp

    Is there anything a rom/reman can't do that my fed character can do?

    Fly T5 Fed/KDF ships. However, since Rom ships pwn most of them, this isn't an issue. Heck, I'm finding myself vastly preferring my Mogai to my temporal destroyers and I LOVED my temporal destroyers.
    Previously Alendiak
    Daizen - Lvl 60 Tactical - Eclipse
    Selia - Lvl 60 Tactical - Eclipse
  • virusdancervirusdancer Member Posts: 18,687 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    praxi5 wrote: »
    There aren't any decent Sci ships, but there are some awesome Escorts.

    Feds still claim the two best Sci ships (Vesta and Wells) without any real competition from the Romulans.

    C'mon, Roms will eventually get their Mobius/Wells versions (maybe). Eventually, they'll get the Romulan Science Vessel from TNG (maybe). When they do the Sela FE, there might be another Rombox - maybe with a Tal Shiar Adapted Science Vessel in it that the Roms will have access to (maybe).

    Okay, so maybe the Rom Vet Destroyer is next and that will take them to 13 of 22 ships as Escortesque, 6 Cruiseresque, and the 3 Sci...er...of 22. Lol, the KDF have a better percentage...such a trip for the faction that so many speculated was going to favor Sci. OOPSIE!

    Still think they could have Tac/Dread-Escort, Eng/Dread-Cruiser, Sci/Dread-Sci with the Scim-pack...but oh well.
  • borgresearcherborgresearcher Member Posts: 451 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    i dont think the devs have the fault here, the bosses knows that tac sells and the rest sucks, devs just make what they are demanded to make, but yeah, and the better warp cores are actually worse imo
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