Admittedly, this post comes after my finding out that the Elder Scrolls Online Game is being released with three unique and independent factions. I know we've got the Romulans already, and I know that they're never going to be developed to stand on their own (it just isn't feasible considering their current setup within the game, and their position within the universe). I'd say the exact same could also be said for the Cardassians.
People do wish to play as both Romulan and Cardassian though, and I don't think that should be taken away from anyone (thus a mini faction style Cardassian setup would be preferred).
From the perspective of the Dominion though, a few things of note; they're not evil. A single Founder wanted to commit genocide, but the Dominion as a whole isn't evil. They're more like the Deathstroke of the Star Trek Universe, they do bad things, but have good reasons (I believe Deathstroke is actually an antihero in the DC Universe).
My point with this is, the Devs have said they wont ever do an evil faction, but I don't consider the Dominion to be evil. The only reason we went to war with them is cause we invaded their space - they told us to stay out, and we didn't, so they came to us. They were protecting their empire by launching a first strike.
I also know that Dominion Ships have already been released (via lock boxes) though I'm willing to overlook that, or to make a compromise somehow.
I thoroughly believe that every MMO should have three distinct factions, and looking at the bigger picture, the Dominion seems like the ideal candidate. They stand for their own, they have a vast empire, and they have potential to slot into the Iconian story. When that develops (which is likely) then I say give us playable Dominion. You've already got at least six species to choose from, and free reign with ship design (for the lesser knowns; Dosi/Wadi?)
Would make more sense than finishing the Romulans or releasing a full Cardassian Faction IMO.
I see what you're getting at but how are you then going to account for all of the Galor-class, Jem Hadar Fighters, Jem Hadar Dreadnoughts, etc that are out there from lockboxes? If they do the Dominion faction, are they going to have to make new ships to replace those that are only available by lockbox? Or would the free faction ones be much weaker versions of their lockbox counterparts?
Also, I think it's fair to note that during one of the podcasts leading up to LoR, they said that they want to keep the Fed vs Klingon aspect of combat maps (red forces vs blue forces) instead of getting a rainbow mix of colors (red vs blue vs green vs yellow vs purple for example). Personally, I would have been fine with having colors of every RGB variety up there but that was the design decision they made.
I'm also going to take the unpopular position that the STO Romulan faction pretty much fit into the "most weakened faction" slot created by the 2009 JJ Abrams movie's Hobrus supernova explosion. Take that as you will.
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Well for one, There already is a 3'd faction... Not sure how you could have overlooked it. But of cause this is not the point of your thread.
Here is the deal: One of the very few things cryptic has been very clear on... And I don't mean the usual "There are currently no plans to..." statement... No... They have clearly and in no uncertain terms stated that they won't introduce a "fully villain playable faction", wich is also the reason why the 3'd faction is not Tal'shiar, but a more peaceful faction with alliances, rather than what people really wanted in the core of things.
For the same reason, we will never have dominion as a playable faction: In all incarnations, they've been the bad guys... In DS9, In the Novels, In STO and even in their "STO true way" form.
I'd love to be able to make my own real vorta, and see armor variants, and their ships are small shinies that would be well worth licking your fingers for after touching them.
But based on the fact that Cryptic was very specific about this, I think it would be a bad move to hold your breath while waiting for it to happen.
Don't look silly... Don't call it the "Z-Store/Zen Store"...
Also, I think it's fair to note that during one of the podcasts leading up to LoR, they said that they want to keep the Fed vs Klingon aspect of combat maps (red forces vs blue forces) instead of getting a rainbow mix of colors (red vs blue vs green vs yellow vs purple for example). Personally, I would have been fine with having colors of every RGB variety up there but that was the design decision they made.
As far as I know, that's the past pretty soon anyways.
Faction based PvP will be removed, I think?
If the Dominion is ever added as a playable faction, then it would be a mini-faction just like the Romulan Republic. If the Romulan Republic wasn't created into a full faction, then a less popular faction like the Dominion won't be created into a full faction.
I had this idea of Odo coming back to the Alpha Quadrant to make amends to the Cardsassians so we can see his interaction with Garak. So the Dominion mini-faction would be allying with the Federation and Klingon Empire from a position of strength rather than weakness like the Romulans.
As far as I know, that's the past pretty soon anyways.
Faction based PvP will be removed, I think?
I think their recent changes to PvP queues is to allow the forming of groups better. Who knows at this point? The only thing I can say confidently about Cryptic is that they are trying new things and testing them out. Whether or not they a received positively by the STO community is up to debate (imo, just like every other internet community we just love to hate things).
But back to the OP's issue, I have to agree with starkaos. If there is a Dominion/Cardassian themed (yes, I picked the word 'themed' intentionally) faction, then it'll be probably be a variation of the Romulan mini-faction setup. You would probably have to choose to ally with either the Klingons or the Federation to fight back against the True Way/Obsidian Order and aggression from the Dominion. Just my feeling.
I still have no idea on how to address the lockbox ships thing, however.
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I see what you're getting at but how are you then going to account for all of the Galor-class, Jem Hadar Fighters, Jem Hadar Dreadnoughts, etc that are out there from lockboxes? If they do the Dominion faction, are they going to have to make new ships to replace those that are only available by lockbox? Or would the free faction ones be much weaker versions of their lockbox counterparts?
If there's a will, there's a way.
Either they'd release Dominion ships within the faction as lesser vessels with the fleet-end versions getting a visual retrofit as to distinguish them from the lock box variants, or they simply exclude them. There's no reason they can't do a faction because said factions ships have already been released.
Someone (elsewhere) did make a good argument for this in regard to the Galor. I'll have to dig that post up.
Also, I think it's fair to note that during one of the podcasts leading up to LoR, they said that they want to keep the Fed vs Klingon aspect of combat maps (red forces vs blue forces) instead of getting a rainbow mix of colors (red vs blue vs green vs yellow vs purple for example).
Much has changed since LoR, and plans change all the time. Within this industry, never say never. If there is demand, they'll provide. It's just whether there is enough demand.
Well for one, There already is a 3'd faction... Not sure how you could have overlooked it. But of cause this is not the point of your thread.
As some would say, it's not a faction, but a fraction. Regardless, I'm speaking specifically about independent factions here, hence my decision to exclude the mini faction that is the Romulans.
Here is the deal: One of the very few things cryptic has been very clear on... And I don't mean the usual "There are currently no plans to..." statement... No... They have clearly and in no uncertain terms stated that they won't introduce a "fully villain playable faction", wich is also the reason why the 3'd faction is not Tal'shiar, but a more peaceful faction with alliances, rather than what people really wanted in the core of things.
For the same reason, we will never have dominion as a playable faction: In all incarnations, they've been the bad guys... In DS9, In the Novels, In STO and even in their "STO true way" form.
That's not true. They were evil in the show, and that analysis was based on a single Founder. The Dominion (as a whole) are no more evil than the Klingon Empire. If you still feel otherwise, by all means give me a few examples as to why the Dominion (as a faction) are evil. I'll be happy to ... indulge.
The novels have them within their own boarders (except for a few renegades) and the STO Dominion are much the same. They aren't bad people.
I would say the general rule of thumb is if the ships have appeared in a lock box, excluding mirror, then there will not be a faction.
I hope you're wrong, else we're not likely going to get another faction aside from ... maybe Borg (and that's one I wouldn't dare want) - not to mention they're as bad as you get.
I think their recent changes to PvP queues is to allow the forming of groups better. Who knows at this point? The only thing I can say confidently about Cryptic is that they are trying new things and testing them out. Whether or not they a received positively by the STO community is up to debate (imo, just like every other internet community we just love to hate things).
I think the new PvP system should reflect the story progression coming with Season 9.
It's no secret anymore that the Federation-Klingon war is going to end with "A New Accord".
That's not true. They were evil in the show, and that analysis was based on a single Founder. The Dominion (as a whole) are no more evil than the Klingon Empire. If you still feel otherwise, by all means give me a few examples as to why the Dominion (as a faction) are evil. I'll be happy to ... indulge.
The Dominion faction is as good or evil as the Founder in control. Have a homicidal Founder in charge and the Dominion forces are homicidal. Have a benevolent Founder in charge and the Dominion forces are benevolent. Therefore, the Dominion is not immoral, but amoral. Good and evil don't apply to the Dominion forces just the Founders.
I hope you're wrong, else we're not likely going to get another faction aside from ... maybe Borg (and that's one I wouldn't dare want) - not to mention they're as bad as you get.
The devs have stated that if we ever get a Borg faction, then it would be a Liberated Borg faction It is highly doubtful they would use Borg ships. The Borg ship that was used by Hugh's group in Descent might be used, but not a Cube or Sphere.
I actually posted this earlier, but why would they need to worry about what's lock box and what isn't. Been what 30 years since the dominion war? Dominion could develope a whole new fleet with all new ships.
IMHO the dominion has a lot of potential to create all new classes and ships that we've never seen before, but done in the dominion style.
I mean why does it have to be ships we've already seen or cardassian? Could be a whole new fleet of ships.
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1. The "not evil part".
You could argue the founders are not evil. I actual reality there is rarely someone who is "good" or "evil". Thats just a narrative concept for the most parts.
Their actions are only based on their experience.
Every "solid" they met and did not control became a thread at some point or another. Ergo: To protect themselves they have to control everything.
So all they do is to ensure their protection, from their point of view they are not evil.
From Hitlers point of view he wasn't even either. And he was quiet nice to his dogs. Still not a good person I'd think....
2. 3rd faction? the Romulans ARE a factions no matter how much people disagree. And I don't see any point in that forced faction splits anyway. No need for a "full" third faction.
What would be the point of that, draw even more players away from that quarter finished KDF faction?
3. STO is about STAR TREK.
All the current factions have at least some impact on all 5 series. The Dominion is Deep Space Nine only. Is was MENTIONED TWICE in TNG movies and I think twice in Voyager, but never appeared outside DS9. Doesnt make a good faction at all.
The Dominion faction is as good or evil as the Founder in control. Have a homicidal Founder in charge and the Dominion forces are homicidal. Have a benevolent Founder in charge and the Dominion forces are benevolent. Therefore, the Dominion is not immoral, but amoral. Good and evil don't apply to the Dominion forces just the Founders.
This only makes Cryptic's decision easier. Put a benevolent Founder in charge, and we've got ourselves a good faction.
The devs have stated that if we ever get a Borg faction, then it would be a Liberated Borg faction It is highly doubtful they would use Borg ships. The Borg ship that was used by Hugh's group in Descent might be used, but not a Cube or Sphere.
Liberated Borg I could live with (though I'd not create one myself). But if decronia's rule of thumb is anything to go on, then we're never seeing a Cardassian, Dominion, Ferengi, Tholian, Undine or Elachi Faction.
I actually posted this earlier, but why would they need to worry about what's lock box and what isn't. Been what 30 years since the dominion war? Dominion could develope a whole new fleet with all new ships.
IMHO the dominion has a lot of potential to create all new classes and ships that we've never seen before, but done in the dominion style.
This is as good an argument as any, especially considering how many designs the Federation have released since the war. If the Dominion is half as resourceful as the Federation is, then yeah, the Dominion would likely have also created a new fleet.
All the current factions have at least some impact on all 5 series. The Dominion is Deep Space Nine only. Is was MENTIONED TWICE in TNG movies and I think twice in Voyager, but never appeared outside DS9. Doesnt make a good faction at all.
The Romulans appeared in all but ... five episodes of ENT and one or two in TOS? The Cardassians had near an equal presence in TNG as the Romulans did and larger an even larger one in DS9. The Cardassians were also mentioned more in VOY, so (using your argument) the Cardassians should have been before the Romulans.
With their focus on the Delta Quadrant right now a new faction would come from there (This would most likely mean Liberated Borg). However, there are no plans right now for a new faction at all, not even in the expansion coming out this fall.
Really they should keep any new faction for a potential Star Trek Online 2. The Dominion would make sense in this case. The Feds/KDF/Roms on one side and the Dominion on the other. The Alpha/Beta Quadrants could be an exclusive zone for the former and the Gamma Quadrant exclusive for the later. The Delta Quadrant then could be a mixed zone. Just don't make the mistake of having the two sides be at war, at least not right away.
I actually posted this earlier, but why would they need to worry about what's lock box and what isn't. Been what 30 years since the dominion war? Dominion could develope a whole new fleet with all new ships.
IMHO the dominion has a lot of potential to create all new classes and ships that we've never seen before, but done in the dominion style.
I mean why does it have to be ships we've already seen or cardassian? Could be a whole new fleet of ships.
While true, we will then have to brace ourselves for the inevitable wave of "Why-is-my-favorite-ship-in-a-lockobx" when people want ships like the Galor. Then again, you can just make the faction free Galor a T3 ship and call it a day. I guess that can work at a stretch? Also, would the new Cardassia make new classes of ships? My lore is rusty but isn't their situation the same as the JSSDF in post-WWII Japan? I would imagine them getting allied ships to supplement their ship requirements in addition to two or three brand new classes.
We are at the mercy of Cryptic's production schedule and when it gets here (if it gets here) we should make the best of it.
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While true, we will then have to brace ourselves for the inevitable wave of "Why-is-my-favorite-ship-in-a-lockobx" when people want ships like the Galor. Then again, you can just make the faction free Galor a T3 ship and call it a day. I guess that can work at a stretch? Also, would the new Cardassia make new classes of ships? My lore is rusty but isn't their situation the same as the JSSDF in post-WWII Japan? I would imagine them getting allied ships to supplement their ship requirements in addition to two or three brand new classes.
We are at the mercy of Cryptic's production schedule and when it gets here (if it gets here) we should make the best of it.
Here's the thing. Cardassia is no longer part of the dominion. So why whould they have Galors?
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The Dominion could be never be a faction. They just dont want to be one. There are the founders, the vorthas and the jem hadar. Thats it, they dont want anyone else. Its the same case as the romulans, they dont want or need anyone else.
But what i do want is, a founder BOOF. That can shapesifting. LOL, that will be awesome.. but since it will be too much work for cryptic, i dont think we will ever see one in game. A playable founder will be epic, but that is a dream that is just that, a dream lol. Same as an undine playable character or boof.
The Dominion could be never be a faction. They just dont want to be one. There are the founders, the vorthas and the jem hadar. Thats it, they dont want anyone else. Its the same case as the romulans, they dont want or need anyone else.
Actually the Dominion are also the Dosi and Karemma ... among others.
But what i do want is, a founder BOOF. That can shapesifting. LOL, that will be awesome.. but since it will be too much work for cryptic, i dont think we will ever see one in game. A playable founder will be epic, but that is a dream that is just that, a dream lol. Same as an undine playable character or boff.
I would suspect that since they built and design the Galor-class, that the Cardassians would use it. They have been using them in TNG and in throughout DS9 (hehe, I like that scene in the first episodes where the Runabout is towing the Galor-class out of the Bajoran Wormhole). It's also base design for other Cardassian ships.
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I would suspect that since they built and design the Galor-class, that the Cardassians would use it. They have been using them in TNG and in throughout DS9 (hehe, I like that scene in the first episodes where the Runabout is towing the Galor-class out of the Bajoran Wormhole). It's also base design for other Cardassian ships.
I suspect talonxv was asking why the Dominion should have the Galor, rather than the Cardassians.
I would suspect that since they built and design the Galor-class, that the Cardassians would use it. They have been using them in TNG and in throughout DS9 (hehe, I like that scene in the first episodes where the Runabout is towing the Galor-class out of the Bajoran Wormhole). It's also base design for other Cardassian ships.
I think he meant why the Dominion would have Galors.
honestly, a playable undine or boff will be an epic work for cryptic. And cryptic is not famous for doing efforts about really good things. They just work on the easy things, unnecessary things (new ESD) or non sense things, like revamp the rep system, and still.. they always come with thousands of bugs.. so, no , i dont think in a near future a playable undine or boff.
honestly, a playable undine or boff will be an epic work for cryptic. And cryptic is not famous for doing efforts about really good things. They just work on the easy things, unnecessary things (new ESD) or non sense things, like revamp the rep system, and still.. they always come with thousands of bugs.. so, no , i dont think in a near future a playable undine or boff.
They released a story about the Breen and gave us a Breen Boff. They released a story about the 2800 and gave us a Jem Hadar Boff, they brought us the Romulan Embassy and gave us Romulan Boffs, they gave us a Reman story with a Reman Boff, and with Season 8, they gave us a Voth story with a Voth Boff.
It's hardly unbelievable to think we might just get one; especially if they slap a high price on it.
Of course, we'd not be able to edit an Undine Boff either. :rolleyes:
Personally, I would love to see a True Way/Dominion faction...full of a renewed interest in conquering the Alpha Quadrent in the face of the Feds/Romulans/KDF under heavy siege from all sides. Remember...it was the Feds/Romulans/KDF that defeated the Dominion. Revenge is sweet no?
You could introduce so many new playable races.
-Cardassian
-Jem hadar
-Founder
-Breen
-Vorta
-Sona (I reference Star Trek Insurrection)
There are more than enough ships to pull it off. They could be bigger than The Romulans. I could totally see myself making AT LEAST a Sona, Cardassian, and a Breen.
We can even make their faction colour Purple. That is an evil colour for sure!
For once, I would like to work on the side of evil, working against The Federation and against the KDF equally, without remorse. It would add spice to the game, and give morally ambiguous people, like myself, the freedom to oppose the goody goods of the Galaxy.
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I see what you're getting at but how are you then going to account for all of the Galor-class, Jem Hadar Fighters, Jem Hadar Dreadnoughts, etc that are out there from lockboxes? If they do the Dominion faction, are they going to have to make new ships to replace those that are only available by lockbox? Or would the free faction ones be much weaker versions of their lockbox counterparts?
Also, I think it's fair to note that during one of the podcasts leading up to LoR, they said that they want to keep the Fed vs Klingon aspect of combat maps (red forces vs blue forces) instead of getting a rainbow mix of colors (red vs blue vs green vs yellow vs purple for example). Personally, I would have been fine with having colors of every RGB variety up there but that was the design decision they made.
I'm also going to take the unpopular position that the STO Romulan faction pretty much fit into the "most weakened faction" slot created by the 2009 JJ Abrams movie's Hobrus supernova explosion. Take that as you will.
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Here is the deal: One of the very few things cryptic has been very clear on... And I don't mean the usual "There are currently no plans to..." statement... No... They have clearly and in no uncertain terms stated that they won't introduce a "fully villain playable faction", wich is also the reason why the 3'd faction is not Tal'shiar, but a more peaceful faction with alliances, rather than what people really wanted in the core of things.
For the same reason, we will never have dominion as a playable faction: In all incarnations, they've been the bad guys... In DS9, In the Novels, In STO and even in their "STO true way" form.
I'd love to be able to make my own real vorta, and see armor variants, and their ships are small shinies that would be well worth licking your fingers for after touching them.
But based on the fact that Cryptic was very specific about this, I think it would be a bad move to hold your breath while waiting for it to happen.
As far as I know, that's the past pretty soon anyways.
Faction based PvP will be removed, I think?
I had this idea of Odo coming back to the Alpha Quadrant to make amends to the Cardsassians so we can see his interaction with Garak. So the Dominion mini-faction would be allying with the Federation and Klingon Empire from a position of strength rather than weakness like the Romulans.
I think their recent changes to PvP queues is to allow the forming of groups better. Who knows at this point? The only thing I can say confidently about Cryptic is that they are trying new things and testing them out. Whether or not they a received positively by the STO community is up to debate (imo, just like every other internet community we just love to hate things).
But back to the OP's issue, I have to agree with starkaos. If there is a Dominion/Cardassian themed (yes, I picked the word 'themed' intentionally) faction, then it'll be probably be a variation of the Romulan mini-faction setup. You would probably have to choose to ally with either the Klingons or the Federation to fight back against the True Way/Obsidian Order and aggression from the Dominion. Just my feeling.
I still have no idea on how to address the lockbox ships thing, however.
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Either they'd release Dominion ships within the faction as lesser vessels with the fleet-end versions getting a visual retrofit as to distinguish them from the lock box variants, or they simply exclude them. There's no reason they can't do a faction because said factions ships have already been released.
Someone (elsewhere) did make a good argument for this in regard to the Galor. I'll have to dig that post up.
Much has changed since LoR, and plans change all the time. Within this industry, never say never. If there is demand, they'll provide. It's just whether there is enough demand.
As some would say, it's not a faction, but a fraction.
That's not true. They were evil in the show, and that analysis was based on a single Founder. The Dominion (as a whole) are no more evil than the Klingon Empire. If you still feel otherwise, by all means give me a few examples as to why the Dominion (as a faction) are evil. I'll be happy to ... indulge.
The novels have them within their own boarders (except for a few renegades) and the STO Dominion are much the same. They aren't bad people.
I hope you're wrong, else we're not likely going to get another faction aside from ... maybe Borg (and that's one I wouldn't dare want) - not to mention they're as bad as you get.
I think the new PvP system should reflect the story progression coming with Season 9.
It's no secret anymore that the Federation-Klingon war is going to end with "A New Accord".
The Dominion faction is as good or evil as the Founder in control. Have a homicidal Founder in charge and the Dominion forces are homicidal. Have a benevolent Founder in charge and the Dominion forces are benevolent. Therefore, the Dominion is not immoral, but amoral. Good and evil don't apply to the Dominion forces just the Founders.
The devs have stated that if we ever get a Borg faction, then it would be a Liberated Borg faction It is highly doubtful they would use Borg ships. The Borg ship that was used by Hugh's group in Descent might be used, but not a Cube or Sphere.
IMHO the dominion has a lot of potential to create all new classes and ships that we've never seen before, but done in the dominion style.
I mean why does it have to be ships we've already seen or cardassian? Could be a whole new fleet of ships.
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You could argue the founders are not evil. I actual reality there is rarely someone who is "good" or "evil". Thats just a narrative concept for the most parts.
Their actions are only based on their experience.
Every "solid" they met and did not control became a thread at some point or another. Ergo: To protect themselves they have to control everything.
So all they do is to ensure their protection, from their point of view they are not evil.
From Hitlers point of view he wasn't even either. And he was quiet nice to his dogs. Still not a good person I'd think....
2. 3rd faction? the Romulans ARE a factions no matter how much people disagree. And I don't see any point in that forced faction splits anyway. No need for a "full" third faction.
What would be the point of that, draw even more players away from that quarter finished KDF faction?
3. STO is about STAR TREK.
All the current factions have at least some impact on all 5 series. The Dominion is Deep Space Nine only. Is was MENTIONED TWICE in TNG movies and I think twice in Voyager, but never appeared outside DS9. Doesnt make a good faction at all.
Liberated Borg I could live with (though I'd not create one myself). But if decronia's rule of thumb is anything to go on, then we're never seeing a Cardassian, Dominion, Ferengi, Tholian, Undine or Elachi Faction.
This is as good an argument as any, especially considering how many designs the Federation have released since the war. If the Dominion is half as resourceful as the Federation is, then yeah, the Dominion would likely have also created a new fleet.
The Romulans appeared in all but ... five episodes of ENT and one or two in TOS? The Cardassians had near an equal presence in TNG as the Romulans did and larger an even larger one in DS9. The Cardassians were also mentioned more in VOY, so (using your argument) the Cardassians should have been before the Romulans.
I did mention in my previous post that they could have Odo come back to make amends with the Cardassians for almost destroying their planet.
Really they should keep any new faction for a potential Star Trek Online 2. The Dominion would make sense in this case. The Feds/KDF/Roms on one side and the Dominion on the other. The Alpha/Beta Quadrants could be an exclusive zone for the former and the Gamma Quadrant exclusive for the later. The Delta Quadrant then could be a mixed zone. Just don't make the mistake of having the two sides be at war, at least not right away.
While true, we will then have to brace ourselves for the inevitable wave of "Why-is-my-favorite-ship-in-a-lockobx" when people want ships like the Galor. Then again, you can just make the faction free Galor a T3 ship and call it a day. I guess that can work at a stretch? Also, would the new Cardassia make new classes of ships? My lore is rusty but isn't their situation the same as the JSSDF in post-WWII Japan? I would imagine them getting allied ships to supplement their ship requirements in addition to two or three brand new classes.
We are at the mercy of Cryptic's production schedule and when it gets here (if it gets here) we should make the best of it.
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Here's the thing. Cardassia is no longer part of the dominion. So why whould they have Galors?
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But what i do want is, a founder BOOF. That can shapesifting. LOL, that will be awesome.. but since it will be too much work for cryptic, i dont think we will ever see one in game. A playable founder will be epic, but that is a dream that is just that, a dream lol. Same as an undine playable character or boof.
Heh, I wouldn't rule that out just yet.
http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Galor_class
I would suspect that since they built and design the Galor-class, that the Cardassians would use it. They have been using them in TNG and in throughout DS9 (hehe, I like that scene in the first episodes where the Runabout is towing the Galor-class out of the Bajoran Wormhole). It's also base design for other Cardassian ships.
(UFP) Ragnar
I think he meant why the Dominion would have Galors.
Oh yeah, and starfleet have maybe 50 more species among em. What i mean, is relevant species are those 3. Founders, Vortha and Jem Hadar.
honestly, a playable undine or boff will be an epic work for cryptic. And cryptic is not famous for doing efforts about really good things. They just work on the easy things, unnecessary things (new ESD) or non sense things, like revamp the rep system, and still.. they always come with thousands of bugs.. so, no , i dont think in a near future a playable undine or boff.
It's hardly unbelievable to think we might just get one; especially if they slap a high price on it.
Of course, we'd not be able to edit an Undine Boff either. :rolleyes:
My character Tsin'xing
You could introduce so many new playable races.
-Cardassian
-Jem hadar
-Founder
-Breen
-Vorta
-Sona (I reference Star Trek Insurrection)
There are more than enough ships to pull it off. They could be bigger than The Romulans. I could totally see myself making AT LEAST a Sona, Cardassian, and a Breen.
We can even make their faction colour Purple. That is an evil colour for sure!
For once, I would like to work on the side of evil, working against The Federation and against the KDF equally, without remorse. It would add spice to the game, and give morally ambiguous people, like myself, the freedom to oppose the goody goods of the Galaxy.
D'oh! My mistake. I totally misread that.
(UFP) Ragnar
I have a hard enough time with two, let alone three, let alone four!