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thomasp94232thomasp94232 Member Posts: 129 Arc User
Sorry if this has been asked, I did a search and didn't find a thread asking this specific question.

Why is there no rep for the Dominion? We have one for every other "enemy". I fly a Jem'Hadar Dreadnought on my main toon and I would love to see a rep so that I can get Dominion/Jem'Hadar specific weapons and other parts for my ship.

I've been here since beta
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  • jestersagejestersage Member Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Sorry if this has been asked, I did a search and didn't find a thread asking this specific question.

    Why is there no rep for the Dominion? We have one for every other "enemy". I fly a Jem'Hadar Dreadnought on my main toon and I would love to see a rep so that I can get Dominion/Jem'Hadar specific weapons and other parts for my ship.

    a) Because Dominion was implemented before the Grind system
    b) Really? You want another GRIND?
    c) You just have to pay Lobi for the Jem'hadar mk xii sets. And the Attack ship for the full console set.
  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    I will assume Dominion Rep will come whenever Cryptic opens the Gamma Quadrant up for play - maybe Expansion Pack 3.
    STO is about my Liberated Borg Federation Captain with his Breen 1st Officer, Jem'Hadar Tactical Officer, Liberated Borg Engineering Officer, Android Ops Officer, Photonic Science Officer, Gorn Science Officer, and Reman Medical Officer jumping into their Jem'Hadar Carrier and flying off to do missions for the new Romulan Empire. But for some players allowing a T5 Connie to be used breaks the canon in the game.
  • lianthelialianthelia Member Posts: 7,921 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    The Dominion isn't really our enemy though, we have a treaty with them, the Dominion we encounter is either the displaced ones from the Wormhole which went rogue till we released the Founder...the others are mostly True Way...which are rogues.
  • kestrelliuskestrellius Member Posts: 462 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Yeah, the Dominion isn't an enemy. How would we even get marks? Fighting the True Way, which has nothing to do with the actual Dominion?
  • tenkaritenkari Member Posts: 2,906 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Yeah, the Dominion isn't an enemy. How would we even get marks? Fighting the True Way, which has nothing to do with the actual Dominion?

    would be a good way to bring back the DS9 PvE events that dissapeared a couple years ago.
  • jack24bau3rjack24bau3r Member Posts: 451 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    give it time.
  • thomasp94232thomasp94232 Member Posts: 129 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    I don't really like the grind of the reps, but I would rather have a dominion one than Undine. I didn't really put any thought into how or why, it just feels like something is missing what with all the other reps including Omega. A space and ground PVE revolving around DS9 would be cool I think. A ground PVE on the station would be something I would definitely play.

    I've been here since beta
  • centersolacecentersolace Member Posts: 11,178 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    tenkari wrote: »
    would be a good way to bring back the DS9 PvE events that dissapeared a couple years ago.

    That would be nice.
  • mustrumridcully0mustrumridcully0 Member Posts: 12,963 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Because they haven't really gotten around it yet.

    I hope we'll have a chance to go the Gamma Quadrant, see DS9 as a major, often visited (and completley revamped) hub.
    Maybe the Dominion will have to fight the Borg, Undine or Iconians, too, and we can aid them (opening a chance for an alliance?).
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  • kestrelliuskestrellius Member Posts: 462 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Well, they could implement it as a diplomatic rep system. You get marks for going to the Gamma Quadrant and either participating in talks with the Dominion, or actively helping them out. Since it's obviously the best choice for the next faction (Tholians are too important to introduce this early), and factions seem to be generally preceded by a reputation track (see: New Romulus), it'd be a good idea to create this rep system soon.
  • happyhappyj0yj0yhappyhappyj0yj0y Member Posts: 699 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    lianthelia wrote: »
    The Dominion isn't really our enemy though, we have a treaty with them, the Dominion we encounter is either the displaced ones from the Wormhole which went rogue till we released the Founder...the others are mostly True Way...which are rogues.

    The Romulan Republic aren't our enemies, and for that line we mostly fight Tholians...
  • captainrevo1captainrevo1 Member Posts: 3,948 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Why is there no rep for the Dominion? We have one for every other "enemy".

    Because they add one a season and have not gotten round to it.

    we dont have a breen, cardassian, hirogen, kdf/fed rep (debatable whether we need one now), mirror universe either so we dont have one for all other enemies either.
  • r9xchaosr9xchaos Member Posts: 249
    edited May 2014
    Sorry if this has been asked, I did a search and didn't find a thread asking this specific question.

    Why is there no rep for the Dominion? We have one for every other "enemy". I fly a Jem'Hadar Dreadnought on my main toon and I would love to see a rep so that I can get Dominion/Jem'Hadar specific weapons and other parts for my ship.

    Because the dominion are no real threat....


    polaron is what they use.. and its in teh LOBI store... dey want yo wallet mate :D
  • snoggymack22snoggymack22 Member Posts: 7,084 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Why is there no rep for the Dominion?

    They haven't gotten to it yet. That's all.
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  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    I'm still expecting faction 4 to be Dominion.
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  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    I'm still expecting faction 4 to be Dominion.
    The Cardassians fit too perfectly into the Micro-Faction mold: they have enemies in the True Way, Mirror Universe, and Dominion. They need help protecting themselves - thus a perfect opportunity to ally with Feds and KDF. Plus they are a fan-favorite with a decent amount of canon to back them up. I would bet serious currency that the 4th Faction with be Cards.
    STO is about my Liberated Borg Federation Captain with his Breen 1st Officer, Jem'Hadar Tactical Officer, Liberated Borg Engineering Officer, Android Ops Officer, Photonic Science Officer, Gorn Science Officer, and Reman Medical Officer jumping into their Jem'Hadar Carrier and flying off to do missions for the new Romulan Empire. But for some players allowing a T5 Connie to be used breaks the canon in the game.
  • rinksterrinkster Member Posts: 3,549 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    thecosmic1 wrote: »
    The Cardassians fit too perfectly into the Micro-Faction mold: they have enemies in the True Way, Mirror Universe, and Dominion. They need help protecting themselves - thus a perfect opportunity to ally with Feds and KDF. Plus they are a fan-favorite with a decent amount of canon to back them up. I would bet serious currency that the 4th Faction with be Cards.

    Can't disagree with Cosmic on this one.

    If there ever is a fourth faction it'll be Cardassian.
  • warmaker001bwarmaker001b Member Posts: 9,205 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    rinkster wrote: »
    Can't disagree with Cosmic on this one.

    If there ever is a fourth faction it'll be Cardassian.

    The guys with the most broken military since the end of the Dominion War?
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  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    The guys with the most broken military since the end of the Dominion War?
    It is 35 years past the end of the Dominion War in the game.

    Plus it is not as though Cardassia is in worst straights then the Romulan Republic was - that was nothing but a flotilla of refuges and out-world colonists. Keeping things in the Rom's perspective, all Cardassia needs is a hero to take whatever military they have and make something incredible out of it. The other 250,000 players doing the same thing are meaningless to the story being told. :)
    STO is about my Liberated Borg Federation Captain with his Breen 1st Officer, Jem'Hadar Tactical Officer, Liberated Borg Engineering Officer, Android Ops Officer, Photonic Science Officer, Gorn Science Officer, and Reman Medical Officer jumping into their Jem'Hadar Carrier and flying off to do missions for the new Romulan Empire. But for some players allowing a T5 Connie to be used breaks the canon in the game.
  • lianthelialianthelia Member Posts: 7,921 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    The Romulan Republic aren't our enemies, and for that line we mostly fight Tholians...

    No they aren't but the OP referred to the Dominion as a enemy...
  • tekehdtekehd Member Posts: 2,032 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Sorry if this has been asked, I did a search and didn't find a thread asking this specific question.

    Why is there no rep for the Dominion? We have one for every other "enemy". I fly a Jem'Hadar Dreadnought on my main toon and I would love to see a rep so that I can get Dominion/Jem'Hadar specific weapons and other parts for my ship.

    I'm sure we'll end up with a Dominion rep once we get into the Gamma Quadrant; but the Delta Quadrant is on the menu right now.
  • farmallmfarmallm Member Posts: 4,630 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    There was a mention about doing other Reps for like Federation, KDF, etc. I wouldn't mind seeing those as I would do them some for the gear. If the grind has the gear and a story to go with it. I will do it. But having a story is the biggest factor to get me to spend a few months to grind it out.

    As for the Dominion being the enemy. The ones in the Gamma Quadrant is at a neutral peace fire for now. As way I took it from the story line. Other words leave us alone and we will leave you alone.
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  • erraberrab Member Posts: 1,434 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    I think that the only way we'll get a Dominion Reputation System is if the Iconians advance their plans to conquer the Dominion and start expanding their battle fronts into the Gamma Quadrant.

    The Iconians could start turning the races that have been subjugated by the Dominion against them by arming them with advanced weapons and tech in exchange for their servitude.

    The Dominion Control vast regions of the Gamma Quadrant so there would be many subjugated races that would jump at the chance to over throw their Dominion oppressors in exchange for the empty promises that the Iconians would present.

    The Dominion would find itself fighting endless battles on countless fronts slowly loosing ground to the Iconians and their ever growing legions of servitor races.

    With its back against the wall it would not be long before the Founders would reach out to the Federation, Klingons and Romulans for assistance in driving the Iconian presents out of the Gamma Quadrant.

    In exchange for our cooperation the Dominion would offer its technology and resources to us and that's where our Dominion reputation system would come in.

    The Dominion Reputation System would work just like the Romulan Reputation System has in the Dominion would not be our enemies but our allies and we would earn Dominion Marks by aiding the Dominion.
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  • farmallmfarmallm Member Posts: 4,630 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    That is true on the Iconians messing with the Dominion. Even the story told they rather hold off a while before going after them. As they proved a much larger force to deal with. It would be nice to join them in the future to help them out.
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  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    farmallm wrote: »
    That is true on the Iconians messing with the Dominion. Even the story told they rather hold off a while before going after them. As they proved a much larger force to deal with. It would be nice to join them in the future to help them out.
    I figure Cryptic's story hook will be that the Dominion finds out the Iconians have been spying on them.
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  • erraberrab Member Posts: 1,434 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    I figure Cryptic's story hook will be that the Dominion finds out the Iconians have been spying on them.

    According to what's already been stated in the game the Dominion has already encountered agents that were working for the Iconians and it also seems that even the Dominion want nothing to do with the Iconians :eek:
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  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    errab wrote: »
    According to what's already been stated in the game the Dominion has already encountered agents that were working for the Iconians and it also seems that even the Dominion want nothing to do with the Iconians :eek:
    I figure having a gate suddenly appear in their backyard, might change their stance on this. :P
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  • starkaosstarkaos Member Posts: 11,557 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    thecosmic1 wrote: »
    The Cardassians fit too perfectly into the Micro-Faction mold: they have enemies in the True Way, Mirror Universe, and Dominion. They need help protecting themselves - thus a perfect opportunity to ally with Feds and KDF. Plus they are a fan-favorite with a decent amount of canon to back them up. I would bet serious currency that the 4th Faction with be Cards.

    I could actually see a Cardassian/Dominion mini-faction as the next one. Cardassians seem too much in the Federation camp already for them to ally with Klingons. We have Odo as one of the leaders of the Dominion being a Founder and it is likely that he would want to rectify the mistakes caused by the Dominion and the female Founder. Allying with the Dominion could have them take care of the True Way so they only bother the Federation and Klingon Empire. Besides, it would be fun to see what schemes Garak pulls to keep the Dominion as helpful allies. Perhaps install a few tricobalt bombs under the Dominion Alpha Quadrant HQ and just casually mention it to Odo.
  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    starkaos wrote: »
    I could actually see a Cardassian/Dominion mini-faction as the next one. Cardassians seem too much in the Federation camp already for them to ally with Klingons. We have Odo as one of the leaders of the Dominion being a Founder and it is likely that he would want to rectify the mistakes caused by the Dominion and the female Founder. Allying with the Dominion could have them take care of the True Way so they only bother the Federation and Klingon Empire. Besides, it would be fun to see what schemes Garak pulls to keep the Dominion as helpful allies. Perhaps install a few tricobalt bombs under the Dominion Alpha Quadrant HQ and just casually mention it to Odo.
    The Dominion is just too good as a badguy species for when the game finally opens up the Gamma Quadrant. And I cannot see why the major power in the Gamma Quadrant would want to ally with the Federation and KDF and become a Micro-Faction.
    STO is about my Liberated Borg Federation Captain with his Breen 1st Officer, Jem'Hadar Tactical Officer, Liberated Borg Engineering Officer, Android Ops Officer, Photonic Science Officer, Gorn Science Officer, and Reman Medical Officer jumping into their Jem'Hadar Carrier and flying off to do missions for the new Romulan Empire. But for some players allowing a T5 Connie to be used breaks the canon in the game.
  • starkaosstarkaos Member Posts: 11,557 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    thecosmic1 wrote: »
    The Dominion is just too good as a badguy species for when the game finally opens up the Gamma Quadrant. And I cannot see why the major power in the Gamma Quadrant would want to ally with the Federation and KDF and become a Micro-Faction.

    Would have the Alpha Quadrant Dominion which is not completely connected to the Dominion. After all, any Dominion forces in the Alpha Quadrant would have to rely on the Federation to communicate with the Dominion or take over DS9. The main point is that every mini-faction should not rely on the weak mini-faction requiring Federation and Klingon Empire help model. The Dominion wants to control who bothers them in the Gamma Quadrant and the Federation and Klingon Empire want to make sure that the Dominion is not going to cause problems with the Alpha Quadrant again. Better to keep an Empire like the Dominion on friendly terms than be enemies with them. Besides as the saying goes, keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Also, the Alpha Quadrant needs all the help they can get against the Iconians and the Iconians are afraid of messing with the Dominion before the Alpha Quadrant is under their control according to Sphere of Influence.
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