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The appeal of privateering?
rogueeenterprise
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Hey everyone, I know that, at least a while ago, there were some forum-goers that were very gung-ho about wanting to play more of a privateer/independent type character that wouldn't quite be in line with the usual Starfleet or KDF "do-gooders".
I wanted to ask the general forum-goers now that might share this same opinion: what about playing this kind of role appeals to you? Full disclosure: I've got some Foundry mission ideas simmering that might go along with this, but when answering, you don't have to think about it in that context (let me take care of that part).
Some examples of what I'm going after:
I want to be able to be on "no one's side"
I want to be able to make my own "grey area"/criminal empire
I want to be an independent trader just making cargo runs and getting paid latinum
I want to take down any Starfleet ships that get in my way, even though I'm a human
I want to be working as a double agent against Starfleet
Let me see what you've got!
I wanted to ask the general forum-goers now that might share this same opinion: what about playing this kind of role appeals to you? Full disclosure: I've got some Foundry mission ideas simmering that might go along with this, but when answering, you don't have to think about it in that context (let me take care of that part).
Some examples of what I'm going after:
I want to be able to be on "no one's side"
I want to be able to make my own "grey area"/criminal empire
I want to be an independent trader just making cargo runs and getting paid latinum
I want to take down any Starfleet ships that get in my way, even though I'm a human
I want to be working as a double agent against Starfleet
Let me see what you've got!
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The shocking reality is that that sort of character would most likely resemble this fine chap here.
-Leonard Nimoy, RIP
— Sabaton, "Great War"
Check out https://unitedfederationofpla.net/s/
Not everywhere in the galaxy is as well-off as Earth. Hell, not everywhere in the Federation is as well-off as Earth. It's only a post-scarcity economy on the developed core planets. And that means crime and instability, a perfect habitat for those who work where the law don't reach.
— Sabaton, "Great War"
Check out https://unitedfederationofpla.net/s/
We can't just have a nice picture of Captain Harcourt Mudd, can we?
No, we gotta analyze the socio-political state of the terminus systems and the plight of the fringe colonies.
UUUUUGH. I thought that stuff died out with the Maquis. I'm a Federation captain. My job description is : Shoots aliens, save the day, don't flush redshirts out the airlock. I'm doing two for three, so can I please just enjoy the little things in life without being reminded that the galaxy is a terrible place?
*presses a button on the captain's chair*
WARNING! VENTING AIRLOCKS ON DECKS SIX, EIGHT AND TWELVE! ALL PERSONNEL PLEASE EVACUATE TO THE DESIGNATED SAFETY AREAS!
*watches the frozen, bloated corpses of three red shirts float by*
Ahhhhh....the little things.
-Leonard Nimoy, RIP
Why insert an incompetent drug smuggler?
He didn't smuggle drugs.
He just delivered some bad ham.
*drops mic*
*puts on sunglasses*
*sprints out of thread, highfiving everyone*
-Leonard Nimoy, RIP
There goes a true Hero of the Federation.
...Oh, baby, you know, I've really got to leave you / Oh, I can hear it callin 'me / I said don't you hear it callin' me the way it used to do?...
- Anne Bredon
You guys never let me play the way I want to! It's not fair! :P
Kidding aside, the idea of being a KDF member who puts the interests of his House before the interests of the Empire or the Alliance is intriguing. I've even got a suggestion for a title: Letter of Marque.
Or this example.
Or, maybe, this one.
You can run certain dailies then sell your loot at drozana for a more independent feel. Might be the closest we'll get.
Indeed. I'm just saying, if you had your way, what would you WANT in the framework of STO to give it more of that same feel?
The pirate-like dailies were enough for me. An Empire contact asking me to steal this and disrupt that and then handing me a bucket of dilithium at the end. Though to think of it, a couple more of these would be nice.
Perhaps running these missions for a ferengi fence would fit the bill for pirating.
Edit: I could see myself doing this ^ with my fed aligned alien in his breen ships.
- A new faction that's not limited to the established races already in STO.
- Could include races exclusive to this faction only - Bandi, El-Aurian, Galamite, Iotian etc
[ - Career options: - Freelancer Trader, MERC/Pirate , Politician/Administrator, Scientist
- Would have access to old retrofitted ships T1 to T3 of the original factions (fed, Kedf)
- Would have access to unique craft equivalent to T4 and T5 that would be trade explorers,
freighters and mercenary vehicles
- Cannot join existing fleets, nor ally with any one faction.
- Can join 'Trade Guilds', work to build a Guild Drift (starbase) thats open to all factions
acts as a social Hub - think quarks x 100
- Can create 'Guild Holdings', outposts
- Can visit Starbases and homeworlds, where they have access to the exchanges for a small
fee on each visit,m licensed.
- Unique homeworlds that could beused as social or event zones.
- Unique faction abilities: Can manufacture commodities and commonly used consumables
- Can make commodities unique to the faction, by recipes
- Can have access to any weapons on the open market
- Unique R&D schools: Commodities & Reverse Engineering
- Unique Crafting Specialization - "Reverse engineering"
Reverse Engineering - the ability to scavenge existing gear, and to craft a unique item. The ability would allow them to have limited control on the [procs] choices, create unusual mixed-energy type weapons, unusual ship components, and to recover parts and value from recovered materials for resale.
- The ability to trade latinum, and unrefined dilithium with faction-aligned players.
you want that type of game play eve or freelancer or some other games like them. on sto this was suggested a few years ago, it never got anywhere, neither will this one.
Been around since Dec 2010 on STO and bought LTS in Apr 2013 for STO.
Are you sure he's the only one ?
Have you noticed how well the omega particle system works and the places where particles don't spawn which screws the mission? Have you noticed BOFFs unequipping from your ship?
Have you noticed the general level of QA in this game?
Do you think there is the most remote chance that they could EVER pull off the stuff you are asking for?
I am not saying that what you want is a bad idea just that cryptic could NEVER do it.