How many of those other species have a playerbase significant enough to have multiple player fleets comprised exclusively of them, or are popular enough to be a Zen unlockable race that actually has a pretty decent sales rate considering how many of them I see around?
Caitians and ferasans stick together and form fleets together more commonly than the players of other species. We aren't a higher percentage of the player base. We're just very social.
As to your second point, this is a game not a precise simulation. Cait is where you decide to put it. Players like me would gladly have it in the "wrong place" over not having anything at all.
The nerd rage over many things in the alpha vs beta debate suggest that you and I may be a minority (or a silent majority) in this. I think, it might be better as things are. Though a foundry map would be very cool.
2: Ferasans can have anywhere from white-blue-black fur, so they could have evolved to survive in dark regions, such as underground, or in the dark side of a tidally-locked planet close to the sun. Either that, or they evolved in the frozen environment of a Class P planet (Think Andoria.), which means it is farther away from the host sun, but still just inside the reaches of the Habitable Zone.
Or, maybe the opposite?
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_panther
Black leopards are common in the equatorial rainforest of Malaya and the tropical rainforest on the slopes of some African mountains such as Mount Kenya.[4] They are also common in Java, and are reported from densely forested areas in southwestern China, Myanmar, Assam and Nepal, from Travancore and other parts of southern India where they may be more numerous than spotted panthers.[5] One was recorded in the equatorial forest of Cameroon.
But the problem is that no one knows exactly where Ferasa/Cait actually is.
1: By plotting real-universe stars, 15 Lyncis is somewhere in Romulan space.
2: Some of the books hint that it is in the vicinity of Defera.
3: The Gamma Quadrant duty officer box is where we get Ferasan officers, which suggests 15 Lyncis is in the Gamma Quadrant.
So, WHERE is it? Which source do we use?
All I can say for certain is what the duty officer chain tells us.
1: Ferasa was the original species and homeworld.
2: They experimented with genetic engineering.
3: Those who disagreed with the genetic engineering fled Ferasa, and found refuge on another planet in their system, Cait.
4: So the two planets are definitely in the same solar system.
5: So with one allied with Starfleet, and the other with KDF, the system is likely a constant war zone, so we would need to expect that kind of Battlezone setting if the Devs allowed us access.
So now, let's look at the planets themselves.
1: Caitians have brown fur, which suggests forested habitats. So Cait is likely Class M.
2: Ferasans can have anywhere from white-blue-black fur, so they could have evolved to survive in dark regions, such as underground, or in the dark side of a tidally-locked planet close to the sun. Either that, or they evolved in the frozen environment of a Class P planet (Think Andoria.), which means it is farther away from the host sun, but still just inside the reaches of the Habitable Zone.
All that nerding made me hungry. I am going to go eat some tribbles.
Not all caitians are brown. Ferasan fur colors result from the genetic engineering. No "evolving" had anything to do with that.
I'd Like to see Cait added, (and other home worlds), even if it was just a star system with a foundry door, (though more social zones are always welcome).
If they ever add a row of sectors at the bottom of the current Alpha Quadrant map, I think They should put it there. Might be closer than the star charts map says, but it would be close enough.
Stricly speaking if I understand my game canon, they originate from the same place as the Ferasians. they've sort of got the reverse relationship that the Romulans and Vulcans do.
OH *evil grin toward an homage of certain trek table top game..sometimes played with ship minitures* (before the star trek ship combat simulator FASA et al.)
Something like the ancient brawl starter between Kzinti and Lyrans .. "oh are you folks genetic cousins?"
Where they stop fighting each other to fight you for even suggesting such a repellent thought?
Isn't there a myth about Caitians not having a homeworld ?
Something about them just showing up one day and soon making you feel like a guest in your own home ... , with looks that clearly indicate ownership of you instead of the other way around ... ?
... wait , we're still talking Caitians , and not cats , right ?
How many of those other species have a playerbase significant enough to have multiple player fleets comprised exclusively of them,
If you don't know, you aren't looking. There are at least a couple Bolian ones.
or are popular enough to be a Zen unlockable race that actually has a pretty decent sales rate considering how many of them I see around?
They were added behind Zen because they are more popular. That what purely monetizing new content.
But if you have to know they Borg were likely far more lucrative, join Trill probably close as popular.
So while Trill has been added, the Borg Co-operative has no homeworld for all the liberated Borg Players, and the Borg are far more popular than the cats.
Cait is not special in it's non-representation. If we added Cait, just because it's your toon's home system, how many others would need to be added for the same reason? Bolarus? Yridia? Gornar? Naussica? Etc. Etc. Etc.
Cait is also, however, located outside the playable space of the Beta Quadrant.
Ferenginar is JUST over the border. Cait is many sectors away.
*me targets tacofangs, hits Cloak, APB3, OSS3, EPW3, DEM2, Tactical Fleet, APAlpha... uncloaks
*me looks at Mr. Kitty (my caitian commander) 'Fire... AT WILL' :mad:
I'd Like to see Cait added, (and other home worlds), even if it was just a star system with a foundry door, (though more social zones are always welcome).
If they ever add a row of sectors at the bottom of the current Alpha Quadrant map, I think They should put it there. Might be closer than the star charts map says, but it would be close enough.
While I would very much like to see it added to the bottom of the existing map (even as just a usable doorway for the Foundry) I would very much support this, as it would also create space for some ofthe other homeworlds as well.
Isn't there a myth about Caitians not having a homeworld ?
Something about them just showing up one day and soon making you feel like a guest in your own home ... , with looks that clearly indicate ownership of you instead of the other way around ... ?
... wait , we're still talking Caitians , and not cats , right ?
SSSSHHHHHHH....everyone will be onto us!!!
In all seriousness though we have seen places like Andoria put in the maps which to my knowledge are not used except by role players and foundry missions, and we have seen Ferenginar added with the expectation of future use, so a president has been set for it to be included. While the argument can be made that there is space limitations and/or one race is more popular than another, if it can be done for one race then it can be done for others as well!
not sure on star trek canon but apart from the animated series the only time I have seen caitian is in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home & Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.
as apart from earth the only planet I have seen them on is nimbus 3 maybe that is as good as their own home world, the terrain there surly seems to be suited to large cats.
I have seen no other mension of where their home world might be or what it is called.
When I think about everything we've been through together,
maybe it's not the destination that matters, maybe it's the journey,
and if that journey takes a little longer,
so we can do something we all believe in,
I can't think of any place I'd rather be or any people I'd rather be with.
not sure on star trek canon but apart from the animated series the only time I have seen caitian is in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home & Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.
as apart from earth the only planet I have seen them on is nimbus 3 maybe that is as good as their own home world, the terrain there surly seems to be suited to large cats.
I have seen no other mension of where their home world might be or what it is called.
Nimbus is a rogue planet where many species came to it. Nimbus is not a homeworld to anyone. If you noticed too, some of the female cats there have human ears. Obvious signs of inter-species breeding.
Agreed. Too many on the game already. I wouldn't be terribly upset if the Devs decided to do away with the Caitain/Ferasan character models completely, as they played a very, very minor role on ST, and only seem to attract deviants anyway.
"Hmm, Delta Recruits... Free char slot, ok lets do this, now what species... How about a premium species, since they are on sale right now, remans, nah rommy chars, fed klingon, nah, trill? humans with tattoos, nah... Caitians, nice looking cat headed chars, and the premium species bonuses are good. Sold!"
I guess not wanting a char thats not YET another "human wearing coloured bodypaint with cornish pasties stuck to their face" alien, and has some decent bonuses makes me a "deviant"
Glad to be deviant...
Oh... the latex cement holding the cornish pasties on your head is coming undone, better report back to makeup/bakery for fixing or else people might forget you're a member of a significant Star Trek species...
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"Hmm, Delta Recruits... Free char slot, ok lets do this, now what species... How about a premium species, since they are on sale right now, remans, nah rommy chars, fed klingon, nah, trill? humans with tattoos, nah... Caitians, nice looking cat headed chars, and the premium species bonuses are good. Sold!"
I guess not wanting a char thats not YET another "human wearing coloured bodypaint with cornish pasties stuck to their face" alien, and has some decent bonuses makes me a "deviant"
Glad to be deviant...
Oh... the latex cement holding the cornish pasties on your head is coming undone, better report back to makeup/bakery for fixing or else people might forget you're a member of a significant Star Trek species...
Yer just falling for Nabreeki's standard dose of trolling.
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From the anniversary (reordered to make the point):
http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/9065123-star-trek-online-5-year-anniversary-infographic
% of all captains that are:
Talaxian 0.1
Ferasan 0.3
Pakled 0.4
Tellarite 0.4
Reman 0.5
Rigelian 0.5
Bolian 0.6
Nausicaan 0.6
Lethean 0.7
Caitian 0.8
Benzite 0.8
Ferengi 1.1
Saurian 1.2
Gorn 2.1
Andorian 2.2
Lib Borg 2.2
Bajoran 2.6
Orion 2.6
Betazoid 3.9
Trill 6.0
Alien 16.0
Caitians and ferasans stick together and form fleets together more commonly than the players of other species. We aren't a higher percentage of the player base. We're just very social.
The nerd rage over many things in the alpha vs beta debate suggest that you and I may be a minority (or a silent majority) in this. I think, it might be better as things are. Though a foundry map would be very cool.
Or, maybe the opposite?
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_panther
Black leopards are common in the equatorial rainforest of Malaya and the tropical rainforest on the slopes of some African mountains such as Mount Kenya.[4] They are also common in Java, and are reported from densely forested areas in southwestern China, Myanmar, Assam and Nepal, from Travancore and other parts of southern India where they may be more numerous than spotted panthers.[5] One was recorded in the equatorial forest of Cameroon.
Actual join date: Open beta, 2009ish.
Not all caitians are brown. Ferasan fur colors result from the genetic engineering. No "evolving" had anything to do with that.
But in light of the player base percentages, I think the Gorn home world and several others take priority.
More important... *ponders*
Did someone find my hidden stash of caramel-coated catnip crunchies? Are tails missing on the new armor?
Now I'm worried about what might be more important! Details man, we need details!
If they ever add a row of sectors at the bottom of the current Alpha Quadrant map, I think They should put it there. Might be closer than the star charts map says, but it would be close enough.
OH *evil grin toward an homage of certain trek table top game..sometimes played with ship minitures* (before the star trek ship combat simulator FASA et al.)
Something like the ancient brawl starter between Kzinti and Lyrans .. "oh are you folks genetic cousins?"
Where they stop fighting each other to fight you for even suggesting such a repellent thought?
Something about them just showing up one day and soon making you feel like a guest in your own home ... , with looks that clearly indicate ownership of you instead of the other way around ... ?
... wait , we're still talking Caitians , and not cats , right ?
If you don't know, you aren't looking. There are at least a couple Bolian ones.
They were added behind Zen because they are more popular. That what purely monetizing new content.
But if you have to know they Borg were likely far more lucrative, join Trill probably close as popular.
So while Trill has been added, the Borg Co-operative has no homeworld for all the liberated Borg Players, and the Borg are far more popular than the cats.
Like zone chat, at ESD.:P
*me targets tacofangs, hits Cloak, APB3, OSS3, EPW3, DEM2, Tactical Fleet, APAlpha... uncloaks
*me looks at Mr. Kitty (my caitian commander) 'Fire... AT WILL' :mad:
While I would very much like to see it added to the bottom of the existing map (even as just a usable doorway for the Foundry) I would very much support this, as it would also create space for some ofthe other homeworlds as well.
SSSSHHHHHHH....everyone will be onto us!!!
In all seriousness though we have seen places like Andoria put in the maps which to my knowledge are not used except by role players and foundry missions, and we have seen Ferenginar added with the expectation of future use, so a president has been set for it to be included. While the argument can be made that there is space limitations and/or one race is more popular than another, if it can be done for one race then it can be done for others as well!
Hopefully it can be added in the near future.
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as apart from earth the only planet I have seen them on is nimbus 3 maybe that is as good as their own home world, the terrain there surly seems to be suited to large cats.
I have seen no other mension of where their home world might be or what it is called.
When I think about everything we've been through together,
maybe it's not the destination that matters, maybe it's the journey,
and if that journey takes a little longer,
so we can do something we all believe in,
I can't think of any place I'd rather be or any people I'd rather be with.
Nimbus is a rogue planet where many species came to it. Nimbus is not a homeworld to anyone. If you noticed too, some of the female cats there have human ears. Obvious signs of inter-species breeding.
Can we move on?
Actual join date: Open beta, 2009ish.
"Hmm, Delta Recruits... Free char slot, ok lets do this, now what species... How about a premium species, since they are on sale right now, remans, nah rommy chars, fed klingon, nah, trill? humans with tattoos, nah... Caitians, nice looking cat headed chars, and the premium species bonuses are good. Sold!"
I guess not wanting a char thats not YET another "human wearing coloured bodypaint with cornish pasties stuck to their face" alien, and has some decent bonuses makes me a "deviant"
Glad to be deviant...
Oh... the latex cement holding the cornish pasties on your head is coming undone, better report back to makeup/bakery for fixing or else people might forget you're a member of a significant Star Trek species...
Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life...</b></size></center>
Things like the galaxy thread didn't move on at first, so neither will this one.
Yer just falling for Nabreeki's standard dose of trolling.