> @warpangel said: > soullessraptor wrote: » > > You can fly almost any of the main allied craft. In fact, all the ships within any faction are playable. > > > > No, I certainly can't. I can fly Fed T1-4's, shuttles and disco lockbox ships. Which is the lion's share of standard ships. T5/6 are mostly comparable between factions, and redesigns. > Main point is that Romulan ships are almost all refits of archaic designs, scavenged up by the Republic forces and rebuilt to work. Plus, Romulan ships use what can basically be summed up as proprietary systems, in the form of singularity cores. > Anything they have that isn't refitted is joint-developments with the alliance, and has a companion unit with other factions. > > > > Which is relevant how? Because the KDF and Starfleet wouldn't want scavenged ships with tech they don't quite understand. > > And the "companion units" don't even make sense to exist in-universe. To build functionally identical ships with vastly different appearances is a horrible waste of resources. Actually, it's not. Functionally identical ships, tailored to each groups needs and requirements (KDF needing to take Gorn physiology into account, or Federation craft including accommodations for Aenar, as examples) > As to the Discovery ships, they're technically archaic designs that both factions have refitted to contemporary standards. All things considered, it's not kept hush-hush. > > > > But the NX is? The Constitution is? The Kelvin ships are? No. > Cultural ideals? KDF would likely not exactly smile on their warriors or vassals wearing Bajoran clothing, since they have a strong unified identity, rather than the homogenized acceptance of Starfleet. > > > > KDF doesn't give a rodent's posterior if their warriors show up for battle in pink pajamas in this game. Gameplay vs lore. In-universe, Klingon may have little regard for things like Bajoran culture, preferring Klingon monoculture > Factions agreeing to share fighter wings, but not trusting their allies with Singularity core vessels, in case? > > > > They're the exact same ships.
Yes, but instead of giving Federation pilots the ship, they're essentially lending crew and pilots.
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> You can fly almost any of the main allied craft. In fact, all the ships within any faction are playable.
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> No, I certainly can't. I can fly Fed T1-4's, shuttles and disco lockbox ships.
Which is the lion's share of standard ships. T5/6 are mostly comparable between factions, and redesigns.
> Main point is that Romulan ships are almost all refits of archaic designs, scavenged up by the Republic forces and rebuilt to work. Plus, Romulan ships use what can basically be summed up as proprietary systems, in the form of singularity cores.
> Anything they have that isn't refitted is joint-developments with the alliance, and has a companion unit with other factions.
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> Which is relevant how?
Because the KDF and Starfleet wouldn't want scavenged ships with tech they don't quite understand.
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> And the "companion units" don't even make sense to exist in-universe. To build functionally identical ships with vastly different appearances is a horrible waste of resources.
Actually, it's not. Functionally identical ships, tailored to each groups needs and requirements (KDF needing to take Gorn physiology into account, or Federation craft including accommodations for Aenar, as examples)
> As to the Discovery ships, they're technically archaic designs that both factions have refitted to contemporary standards. All things considered, it's not kept hush-hush.
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> But the NX is? The Constitution is? The Kelvin ships are? No.
> Cultural ideals? KDF would likely not exactly smile on their warriors or vassals wearing Bajoran clothing, since they have a strong unified identity, rather than the homogenized acceptance of Starfleet.
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> KDF doesn't give a rodent's posterior if their warriors show up for battle in pink pajamas in this game.
Gameplay vs lore. In-universe, Klingon may have little regard for things like Bajoran culture, preferring Klingon monoculture
> Factions agreeing to share fighter wings, but not trusting their allies with Singularity core vessels, in case?
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> They're the exact same ships.
Yes, but instead of giving Federation pilots the ship, they're essentially lending crew and pilots.