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Reman/Romulan Allegiance Advice
surfacewarrior
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So, I am at the point where I need to choose between the Federation or Klingon Empire as an allegiance.
I want to do it as realistically as possible. My gut is telling me to pick the Klingons, because, according to Wiki, the Remans are a warring culture, but my Reman represents Romulans & Romulans are standoff-ish & aggressive like the Kilngons.
However, they are Romulans of New Romulus & seek alliances where they didn’t before.
So, which allegiance would you choose & why?
Thanks in advance. Your answers might help me with my decision.
I want to do it as realistically as possible. My gut is telling me to pick the Klingons, because, according to Wiki, the Remans are a warring culture, but my Reman represents Romulans & Romulans are standoff-ish & aggressive like the Kilngons.
However, they are Romulans of New Romulus & seek alliances where they didn’t before.
So, which allegiance would you choose & why?
Thanks in advance. Your answers might help me with my decision.
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Romulans have decent enough ships, we don't need our allied ships anyway. Having played both Fed and KDF, I lean towards KDF.
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> So...which ship design do you like better? And pick that. Because us romulans will be getting nothing but our "allied" faction ships moving forwards. Yes that is a hyperbole...but not by much.
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> Romulans have decent enough ships, we don't need our allied ships anyway. Having played both Fed and KDF, I lean towards KDF.
Yeah, I don’t like Kilngon vessels. I have an Orion character & when I got my free, T5 vessel I chose the Orion one (Marauder Cruiser).
If I choose KDF, I will fly Romulan vessels, not Klingon.
My only issue is that Remans & Romulans are standoff-ish & aggressive, like the Klingons, but in the storyline they represent Nee Romulus, which seem to be an attitude shift to a more diplomatic & congenial society, like the Feds.
> So...which ship design do you like better? And pick that. Because us romulans will be getting nothing but our "allied" faction ships moving forwards. Yes that is a hyperbole...but not by much.
So, if I go the Fed route I won’t be able to use Romulan vessels?
Which ever way you go you'll be able to use all Romulan vessels and most, but not all, of your allies vessels.
Personally I went Fed on mine; half for that reason and half because I had so many C-store ships on fed side to bolster my Admiralty ship card roster.
Time will tell.
In terms of functionality, logic would dictate you choose FED since most people have more FED ships and you can use those ships as admiralty cards or even full on ships for your Romulan/Reman.
You might also consider whether you are dedicated to a fleet or not and which faction that fleet is. I haven't created a FED character since AoY. Since then, I've only created KDF's and Rom/KDF's to help boost my fleet marks donations.
Totally flawed logic. At the time you choose your alliance you have 0 Fed or Kdf ships. When you get your last free ship you have exactly the same amount of ships no matter which way you go, and none may be Fed or Kdf. The fact most people have Fed ships is irrelevant.
If you don't currently own any C-Store ships, then you should go after whatever story you like. The reason your c-store ships are a factor is because as mentioned before, you can claim those ships on your Romulan and use them for Admiralty which can be quite profitable. If you're totally new and don't even have any ships yet, then this decision matters far less.
I will just say that from a power perspective, a KDF allied Romulan Tactical officer in a Scimitar is a tough combo to top. A fed aligned can do the same build but at a slightly higher cost. One of the best consoles in the game is the Dynamic Power Redistributor and Romulans and Klingons can just buy the console alone. The fed officers have to buy the entire ship.
Plus Romulans look cool in the Klingon Honor Guard Armor.
If that doesn't matter to you, then really it's just personal preference. Romulans are amazing either way, the choice really isn't as big of a deal as it may seem.
Extra line for the edit monster.
Realistically? Proconsul D'Tan is playing the Federation and the Klingon Empire off of each other, not plainly allying with either - rather, each ship's captain is free to choose one alliance or the other, so that if either side attacked, they'd be drawing a response not only from the Republic, but from the other major power as well. (He's also strategically sharing technology for the same reason.)
Eventually all of these governments will form an alliance in the Delta Quadrant, then find their alliance reaching back home during the Iconian conflict. This is leading toward the Galactic Alliance of the 26th Century, and the signing of the Temporal Accords. So in the really long run, I guess it doesn't matter. I like the Fed color palette for uniforms better than the Klink, but I have Roms on both sides.
We go by the evidence we're given.
We have had one ship release since the Romulans were given access to allied ships and that was the first multifaction release since Legacy Of Romulas to ommit a Romulan ship specifically.
You can draw whatever conclusion you like from that, but those are facts. Yes, they have commented on it, but lets not pretend we have never gotten inaccurate or even blatantly false information from Cryptic in the past.
They have said one thing and done another, until they actively reverse this trend, the fear is justified.
I didn't misunderstand, what other players have is irrelevant to the OPS question. As I said at the point he is at, he has 0 of either.
Anyway, if you like the Remans, it's not important an allegiance, but a ship. Classical is Reman Scimitar, but I would definitely buy a pilot ship, they have reman design.
I might be biased though, I've always been more of a KDF player and fan in STO and love the cultures and aesthetics of the KDF. Anyways, the choice between the factions is much less radical nowadays in the game, due to how the story line is progressing and due to how the factions are treated - therefore any choice is perfectly fine, it's mostly down to aesthetics and lore/rp.
But similar to what you said - I too tend to combine things from a canon and somewhat realistic perspective whenever possible. So for me, playing a Jem'Hadar in the Federation would be drab compared to the KDF, because they are more of a warrior culture. I aligned my Romulan to the Federation because most of the Klingons and Romulans are supposed to hate each other, but then again I aligned my Reman with the KDF because the Remans were the outcasts and are generally supposed to be more aggressive that fits the KDF in STO perfectly from a lore/rp/storytelling perspective, at least for me.
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Also, some desirable consoles and traits can be cheaper to you, as the Fed version will be linked with an expensive Lockbox or Promotion ship, while the KDF side just has to buy a box that's usually much cheaper. But of course, the opposite could also happen.
If you pick the Fed side, you have the opportunity to get more ships -but that "opportunity" just means you have more things to spend Zen on. That's not necessarily a plus, especially if you have a habit to collect things.
Counting fleet variants there are almost 50 existing Romulan / Reman / Dewan (3) tier 6 endgame ships, plus the Tal Shiar lockbox / lobi ships. So yes, that is hyperbole and also mostly irrelevant.
Role playing / immersion: Feds are like D'Tan at his most pacifistic. KDF are like Obisek. As a survivor of Virimat, how do you feel? Kill your enemies to protect your people, or capture them to send off to country club prison?
My character Tsin'xing
It's not a trend. It's one example. By definition, a trend must have more than one occurrence.
I think it's a bit early for us to start panicking just yet.
Exactly. But if you do want to live in fear like a feddie bear