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  • alonaralonar Member Posts: 280 Arc User
    I kinda liked Gaul, who was voiced by Liam O'Brien who is a vetran voice actor. Also I think that J.G. Hertzler did a fantastic job returning as Martok. There are a few others that did well too. But out of all the reprised roles sadly Michel Dorn was the worst, but I have never been impressed with any of his vo work.
  • jonsillsjonsills Member Posts: 10,478 Arc User
    In the vault [Obisek] just tries to flat out have me killed only to try to recruit me in a later mission like nothing happened before. Then finally after I'm fighting all these romulans until I'm going toe to toe with Hakeev himself and he's on his knees after the beating I threw him , then and only then Obisek shows up to "save the day". He's a spineless punk in my book and I only wish that after the cutscene with D'tan as my character passes him I get to kick him one on the backside.
    In fact, Obisek doesn't try to "flat-out have [you] killed". He's aware that you're the only being able to tip his hand to the Tal'Shiar, and killing you would be the expedient course, but he doesn't want that - instead, he wants to hold you prisoner in the Vault until such time as the Tal'Shiar are defeated. You're the one insisting on fighting your way out.

    And in that last fight? Look around a bit more. Obisek was right there beside you, fighting - his ship is the one that places a transporter interdiction field around the plaza to prevent Hakeev from escaping. Hell, if it weren't for his people in there alongside you, you'd never have made it through to that final fight in the first place!
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  • legendarylycan#5411 legendarylycan Member Posts: 37,284 Arc User
    people who want to hold someone prisoner don't say things like "Farewell, little spy. May your death be quick and valorous."​​
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    #LegalizeAwoo

    A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
    An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
    A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
    A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"


    "It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
    "We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
    Passion and Serenity are one.
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    In the chaos of their battle, I bring order.
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  • madmoparmadmopar Member Posts: 234 Arc User
    Mardan is a ferengi joker.
  • jonsillsjonsills Member Posts: 10,478 Arc User
    people who want to hold someone prisoner don't say things like "Farewell, little spy. May your death be quick and valorous."​​
    Ah, you must have replied aggressively when speaking to him. I was playing a Fed, so I was polite the whole time. His farewell to me was a hope that I would wait patiently until the day he could release the ship again, but noting that if I tried to leave his people would have to stop me. (Spoiler: they failed. Fortunately Obisek didn't hold that against me later.)
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  • shrimphead2015shrimphead2015 Member Posts: 536 Arc User
    In the vault you are left with some options how to respond to Obisek but as far as a diplomatic option , I never got one or it was grayed out for my character. In the last battle though I could have sworn it was Obisek that beams in after the fight to shoot Hakeev but not before telling him he put the interdiction field around the plaza. At any rate the battle was already won when he showed up. I think its just a matter of individual experience with the missions involving this character where you could either like the guy or really not like him and you will end up painting a picture of him that fits with your like or dislike off him.
    "There is iron in your words of death for all Comanche to see, and so there is iron in your words of life. No signed paper can hold the iron. It must come from men. The words of Ten Bears carries the same iron of life and death. It is good that warriors such as we meet in the struggle of life... or death. It shall be life." - Ten Bears (Will Sampson)
  • smokebaileysmokebailey Member Posts: 4,668 Arc User
    As much as I wanted to shoot Madran in the face, I actually enjoyed the moment when he went "Haha, if you do anything, I destroy your precious spores, so here are my demands for..." and my character was like
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    "... *sigh* Nope, energize."


    I like it when Star Trek occasionally pokes fun at itself by having a character comes up with the simplest, sanest and most efficient solution, instead of a convoluted 10-minute "quest" with a lot of technobabble and/or shooting, even if it fails.

    That was one of the reasons I liked the "just beam him out into space, issue solved" part of Capture the Flag, even if it was a doomed attempt that was already tried before we suggested it.

    Same, and stuff like Gorn Championship Wrestling, or the REAL sword of Kahless made me go :D
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  • avoozuulavoozuul Member Posts: 3,215 Arc User
    I don't think they want us to kill Ferengi.
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  • saurializardsaurializard Member Posts: 4,404 Arc User
    edited October 2019
    As much as I wanted to shoot Madran in the face, I actually enjoyed the moment when he went "Haha, if you do anything, I destroy your precious spores, so here are my demands for..." and my character was like
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    "... *sigh* Nope, energize."


    I like it when Star Trek occasionally pokes fun at itself by having a character comes up with the simplest, sanest and most efficient solution, instead of a convoluted 10-minute "quest" with a lot of technobabble and/or shooting, even if it fails.

    That was one of the reasons I liked the "just beam him out into space, issue solved" part of Capture the Flag, even if it was a doomed attempt that was already tried before we suggested it.

    Same, and stuff like Gorn Championship Wrestling, or the REAL sword of Kahless made me go :D
    One of the only reasons I mostly chose this patrol over the rest (outside of having a chance not to encounter Mo'Kai ships that love to send your engines to overdrive and beam torpedoes you barely have time to deactivate) was to hear all the people he's ticked off and all his bad attempts at bribing me.

    "Tholian Queen honey!"
    My Tholian crewmembers told me that's TRIBBLE. The "spoonful gives you immortality" part, anyway, Queens do lactate/honey, but it's deadly for us carbon-based lifeforms. It tastes great before you die, though, apparently.

    "REAL Tox Uthat"
    Very bad timing, Madran.

    "Tunic worn by Kirk"
    Aaaah, now we're tal...
    "Mint condition, no ripes!"
    Yeah, right...

    "The lost episode of Captain Proton!"
    You can ask Admiral Paris when in jail, then.
    #TASforSTO
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  • echattyechatty Member Posts: 5,918 Arc User
    Besides, I think a Ferengi would consider bankruptcy a fate worse than death.
    Now a LTS and loving it.
    Just because you spend money on this game, it does not entitle you to be a jerk if things don't go your way.
    I have come to the conclusion that I have a memory like Etch-A-Sketch. I shake my head and forget everything. :D
  • legendarylycan#5411 legendarylycan Member Posts: 37,284 Arc User
    bankruptcy is a fate tied to death in ferengi culture - if you die while not having personal wealth, it's straight to the vault of eternal destitution​​
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    #LegalizeAwoo

    A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
    An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
    A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
    A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"


    "It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
    "We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
    Passion and Serenity are one.
    I gain power by understanding both.
    In the chaos of their battle, I bring order.
    I am a shadow, darkness born from light.
    The Force is united within me.
  • echattyechatty Member Posts: 5,918 Arc User
    I play Fed, Rom and Kling. I admit to mostly Fed, but I have no problem with others who prefer playing non-Fed, whatever their preferred flavor.

    I even created a new Ferengi girl a couple weeks ago. Fedside as I do prefer Fed over KDF-aligned. I have those for the times the dark side wants to come out and play.

    I admit my Roms who put Hakeev down took much satisfaction in doing so, after what he put them through before Cutting the Cord.
    Now a LTS and loving it.
    Just because you spend money on this game, it does not entitle you to be a jerk if things don't go your way.
    I have come to the conclusion that I have a memory like Etch-A-Sketch. I shake my head and forget everything. :D
  • thay8472thay8472 Member Posts: 6,165 Arc User
    Someone should make a hit list of all the NPCs they want to swiftly execute.

    Captain Kurland - Reason: Spammer
    Tovan Khev - Reason: Can't Dismiss
    Klingon being interrogated on K-7 - Reason: To put him out of his misery
    The population of Defera - Reason: Prevent the risk of further assimilation
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  • terranempire#7881 terranempire Member Posts: 1,222 Arc User
    edited October 2019
    thay8472 wrote: »
    Someone should make a hit list of all the NPCs they want to swiftly execute.

    Captain Kurland - Reason: Spammer
    Tovan Khev - Reason: Can't Dismiss
    Klingon being interrogated on K-7 - Reason: To put him out of his misery
    The population of Defera - Reason: Prevent the risk of further assimilation

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    Yes! :D

    Can I add two more?

    D'Tan - Reason: Traitorous insurrectionist
    Neelix - Reason: Do I need one?
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    "Great men are not peacemakers, Great men are conquerors!" - Captain Archer"
    "When diplomacy fails, there's only one alternative - violence. Force must be applied without apology. It's the Starfleet way." - Captain Janeway
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  • questeriusquesterius Member Posts: 8,506 Arc User
    I would like a remake of the mission Alpha, available to Klingon players, which involves a crash site, jungle planet, Hirogen hunters and a Tal Shiar Operative.

    How much fun would it be to remake the mission and hunt the Hirogen/Madran with your trusted Bat'leth/Mek'leth and gain access to an upgraded version of the Hirogen rifle.
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  • warpangelwarpangel Member Posts: 9,427 Arc User
    I would rather have the option of accepting the shiny bribes Madran offers to not arrest him. Instead I had to leave all the shiny loot to Starfleet. :disappointed:
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