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Canon Federation Weapons

SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
edited September 2023 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
I've decided to only use federation sanctioned weapons throughout the game (photons, phasers, quantums.)

But, there are fine lines on some weapons. For instance, tetryon, although its not a sanctioned federation weapon, it was still used by dax in DS9. There are other examples, too, jsut curious what you hardcore trekkies thought about some of the weapons and their "fine line" in federation canon.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    a lot can change when a war starts, this time line is something like 20 years after the destruction of romulus.

    the federation may have laxed a little on there guidelines to assist with the war effort against the klingons/gorn/orions.
    some technologies were banned for federation use due to treaties with romulans and klingons... but now that we are at war with them, there is no need to keep to the treaties
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I'll use anything that makes pretty lights. I'll stick with whatever makes the enemy health bars go down fastest.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Chezwick wrote: »
    I've decided to only use federation sanctioned weapons throughout the game (photons, phasers, quantums.)

    But, there are fine lines on some weapons. For instance, tetryon, although its not a sanctioned federation weapon, it was still used by dax in DS9. There are other examples, too, jsut curious what you hardcore trekkies thought about some of the weapons and their "fine line" in federation canon.


    Tri Cobalts and Transphasic weapons were also Starfleet weapons.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    DNR wrote: »
    a lot can change when a war starts, this time line is something like 20 years after the destruction of romulus.

    the federation may have laxed a little on there guidelines to assist with the war effort against the klingons/gorn/orions.
    some technologies were banned for federation use due to treaties with romulans and klingons... but now that we are at war with them, there is no need to keep to the treaties

    You may have missed the multitude of recent threads on the topic, but apparently the canon thumpers have determined that there are in fact extremely strict guidelines on the matter of weapon usage. The regulations even specify the color appearance of the weapons!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Pasquatic wrote:
    You may have missed the multitude of recent threads on the topic, but apparently the canon thumpers have determined that there are in fact extremely strict guidelines on the matter of weapon usage. The regulations even specify the color appearance of the weapons!

    yeah casue in 2409 PHASERS ARE ORANGE AND PHOTONS ARE RED

    i dont want to see another person with frikking purple phasers...
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Maxloef wrote: »
    yeah casue in 2409 PHASERS ARE ORANGE AND PHOTONS ARE RED

    i dont want to see another person with frikking purple phasers...

    There are far more canon breaking things. Such as the Federation's "shoot first and make first contact later" policy. As long as Starfleet is behaving like the Terran Empire, who cares what color the phasers are?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Metallurgist wrote:
    There are far more canon breaking things. Such as the Federation's "shoot first and make first contact later" policy. As long as Starfleet is behaving like the Terran Empire, who cares what color the phasers are?
    Paramount. This is still a licensed property.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Pasquatic wrote:
    You may have missed the multitude of recent threads on the topic, but apparently the canon thumpers have determined that there are in fact extremely strict guidelines on the matter of weapon usage. The regulations even specify the color appearance of the weapons!

    The license holders are pretty adamant about certain things. Weapons color just happens to be one of them.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Metallurgist wrote:
    There are far more canon breaking things. Such as the Federation's "shoot first and make first contact later" policy. As long as Starfleet is behaving like the Terran Empire, who cares what color the phasers are?

    Behavior changes with situation and time.
    Fundamental technology characteristics... not so much.

    How often did you see Sisko hail Dominion ships during the war?
    Federation captains also aren't likely to bother hailing an enemy that approaches them with shields raised and weapons charged. Their intent is pretty clear before the 10km range is met.
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