Hi all.
Just purchased the game and in the loong process of patching from the retail release up to the current release so thought id start spamming the forums :P
A Few questions i as a genuine newby would like to ask.
1) Can you, or will you ever be able to play as romulan
2) Currently which is the best pvp class
3) can cryptic speed up my patch zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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You will start the tutorial(a rather long one) playing as Federation, after completing a mission called "Stop the Signal" around Level-6 of Tier 1, you'll be able to create a Klingon Alt, and get your first Tier Klingon ship.
Which side is the most powerful is up for much debate, and changes from Tier to Tier.
The game is heavily driven towards team play, so regardless of individual ship abilities, usually the best (in numbers and skills) team will win.
Hope that helps...
The poll mentioned showed Romulans in the lead by a huge margin....I believe it was between 60 and 70% of the total.
So, I'd be expecting the Romulans as the next faction, most likely in the first expansion. Hopefully, the alien generator will tide you over til then....you are far from the only one waiting eagerly for Romulans, the first and best major "enemy" race in ST ( yes, they appeared before Klingons).