Hirogen - Known allies of romulans in exchange for hunting grounds within it's space.
Yes to this because they are allies of Sela (though this would depend on whether Sela was our Admiral Quinn / J'mpok). Either way, if included, they should be store purchases.
Vulcan - Have worked to unify their cousins, the romulan people, with their own.
No, because I don't believe the Romulans and Vulcans are there yet. They've not long lost their home world and a good portion of their population. Reunification (especially when the Vulcan Science Academy refused to aid Spock) isn't likely to be on their 'to do' list any time soon.
Benzite - Benzar was under romulan control in the dominion war, some may still be loyal.
Klingon - There was a colony of klingons peaceful with romulan control on Carraya IV.
Corvallen - Their location is near romulan holdings and have worked with them.
Benzar was probably under Romulan protection, I don't think Romulan control (that implies a whole, different ball game). I'd be tempted to exclude that Klingon-Romulan colony too; if it's the one I'm thinking of, it exists for a reason, and I doubt they'd be welcomed in to a Romulan Republic. Besides, there would be too few of them.
As for the Corvallen, meh. We don't know much about them really.
I'd like to see the Suliban; who better to work for a Romulan Faction that a group of genetically enhanced soldiers who can squeeze through the smallest of gaps, and blend into their environments? We've also got the Suliban Helix ready and waiting in Tau Dewa.
The other race I'd like to see (as a store purchase) is Cardassian. Federation players have the Klingon option to this, and we know that, to an extent, Cardassians and Romulans have gotten along in the past, especially when it's a common cause; their common cause now would be regaining galactic position.
Romulans have always been xenophobic. And I really wanted to play the Star Empire, but now it looks like we are getting the Republic...which is kind of lame. Honestly I don't want to see anything but Romulans and Remans with this faction, along with maybe the liberated Borg and whatever.
Romulan and Reman will be the only free species, but i figure its just a matter of time before C-Store species become available.
As for races, their is a species the Romulans use as Assassins, who pose as perfume merchants, forgot their name.
As for joined Trill, what do you think happens to joined Trill who are exiled, or who steal symbiots, or thjose who do unethical research on boosting Symbiot populations and other rogues from Trill Society including those Trill who caught the Klingon Augment virus? Do you think they'd meekily let their Symbiots die or would they seek help say from the Klingons?
Say a world that has a cpompatible ecosystem which they could colonize and breed their own Symbiots, along with gathering those stolen or exiled from the home world.
If I was a Rogue Trill its what I would do.
Alsoi when they allow Bridge officers to become Captains it should expand the range of possible races as well.
I also like the idea of having Suliban as part of the RR. Besides the Suliban Helix is the perfect location for an external base. Both of the current factions have at least one Space Station outside their home system that players can go to for various services.
Romulan and Reman will be the only free species, but i figure its just a matter of time before C-Store species become available.
When the game went F2P, they made the announcement that they were moving away from C-Store species purchases. And they made almost all of the ones at the time free. Why would they shift gears again now?
When the game went F2P, they made the announcement that they were moving away from C-Store species purchases. And they made almost all of the ones at the time free. Why would they shift gears again now?
Because they sense a potential gold mine of people wanting to try out the RSE on a non Romulan/Reman toon? Let's face it, Cryptic making an about face on an issue to increase revenue is far from without precedent.
Yes to these, simply because they're able for other factions.
Yes to this because they are allies of Sela (though this would depend on whether Sela was our Admiral Quinn / J'mpok). Either way, if included, they should be store purchases.
No, because I don't believe the Romulans and Vulcans are there yet. They've not long lost their home world and a good portion of their population. Reunification (especially when the Vulcan Science Academy refused to aid Spock) isn't likely to be on their 'to do' list any time soon.
Benzar was probably under Romulan protection, I don't think Romulan control (that implies a whole, different ball game). I'd be tempted to exclude that Klingon-Romulan colony too; if it's the one I'm thinking of, it exists for a reason, and I doubt they'd be welcomed in to a Romulan Republic. Besides, there would be too few of them.
As for the Corvallen, meh. We don't know much about them really.
I'd like to see the Suliban; who better to work for a Romulan Faction that a group of genetically enhanced soldiers who can squeeze through the smallest of gaps, and blend into their environments? We've also got the Suliban Helix ready and waiting in Tau Dewa.
The other race I'd like to see (as a store purchase) is Cardassian. Federation players have the Klingon option to this, and we know that, to an extent, Cardassians and Romulans have gotten along in the past, especially when it's a common cause; their common cause now would be regaining galactic position.
That is all.
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Not a bad image, though.
Infinite possibilities have implications that could not be completely understood if you turned this entire universe into a giant supercomputer.
When the game went F2P, they made the announcement that they were moving away from C-Store species purchases. And they made almost all of the ones at the time free. Why would they shift gears again now?
Also, they've made at least one more species release since F2P, Ferasans.
I think this is the same Romulan Empire Sela had, but it will be like the Bourne movies where they will show Sela dissapearing in the past in the starter mission and the formation of the Republic in order to try and start anew after Hobus Supernova but they are still the ruthless people we all know and love. God i hope this is not New Romulus but i have a feeling it isn't. These Romulans look BA ie the hot Rommie girl, its the legacy of Romulus so which means they are the decendants of the old way, or as i like to call the fun way.
as Schinzon put it......
"We will not bow to anyone as slaves, not the Romulans (Sela, Tal Shiar) and not your mighty Federation"
(Insert WW2 esk Reman music here)
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] "This planet smells, it must be the Klingons"
You know, I'm seeing quite a few responses to this topic indignantly calling for a "pure" Romulan, Reman experience. But that, at least to me, seems kind of contradictory. If you want a pure Romulan experience, it would have to be Romulan only. The very inclusion of Remans as playable characters implies that the racial politics of the playable Romulan faction are far more inclusive than the RSE of old.
You know, I'm seeing quite a few responses to this topic indignantly calling for a "pure" Romulan, Reman experience. But that, at least to me, seems kind of contradictory. If you want a pure Romulan experience, it would have to be Romulan only. The very inclusion of Remans as playable characters implies that the racial politics of the playable Romulan faction are far more inclusive than the RSE of old.
Like the Romulan Alliance System? Of course you do, it sounds fine to you because you aren't Romulans, you're FED or KDF who are going to make a Romulan alt, it makes a HUGE difference in perspective.
Right, but Remans would never be allowed to serve aboard a Romulan vessel. Certainly not captain it. That Remus is in the emblem of the RSE is probably indicative of it being the Romulan's first conquest and that it is in the same star system as Romulus.
I stand by that giving Remans the captain's chair automatically opens it up to more races. Remans weren't just second class, they were like eighth class citizens.
I have never, ever, ever liked Nemesis' take on Remus.
I find it absurd that the Romulans would give such reverence and attention to the "twin homeworlds" of the RSE when one of them is essentially a barely habitable garbage dump and home to a slave race.
I have never, ever, ever liked Nemesis' take on Remus.
I find it absurd that the Romulans would give such reverence and attention to the "twin homeworlds" of the RSE when one of them is essentially a barely habitable garbage dump and home to a slave race.
I firmly agree with you. Someone dropped the ball big-time methinks.....
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Joined Trill - Both the KDF and FED were given this payment option.
I think the reason why Joined Trill were given to both the FEDs and the KDF the Trill are members of the former and the latter was a mythology gag (considering Curzon and Jadzia Dax's fondness for the culture.) Romulan aligned Trill... is pushing it.
Hirogen - Known allies of romulans in exchange for hunting grounds within it's space.
Possible. There might be a few that aren't egomaniacal trophy hunters like a good chunk of their kin, and so join the Republic in an effort to settle. As for the main Hirogen... doubtful.
Corvallen - Their location is near romulan holdings and have worked with them.
Forgot about them.
And yeah, Alien will probably be the other choice. As for the aforementioned Yridians... something tells me they'd fit in more with a Cardassian/Dominion faction than the Romulans, since they always seemed to work in that section of space. Same for the Breen. As for the mentioned Aenar - you got one guy kidnapped by the Romulans, and all of a sudden, the whole race are collaborators! :P
Actually Cryptic were the ones doing that, justifying it by thinking that just because Dax got wet over Klingons that all other joined Trills must do so as well, and that this fetish would take them beyond simple admiration to high treason.
You mean.. by not dealing with it at all and using it as an excuse to expand Klingon hegemony?
So what? And no, what I wrote is what I meant.
Yeah, that's great. Generally I don't expect such long lived beings to be that stupid or treasonous.
KDF have been winning the Undine war. Feds have been punked time and again. Who are the stupid ones? Who are the guys who have traitors in their faction time and again?
:rolleyes:
By that logic you could have KDF playable humans.
Being a criminal is one thing, actively working for your nation's enemy is quite another. It would be like the American mob working for the TRIBBLE.
Not really, but continue to think inside that boring box...
I have never, ever, ever liked Nemesis' take on Remus.
I find it absurd that the Romulans would give such reverence and attention to the "twin homeworlds" of the RSE when one of them is essentially a barely habitable garbage dump and home to a slave race.
I think calling it reverence is going a bit too far. Romulus was a world that made an ideal place to build a society. Remus was an ideal place to mine the ---- out of.... So you know it's a bit of a yin-yang thing. One planet is where we live, the other planet is where we get our resources...
altho it would be nice to see lots of new races added. I think they should keep it to a minimum. anything added needs a good reason behind it. I look at the feds and you can see why they have so many different species. kdf make a lot less sense.
so I hope the romulans can justify who ever is added. why on earth is there so many posts saying the romulans need a cat species?! I can tell you.... no we don't lol. but is it katarians? that are in tng I spose roms will get them from the cstore :eek:
so for me I can see
romulan,
reman,
liberated borg romulans,
maybe even liberated borg reman.
hirogen- I can see hirogen, based purely on sela being allied with a group of them. I therefore seem there as a c-store purchase this is the top choice for me of a non romulan/remen species. I expect cryptic to do this as it will surely make them some money back.
joined trill - I can see why they might get added, feds/kdf etc but not for me tbh
yaridians - they trade information. it would make sense if they are around as npcs and in missions etc. but a species that's going to fight for the romulan empire/republic?? can't see it at all.
Vulcans - bad idea
aliens - well they will be there and people will make crazy looking things i'm sure
all in all i'm expecting the list to be small very small! and that isn't a bad thing
Im pretty sure any Ex borg Romulans would be vapourised
the Romulans are not as SOFT as the Klingons
Klingon "oh but he used to be a warrior of house moshpit we must redeem him"
Federation "He may be trying to blow the ship up but he used to be Ensign curly we must save him"
Romulan "open fire"
Romulans and Remans are the same people, one just went to live on the good planet and the others well didn't.
Like the Romulan Alliance System? Of course you do, it sounds fine to you because you aren't Romulans, you're FED or KDF who are going to make a Romulan alt, it makes a HUGE difference in perspective.
Sorry folks for the delay in adding any suggestions!
Me laptop's monitor cracked and it's now in the repair shop.
So I'm having to use a friend's laptop to do things.
The Ktarians and Yridians are hard to deny that they would work quite well with this
Romulan Republic faction. One fits aesthetically, the other? mentally. There's even room
in both societies histories to allow for former inclusion into the Romulan Star Empire.
Which would then allow them to run with the Romulan Republic as now free subjects.
This brings me onto my next point: there appears to be some hard liners within this topic,
wishing for only remans and romulans. For one, this is *NOT* the Romulan Star Empire.
Two, remans are a subject species of that empire, one of many in-fact. So the option is
still up in the air for more subject species to join the Romulan Republic *against* the RSE.
Sorry folks for the delay in adding any suggestions!
Me laptop's monitor cracked and it's now in the repair shop.
So I'm having to use a friend's laptop to do things.
Oh sir! You wound my spoken word, wound it!
Actually, I wasn't saying they were extinct, not at all in-fact my clever little friend.
The key is in the: "they were thought" Not, "they were."
The Ktarians and Yridians are hard to deny that they would work quite well with this
Romulan Republic faction. One fits aesthetically, the other? mentally. There's even room
in both societies histories to allow for former inclusion into the Romulan Star Empire.
Which would then allow them to run with the Romulan Republic as now free subjects.
This brings me onto my next point: there appears to be some hard liners within this topic,
wishing for only remans and romulans. For one, this is *NOT* the Romulan Star Empire.
Two, remans are a subject species of that empire, one of many in-fact. So the option is
still up in the air for more subject species to join the Romulan Republic *against* the RSE.
I just don't see how or why they would suddenly fight for the romulans or remans. just think it's better to have them dotted around romulan territory, social zone etc. in missions. they are likely to be on good terms with the rse or rom republic I don't doubt that. just think it's clutching at strews a bit. i'm not anti other species. i just want stuff to makes sense. with a quality story to back it up.
the hirogen are the only species i currently see cryptic using due to the 'alliance' with sela.
i do wonder what the outcome of selas meeting with the true way was.....
I just don't see how or why they would suddenly fight for the romulans or remans. just think it's better to have them dotted around romulan territory, social zone etc. in missions. they are likely to be on good terms with the rse or rom republic I don't doubt that. just think it's clutching at strews a bit. i'm not anti other species. i just want stuff to makes sense. with a quality story to back it up.
the hirogen are the only species i currently see cryptic using due to the 'alliance' with sela.
i do wonder what the outcome of selas meeting with the true way was.....
Just because we don't see it on-screen doesn't mean it happens off-screen.
Playable liberated subject species for the RR is like playable vassal species for the KDF:
It ain't supposed to be seen on TV or in a game, but it damn well can happen.
KDF have been winning the Undine war. Feds have been punked time and again. Who are the stupid ones? Who are the guys who have traitors in their faction time and again?
Yes, the Federation has found their Undine infiltrators. How many missions have the Klingons had where they uncovered the Undine in their ranks? Yeah, the KDF sure are "winning" that war with the Undine.
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Yes to this because they are allies of Sela (though this would depend on whether Sela was our Admiral Quinn / J'mpok). Either way, if included, they should be store purchases.
No, because I don't believe the Romulans and Vulcans are there yet. They've not long lost their home world and a good portion of their population. Reunification (especially when the Vulcan Science Academy refused to aid Spock) isn't likely to be on their 'to do' list any time soon.
Benzar was probably under Romulan protection, I don't think Romulan control (that implies a whole, different ball game). I'd be tempted to exclude that Klingon-Romulan colony too; if it's the one I'm thinking of, it exists for a reason, and I doubt they'd be welcomed in to a Romulan Republic. Besides, there would be too few of them.
As for the Corvallen, meh. We don't know much about them really.
I'd like to see the Suliban; who better to work for a Romulan Faction that a group of genetically enhanced soldiers who can squeeze through the smallest of gaps, and blend into their environments? We've also got the Suliban Helix ready and waiting in Tau Dewa.
The other race I'd like to see (as a store purchase) is Cardassian. Federation players have the Klingon option to this, and we know that, to an extent, Cardassians and Romulans have gotten along in the past, especially when it's a common cause; their common cause now would be regaining galactic position.
That is all.
As for races, their is a species the Romulans use as Assassins, who pose as perfume merchants, forgot their name.
As for joined Trill, what do you think happens to joined Trill who are exiled, or who steal symbiots, or thjose who do unethical research on boosting Symbiot populations and other rogues from Trill Society including those Trill who caught the Klingon Augment virus? Do you think they'd meekily let their Symbiots die or would they seek help say from the Klingons?
Say a world that has a cpompatible ecosystem which they could colonize and breed their own Symbiots, along with gathering those stolen or exiled from the home world.
If I was a Rogue Trill its what I would do.
Alsoi when they allow Bridge officers to become Captains it should expand the range of possible races as well.
My character Tsin'xing
Because they sense a potential gold mine of people wanting to try out the RSE on a non Romulan/Reman toon? Let's face it, Cryptic making an about face on an issue to increase revenue is far from without precedent.
Your signature matches the races you want.
Not a bad image, though.
Infinite possibilities have implications that could not be completely understood if you turned this entire universe into a giant supercomputer.
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as Schinzon put it......
"We will not bow to anyone as slaves, not the Romulans (Sela, Tal Shiar) and not your mighty Federation"
(Insert WW2 esk Reman music here)
I stand by that giving Remans the captain's chair automatically opens it up to more races. Remans weren't just second class, they were like eighth class citizens.
I find it absurd that the Romulans would give such reverence and attention to the "twin homeworlds" of the RSE when one of them is essentially a barely habitable garbage dump and home to a slave race.
I firmly agree with you. Someone dropped the ball big-time methinks.....
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I think the reason why Joined Trill were given to both the FEDs and the KDF the Trill are members of the former and the latter was a mythology gag (considering Curzon and Jadzia Dax's fondness for the culture.) Romulan aligned Trill... is pushing it.
Possible. There might be a few that aren't egomaniacal trophy hunters like a good chunk of their kin, and so join the Republic in an effort to settle. As for the main Hirogen... doubtful.
It was said they were *liberated* by the Romulans, not controlled by them (though there was the question of the Romulans giving up the planet).
I see this as a C-Store option, if at all.
Possible. Probably another C-Store unlock. May even make for an interesting back story.
Forgot about them.
And yeah, Alien will probably be the other choice. As for the aforementioned Yridians... something tells me they'd fit in more with a Cardassian/Dominion faction than the Romulans, since they always seemed to work in that section of space. Same for the Breen. As for the mentioned Aenar - you got one guy kidnapped by the Romulans, and all of a sudden, the whole race are collaborators! :P
KDF have been winning the Undine war. Feds have been punked time and again. Who are the stupid ones? Who are the guys who have traitors in their faction time and again?
:rolleyes:
Not really, but continue to think inside that boring box...
My character Tsin'xing
Just Romulans and a few ~Remans if we must
There is no need for "lesser" races in the Empire
so I hope the romulans can justify who ever is added. why on earth is there so many posts saying the romulans need a cat species?! I can tell you.... no we don't lol. but is it katarians? that are in tng I spose roms will get them from the cstore :eek:
so for me I can see
romulan,
reman,
liberated borg romulans,
maybe even liberated borg reman.
hirogen- I can see hirogen, based purely on sela being allied with a group of them. I therefore seem there as a c-store purchase this is the top choice for me of a non romulan/remen species. I expect cryptic to do this as it will surely make them some money back.
joined trill - I can see why they might get added, feds/kdf etc but not for me tbh
yaridians - they trade information. it would make sense if they are around as npcs and in missions etc. but a species that's going to fight for the romulan empire/republic?? can't see it at all.
Vulcans - bad idea
aliens - well they will be there and people will make crazy looking things i'm sure
all in all i'm expecting the list to be small very small! and that isn't a bad thing
the Romulans are not as SOFT as the Klingons
Klingon "oh but he used to be a warrior of house moshpit we must redeem him"
Federation "He may be trying to blow the ship up but he used to be Ensign curly we must save him"
Romulan "open fire"
My character Tsin'xing
Me laptop's monitor cracked and it's now in the repair shop.
So I'm having to use a friend's laptop to do things.
Oh sir! You wound my spoken word, wound it!
Actually, I wasn't saying they were extinct, not at all in-fact my clever little friend.
The key is in the: "they were thought" Not, "they were."
The Ktarians and Yridians are hard to deny that they would work quite well with this
Romulan Republic faction. One fits aesthetically, the other? mentally. There's even room
in both societies histories to allow for former inclusion into the Romulan Star Empire.
Which would then allow them to run with the Romulan Republic as now free subjects.
This brings me onto my next point: there appears to be some hard liners within this topic,
wishing for only remans and romulans. For one, this is *NOT* the Romulan Star Empire.
Two, remans are a subject species of that empire, one of many in-fact. So the option is
still up in the air for more subject species to join the Romulan Republic *against* the RSE.
I just don't see how or why they would suddenly fight for the romulans or remans. just think it's better to have them dotted around romulan territory, social zone etc. in missions. they are likely to be on good terms with the rse or rom republic I don't doubt that. just think it's clutching at strews a bit. i'm not anti other species. i just want stuff to makes sense. with a quality story to back it up.
the hirogen are the only species i currently see cryptic using due to the 'alliance' with sela.
i do wonder what the outcome of selas meeting with the true way was.....
Just because we don't see it on-screen doesn't mean it happens off-screen.
Playable liberated subject species for the RR is like playable vassal species for the KDF:
It ain't supposed to be seen on TV or in a game, but it damn well can happen.
No... Remans are the natives of the Romulus system. Romulans are the castaway Vulcans who showed up, enslaved them, and built an empire.
Yes, the Federation has found their Undine infiltrators. How many missions have the Klingons had where they uncovered the Undine in their ranks? Yeah, the KDF sure are "winning" that war with the Undine.