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Alien race traits

newbs35newbs35 Member Posts: 5 Arc User
edited May 2013 in Tribble - General Discussion and Feedback
Made an alien character on the romulan side. Did not think to look until I was level 7, but at this point there was 4 traits already assigned to the character that I did not choose. Did I miss the screen where I was supposed to pick my 4 traits or is PW forcing me to use the free token I get just to fix my character from creation?
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  • assimilatedktarassimilatedktar Member Posts: 1,708 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    The latter.
    FKA K-Tar, grumpy Klingon/El-Aurian hybrid. Now assimilated by PWE.
    Sometimes, if you want to bury the hatchet with a Klingon, it has to be in his skull. - Captain K'Tar of the USS Danu about J'mpok.
  • breadandcircusesbreadandcircuses Member Posts: 2,355 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Yup, they took away the Trait selection at character creation, so every Alien in the universe has the same set of Traits. They are presets based on the combination of Species and Career. Since every Alien is an Alien... same Traits.

    As an unintended consequence, you also have no idea what Traits your Species is eligible for until you actually get into the game; yes, you do get different optional Traits with different Species captains. For example, Romulans are not (for some reason) able to be either Efficient or Elusive, things I have always associated with Romulans...
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  • ashgrey77xashgrey77x Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    breadandcircuses wrote: »
    Yup, they took away the Trait selection at character creation, so every Alien in the universe has the same set of Traits. They are presets based on the combination of Species and Career. Since every Alien is an Alien... same Traits.

    As an unintended consequence, you also have no idea what Traits your Species is eligible for until you actually get into the game; yes, you do get different optional Traits with different Species captains. For example, Romulans are not (for some reason) able to be either Efficient or Elusive, things I have always associated with Romulans...

    My Romulan on tribble has elusive, they added it a few patches back.
  • gpgtxgpgtx Member Posts: 1,579 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    yup my lvl 50 rom has elusive
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  • breadandcircusesbreadandcircuses Member Posts: 2,355 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Ah, I missed the add-back. That at least helps a bit and fits with the Romulans' general feel, from a thematic standpoint. Thanks for the feedback :)

    Still, it would be nice to know what you had access to at character creation, even if not actually choosing your Traits.
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    meimeitoo wrote: »
    I do not like Geko ether.
    iconians wrote: »
    With each passing day I wonder if I stepped into an alternate reality. The Cubs win the world series. Donald Trump is President. Britain leaves the EU. STO gets a dedicated PvP season. Engineers are "out of control" in STO.​​
  • zardonfarzardonfar Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Am I the only one who thinks that Aliens are getting the short end of the stick now?
  • jamiek81jamiek81 Member Posts: 78 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    zardonfar wrote: »
    Am I the only one who thinks that Aliens are getting the short end of the stick now?

    I am thinking they are trying to encourage you to pick the default races like Romulans or Klingons.
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