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Am I weird for prefering KDF over Fed?
jestersage
Member Posts: 8 Arc User
Within the last month, I found myself playing a lot more on KDF over my Fed (which essentially become my alt) - and I am wondering why that's the case.
What I like about Fed:
-customization options on characters and ships
-More selection of ships should I choose to buy
-familiar ships
What I like about KDF:
-Better carrier play - I always been playing Pet Master / mobile nukes, be it STO, CO, or any other games that give me options for usign pets. Also allow me to have carrier for free.
-Better DoFF assignments, especially Marauding
-Better fleet - the Fed Fleet I joined seems to grow stale even though it suppose to be a division of a bigger fleet, not to mention not letting me use the fleet bank. The KDF fleet I join is growing, even if slowly, and let me use fleet banks.
So what I want to know is: am I abnormal, or is KDF actually better than Fed? I am trying to find a reason to make a Fed-Rom, but it seems KDF-Rom will be better...
What I like about Fed:
-customization options on characters and ships
-More selection of ships should I choose to buy
-familiar ships
What I like about KDF:
-Better carrier play - I always been playing Pet Master / mobile nukes, be it STO, CO, or any other games that give me options for usign pets. Also allow me to have carrier for free.
-Better DoFF assignments, especially Marauding
-Better fleet - the Fed Fleet I joined seems to grow stale even though it suppose to be a division of a bigger fleet, not to mention not letting me use the fleet bank. The KDF fleet I join is growing, even if slowly, and let me use fleet banks.
So what I want to know is: am I abnormal, or is KDF actually better than Fed? I am trying to find a reason to make a Fed-Rom, but it seems KDF-Rom will be better...
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or how about sugar on their spaghetti
Not at all. Fed rom or kdf just enjoy the game
People don't all base their decisions on the same criteria. There's some distinct advantages in KDF play. But I don't like the backstory for it, so I've got the dilithium farming alts and called it at that. For playing the game earnestly I generally prefer the faction that has more options for First Contact than "Destroy" and "Destroy for the glory of the Empire!".
By the same token though, I'm not going to care for one moment about anything related to any Romulan character I create, so that or those character(s) will align with the KDF as it's the only way to get some use out of the subterfuge trait and I can always use more dilithium farming alts.
Harder to get contraband, prisoners.
Players seem to not be as....skilled or mAture at certain times.
Can't pvp.
Every week getting a new cstore ship. Very expensive.
I mean, cryptic doesn't even want kdf money.
Plus on an rp point of view, the Federation would crumble like a house of cards existing in such trying times.
Plus if you are in a mission that shoots up a bar, do it as a kdf.
Yes. Mayo on fries rules.
I love the KDF and Romulans, they are more realistic than the Federation. In reality do you really think humanity is going to extend an olive branch every stinking time to a unknown agent? How many times did it bite them in the rear end? Look at all the wars they have gotten themselves into because they neither have the political will or leadership to do end a conflict definitively.
KDF's forces attitude is the right one, shoot first and ask questions later because its better to be wrong and alive then dead and wrong.
The Romulans don't trust anyone and that as Martian Manhunter would say is a "wise policy" The Federation is too trusting of people and it gets them into unnecessary fights.
KDF Romulans tell it like it is and doesn't sugar coat it with political correctness and diplomatic fluff.
Thats why the KDF and Romulans are better than the Federation, in reality the KDF and Romulans would STOMP the Federation if they were not portrayed the villains all the time.
KDF and Romulans rock
Qapla!
More players should play as the KDF. Period. It's not like Cryptic are making you pay for it, so why not play as the KDF?
I like my characters, but ever since my KDF Engineer got his Andorian Boff, he's had a bit more character to him than any of my Feds.
Some could say that Feds are villians in disguise...
In playing 10 levels as a Federation player you destroy more ships then in the entire series of TNG...
Atleast the KDF are honest about liking to fight. :P
Pretty much this. I do hope more players come to the KDF after the LoR release. One of the big problem areas was the grating red UI that KDF players have to use, and now there will be options to pick from. That, combined with the starting from level 1 thing, will probably boost KDF numbers at least a little bit.
With Romulan I guess the Feds now get to experience some of that.
- Judge Aaron Satie
Feds have Leadership.
I still play my main Fed character a lot, bought the big Odyssey bundle for him, but I have no desire to make more really. KDF I have several. My Romulan will side with them as well.
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In this game: A selection of ships, customization options, and episodes.
That's it, that's all people get worked up about.
Rest assured there are quite a number of KDF that loathe the Federation here.
A lot are from the hipster school of "well the Federation did X bad thing once, so anything goes" or are simply allergic to an organization with good intentions. It's a popular thing these days, as many of these replies will predictably show you.
It's horrible to them to imagine any organization with even the intention of anything other than "me me me" so they smear it in the mud any chance they get with a lot of theorycrafting and blowing exceptions in the show to the Federation's mostly-sterling record way out of proportion.
I also partially blame Ayn Rand and her goofy books.
Me? I play my KDF because only they have Gorn, Gorn are cool, and I think birds-of-prey are cool and fun to fly. The KDF as an organization and as an empire nosedived after Martok was killed, though.
Just take a look at that new B'rotlh BoP.
'nuff said.
What are you talking about? The Federation has never started a war (well, the occasional nutty admiral has tried, but who's counting?), but if someone mistook their benevolent nature as a weakness they have always finished it no matter the cost one way or the other.
Federation - diversity and customization.
Klingon Empire - efficiency and raw performance.
Romulan Republic - linear, immersive story/experience.
Personally, my OCD thirst for 'balance' means I tend to play all sides with all classes fairly equally. Each character is a different playstyle, but I enjoy them all for different reasons. Looking forward to adding the torpedo-tank and blaster-master to the stable once the expansion lands.
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I don't think anyone on the KDF side (other than the crass, uncouth trolls) would say we have 'no content, no ship choices, and no redeemable qualities'. It's more like 'less content than the Feds, less ship choices than the Feds, and maybe less 'positive' qualities than the Feds'. All of which are legit points. Your strawman argument is offensive, and worthy only of a petaQ!
Hahaha, the Federation is full of hypocrisy and self-interest. . .especially in STO. They spread throughout space like an insidious, passive-aggressive parasite. They become 'friends' with you, sap you of your strength and independence, and then absorb you. Just look at the Cardassians. Look at the Romulan petaQ'pu who follow D'tan. They all reek of Federation weakness, of Federation 'morality'.
When the Klingon Empire acted in response to the Undine threat, the Federation cowards backed down and refused to support their allies. They only want allies so that their weak behinds can be saved from rapacious invaders.
Or quoting Michael Eddington (DS9):
"Why is the Federation so obsessed with the Maquis?... Because we've left the Federation, and that's the one thing you can't accept. Nobody leaves paradise. Everyone should want to be in the Federation... You know, in some ways you're even worse than the Borg. At least they tell you about their plans for assimilation. You're more insidious. You assimilate people and they don't even know it."
Simply put, they are like root beer.
I think the real reason why KDF appeal better is that KDF is actually closer to a traditional gamer game play (TRIBBLE diplomacy, shoot everything or command things to shoot), while Fed is more of reading an interactive novel.