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What Career path will your Romulan be?

maxdragon77maxdragon77 Member Posts: 44 Arc User
edited May 2013 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
This is kind of a min/maxing thread so let the debate start.

I am thinking of going tact to benefit the most of the cloak and front load damage on targets that the battle cloak affords you, but I wonder if science ship with battle cloak might be better. What do you guys think? Now we are thinking Romulans warbirds here not all the other ships, because I am sure there will be answers all over the board if you include every ship. So what do you guys think?
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  • fudgeoflifefudgeoflife Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Tactical FTW.
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  • grylakgrylak Member Posts: 1,594 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Having a fed engi and a fed sci, and a kling tac, im going engi for my rommy. It's the one that suits my playstyle the most, and the one I have the most fun with. So my D'deridex is gonna be going around tanking like Romulas depends on it!
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  • defalusdefalus Member Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I'm considering a science captain and aiming for a Fleet D'Deridex, the lt cmdr tac and sci with a cmdr engy just seems to call out to me, more so with the EPTX changes and not being able to dual cycle (unless that has changed recent and I missed it).

    I do need to look over the class passives being added as trait choices before I make up my mind and go sci though.
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  • kurumimorishitakurumimorishita Member Posts: 1,410 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Hmmm.. equally like my fed and kling chars, I plan to try every career with at least one char..

    my main Tac will certainly aim for the Fleet Mogai, my main Sci for the Fleet D'deridex and my Eng for the Haakona.
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  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    As I said elsewhere, my first Fed was an Engineer, my first KD was a Tactical, so my first Rom will be Science.
    STO is about my Liberated Borg Federation Captain with his Breen 1st Officer, Jem'Hadar Tactical Officer, Liberated Borg Engineering Officer, Android Ops Officer, Photonic Science Officer, Gorn Science Officer, and Reman Medical Officer jumping into their Jem'Hadar Carrier and flying off to do missions for the new Romulan Empire. But for some players allowing a T5 Connie to be used breaks the canon in the game.
  • turbomagnusturbomagnus Member Posts: 3,479 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    With the changes to the Traits system, I think I'm going to have to give all three paths a try. At the moment, I have definate Eng leanings since the Turrets, Drones and occasional Orbital Strike support my playing style well, but I don't know how that'll hold up after LoR is released and the changes that come with it...
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  • perfectself82perfectself82 Member Posts: 56 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Engi first, then Sci, and finally Tac to blitz as fast as possible because by this point I'm getting sick of leveling.

    Seems to be the way I always do it. I'm an altoholic. Don't judge me :(
  • pyryckpyryck Member Posts: 6 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    maxdragon77 wrote: »
    This is kind of a min/maxing thread so let the debate start.

    I am thinking of going tact to benefit the most of the cloak and front load damage on targets that the battle cloak affords you, but I wonder if science ship with battle cloak might be better. What do you guys think? Now we are thinking Romulans warbirds here not all the other ships, because I am sure there will be answers all over the board if you include every ship. So what do you guys think?

    You ask about career choices and then bring up "min/max"? Just how many different "tactical" careers are there in STO? :rolleyes:

    To heck with min/maxing, eSTFs and competitive PvP, I'm going to roll a Romulan for each career and finally enjoy playing MY game MY way with MY favorite fRaction! :P

    Oh yeah, and I WILL be commanding a D'deridex on at least one of Romulans if not all of them! :P
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  • malkarrismalkarris Member Posts: 797 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I'm with thecosmic1, my first Fed was Eng, my first KDF was Sci, so my first Romulan will be Tac. And because I can't stick to established wisdom, I'll be puting her in a D'deridex end game. Either with beams or cannons.

    After that, I'm planning at least one of each of the other two classes. I'm thinking a Reman sci and a Romulan engineer. But we will see.
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  • jamiek81jamiek81 Member Posts: 78 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I only do tactical officers since everyone says science officers and engineers can't do dps and I only do dps.
  • qjuniorqjunior Member Posts: 2,023 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I already have 19 characters spread over 2 factions and all three careers...although with a slight preference for tactical. :)

    Right now, I'm not sure what to choose for my first Romulan.... I want him to fly the D'deridex though..... Probably Tac.... now for the ally.... so many choices and things to consider.... :confused:
  • blassreiterusblassreiterus Member Posts: 1,294 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    All of my Romulans (and Remans) will be tactical. I'm planning on getting 4 extra character slots on Tuesday along with the Tier 3 Mogai Refit (Valdore Class) and the Tier 5 Mogai Retrofit.
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  • fonz71fonz71 Member Posts: 346 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    i will be making a fed\rom and a kdf\rom... one will be sci the other tac, though i still have not decided which will be which :P as to the poster that says sci can't dps.... i say lolololol!!!!! though sci's can't get the spike damage a tac can with stacking attack patterns they do have sufficient de-buffing abilities and do quite well thank you. :P
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  • qjuniorqjunior Member Posts: 2,023 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    blassreiterus wrote: »
    All of my Romulans (and Remans) will be tactical. I'm planning on getting 4 extra character slots on Tuesday along with the Tier 3 Mogai Refit (Valdore Class) and the Tier 5 Mogai Retrofit.

    Then you have to level pretty fast to buy those ships, minimum rank and all. The imploding server won't help much with that too. :P:D
  • dantivirusdantivirus Member Posts: 84 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I was thinking of opening a chain of fast food restaurants called RomDonalds or Rommie King! Sell Romulan specialites at discounted prices. Perfect for the busy Centurion all the way up to Vice Admiral!

    You know, I should get ahold of Grand Nagus Rom and see if he wants in on RomDonalds! It will be a latinum mine! :D
  • itsthebishopitsthebishop Member Posts: 50 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I've always done Sci/sci on the Fed side. I'll probably roll and Engineer for my first Romulan.
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  • stardestroyer001stardestroyer001 Member Posts: 2,615 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I'm doing Sci. I've already got a fully equipped Engi on FED, an "okay" Sci on FED, and a an "okay" Tac on KDF and FED. Time for another Sci (perhaps healer Sci?).
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  • buddha1369buddha1369 Member Posts: 386 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    My first character will be a tac Romulan flying the Fleet BoP. probably fed aligned for the faster PvP ques.

    My secong will be a eng Reman flying the Fleet Double D, again probably fed aligned for the ques. This one will have some speccing for ground combat
  • sunfranckssunfrancks Member Posts: 3,925 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    My KDF Romulan will be Science :D
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  • erraberrab Member Posts: 1,434 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    My plans for my new Romulan and Reman Characters will go something like this:

    1ST Romulan Science Officer aligned with the KDF.

    2ND Romulan Tactical Officer aligned with the Federation.

    3rd Romulan Engineering Officer aligned with the KDF.

    4TH Reman Tactical Officer aligned with the KDF.
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  • tymerstotymersto Member Posts: 433 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    My 1st one is going to be a SCI (Romulan-FED). When I eventually get the Remans unlocked, it's going to be a TAC (KDF).

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  • aevlomaevlom Member Posts: 69 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    The more I think about it, the more I believe that I will go science again.
    The T'Varo refit with the destabilized plasma torp and ability to fire torps while cloaked, coupled with Mask Energy Signature, Jam Sensors, and perhaps a Gravity Well thrown in for kicks, sounds too fun to pass up.
  • blassreiterusblassreiterus Member Posts: 1,294 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    qjunior wrote: »
    Then you have to level pretty fast to buy those ships, minimum rank and all. The imploding server won't help much with that too. :P:D
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  • doomiciledoomicile Member Posts: 3 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    My Fed's an Engie. (Challenging but Fun)

    My KDF's a Tac. (Easy but Boring)

    I'm rolling Sci for my Rommie. (Hoping for interesting setups and options).
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  • maxdragon77maxdragon77 Member Posts: 44 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Does anyone know what the new career path abilities, like sensor scan and attack pattern alpha, are? I heard they all changed.
  • aevlomaevlom Member Posts: 69 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    maxdragon77 wrote: »
    Does anyone know what the new career path abilities, like sensor scan and attack pattern alpha, are? I heard they all changed.

    If I'm not mistaken, the career abilities are the same as they always were. The traits you got to pick at character creation (Warp Theorist, Evasive, etc.) are handled differently now. You start with a couple for your race/career combination, then you get to pick an extra trait every 10 levels.
  • jake477jake477 Member Posts: 529 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    for me i'm going for a Tac Reman character with that lockbox ship with shrapnel torps. Plus that and my shock troops........

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  • dixoniumdixonium Member Posts: 219 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Science!!! (As in, "she blinded me with.")
  • morkargh117morkargh117 Member Posts: 231 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Im going tactical cause I got the starter
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