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@Devs ~ FED/KDF Romulan Uniforms
flash525
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Hey Devs, I have a request that I would like to run by you; hopefully one that you'll approve of, and implement.
After we've chosen our allegiance, we're given a costume set for our characters. Said costume set is based upon the specific faction that you've just chosen to align with. That's all cool, however;
Would it be possible to allow our FED-ROM Boffs to wear the FED-ROM uniform, and our KDF-ROM Boffs to wear the KDF-ROM Uniform? It just gives them a little more variety and uniqueness, especially as they're now part of a Romulan crew (regardless of the fact they're probably working with us for diplomatic relations).
I'd think this to be a nice touch. Saves me (and others) from having an Andorian Officer serving on my ship with a pure Starfleet Uniform on. Least with the FED-ROM uniform, it would show both sides of the alliance.
How about it guys?
After we've chosen our allegiance, we're given a costume set for our characters. Said costume set is based upon the specific faction that you've just chosen to align with. That's all cool, however;
Would it be possible to allow our FED-ROM Boffs to wear the FED-ROM uniform, and our KDF-ROM Boffs to wear the KDF-ROM Uniform? It just gives them a little more variety and uniqueness, especially as they're now part of a Romulan crew (regardless of the fact they're probably working with us for diplomatic relations).
I'd think this to be a nice touch. Saves me (and others) from having an Andorian Officer serving on my ship with a pure Starfleet Uniform on. Least with the FED-ROM uniform, it would show both sides of the alliance.
How about it guys?
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I kinda think this would make sense in a weird way as a T5 Diplomacy/Marauding award.
And in turn, Klingons should get a T5 Marauding costume because Feds get a T5 Diplomacy costume.
But I think DOff rewards need a once over.
And personally, I'd make all DOff categories Reputations and all Reputations into DOff categories and fold the two systems together.
So any DOff category could be completed over around 60 days through reputation projects. And any reputation could be completed through DOffing.
I suspect DOffs are something players have tended to forget about or not notice.
So I'd look at folding the two together without eliminating either progression path. You can then progress through any rep faster by using DOffs. And you could have a guaranteed slow path by just using projects.
I think part of what I'd do there though is to adjust all DOff projects to take 10 hours or less and adjust rewards accordingly.
And turn all DOff rewards into rep projects.
Even if you're a Romulan captain.
Once you choose your alliance, you're able to use your faction Boffs. I had a Trill Tactical Officer join my crew (for a uniform trial), and I am only able to select from Federation Uniforms. I want her (or any other chosen Boff) to be able to use the FED-ROM costume choices. I was only ever able to select the standard Federation options on her.
Trek has been inconsistent about this although mostly aligns with what you said.
The one fairly consistent thing in Trek (that I'd like to see in STO) is that everyone is issued a combadge.
That applied to Wesley, Neelix, Kes, Nog, Garak, Seven, the Klingon exchange officer from "The Drumhead", Scotty, etc.
Once badges became the communicator, we saw almost every advisor, visitor, observer, provisional crew member, etc. get issued one when they served.
So I'd like it if they did at least do this with communicators.
Maybe add Romulan arm communicators like the KDF ones. And make communicators basically unlocked at the Captain level but usable on all crew, even otherwise non-customizable crew.
It would visually make sense to me if all those Breen and Borg BOs at least wore Starfleet communicators when with Starfleet, etc.
If I remember rightly, the true Klingon Communicator / Comm Badge is the one on their upper arm.
I don't think our allies gave us the uniforms; Logistically, the uniforms serve to differentiate between KDF and FED Romulans while giving both groups a distinctive look meant to evoke the ties Romulans have with their chosen ally.
Instead, I see the Flotilla's version of Garak eagerly rubbing his hands together after your ally selection, while saying things like, "You simply MUST have a new outfit celebrating this momentous occasion!" or "Oh yes, this will look perfect on you!" and "Oh, this fabric with these colors will be STUNNING! Your allies will just be completely envious of your superior fashion sense!"
But then again, any opportunity for me to insert Garak into all situations is a win/win, so I may be biased.
That being said though, in regard to the argument both you and zorthos have stated, considering what else in this game would be inconsistent with actual trek / actual military, I don't think it would be asking too much to enable this option for us. If people don't want it, they don't have to use it, but I believe the option should be there for those of us that do wish to make full use of it.
If allies can use our ships and weapons, why can't they use our clothes too?
He was a brilliant character, was he not?
Well, the only reason Romulans don't have communicators is because Rick Berman wanted to avoid using Romulans, I believe. So they didn't get as fleshed out as the Klingons.
I'm not sure that comes from any kind of special dislike. They obviously did use the Romulans, maybe about as often as Q. But in general, they wanted to avoid exploring them too much after Roddenberry died and the TOS writers like Gerrold and Fontana left. And then the novel writers and tie-in folks were frequently warned off from using Romulans until around 2000. (Which is why you have the big gap in Diane Duane's Rihannsu series. A few years before Nemesis, at the tail end of DS9, was more or less when the embargo lifted.)
It's funny to me because Klingons were entirely created to be a low budget replacement for Romulans. And they wound up getting not only much more fleshed out but also more expensive to costume/produce.