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krovan
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I've been seeing a lot of what side should I pick debated in the flotilla chat, and I can understand for new players it's probabyl hard to decide without knowing the existing playing field of the game.
The Klingon faction is in dire need of numbers, it's not brokenly underpopulated, but it really needs more players, more active fleets and more people in it's pve qeues.
Much of the disparity as far as pve content or lack of things to do has been resolved for the Klingon side, we know have a full PVE experience, a fairly diverse range of ships , including ships that represent the varied species that are part of the empire.
Romulan Klingon allied players are a boon to the KDF, it not only enhances our gameplay, but enhances the game as a whole, having two evenly populated factions will only attract more interest to the game, and to the growth of STO in content as a result.
I won't deny the federation experience might be a bit more of an easy ride, with more fleets sporting top tier starbases, but part of the fun of the game is participating in the building of the bases, the sense of comraderie and accomplishment, something that joining an existing large fleet might rob you of if new to STO.
So if you don't mind a little more challenge and want to help the KDF grow, consider the Empire.
Also, you can dress like a member of kiss and have a crew of green skinned women in bikinis run the bridge....
The Klingon faction is in dire need of numbers, it's not brokenly underpopulated, but it really needs more players, more active fleets and more people in it's pve qeues.
Much of the disparity as far as pve content or lack of things to do has been resolved for the Klingon side, we know have a full PVE experience, a fairly diverse range of ships , including ships that represent the varied species that are part of the empire.
Romulan Klingon allied players are a boon to the KDF, it not only enhances our gameplay, but enhances the game as a whole, having two evenly populated factions will only attract more interest to the game, and to the growth of STO in content as a result.
I won't deny the federation experience might be a bit more of an easy ride, with more fleets sporting top tier starbases, but part of the fun of the game is participating in the building of the bases, the sense of comraderie and accomplishment, something that joining an existing large fleet might rob you of if new to STO.
So if you don't mind a little more challenge and want to help the KDF grow, consider the Empire.
Also, you can dress like a member of kiss and have a crew of green skinned women in bikinis run the bridge....
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don't worry I've got a Reman character I've yet to level up , who's joined the Klingon side. Quapla!
Let's be realistic. The Klingon faction will NEVER have as many active players as the Federation and what you described above is only part of the reason. People like to fly the iconic ships and visit the known places from the series. But the most important reason is there will always be a majority of players who wants to play the "good" side.
My Romulan did it for business reasons. He is a Privateer, and has an agreement with the High Council to operate and trade in Klingon Space, in exchange for the occasional "favor" done for the KDF.
My Reman did it because he finds the "politics" of the Romulan Republic as reprehensible as the Romulan Empire, and when his ship was destroyed, the Klingons gifted him an old K'tinga class battlecruiser. So, he swore his loyalty to the Empire, and is currently seeking out Obisek in an effort to convince him that he should make an alliance with the Klingons. (Since my Reman hasn't experienced the events of the Reman Featured Episode, and the beginning of the New Romulus missions, his journey to seek out Obisek is still feasible.
So yeah, I have two Klingulans.
Frankly, after the events of Khitomer, it was hard NOT TO view the Federation and Starfleet in a very different light. (At least the Federation as portrayed in STO. In TOS/TNG/DS9/VOY, it's still the bee's knees
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No thanks.
Anyone familiar in the slightest with Romulan culture knows that Romulan and Klingon are complete opposites.
Yeah, The Klinks and Rommies are different, but then again, Its clear to see the Feds as the "Goodies", whereas the Klinks and Rommies have always been considered the "Baddies", so IMO, they fit nicely together.
In addition to that, the last 2 seasons of DS9 showed that Romulans seem to be able to get along better with Feds than with Klingons.
(possible SPOLIERS)
Also we need to fight Nausicaans, Orions etc...which we all know are alligned with the KDF throughout a large part of the Romulan storyline, while I can't remember shooting at a single Human or Federation starship.
The Romulan republic is much more compatible with the federation than with the Klingon Empire.
Having said that, i understand why klingons want new romulans to bolster their numbers.
Personally i prefer federation play so i allied my romulan with the federation.
And another point for joining Klingons
Storywise Klingon makes much sense for a Reman if i remind right in the path to 2409 is written there was a contract were the Klingon protect the Remans ...
Sure, the Tal Shiar & the Romulan Star Empire are the bad guys in the story, but once they are ultimately defeated & the new Romulan Republic gets up and running & starts to build up a legitimate powerbase, I believe it will eventually return to the Romulan way of expansion & I just don't see the Romulans, even Republic Romulans, playing all nicey-nicey forever. Don't believe that? Look at the Klingon Empire. Peace with them and the Feds didn't last & now the entire game is based around that conflict.
I can just see the Romulans having no problems with firstly helping the KDF conquer new planets as their allies, but eventually turning on the KDF once they can stand on their own again. Which may very well never happen in this games lifetime.
The KDF is more warlike & I believe that suits Romulans better than joining the FEDs who ultimately rather talk things out before they do anything violent.
I can't deny the FEDs are a better choice from a gameplay point of view, however I still think the game as a whole will benefit more if players pick the KDF side. Which is another reason why I picked them.
The only reason for me to join the KDF were the VA carriers.
But no fred since the full pve experience was put to the KDF side I also made a new KDF character. The only weird thing is that they treat non klingon characters exactly the same as real Klingons. Wouldn't expect big differences in between the story, but at least the feel and touch of the conversations could have done better to play on the race you picked in the KDF side.
Telling an Orion that he/she is an honorable klingon warrior where I rather see them more like mercenaries that just do it for the money and not the glory like a klingon, and I'm sure they aren't the only race on the KDF side that don't share the same ideals of honorable warrior as the klingons.
Pretty much says it all with as few words as possible.
I chose KDF for my Rom Tac and I'm regretting it. Time to roll up a Tac toon for the Feds.
I have 6 KDF toons - and the problems that new players will have will be very difficult to retain them:
1) The Q's are long and horrible for PvE and PvP - yes there is a bump right now because of many returning KDF players to try the new content - but that will soon die out.
2) I have a bad feeling that this is all the KDF will get for a LONG time - Cryptic can now say look we finished off the KDF that's what you asked for - now we are done - got more Fed/Romulan C-store ships to pump out.
3)The fleet system/participation on the KDF side is a mess - a landscape littered with wreckage
Sad - so very sad - But the KDF does have the best doffing it the game!!
Zejis (Reman-KDF Tac): "But don't you lot EVER forget that my loyalty is first and formost to protecting MY people, even if that means siding with the likes of D'tan. I'll work with you, and we can happily crush our mutual enemies together. But if you think that means I'm actually interested in your endless wars of 'glory' or that I'm some sort of Klingon pet, I'm only too happy to disappoint."
Plus the Romulan Star Empire helped the Federation in Nemesis, what did they ever give us in return?
I had to find some people that would.
The reason my Romulan went fed is because of all the negativity in the KDF forums. Maybe your communities are not like that IG but I did not want to take that chance since this is my main.
If the KDF forums were a bit more optomistic rather than self-defeating you'd have one more very active and dedicated member.
As a note: this post is meant as constructive criticism. The forums are a place some people go to see which faction they want to pick. Take it for what you will.
lol lol lol so very much this ^^^^^^^
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