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asardetemplari
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So I aligned my Romulan to the Feds, and I have a question...
Can my Romulan use these ships?
Galaxy-class Retrofit
Defiant Retrofit
Can my Romulan use these ships?
Galaxy-class Retrofit
Defiant Retrofit
Dreadnought class. Two times the size, three times the speed. Advanced weaponry. Modified for a minimal crew. Unlike most Federation vessels, it's built solely for combat.
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Long answer: Romulans can use Tiers 1 through 4 (meaning up until Captain Level) of their allied ships.
So no RA or VA ships.
I had no idea 'March underneath the Raptor's wings' meant 'March under the Federation's or KDF's banner and use their really sh*** ships'
Dreadnought class. Two times the size, three times the speed. Advanced weaponry. Modified for a minimal crew. Unlike most Federation vessels, it's built solely for combat.
UMM...what?
And I had no idea people thought "March Beneath the Raptor's Wings" means "I wanna play Romulans but f**k those Romulan Warbirds I wanna fly other factions ships "
Dreadnought class. Two times the size, three times the speed. Advanced weaponry. Modified for a minimal crew. Unlike most Federation vessels, it's built solely for combat.
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Yeah... Not the best signiture, but it's my first time using an advanced image editing program, so... woo!
It does fit the story lines in game, however.
The Romulan Republic is rising from the ashes of a shattered empire .... a group that is building a new government.
Right now, their military is more militia based with independent ships and crews signed on to help the RR cause.
For the Federation and Klingons ... They are fighting a multi-front war and have been suffering losses ... likely multiplied by personnel shortages, etc.
I can see them giving up access to some of their less powerful or older ships if it helps get them allies in their fight.
You see it in today's world all the time with one government helping out smaller countries in similar manners.
So I can see Romulans getting access to allied ships ... but it is also smart that they don't have access to the top end ships ... more realistic that way.
Now for the Romulan's part that I don't like .... Being caught in the middle and fighting on both sides of a war. It pits Romulan against Romulan in a war not their own.
U.S.S. Maelstrom, NCC-71417 (Constitution III-class/flagship) --- Fleet Admiral Hauk' --|-- Dahar Master Hauk --- I.K.S. qu'In 'an bortaS (D7-class / flagship)
Indeed. When I had heard about the choice to join either side, I thought it would be in a situation where you decided for the entirety of the Republic which one side they would be allied with, I hadn't realised they only wanted your personnal alliance. Maybe it's to explain why you got romulans in the KDF side, when you're on the Federation side but it's not like it really matters, that's a job for acceptable gameplay and story segregation.
Then again, it's not like you're involved in the war itself... you can still command Romulan ships and just because you're a federation aligned romulan, it doesn't mean you're obliged to blast a KDF allied Romulan outta the sky.
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Yeah... Not the best signiture, but it's my first time using an advanced image editing program, so... woo!
And if the Tal'Shiar attacks, neither side will be able to ignore his call, for fear the other side will gain an advantage in access to Romulan technology.
So really, this way not only avoids a lot of problems with PvP, it also provides the best possible protection for the Republic at minimal cost. And people think Romulans aren't sneaky and underhanded any more...
Plus, this is totally a Romulan way of doing things. They are weaseling their way into both groups so that they can use their resources to benefit their own. Yes, it isn't in the same way that the old Empire did it, but it is still a very Romulan way of doing things.
Most of the complaints I've seen about the Romulan content so far has been from people saying that it isn't Federation or Klingon in either mechanics or mentality. Well of course not, this is a completely different faction and culture with a different philosophy and way of operating. So their politics function a bit differently and their ships fight a bit differently. Nothing wrong with that at all.
Ahh I see, I might not have gotten that far yet then.
Don't get me wrong, the Romulan storyline and faction is one of the most interesting to play, and I can see my Rom beign a frequently used character even when the rom missions are caught up with. I was just wondering out loud how things were set up.
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Yeah... Not the best signiture, but it's my first time using an advanced image editing program, so... woo!
Oh right, I've done that, I merely completely forgot about it. Which is weird because I remember thinking how interesting it was. Maybe I was just distracted by the sight of destruction everywhere, I dunno.
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Yeah... Not the best signiture, but it's my first time using an advanced image editing program, so... woo!