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sindjin7
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Greetings and Salutations,
I'm really enjoying the Romulan story. I feel I made a mistake by aligning with the Federation.
I'm only at level 12 and thinking of starting over.
I wanted to get a consensus from more experienced players though before I do.
Which alliance do you think is better for the Romulan captain and why?
Thank you very much for any input!
I'm really enjoying the Romulan story. I feel I made a mistake by aligning with the Federation.
I'm only at level 12 and thinking of starting over.
I wanted to get a consensus from more experienced players though before I do.
Which alliance do you think is better for the Romulan captain and why?
Thank you very much for any input!
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"Which Faction did you choose, why, and how do you like your choice?"
But anyway, it is the question what arguments fit for you. If you ask for which is best for what type of char, than I would say tacticals go good with KDF, eng. and science perhaps better with Fed. (if it comes to the question if you have the right ships to use ure abilities in the best way). Of course with a Kling.-Rom you could much more quickly farm Dilithium, thanks to raiding etc.
If it is a question of background, it depends how do you define your Romulan. Since I have a more tradition point of view, I choose Klingons (thinking with them he could harm the Federation, to balance their already huge influence).
more seriously I agree with caedicius, theres a few threads on the subject with good arguments for both. It boils down to your play style tho
Thank you! I found that thread...
The concrete differences are: can get human boffs with Leadership (+healing) Fedside and Nausicaans with Pirate (+damage, and less than you get from a Romulan boff) KDF-side. The only other concrete difference is the costume options and that Subcommander Makus in "Memory Lane" has respectively Klingon and Fed mooks. Also, your mission giver in the "Freedom" episode is respectively either Admiral T'nae or Temek, and Frank Drake or Temek in "Spectres". And Fed fleet members get elite phasers while Klingon fleet members get elite disruptors.
Apart from that and what T1-T4 C-store ships you can get, they play exactly the same.
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If you're an aggressive player, the KDF side just feels right sometimes.
I have Romulan Republic characters on both sides of the fence.
My Romulan Tac is Fed-aligned because he's a former intelligence operative who tried to 'retire' to Virinat and sees the Federation as a positive force.
My Reman Eng is KDF-aligned because he's got grudges and the Empire is the best place for him to indulge his thirst for revenge.
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My Rom Sci is Fed-aligned for two reasons:
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Leech console and raiding for contraband.
Its actually funny cause despite me having purchased the Vandal i still ended up rerolling my Rom-KDF to Rom-Fed. But back when i got the PL on the Rom Fed and Fed toons i cared about it was only going for 10mil EC on the exchange. Now? i would rather my new Rom-Fed be PL-less rather then going with a Rom-KDF.
I just dont like the Klingon culture. Qonos and the Klingon Academy are just to dark and gritty for my tastes. I like ESD and Starfleet Academy because they are clean, bright and have trees and stuff. SFA i like because its in the Bay Area so i kinda sit here and daydream and wait for Cryptic to allow me access to the 24th century version of Japan-town in SFO. Also now that i think about it the area in SFA also kinda reminds me of the Japanese gardens and rock gardens i used to visit as a kid.
I chose Federation for my Romulan due to a few reasons.
1 - More likely to get along. Where in the past Federation and Romulans at least worked together. Where the Romulans and Klingons really didn't get along.
2 - Fed stations and bases are more similar to what my Romulan wants. Where the KDF isn't that way.
3 - There is more stations to visit and get things done on the Fed side, plus more missions.
4 - Even though my Romulan seems like a person to get along with well. Just don't cross her or you will pay. So she thought the Federation could use a more unique way to handle things at times.
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But anyhow, barring that, I'd probably pick Federation only because it seems like there's a few more options.
Krayat(Klingon Alien, Tactical) -- I.K.S. Sa'Tan
Well, to point 1, I would say that could not said so clear. At first of course the alliance between Klingons and Roms against the Federation in old days seems to last longer and to be deeper (although limited in time) than any cooperation Rom/Fed. And of course later there were still cooperation between parts of the Klingons and the Roms (Klingon Civil War). 2 and 3 are of course very true. About 4... well sound also very like a Klingon or Orion behavior for me...:D I mean, this "do not mess with me" attitude...
I run sci as a Romulan, so the Federation was a good choice for my playstyle for sure.
But I also feel that the Klingons lack some of the political suave that is common among Romulans. The Federation, though sometimes hilariously 'noble,' do a little more thinking and maneuvering before taking action. Romulan history has shown the people to be fierce warriors, and building the Empire certainly didn't take a let's-talk-about-it approach, so there's some similarity with the Klingons - likely the foundation of their off-and-on relations over the centuries. But the Federation seems to be a little more focused on long-term goals and planning, and the appreciation of cultural history, which seems more in-line with Romulan thought. The Klingon Empire is often focused on immediate victory in battle, and their histories are based almost entirely on conflict and glorious battles - that seems a little narrow.
By the way, in Delta Rising I have sometimes far too much a feeling that the Federation is "Brother Number One" while the other parts of the so called alliance came far behind. Most decisions are told to you by Tuvok,you have not very often the feeling that the members of the alliance have their own agenda and may have a very different approach towards the different species (and may have an interest to use the alliance for their own interest - for example it would make much more sense if you would report the Hazari-infiltrator to your people, not to the Feds etc., or see if you could come out of the different events with a extra-benefit for you people like technology etc.). Of course this is result of making the game not too much complicated for different factions, but it minimize the feeling of playing someone different - I mean, people who play chars from different factions will perhaps feel little difference between their chars...
I think you're confusing an entire Federation for a smaller, even more insidious & vindictive group known as nagging wives, mother-in-laws, lawyers & politicians. Which unfortunately exist in every race/culture. :P
Krayat(Klingon Alien, Tactical) -- I.K.S. Sa'Tan
Also. I cannot for the life of me get a KDF aligned Fleet of any kind other than one my Orion was abandoned with, and that was well before Fleet bases happened. ><