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In my time in STO, ive seen all the usuals.
Humans, Klingons, Vulcans etc. These are all good and fun races, but imho, Id liek to see more variety!
So, what species would you all like to see more of?
Personally I want to see more Tellarites and Rigelians. My main is a rigelian, and I like the species. Sadly they seem to be underplayed (Probably because of their looks).
This can be a Federation or a Klingon question ^^
:D
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    Orions, Thier clothing is way to confining and hides thier natural beauty.

    On a game related note, I look forward to what storeis and perspective the Romulan faction will bring to the game.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    Even though it is probably even further away than we can imagine, I cant wait for Cardassians.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    Undine... I want to be an evil 3 legged shapeshifter.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    Tellarites. As one of the four founding members of the Federation, they do not get enough love by a longshot.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    Hmm, aside from the bigshots (Cardies, Romulans, ...) you mean?

    I could also imagine more stuff about the Gorn, Orion and Nausicaans. They are player species, yet all STO has of them are character models and some ships. The friggin' Deferi have more substance than them, which is really, really sad.

    I could perfectly imagine a weekly series dealing with a resistance movement on the Gorn homeworld where Starfleet Security is secretly providing aid to rebels by supplying them with smuggled weapons. Or a pirate war in the Triangle where both the Federation (represented by Section 31) as well as the Klingon Empire (represented by the Orions) ally with some privateer groups to wage a proxy conflict over some strategic resource.

    Other than that ... I have to say that there sadly aren't really any true minor factions in Trek - aside from some interesting races in Voyager that are, however, out of reach for STO. 99% of all races in the Alpha/Beta Quadrants are either a major faction or an "alien of the week" whose species is a firm part of one of the major factions, their most distinctive feature being a slightly different skin colour or a different nose. :/
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    Horta. Still waiting for their comeback to Startrek. :D

    I think the Lethean, Nausicaan, Orion and Gorn definitely deserve their own storylines now. As a previous poster stated - they are player species, and yet we know next to nothing about them.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    Valias wrote:
    Hmm, aside from the bigshots (Cardies, Romulans, ...) you mean?

    I could also imagine more stuff about the Gorn, Orion and Nausicaans. They are player species, yet all STO has of them are character models and some ships. The friggin' Deferi have more substance than them, which is really, really sad.

    I could perfectly imagine a weekly series dealing with a resistance movement on the Gorn homeworld where Starfleet Security is secretly providing aid to rebels by supplying them with smuggled weapons. Or a pirate war in the Triangle where both the Federation (represented by Section 31) as well as the Klingon Empire (represented by the Orions) ally with some privateer groups to wage a proxy conflict over some strategic resource.

    Other than that ... I have to say that there sadly aren't really any true minor factions in Trek - aside from some interesting races in Voyager that are, however, out of reach for STO. 99% of all races in the Alpha/Beta Quadrants are either a major faction or an "alien of the week" whose species is a firm part of one of the major factions, their most distinctive feature being a slightly different skin colour or a different nose. :/

    You can never have enough Orions....:o
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    I say leave out the Letheans. I know I'm going to catch flak for saying so but ... they're an afterthought. They have next to zero canon fluff and should not have been added as a playable species in the first place. I think promoting the classic "four faction axis" of the Klingon Alliance (KDF, Hegemony, Syndicate, Nausicaan mercs) should have priority - anything that the Letheans would get would take developer resources away from fleshing out the "proper" species. :/
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    Valias wrote:
    I say leave out the Letheans. I know I'm going to catch flak for saying so but ...

    Only because they (the one we see, rather) were used as a plot progression tool in DS9 are my flak cannons armed

    my vote: Undine.

    I have this crazy theory/idea that Undine are a highly evolved and actualized immune system response since fluidic space is composed of (what seems entirely) organic matter. Since the Borg tried taking over fluidic space, the fludic space antibodies - the Undine - have been hyper-activated and seeking out potential virii and destroying them. The Undine, in my mind, are a highly sophisticated and natural cellular process in a much, much greater living organism.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    The Letheans I think should be brought into the light more. They are not in many episodes but they are pretty awesome regardless :)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    I'd love to be Undine, but u know there might be some complications like for example, how many sexes do they have like six? oh and dat thing about most of their ships only requiring about one crew member. any hoo it would be awesome.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    Pakleds. My main tac is a Pakled.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    Wuzzuli wrote: »
    Even though it is probably even further away than we can imagine, I cant wait for Cardassians.

    Indeed, Cardassians are my 2nd favorite aside from Romulans. I almost like Cardassians more..but something about Romulan ships puts them a little ahead.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    Devoid11 wrote: »
    I'd love to be Undine, but u know there might be some complications like for example, how many sexes do they have like six? oh and dat thing about most of their ships only requiring about one crew member. any hoo it would be awesome.

    dam right it would... one pilot... hmmm... I think the Undine could throw some chairs on their bridge and tell your Bo's to make it look like their doing something.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    Letheans are kewl.... would love to see more of them!

    Undine too... They kinda get chumped out in STO.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    I'm a Romulan man myself, can't get enough Romulans! BUT I would like to see more love to the Jem'Hadar, maybe a good story, oh and better customization options to make them.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    Hmm.. Considering that the game seems to give us new content via Featured Episodes, we're limited in how we can bring in more content based around species we already know & love.

    For example, I would love to see more content based around the Tellerites and the Andorians, perhaps an old rivalry flaring up again? But then, how does one include the KDF in such things?

    Or maybe a conflict between a rogue group of Ferengi (who dislike Roms reforms) and the Orion syndicate? The Federation wants to bring the rogues back into the fold, while the KDF wants to support the Orions?

    Or maybe a conflict between the Cardassians and a group of telepathic Lethean thieves? The Federation want's to bring them to justice, while the KDF wants to bring them in for "questioning" to see if they telepathically gleaned any useful tactical information while they were in Cardassian space?

    Amar Singh himself may be in custody (and his escape may be a crucial component of the yet-unreleased Children of Khan STF), however, we couldn't have gotten all of his augment experiment subjects in The Ultimate Klingon. Maybe a Featured episode in the Pi Canis sector block about Augments stealing an experimental testbed ship? (Helloooo Oberth!) And the chaos they cause afterward? Ending with their disappearance via a perfected Quantum slipstream drive?

    That would leave them open to come back and effect the jail-break of Singh, and leave any work on Children of Kahn unsullied.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    Valias wrote:
    I say leave out the Letheans. I know I'm going to catch flak for saying so but ... they're an afterthought. They have next to zero canon fluff and should not have been added as a playable species in the first place. I think promoting the classic "four faction axis" of the Klingon Alliance (KDF, Hegemony, Syndicate, Nausicaan mercs) should have priority - anything that the Letheans would get would take developer resources away from fleshing out the "proper" species. :/

    The "proper" species are plenty fleshed out. The Letheans really need some love, and fortunately, based on a little chat I've had with Dstahl, will be getting some down the road. Also, the lack of canon fluff is EXACTLY why they need it. Soft canon or no, I'd like to see the Letheans with more fluff.

    Letheans aside, some more Nausicaan and Gorn-themed content would be great, maybe some stuff that takes place on Gorn or Nausicaa

    And of course, more Breen :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    Andorians fo sure
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    I would really like them to add the wormholes that have been mentioned and explore the gamma and delta quadrants, maybe get some action with the Vidians starfleet trying to stop them enslaving a race to harvest for organs. Would be good to explore the gamma quadrant and see the aftermath of the Dominion war effecting the Dominion.

    Maybe if the Dominion were to become a threat again the Klingons and the Federation would reconcile and the KDF could have access to the Starfleet missions from the Romulans onwards to give them some content or at least a good way to level. Although that would mean they would have to come up with a new way to implement PVP so it would require some thought.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    Denobulan!!!! Add that to my list as well. I had no idea that the captain in Welcome To Star Trek Online was a Denobulan till about a month ago.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    Definitely some more obscure elements of the Star Trek universe. Hmmm.... Grigari
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    I vote tellarites, my newest character is one and I think they really could use some face time. However I plan on running a rigelian one of these days.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    I'd like to see more Cardassians. Though sadly the devs seem to be more interested in adding more costume packs for fed captains and retrofits for ships than adding more species to the duty roster.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    I dunno about species, but I would sure like some more Homeworlds in the game for the well-known species, accompanied by a plethora of diplomatic missions to go with them.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    How about a Ferengi story line. Ferengi episodes on DS9 were always funny.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    i wanna see melmacians :p
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    I know they are a work in progress but. Talaxian.

    Yes. I am a full on Talaxian Supporter.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    Purple haired female Boslic smuggler captains in tights
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    While I agree there isnt enough Canon variety, if you run about ESD youll definitely see Alien Variety. Also remember that the majority of StarFleet and the Federation is Human as weve branched out much farther then any other species in the two quadrants.

    Id really like to see the Alien race from Star Trek: Insurrection. If I remember correctly they were to become members of the Federation soon.
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