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With two Discovery era villains on the loose, an unholy alliance would seem the logical conclusion. It could be interesting... given that both "Killy" and J'Ula are power-hungry, conquest-driven, tech-savvy, bigoted warlords, I can't imagine it would be all that stable.
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On the contrary, I can acknowledge the hidden gadget ploy as a useful, if somewhat overused, trope (think James Bond gadgets). It's more likely I would miss a tiny last-minute emergency transporter, however annoying, than a great big console I could just have blasted on the spot, so I actually find the example you give…
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Au contrare, I (and any halfway observant player) knew immediately what she was doing... and she pushed far too many buttons for it to be an "accident." My Fed/TOS/DSC characters would have just stunned her outright (My Rom/KDF/JH characters would probably have disintegrated her instead), and I would have tried to…
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I rather liked the touch of having Klingon reunification as the reason for standardization of ship designs, and that the less elaborate KDF vessels were more easily mass produced. Just tie that into the pretensions of glory possessed by T'Kuvma and his followers for why they use such Baroque designs, and you have an…
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Quite true, though assigning stereotypes is a common flaw of people in real life. I would suggest there is a practical reason for the prevalence of "hats" in fiction, namely that anything grounded in real life can use real life context in place of in-story content and still be well-rounded to an audience, while purely…
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Now who's being dramatic ;) Seriously though, try looking into "Doctor Who" for heated opinions - easily rivals Star Trek and been around about as long, with considerably more televised content. For that matter, Star Trek is an old Franchise with a lot of material - this kind of turnover is inevitable, though quite…
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Well, the Romulans did take over a Sphere, almost two... ;) Seriously, though, Legacy of Romulus was pretty popular if I remember correctly. I liked it, lots of content, a somewhat distinct faction, great story. I'd like Discovery more if they had done something with it now, or waited until the Spring with a lot more…
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Eh, revamps are a mixed bag, especially on pacing of stories, and these are no different. The new Romulan Arc is an improvement, if needing at least one more mission to pad out the outline. The new Cardassian arc was profoundly lacking. Instead of expanding why the Cardassians are still in civil war, and even perhaps…
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Agreed! Some really fine work and it's barely in game.
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Funny, pity it isn't actually in-game. If they put half the fiction blog stories in-game... we'd have a better game I suspect. Almost wonder if this is to give in-game flavour for why STO's mission chronology is changing in real life? With people zipping about the time stream and wrecking havoc on causality, I can't…
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I sympathize, that's exactly my problem! Certain queues require a character to already have great gear, suitable ships, strong traits, suitable skill sets, and precision reaction times... none of which I possess nor have ever been able to figure out; and all of which is counterproductive if you're trying to get the gear to…
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Miss Red Alerts already. "Starbase One" isn't terrible, but it is no substitute. Oh well...
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That only works if Defense of Starbase One is not itself finniky or lengthy. The long time is the main reason why I don't do Romulan Imperial Minefield, for example.
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Ugh... I relied on Borg and Tholian Red Alerts to level up my reputations. Quick and easy, could fit in a couple even on busy work days, minimal lag, great experience... Most of the battlezones and queues take too long, are far too finicky, and reward far too little experience and rewards for time and effort, especially if…
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Actually, as somtaawkhar points out, the Tuterians were the victims of two miscalculations in which they or someone considered an ally were involved. The first was the Krenim timeline weapon, which even Noye and Clauda considered valid. Whether one feels the execution of that episode was ham-fisted or not... the point was…
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I'm cautious but hopeful... I do agree that Discovery's aesthetics looks a bit too advanced even by TNG/DS9/Voy standards; even Enterprise looked plausibly primitive and it had its issues. But what little I've seen for the expansion is tantalizing. I hope STO does a better job than ST:D did for making its Klingons more…
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There are a few problems with your analysis... You have a very... limited view of international relations and human nature. Perhaps the biggest issue is that there is really no inclusive concept of humanity in law (though human rights law, which actually would apply to non-human sapiants, seeks to redress that).…
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To be fair to the UN, the UN is not a sovereign state, and thus has none of the rights and authority such states possess (the right to use coersive force - military or police action - is one such right). This was by design - the UN was intended as a forum for nations to come together, resolve disputes, and origanize…
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What' Honestly, you give the Empire too much credit. It is not a great medium or long-term survival strategy to randomly attack anyone who disagrees with you, since all that does is give them an excellent reason to attack you in turn and disagree with you in any event. J'mpok's initial characterization was definitly the…
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I was so fascinated by the novelty of the idea, but I'm beginning to think, as others prior have posted, that it's an early April Fool's Joke...
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Nice to see the Obelisk again, it's a cool design and a great carrier. Good story as well, though resurrecting Dewan technology still seems more of a joint Alliance project than a Romulan Republic unique project.
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There is a strong historical precedant for nations and armies using "the enemy of my enemy is my ally, at least for now." History during the time of empire has nations constantly swapping sides. For instance, Britain fights France with Russia during the Napoleonic wars, then is allied with France against Russia during the…
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Agreed, this would be fun to see in-game as well (can't let our DOFFs have ALL the fun :D ;) ), and the Syndicate would make for an interesting side faction for the KDF in the manner of the TOS faction (Since they only seem to grudgingly cooperate with the Klingon Empire). Incidently, aren't these the pirates from the…
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So, the Enterprise-J type is now available...? Good grief. Now I'm wondering if these ships will have, in place of the typical spinal lance, a miniaturized Tox Uthat Console... Now my paltry ship collection looks decidedly underpowered :D :s :o
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Ah, I didn't know that, but that does makes sense. Torpedoes my claim, anyway :D
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I'm wondering if it might not be related to the First Federation, given their presence in the new Alpha Qudrant map. They were implied to be very powerful in the one episode they appeared, and I could see a warlike species like the Tzenkethi provoking them without realizing the risk. I would argue that as fun as is another…
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Team Charlie! Though Echo is a close second, I'll admit. Hopefully, the Dev team will keep these designs for future ships, a lot of potential there :)
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Thank you! I'm finally on my way to completely the Pilot specialization with these :smile:
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Inspired names :) It's actually a pity none of those will ever exist! I am looking forward to this new ship a lot! I like having hanger pets for fire support, it's the only time I actually deal near-optimal damage :wink: