Topic: Why is X your favorite race to fly on D2?

[FPF-DieHard]

Just curious as to people's reasons for flying a race.  Most of us have race-whored enough to be familiar with the different races.

[KAT Chuut-Ritt]

Kzin,

love the comradarie, the dedication and teamwork, the almost complete lack of "problem children"  (except for Maverick of course   ), the sense of fun of the group.

Additionally I like getting up close and personal with phaser 3s when I can, and saber dancing with disruptors at other times.

Additionally I get quickly bored by too many consecutive long plasma duels. they are ok once in a while but to go through a 3 hour plus duel every night with Fluf would get tiring. 

Prefer the flanking game and deepstrikes as well something the Kzin do well as trench warfare isn't their strongest point.

Finally prefer flying a less populated race.

Second would be Romulan, but only occasionally.

[Mog]

Could prove to be an interesting topic.

I've played all the races to one degree or another (least time spent in Hydran, Mirak and Fed - I just don't enjoy flying those much).

I started out in SFC1 online as a very unsuccessful Romulan player (with a cat persona, go figure). When EAW arrived I tried out ISC, but got bored of them (found them rather easy to win with and didn't really care for being called a cheat because some people couldn't understand how I was flying them).

I joined a friend's fleet, the House of Zakath, for Starlance, and played a lot of Klingon on Mplayer and then Gamespy, continuing that into D2. Then, around the time of the Klinzhai server, I decided to finally try and master Lyran ships, having lost a lot of times to players in their ships, especially in SFC1. I tried to fly them like I flew Klingon - fast saber dancing. Lo and behold, within a week I was getting kills.

Basically, I still like to fly the other races, but Lyrans suit the way I've flown for a long time, more so than any other race. They are, imo, a pure skill race, no drones or plasma (just suicide shuttles), and not reliant on attrition units all of the time (I usually forget I have PFs if I'm in an F variant, lol). They are reasonable at mid ranges (9 to 15) and can be awesome in close. They have excellent drone defence, but are vulnerable to fighters I feel. And, they are cats, meow.

[KBFLordKrueg]

Klingons, of course. I like the combo of weapons and manuverability. But, after flying Roms on LB5 have developed a liking for the ability to do many missions without resupply also.

[Hexx]

Started off with Klingons way back, liked the maneuverability & the phaser suites. (I don't think I fired a disrupter in anger for over a year). Switched to Lyran kinda on a whim and because I'd heard stories of all the great Lyran pilots. Plus being a lower popluated race meant I might actually be able to get the ship I wanted.
Liked the Lyran maneuverablity as well, plus the phaser arcs were pretty good.
Plus there's just something about the ESG...

Bascially I guess I just like ships that can turn and have good phaser suites.
Pretty much rules out everyone but the Lyran and klinks.

[KBF-Kurok]

Klingon followed by Hydran

[Julin Eurthyr]

ISC, obviously...

The story:

Back in SFC 1, I was a fairly decent, if untested, Fed and Rommie pilot.  Actually went under a different callsign back then.

Twoard the end, there was a on-board story / RP going on called The Hyperion Saga.  As the ISC was un-represented, I got interested and involved in the saga as the ISC's representative.

Julin Eurthyr and the 673rd Jello Echelon were born there...

When SFC 2 came out, I was interested in checking them out.  After a few campaigns where I found the DF-firepower like photons represented in my PPD, and seeking Plasma like Rommies, I felt comfortable with my decision, and stayed ISC since.

Also, I've always roleplayed my character as more interested in the actual Pacification program rather than being a froggie / Veltrassi using peace as their excuse for war.  I was like that on all the RP threads leading up to the release of EAW, then the D2.  It was either coincidence or fate that just as I got a stable enough connection (cable modem my wife couldn't kick me off of) to play online, Rook's Tavern 3, with it's ISC pacification theme, came out.  I joined the server (as ISC RM), and the rest, as they say, is history.

I've flown Fed on SG2, since it seemed the Alliance would be completely outnumbered.  That was the only server that had ISC where I wasn't in the blue ships and white uniforms of the Concordium.  I've flown most of the other races at least once on the non-ISC servers, but have found my vision (partial colorblindenss) presents issues flying such lovely races as Klingon, and to a lesser extent, Gorn.  I am most comfortable in heavier crunch ships (Rom and Fed), and I'm a passable Hydran.

[el-Karnak]

I like ISC because they have lotsa problem children to hang out with.  Then the Feds have some too. Plus, the Klingons have some too.  All the other race are just too n-i-c-e to play with.

Other than that, I have no idea why I like to fly  ISC, Klingon and sometimes Fed now.  Might be something to do about getting well-rounded SFB weapon suites that pretty much cover all the different combat styles (droner, plasma, saber-dancing, tank knife-fighting, fighter carriers) with a steady emphasis on intermediate ranged warfare that the Proxy Photon, focused Klingon Phaser/Disrupters strikes and PPDs can provide.

Probably the only thing missing from the combined weapons inventory of Fed/Klingon/ISC are PFs.  One day we'll get Klingon G2s and ISC PFs and everything will be covered. 

[FPF-AJTK]

Played all the races in my years of SFB, and if we had Tholians in OP, I would be HARD pressed as to whether to fly Rock or Fred. Also flew Kzinti alot in SFB.

Here, seeking weapons are seriously nerfed as compared to SFB (home in on the hex the ship is in, not the hex its GOING to, but thats another dead equine.) so I prefer a ship with more DF weapons. Thats one of the reasons I like the CAD so much, its a droner BUT it can phaser boat quite well.

Flew Rommie a few times in SFC1/EAW as well as Klink.

Freds are my favs tho in SFC.

[FPF-Jem]

Fed cause it's the race I stink at the most 

Actually it's more of liking the versatility of many of the Fed designs and the photon torpedo as well as an overdeveloped sense of loyalty, (once upon a time in another game I couldn't bring myself to switch to using a different color to represent myself because red was all you could play in the demo and I couldn't betray red in the full version of the game  )

Otherwise I'm perfectly comfortable and happy (and better in some case  ) flying any other race except for some reason ISC and I honestly don't know why.

[Kroma BaSyl]

Otherwise I'm perfectly comfortable and happy (and better in some case  ) flying any other race except for some reason ISC and I honestly don't know why.

Cheese allergy I take it. 

[FPF-AJTK]

WB Kroma, you sexy bitch.

[Gook]

I normally play Klingon when not on D2. I started Kzin as they were underplayed in an era dominated by Feds, klinks and Roms. Having started Kzin I continue to fly them because of my fleetmates and our achievements in D2. It's certainly not the ships, but the cameraderie, it is second to none.

[Sirgod]

Well , Personaly I just like having something Named after my race. If It happens to be a disease, then I guess that's ok also.

Seriously, Being one of those 2 group People F9th Fleet and Xenocorp, I enjoy being able to branch out and play alot of differant races.

You know one thing that kinda surprised me, was that there was really no Group that Formed playing Pirates when OP came out. Not that It's a bad thing, It just kinda surprised me.

Stephen

[Vorcha]

Klinks - I like to play aggreesive and they suit me. (My current flavor)
Feds - If I'm in a photon mood.
Rommies - If I'm in a Plasma mood.
ISC if I have to win. (pretty dull though)
Mirak if I know I am facing other mirak or Lyran
Lyran if I'm really in an aggresive mood.
Hydran if I want to kick back and play w/ fighters. (Love H2's)

I've played them all and really don't care who or what I play as long as it's a challenge and fun.  The best battle is the same ships in a 1v1...man thats a load of fun.

[Green]

I prefer Lyran or Klingon ships ... but as Chuut noted, I enjoy the small group of die hard Kzin players too much to depart.

[Soreyes]

Kzin of course. As Gook, Chuut, Green have all said. There is just something about flying around with the other Kzin "NUTTERS"....... oh and I also like the Fire and forget weapons

[Cleaven]

Way back when, I drew the short straw one time too many and decided that I would make my friends happy and always fly coalition, and let them have their "Fed-jollies" all the time. I learnt to double-tap disrupters but had more fun scaring them with plasma. People complain about how long it takes to play a game, but if you fired that R-torp and they couldn't counter it, the game was effectively over. If they did evade though, you were a sitting duck for those overloads. Of course you only had one pseudo so bluffing was more of an art. KR's and WE's rule.
 

[Capt Jeff]

Well, fed just barely beats out the rest, and then the rest all come in 2nd place !!


I seriously can't make a worst to first list.   

Every race I've flown has been a blast.

From Lyran on IDSL
Hydran on CW2 and GW2
Rom on DOE
ISC on SS2
Klingon on 4 powers
Mirak on GW1
Gorn ( finally doing this on GW5), though played a lot in SS2 and RDSL testers..ahem...

Now we need to get out those Orion ships damn it !!!

[Father Ted]

Fed through and through. But I do love the occassional excursion as a Hydran or Bruce. Had a blast on DOE and GW2 playing outside the box, and looking forward to the return of Father Bruce for GW5.