[ACTA:SF] (Poll) What are your favorite Empire(s) to play?

[billclo]

As the originator of the topic, I ought to talk about what I prefer and have.

I have large Fed and Klingon fleets (75+ ships combined), and have growing Gorn and Rom fleets (intend to expand each fleet them to about the low-20s numberwise). I envision having a small Kzinti contingent (7-8 ships) so I can at least include them in scenarios, but they are a minor Empire to me at this point. I just don't really like the looks of the ships very much. I proposed some changes that would have made them more interesting, but was overruled. I might expand their fleet if and when carriers/fighters come into the game.

Orions, not loving them right now. I like the looks of the ships, but the current rules for option mounts leave me a little well, bleh. While flying a phaser-boat may be "efficient", it doesn't make for an interesting battle to me. There's currently little incentive to use other weapon choices besides phasers and maybe drones in the option mounts. When that changes, I might be more inclined to try them out.

 

[mdauben]

I used to play Rom and Gorns almost exclusivly in my SFB days. I just loved making my opponents dance around my plasmas! Now in ACTA, their uber-powerful seeking weapons are not quite so game defining, but I still have a soft spot in my heart for the Roms and Gorns.

I find it interesting that the Gorns are currently ahead of the Kzinti in your poll. When I played SFB it was pretty well accepted that Gorn were a second tier race compared to Kzinti (actually, all the Plasma races were considered second teir compared to the Drone users). I guess this says something good about the current balance of seeking weapons in ACTA.

 

[Lord Hastings]

Ah Well first post on the Forum, I'll play anything, fleets I have are Federation Klingon & Kzinti, with small Tholian plus a few Orions, also a large Hydran and Andromedan waiting for whenever their rules arrive, all Starline 2400 as I started with SFB in 1979!
Favourite fleets in earlier SFB/FC were Hydran (loved a couple of Stingers destroying an enemies shields), Andromedan and 4 Overloaded Photons (sorry, Federation)
For ACTA all seem good, though the Tholians are crippled until some Web rules arrive, but they're supposed to be mostly defensive anyway in a strategic sense.