here's an example of a card that at first sounds really good:
The dual classification OFFICER/ENGINEER. Its rather common and those that have it are usually among the best cards in the game. Data and Wesley spring to mind. But they don't get their great value from the dual, they get it from the remaining skills. So let's single it out. OFFICER is pretty useless, you normally have enough of them, and ENGINEERs? Even in non-aligned, I have Dr. Reyga (ENGINEER/SCIENCE) and Roga Danar (ENGINEER/SECURITY), who, combined, will usually be enough for me to pass most Dilemmas and have a better second classification. So, while better than a pure ENGINEER, this is still not good.
His most valuable non-classification skill is Computer Skill and again Roga Danar also has it. Plus there are several decent crewmembers in any affiliation that can also provide this skill.
Treachery is one that just might make it worthwhile, being rather uncommon outside Romulan, but so are missions that provide a good effort/reward ratio and involve Treachery without being Romulan. And as it's not worth anything for Dilemmas or other cards (except for the rarely-played IM: Attack Authorization), you could as well scratch it off the card.
Leaves me with Greed whose uses are limited to getting 5 points off a Worshiper or maybe 6 - 12 points off a Latinum Payoff if you play a battle deck. Once again, no justification for inclusion.
Attributes? Integrity 4 leaves an open flank for Firestorm, 9 Cunning, while substantial, is odd and thus a great target for Hunter Gangs and 4 Strength doesn't get me too far in away team battles. It seems that unless I go for high Cunning missions, these attributes are stuck in the wrong places. (Give me 5/8/4 and I won't complain!)
In the end, the card looks good. But it doesn't play that well. Sorry. Some people use it as a Roga Danar replacement, but this only works if you need Danar as ENGINEER. I usually care more for his SECURITY and in this case I'm lost here.
- Bok + Thought Maker: For thematic reasons and in order to fill this line
Wesley's rating: 4.0 Cole's rating: 7.0 Conner's rating: 5.0 Data's rating: 7.3 Hal's rating: 8.8 Jack's rating: 7.5 Nanite's rating: 7.53 Nouwa's rating: 8.0 Q's rating: 7.0 Ranger's rating: 4.5 Ray's rating: 6.5 Rothspar's rating: --- Tania's rating: 4.5 Tony's rating: 6.0 Wa'Qah's rating: 9.0 ---------------------- AVERAGE RATING: 6.6
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