Or more that after eight years of power creep from engineers and buffs PPs design is outmoded. IIRC combat expansions are old CZs, and no PP NPC has engineering. Even against feeble G1 engineering they are toast.
Why would I need to know in PG what someone else is carrying / doing in PP since everyone is friendly?
I would suggest lose it, but perhaps it would depend on how friendly the two powers were. But a straight lose it would be simplest.
I don't mind it if its not the sole thing required all the time. Hopefully (and it sounds like it has) expansion hauling and UM have been reigned in a tad, and that general activity has been boosted to round it all out. Given too the reward structure which is long term and designed to reward loyalty (and eight years of BGS progress) putting the pieces together suggests PP V2 is more do what you like.You know, I'd never considered this before. But then again, I don't enjoy combat farming even in my most pew-pew moods, so it was easy for me to overlook.
No, that sounds too close to 5C. In last nights stream I think they mean attack and mess up Stronghold FC support vessels and wreak havoc in systems you are UMing.
I understand, but what you're describing is not sabotage. A saboteur is no different from anyone else until he commits his sabotage.
IIRC they spoke of hacking turrets and hatches which sounds quite sneaky sneaky.
FWIW, they did ask us players to discuss the pro and cons of open only PP..
I hope that they include BGS level gameplay into powerplay. It what I have been saying should be happening for ages. More integration, proper change throughout the galaxy, visual changes. I'm liking what I am seeing. I'd prefer if they keep solo and private groups being able to play m, but just have open play reward you more. Give an incentive for direct PvP. But people who prefer to be alone can still contribute.
I've done it twice, for Cytoscramblers and Pacifiers. Considered Pack Hounds but NPCs don't seem to have significant missile defences normally.I'm afraid I'm still predicting mountain ranges of salt. FD may well (from what they're saying) try to make some element of PP2 Open-only. But given their record on "expected gameplay" they'll probably overlook easy work-arounds such as flying and docking in Solo and relogging to Open to hand stuff in, or blocking everyone on the other "side", or fiddling router settings to disallow P2P connections. (That last sounds exotic, but there will be easy guides to doing it on Reddit about five seconds after an incentive to do it arises). The "it's not working like was promised" agony will be very loud.
Well, I've never tried PP. I might be tempted to give it a go if they make it look interesting. At any rate, I'd like to try out those fun Packhounds.
Yeah I was super impressed by the tone around this and it seemed pretty real. It was also obvious (as others have commented already) that they are picking up the genuine messages from the forum, Reddit, whatever - FDev are listening!
When Luke explained how they would release, I listened with my software engineering ears on, and yes absolutely it makes sense to split the changes this way. I personally suspect they will go open-only in a later release, but putting that in on day one AND dealing with finding all the gaps in the PP 2.0 subsystem itself is toooooo much.
Going further off topic here, but this brings up something I've been meaning to ask about specifically. My previous inquiries around organized PvP just mentioned the San Tu star system. From my perspective looking at this game and its unique situation, I would assume that at least two big groups of players interested in PvP combat would grassroots organize using Powerplay or BGS factions to enjoy ongoing pew pews with each other.
