Thanks for the info!
I can't remember off the top of my head. I'd need to take a look at the vod... at the moment it's been very much a case of trying to build a mental modal as to how everything is meant to work. I've not event started trying to het my head around the numbers yet! (I didn't kill a security ship though... it was just a completely innocent, non-wanted, non-power ship.)
Thats fine, it was just to see if random blasting was 'a thing'. My extra question was really to see how the regular C+P melds with the PP C+P
Thats fine, it was just to see if random blasting was 'a thing'. My extra question was really to see how the regular C+P melds with the PP C+P
There's an interesting set of differences here from Powerplay 1 that I've not seen much comment on yet - it's another way in which it's far more decentralised.
I've not really dug too deeply into this... but my gut feeling is that there's going to be a lot of unfocused activity. You can filter the powerplay galaxy map by activity level, so it should be possible to see where things are going on and where to focus your efforts for the benefit of the power... but not every player is going to be thinking about that. You'll have the players primarily motivated to earn the merits/ranks/perks/modules/care packages, and then there will be those that want to try and do what's best to increase the influence of their power.
Based on comparing it to the current map, All stronghold systems are ones that have a profit of 126cc or more with the exception of SolI have made a spreadsheet with some of the available data for Powerplay 2.0 from the test server.
PP2.0 Information
docs.google.com
It is not complete, as I'm surfing the galaxy map looking for strongholds, but will update it as I can/get more information.
Would you be able to go through the UI and systems for Torval, no big deal if you can't though
From what I can see (and whats been said by FD) PP is really now the BGS, and in some ways the 'old' BGS is 'second tier'. All the tools and UI take the low level thinking out of where to go, and with no CC you can't 5C exploit things so it does not matter what you do. In fact I can't really see a reason not to pledge, and that staying pledged is 'normal'.
I think the ultimate design aim is to push towards each other and create as many areas (systems) of conflict as possible and sustain that outward pressure.
Noting that the preview server is just the preview server and that what we see there may not be final... Dongkum and Kappa are both "Fortified" and at the top end of the fortified state according to the galaxy map. Torval is the lowest ranked Power with 366 systems in their control (327 Exploited, 36 Fortified and 3 Stronghold)
Man I agree with a lot of things you say but that last line there? That is so Delaine bias process x)From what I can see (and whats been said by FD) PP is really now the BGS, and in some ways the 'old' BGS is 'second tier'. All the tools and UI take the low level thinking out of where to go, and with no CC you can't 5C exploit things so it does not matter what you do. In fact I can't really see a reason not to pledge, and that staying pledged is 'normal'.
Dare I say...FD.....pulled it off? A feature about long term engagement exactly when ED needs it and that players want to play it
I think the ultimate design aim is to push towards each other and create as many areas (systems) of conflict as possible and sustain that outward pressure.
Heh! The interesting part will be how ZYADA and FUC (the power blocs of all Imp / Fed Powers) as well as KALE (Kaine And Legacy Edmond) deal with a more mutually exclusive PP2- we still don't know how allies are 'seen' by the feature (or how they attack each other).
Nice, can't wait to learn what it is, I'm thinking that it could be a supersonic or hypersonic ballistic cannon using advanced propellants to give you something like a railgun with less power draw from the distributor.
It'll be interesting to see if that actually happens:
...does the chaos caused by a large number of pledged players flying around just doing stuff create emergent "overheads" for the more purposeful players and groups to have to reinforce against (like a BGS Anarchy) ... or do people tend to pledge to the power already dominant around their home systems (because a lot of the benefits are "home territory" ones), so the "passing traffic" tends to auto-reinforce systems against attack (like any other BGS controller)
I can see everyone universally agreeing to attack one specific power... I don't see too much being off the table after that, it will be interesting to see the forgotten powers with the small playerbases fair, LYR and patreus. If LYR keeps his system bonuses he will likely be safe, however, there is not much keeping Denton safe besides ZYADA, as it's not like the power is unique (ALD lite).
