Power Play ! .. we don't need no stinking Power play !

Luniticisi · May 25, 2015

Why not allow the possibility of joining ANY faction in the game and fighting for them .. wanna be part of the 'Crimson Mafia' do some missions and prove yourself to be worthy ..

It would be great if you could align yourself with any faction in the game, you could fight for whomever not just some stuck up politician who out of thousands of factions rises above.

No, I say No ... let us join any faction, let it show up on our target info .. maybe if enough joined one particular faction they could rise to power..

Disclaimer: I have no interest in this idea.

Roybe · May 25, 2015

Luniticisi said:
Why not allow the possibility of joining ANY faction in the game and fighting for them .. wanna be part of the 'Crimson Mafia' do some missions and prove yourself to be worthy ..

It would be great if you could align yourself with any faction in the game, you could fight for whomever not just some stuck up politician who out of thousands of factions rises above.

No, I say No ... let us join any faction, let it show up on our target info .. maybe if enough joined one particular faction they could rise to power..

Exclaimer: I have no interest in this idea.

I agree with this statement! All factions should provide a tag to those that are allied with them. This way it's easier to identify who to kill in a system where they do not belong! Oh...NVM....down this path is a dark, dark, forum thread. ;P

Privata · May 25, 2015

Yes that would be nice but the point of powerplay is you join a ''personality'' and his or her ideals and , due to there lower numbers they have complex and detailed war/trade/politics to them , and legend allso has it that there will be perks for all types of players , its going to be a way of pushing player on player gameplay whiles leaving them who dont want it alone , its a win win

Luniticisi · May 25, 2015

I'm not sure I want much more 'Pushing player on Player gameplay' to be honest .. I have said before I would like to see much more lone wolf type gameplay added alongside the multi-player stuff.

Joining any faction could help both sides of play and also add a way for FD to choose who the next big power will be .. 1000's join a certain group ... that's would be the next power (for those that want that)

msyblade · May 25, 2015

You absolutely have the option of not joining a "power", doing work for any faction to help them "ascend" to power status, and have exactly the tag you wanted.

DrakeAurum · May 25, 2015

Luniticisi said:
I'm not sure I want much more 'Pushing player on Player gameplay' to be honest .. I have said before I would like to see much more lone wolf type gameplay added alongside the multi-player stuff.

Joining any faction could help both sides of play and also add a way for FD to choose who the next big power will be .. 1000's join a certain group ... that's would be the next power (for those that want that)

They've already mentioned this being a feature (aside from the formally-joining part). Player groups have already been working hard to improve their favoured factions' profile in hopes of achieving Power status ever since the initial Powerplay announcement.

Luniticisi · May 25, 2015

msyblade said:
You absolutely have the option of NOT joining a "power", and work for ANY faction to help them "ascend" to power status. Ewps, I just killed a thread, my bad.

Nice try, but not quite dead yet

... you can work for any faction, but you cannot officially join them, declare your loyalty or fly the flag for said faction... it's not the same, working FOR someone or WITH someone, totally different beasts.

Now where is my cape !

GluttonyFang · May 25, 2015

I was all prepared and ready to type a wall of text before coming in here...

But...

The thing I fear about it is the exclusive weapons, there's gonna be a meta and everyone's gonna play for that faction ;=;

Tarman · May 25, 2015

DrakeAurum said:
They've already mentioned this being a feature (aside from the formally-joining part). Player groups have already been working hard to improve their favoured factions' profile in hopes of achieving Power status ever since the initial Powerplay announcement.

This is a great point. When it goes full live, these groups will also be looking at which Powers are the easiest for them to prey upon to tear down, to help theirs ascend into the ranks. It's going to pull more of the background politics into the gameplay choices made by many players.

Pendra · May 25, 2015

Please keep the "torch and pitchfork" threads back until AFTER the release. I know it is hard to hold the urge for such threads, but try. It will feel so much better after. More disillusioned people to join your mob.

Drizzt Do Urden · May 25, 2015

GluttonyFang said:
I was all prepared and ready to type a wall of text before coming in here...

But...

The thing I fear about it is the exclusive weapons, there's gonna be a meta and everyone's gonna play for that faction ;=;

I fear you are right Commander lycos

DrakeAurum · May 25, 2015

GluttonyFang said:
I was all prepared and ready to type a wall of text before coming in here...

But...

The thing I fear about it is the exclusive weapons, there's gonna be a meta and everyone's gonna play for that faction ;=;

What the devs haven't yet revealed is that the exclusive weapons are all for Aisling's faction, and that the thing that makes them exclusive is that they shoot pretty rainbow-coloured laser beams.

Yes, even the multicannons.

GluttonyFang · May 25, 2015

Drizzt Do Urden said:
I fear you are right Commander lycos

I became a search engine founded in 1994 .-.

Why is the world so cruel to me ;=;

Luniticisi · May 25, 2015

Pendra said:
Please keep the "torch and pitchfork" threads back until AFTER the release. I know it is hard to hold the urge for such threads, but try. It will feel so much better after. More disillusioned people to join your mob.

"torch and pitchfork"? although I personally have no interest in Power play, wing's or community goals I have no doubt that these are important to a lot of players .. I was just suggesting that we could or should be able to join any faction and fly that factions flag even if the faction was a one station in one system faction .. no torches here ... i save those for creatures created out of murderous peoples body parts being reassembled from the dead to create a monster !

Aewarin Jameson · May 25, 2015

GluttonyFang said:
The thing I fear about it is the exclusive weapons, there's gonna be a meta and everyone's gonna play for that faction ;=;

I hope FD take this into account and balance them correctly - more dps but more heat; less heat but more power drain; etc; plus they give some new toys to more than 1 power.

One thing I would like would be for different coloured beams ... Not suggesting multicoloured but a power might use red / blue / green / etc ... We have them in real life (based upon the lase medium) so why not in space ?

Rick Mason · May 25, 2015

To hell with the weapons!! we want Faction Decals for our ships!!

smsKONG · May 25, 2015

Luniticisi said:
Why not allow the possibility of joining ANY faction in the game and fighting for them .. wanna be part of the 'Crimson Mafia' do some missions and prove yourself to be worthy ..

It would be great if you could align yourself with any faction in the game, you could fight for whomever not just some stuck up politician who out of thousands of factions rises above.

No, I say No ... let us join any faction, let it show up on our target info .. maybe if enough joined one particular faction they could rise to power..

Disclaimer: I have no interest in this idea.

I know you're extracting the Michael but I couldn't agree more!
You should also be able to declare for Feds , Imps or Alliance - with ACTUAL CONSEQUENCES!
Warzones should be system wide; none of this exit the CZ and back to the rat race.
I mean if you are attacking a system where your side currently hold no assets - the opposing side should not be welcoming you with open arms!

Come on in; restock and repair good sir. Would you like some refreshments or would you prefer to get back out there as soon as possible? No, no, I quite understand sir; killing our naval fleet is vastly more important than tea!
God speed and good luck in crushing our system defences; we look forward to living under your oppresive yoke

Snakebite · May 25, 2015

Luniticisi said:
Why not allow the possibility of joining ANY faction in the game and fighting for them .. wanna be part of the 'Crimson Mafia' do some missions and prove yourself to be worthy ..

It would be great if you could align yourself with any faction in the game, you could fight for whomever not just some stuck up politician who out of thousands of factions rises above.

No, I say No ... let us join any faction, let it show up on our target info .. maybe if enough joined one particular faction they could rise to power..

Disclaimer: I have no interest in this idea.

I though thats what they are going to do in power play, anyway I don't need to join another faction I joined the Edge Syndicate. I't be good if we could register our organisations in-game though so that it showed up in scans etc.