David Braben Powerplay AMA - Part 2 - Live at 4PM BST

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Edward Lewis

Edward Lewis
Greetings Commanders!

At 4PM BST David will be taking the time to answer some of your questions about Powerplay.

David will answer as many of your questions as possible in the thread below. We'll also be answering some questions fromyesterday's question thread, too.

Please post in a sensible manner, try not to repeat questions that have already been asked. Click the staff logo in the top-right of David's posts to skip to his next answer.

See all of David's responses in a closed thread by clicking here.

Thanks, and enjoy!
 
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David Braben

CEO & Founder
Frontier
Philip Coutts
Thanks for hosting another AMA. I have one question and it's about reputation decay. I am slightly concerned that reputation decay will put off people from interacting with the various powers. As a casual gamer who fits in ED around family life what would drive me to help a power if all that is going to happen is my reputation decays? Basically am I going to feel like a hamster on a wheel going nowhere fast as my reputation degrades faster than I can make it!?
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Absolutely understand about family pressures and pressures of work. Applies to me too...

The reputation decay is a really minor thing. This is a separate thing - it is to help people becoming caught in a hostile relationship with major and minor factions. It doesn't apply to your rating within the Power. The reputation is separate.

The reputation decay down from 'Allied' only applies to Major Factions - and as long as you gain some reputation with a Minor Faction then it doesn't decay.

I hope that helps!
 

Xzanron

Xzanron
What is there in power-play for the casual (5 hours a week) player?

Can we have a bullet point road map for the next couple of updates?
 

Trueman832

Trueman832
Hi David,
When Powerplay goes live people currently on missions will have their missions nullified to bring in the new system. Will people with lots of stored, unsold exploration data be effected as well? I'm 10k LY out and can't make it back, worried I'll lose a months' work.
Thanks!!
 

Alexander the Grape

Alexander the Grape
Hi David. Thanks for taking the time to do an AMA. My question is as follows:


Players in "Open" face many additional threats, from murderous commanders to a greater chance of networking issues.


Will there ever be incentives to entice commanders into a more directly interactive experience?
 

Lord_Crazy

L
Mister Braben,

First of all I would like to thank you and the whole FD team for this AMA and this wonderful game.

Powerplay is partly focus on mission overhaul. Yet we have not seen any co-op missions so far. By co-op I mean missions where wing members would split the reward evenly after achieving a common exact same goal, and/or missions so hard that they would normally require a full wing to succeed. Do you have any plan in the future for that type of missions?

Thank you very much.
 

phantagor

phantagor
We are aware that the background sim information is classified, but it would be nice if you could possibly give us at least a small hint on what qualifies a player group (if at all) to ascend into power status or to be more precise: what does a player group need to do to create a power (it is not that we do have to become a power ourselves, but we want to create a Space Viking-themed power e.g.)
 

Listeri69

Listeri69
Hello David and crew. I would just like to ask, In a powerplay enviroment is it possible to raise a minor faction into a situation where they can become a part of powerplay?
 

Steve50

Steve50
Hi David,

I'm a miner and love the new additions to mining in 1.3 (I'm in the beta)

Would it be possible to have the prospector limpets either scan all the asteroids in a certain range or you tell it what ore you want and it goes and looks for it then reports back when it's found..or not?

Been a fan since 84' as you can tell from my avatar ;)
 

Cmdr Noast

Cmdr Noast
Hello Mr Braben

just one question , i am a member of a group / clan / guild , apart from displaying the CMDR name and / or the fraction we are pledged for
i would love to be able to display our clanname on the UI as well as our name and combat rank

Many group/guilds of players have already formed and I know quite a few of them,
like the one I am part of were really looking forward to push our own faction up so that it would become one of the big boys !

Will that be possible in PP ?


thx an keep up the good work
greetings from Germany
 

CMDR MAIN SEQUENCE

CMDR MAIN SEQUENCE
Is there anything more to the Unknown Artefact than what we've seen and heard already?


Are there still more "non-celestial objects" to be discovered in the game?
 

Retrograde

Retrograde
Now that the Powers seem to be the predominant players in the Galaxy, what is the role or importance of Major faction reputation? Has it become irrelevant?
 

Bargib

B
For myself and other players who cannot play regularly due to real life obligations, the reputation degeneration is a bit of a let down, and makes reputation grinding a big issue. I think you should reconsider that bit, and let the regulars play with the new power play.
 
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MrTrendall

M
Hello. Non game related but has the support team received their gift for being so awesome? Looks as if the delivery got interdicted and delayed by a day or so.
 

Zulu Romeo

Zulu Romeo
Hello David. :)

Is PowerPlay shaping up the way you always imagined it to be? What sort of gameplay compromises have had to be made, and what if anything has disappointed you about this particular part of the 1.3 update so far?
 

Penthux

Penthux
Do you support the Empire over the Federation? Does Frontier Developments favour the Empire over the Federation? Hmmm? :p
 

Agrar Therenus

Agrar Therenus
I was surprised that passenger missions didn't make an appearance in this patch. It would seem like a perfect time for transporting VIPs of your faction from one system to another.
 

Jim Steinman

J
What's coming for explorers? Is it possible that any of the factions could look to establish strategic stations at or closer to the core and far rim?

Is there any update on route planning length in terms of speed when you get closer to the core and overall plotted length?
 
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