Power Play: Only Peace, no War
- Thread starter Ironwolf
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Isn't it already?
So far its a playground slapping session, with Alliance, Fed and Imperial leaders acting as teacher.
Yes, I was thinking the same thing. No news on Galnet, Empire powers are supposed to be allies but shoot each other openly (not only political scheeming), no war declared between Empire and Federation...
I managed to keep a part of the background immersion by imagining those shooters as "extremists" or something. Like the power characters didn't really give orders for open fighting.
But when 95% of the galaxy is shooting at each other, it gets hard to imagin xD
Maybe not a formally declared war, but certainly a cold one getting hotter 
Big battle fleets - not in this game - the instancing won't allow it, but if you consider how many players must be engaging in undermining ops in opponent Power territory across all the play modes there's a lot of semi-coordinated skirmishes going on.
Big battle fleets - not in this game - the instancing won't allow it, but if you consider how many players must be engaging in undermining ops in opponent Power territory across all the play modes there's a lot of semi-coordinated skirmishes going on.
Perhaps leaders are conservative about "declaring" wars since waging one on a galactic scale, even in ED, must be one hell of a workload...Imagine the paperwork!
It is not a cold war when there is such obvious hostility to every other power.
Everyone is getting actively rewarded for killing / murdering, without question.
I do not think humanity, now or in the future, could kick back and enjoy the rampant bloodshed, not without outright total war.
Everyone is getting actively rewarded for killing / murdering, without question.
I do not think humanity, now or in the future, could kick back and enjoy the rampant bloodshed, not without outright total war.
That's just it, it's not one system here, its the entire human occupied space.
The galaxy is one gigantic murder / killzone, and all the powers that be are just fine and dandy with that.
Let the perpetual bloodshed forever be the norm, no Major Faction will do anything about it.
All the leaders promote bloodshed, it's perfectly acceptable to kill other powers members.
With the current PP implementation we should all be at war.
Bring out the battle cruisers and invade with extreme force.
If we are going to kill 'hostiles' on this scale, then Thargoids are the least of humanities problems.
Just one week ago, the galaxy was an (almost) peaceful place. Now things seem to have escalated quickly... This is how I feel:
There should be a viable alternative to conflict for each faction. We should be allowed to pursue peace.
I'm not sure how that would work within the game mechanic. I also get that fighting is fun in a game sense.
I am a little concerned though that the ultimate aim of each faction is to control, destroy, conquer.
I worry that my faction leader will be destroyed.
I'm not sure how that would work within the game mechanic. I also get that fighting is fun in a game sense.
I am a little concerned though that the ultimate aim of each faction is to control, destroy, conquer.
I worry that my faction leader will be destroyed.
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It's a bit like the fight at the end of Top Gun - superpowers testing each other by sending ships into enemy territory and then denying the battle afterwards...but without the flagrant beach volleyball scenes
War is Peace.
The number CMDR's and NPC's that have been killed just for belonging to another power, aka 'hostile', there should be a galaxy wide war.War is Peace.
Not many safe places for anyone who belongs to a Major Faction, which is what the powers belong to.
Why doesn't anyone cease hostility?
At the moment it's not a war. Player supporters of these factions are going around killing other players and NPC's, but we're not the powers armed forces and aren't acting under the orders of the government. Think of it more like the supporters of one political party shooting the supporters of another political party. There's no actual truly open hostility between the powers factions. It's a bit like the cold war in effect.
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In a galaxy of trillions of human souls, the number of people actively involved in PowerPlay is tiny (Steam currently lists 5,500 playing). It is a minor conflict on that basis.
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Having said that, as a none participant in PowerPlay, it does feel like there's a weird 'shadow universe' going on, that bares no relation to the rest of the game, or the simulation/background simulation of interaction with the major or minor factions.
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Having said that, as a none participant in PowerPlay, it does feel like there's a weird 'shadow universe' going on, that bares no relation to the rest of the game, or the simulation/background simulation of interaction with the major or minor factions.