I honestly think at this point, that your guess is as good as theirs.
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Powerplay cycle is out a day early
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I honestly think at this point, that your guess is as good as theirs.
They didn't even tell us when the cycle was supposed to end, do you seriously expect an answer to that question?
I know, they will probably shiver with fear now
.My point was that if there is no beta testing some people wont play the main game either.
I have a bad feeling they have gone to the same place mine have.............................................
Yes, they have been deleted.
Sounds like it. I'm in a similar boat.
I guess the point is to prevent players storing up tons of uncashed merits to avoid the weekly decay.
So in summary:
1) introduce a PP decay feature which is broadly hated anyway
2) fail to explain the impact of this decay feature on merits which not cashed in (ie you lose them, they are not even halved)
3) screw up the timing of the PP cycle
And that's before we get onto the grindy mechanics of PP in the 1st place.
Also (whilst I'm on a rant I might as well finish) why are merits set up so
a) killing an opposing PP faction ship out of military strike gets you 15 merit but killing a same ship in military strike gets you only a single merit
b) number of merits is independent of ship type (unlike combat bonds)
c) credits reward is so poor, when compared with combat bonds or missions
I guess the point is to prevent players storing up tons of uncashed merits to avoid the weekly decay.
So in summary:
1) introduce a PP decay feature which is broadly hated anyway
2) fail to explain the impact of this decay feature on merits which not cashed in (ie you lose them, they are not even halved)
3) screw up the timing of the PP cycle
And that's before we get onto the grindy mechanics of PP in the 1st place.
Also (whilst I'm on a rant I might as well finish) why are merits set up so
a) killing an opposing PP faction ship out of military strike gets you 15 merit but killing a same ship in military strike gets you only a single merit
b) number of merits is independent of ship type (unlike combat bonds)
c) credits reward is so poor, when compared with combat bonds or missions
Maybe as a sign of good faith and support FOR THIS TIME ONLY our deleted credits could be reinstated?
Maybe?
Go on FD, you know you want to.......................
Maybe?
Go on FD, you know you want to.......................
Yeah, I'd really like some sort of statement about how the fundamentals of Power Play are completely broken after the cycle change for some reason.
So you're saying FD is incapable of holding a beta lasting longer then 2 weeks for a major content patch?
Ok. Good to know. Won't be playing after any future patch until at least a month or two while all the untested stuff is force tested on the live server.
The real issue is powerplay is broken, the preparation bug ruins it, you can stuff your powerplay to the bin if you dont reverse this.
People are already working on systems that were suppose to go to other powers. A real let down,when people complained about PP how bad it is I said ok guys lets wait for at least one tick to expire,and now I reailize they were right... Its bad enough some factions have majority of players working for them, and now this, entire week of contributions erased by a bug that was reported in beta and also fixed in beta......
People are already working on systems that were suppose to go to other powers. A real let down,when people complained about PP how bad it is I said ok guys lets wait for at least one tick to expire,and now I reailize they were right... Its bad enough some factions have majority of players working for them, and now this, entire week of contributions erased by a bug that was reported in beta and also fixed in beta......
IMHO if everyone treats this week and the next couple of weeks as Powerplay discovery learning weeks and not put so much effort in trying to rush to Rank 5 or take over the galaxy in the shortest time possible then these issues, which I am sure will continue to happen for a while yet, won't be so frustrating.
I feel it will be a while before the Powerplay bugs are shaken out and we can start to use the mechanics meaningfully to suit ourselves and the Power we belong to.
in the shortest time possible then these issues, which I am sure will continue to happen for a while yet, won't be so frustrating.I feel it will be a while before the Powerplay bugs are shaken out and we can start to use the mechanics meaningfully to suit ourselves and the Power we belong to.
You mean if everyone treats the live server as though it was a beta test?
I'm sure there must be some obvious alternative to this.
I'm sure there must be some obvious alternative to this.
Michael Brookes
Game Director
We'll update the server later today to correct some issues that have arisen from the cycle turnover. That will include a reduction in the decay to account for vouchers and goods that weren't delivered.
Cycles will take place on a Thursday morning during the maintenance shutdown to minimise disruption.
Michael
Cycles will take place on a Thursday morning during the maintenance shutdown to minimise disruption.
Michael
Thank you very much for the update Michael. Hopefully we will see all systems belonging to the factions they should belong to.
Thanks for the reply Michael.
Let's hope us hunters out of system get some of our credits back.
Guess Wednesday night will be everyone's "Travel" day to fly back to home plate and cash in dem tokens!!!!!!
Let's hope us hunters out of system get some of our credits back.
Guess Wednesday night will be everyone's "Travel" day to fly back to home plate and cash in dem tokens!!!!!!
Thanks for the update, best of luck getting it all sorted out. I can imagine the early turnover caused quite the headache - hard to monitor how something's gone when it wasn't meant to happen for another day or so!