You would think so, but no. Players don't care about the lore that says the Empire is at peace with the Federation or about the storyline of internal strife - many decided that Powerplay is just a mechanic for Imps vs Feds war. That's partly a product of how very scarce lore actually is in the game, but mostly because current mechanics make it very unappealing for Imperial Powers to undermine one another. As long as that stays the case, nothing will change.
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You would think so, but no. Players don't care about the lore that says the Empire is at peace with the Federation or about the storyline of internal strife - many decided that Powerplay is just a mechanic for Imps vs Feds war. That's partly a product of how very scarce lore actually is in the game, but mostly because current mechanics make it very unappealing for Imperial Powers to undermine one another. As long as that stays the case, nothing will change.
Powers make alliances.
Powers will gang up on each other.
If the Empire Powers expand too much then surely they will meet collective resistance from the other Powers.
( I'll bet a lot of 'what-if?" has gone into the design of the mechanics of PP - and there is always 'the hand of God' . . . )
Powers will gang up on each other.
If the Empire Powers expand too much then surely they will meet collective resistance from the other Powers.
( I'll bet a lot of 'what-if?" has gone into the design of the mechanics of PP - and there is always 'the hand of God' . . . )
Your video was very amusing and fun to watch...heres some rep for ya...the side comments were even better, lol, with your mic on.
To get 15 merits a kill, you need to go to your powers fortification screen...then read where and what you need to do to "undermine"....I was getting the same 1 merit per kill until I realized what I was suppose to do and who I was suppose to target.
Most of your undermine targets will be in SC so get a good interdictor...and be aware, you WILL get a bounty on your head in the systm your hunting in.
Sort of makes sense given the approach they've taken I guess... Seems kind of harsh though... Why not simply down-rate them (half them) or something....
But this whole weekly cycle thing is just so counter productive IMHO.
The very notion player (A) doing the same as player (B), but over two weeks, comes out worse just doesn't sit well with me. And then let's not even start on if someone simply wants to go on holiday for a couple of week!
ps: I better zoom back across space and cash in my hundred odd points
But this whole weekly cycle thing is just so counter productive IMHO.
The very notion player (A) doing the same as player (B), but over two weeks, comes out worse just doesn't sit well with me. And then let's not even start on if someone simply wants to go on holiday for a couple of week!
ps: I better zoom back across space and cash in my hundred odd points
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No, that won't happen. Geographic distrbution of the Powers and the fact that there are absolutely no in-game organisational tools make an alliance between two Powers extremely hard to maintain - and you think that SIX of them will work together? It's just impossible.
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Perhaps. But how much effort have players put into testing the ? That hasn't even been fixed yet, so I don't see much hope for PP.
I'm more of a wait and see type. I think there are things afoot that players haven't fully grasped yet... especially relating to the so-called "Empire bias"... i'm convinced there is something deliberate with that, and its going to reveal itself in the coming months, either through story or through the mechanics of having the empire player base split between them.
I'll have a gamble at a fight over succession with the current Emperor popping his cloggs. A perfect time for the other powers to encroach on empire territory as they are distracted. And afterwards, one of the Empire power is the Emperor!
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Huh? But you don't even need to get involved with it. I must say, that must be some super strong hate you have going there if an optional component is stopping you from playing a game.
I'll have a gamble at a fight over succession with the current Emperor popping his cloggs. A perfect time for the other powers to encroach on empire territory as they are distracted. And afterwards, one of the Empire power is the Emperor!
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Huh? But you don't even need to get involved with it. I must say, that must be some super strong hate you have going there if an optional component is stopping you from playing a game.
Actually as an Empire player I believe there is logic behind all this, my personal theory is that they are making the empire strong to make them fall, it's far fetched for some but I firmly believe that the empire are being made strong to stand up to an alien threat in later updates, and when the empire is distracted then everyone else will either undermine us or join us as the aliens will likely go for the biggest threat
Not necessarily. We are empire first faction second, and there is good communication between the factions so we dont end up going for the same thing (happened in cycle 3, but we learnt from that). The key driver at the moment is some powers are over stretching, so a period of consolidation will be called for. A system may also be controlled by one faction and yet still have allegiance to another. So the future (at the moment) is still bright with a lot of not knowing. Also the handouts will occur this cycle, so a lot of people may grab their freebie and defect to another power.
Powerplay question.
Hey all, im curious about power play, after helping my side defeating enemy ships in military strikes, i have "1powerplay", i dont know what this is, or what to do with it? can anyone help me please?
Hey all, im curious about power play, after helping my side defeating enemy ships in military strikes, i have "1powerplay", i dont know what this is, or what to do with it? can anyone help me please?
Its a combat bond. Go to any control system your faction owns (solid dots as opposed to hollow ones) and hand it in.
Indeed, projecting overheads and upkeep vs yields, it seems that no faction can really hope to get past 60-65 control systems.
Hudson is at 43 atm, so already close. (>2K cc overheads).