Powerplay changes

[Astrelle]

1° Change how is calculated the preparations. Right now an organized fifth column playing in solo or private group is able to prepare crappy systems without giving any chance to the open player to fight against it. Proposition : Real preparation = current preparation x radius income. To prevent any expansion in a negative system. The 5c could still prepare bad systems but not more as now.

2° Change where the players reappears after a death when wanted. Proposition : Players are coming back in a prison colony ~100LY away from the HQ of any PowerPlay. This can prevent the permanent camping from some PK in the HQ.

 

[DragoonKnight]

The real problem with powerplay is that we can not counter 5C because they just play in solo or mobius. Power Play is something that is meant to be done with large group of players so it makes no sense to allow it outside of open. Change power play to open only and suddenly 5C is no longer such an issue.

The other problem is that we do not have global chat. There should be a faction wide global chat so that everyone can communicate and be involved. Sometimes players with good intentions prepare bad systems.

 

[Jaeger]

Power play is rubbish. Merit decay... designed without thought for solo/open disparity .. grindathon

 

[Astrelle]

The real problem with powerplay is that we can not counter 5C because they just play in solo or mobius. Power Play is something that is meant to be done with large group of players so it makes no sense to allow it outside of open. Change power play to open only and suddenly 5C is no longer such an issue.

The other problem is that we do not have global chat. There should be a faction wide global chat so that everyone can communicate and be involved. Sometimes players with good intentions prepare bad systems.

You're right but that will say the dev must change all the code, my proposition is just a different algorythm to adapt, so easier to put in place.

 

[Marc_Hicks]

You're right but that will say the dev must change all the code, my proposition is just a different algorythm to adapt, so easier to put in place.

Michael Brookes has indicated that Power Play will be undergoing significant changes this season.....mostly to make the process more dynamic & interesting. He has specifically mentioned being able to do Bulletin Board style missions on behalf of your pledged faction, alongside the existing missions, & also mentioned that the state of the system (as determined by the BGS) will impact the ease or difficulty with which a system can be prepared/expanded/fortified or undermined. Hopefully Merit Decay will be fixed too!