Frontier, please don´t divide the Player groups in Colonia and the Bubble with Squadrons

[Alpenmilch]

I understand if you are not familiar with Colonia it is difficult to understand because of what there should be special rule for 25 Factions of more than 75.000.

But you have to keep in mind, that those Factions represent the most dedicated Players of the entire Elite-Universe. They did this, because Frontier asked their group Leaders via personal Mail several time to take part in the Colonia Initative.

To divide those Hardcore Player groups in return with Squadrons is quite bitter.

For me as a team Leader it´s like you are asked to send Players to your national Soccer Team and after the championship your are told, your team don´t will get them back.

 

[IcemanAJL]

I understand if you are not familiar with Colonia it is difficult to understand because of what there should be special rule for 25 Factions of more than 75.000.

But you have to keep in mind, that those Factions represent the most dedicated Players of the entire Elite-Universe. They did this, because Frontier asked their group Leaders via personal Mail several time to take part in the Colonia Initative.

To divide those Hardcore Player groups in return with Squadrons is quite bitter.

For me as a team Leader it´s like you send Players to your national Soccer Team and after the championship your are told, your team don´t will get them back.

Being able to have multiple squadrons to address Colonia and other concerns is understandable, making it a special rule ‘because my guys are the most dedicated of all’ is not, and very condescending too.

A solution that appeals to multiple demographics is best, there are Powerplay factions that would also have logistical problems with membership from only being able to field one Squadron for example (And Powerplay itself is VERY dedicated too). Make it so you can have a limited, plural number of Squadrons but pick one ‘Main Squadron’ at a time to fly as a banner is a solution that fixes everyone’s issue and doesn’t give special treatement to any one playerbase.

 

[elkiller]

We run a very successful Faction, Likedeeler of Michel and Colonia [LoMaC] with more than 250 Pilots. We are for example under the Top Ten Factions of System owners or by population in the bubble, so we can say, we love the game you gave to us.

Thanks to the famous INARA Website we are one group of PC, PS4 and XboX Players.

We was asked by Frontier, like many other groups, to take part in the Colonia initiative and our pilots were able and happy to win a System over there, named Helgoland.

Even if there is not much life in the Colonia region, we force our Pilots to go there as part of our lore and support the Likedeeler of Helgoland and the Likedeeler of Michel Ingame Factions.

Many of our CMDRs go there back an fourth all the time an having fun with that. So we are also one of the most vital groups in Colonia.

We love to see the squadron changes and know, this will affect our way to play, like all BGS playing Factions. I totally agree, that Players should only sign in for one Squadron in the bubble. But there is at least one major problem, if our pilots could only support one Ingame Faction. You can swap Factions, yes, but in the end Colonia will be abandoned by many pilots, not only ours. This would be a very sad end for a great adventure.

So please Frontier, for the love of Colonia: Let the Players support one Ingame Faction per region (!) Bubble/Colonia. Close to any Faction in Colonia have their roots in the bubble, because you asked them to go there. The solution could be one Squadron for both Factions or better to enable the CMDRs to choose a Squadron for Colonia and another one for the Bubble.
This would also force more Pilots to go out there and bring life to the beautiful setting of Colonia, instead of being abandoned by the most dedicated Players in the game.
And maybe there are more regions to come?


Thanks as always for this amazing game and greetings to the entire Team of Frontier [heart]



Serge Alpenmilch

Likedeeler of Michel and Colonia [LoMaC]

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Dont worry the bubble will burn when the carriers update drops because none one is going to fight the incursions of the thargoids due to "personal narrative" reasons. so don't worry everyone will be migrating to Colonia eventually. and to support this look at the path that thargoids are taking they are going straight to sol leaving broken stations behind. and since Elite's story is linear the chances of the bubble burning is extremely high.

 

[Alpenmilch]

Sorry, I did not mean, my guys are the best (what they are [yesnod] like my daughter is obviously the best), that´s why they deserve it.

I mean: Those groups in Colonia deserve it, because they was asked to do so and only the most dedicated had achieved a place over there.

I am fine with only one group in the Bubble. Maybe you can add some "allies", but everything else would undermine the Squadron Idea in my opinion.

 

[Jaylem]

Colonia got it's own Engineers group, can't see why it can't get's it's own squadron region.


That or just have the ability to join a few squadrons at once....

You guys are mad though, never been more than 5Kly out from the bubble! Serious dedication on you lot!