COMPLETED CG Fight for the Federation against Azaladshu Free's Independence (Combat)

Kietrax · Jul 1, 2021

Summary

System: Azaladshu

Station: Fortress Liberty (Megaship, large pads available, 20 Ls from main star, 61.82 Ly from Sol)

Objective: Hand in Combat Bonds after fighting for Neche Inc in Conflict Zones

Time limit: 8^th July 3307 @ 06:00 UTC

Description

Conflict has erupted between the Azaladshu Free and Neche Inc factions, as multiple Federal systems declare independence.

This was sparked by Azaladshu Free withdrawing from the Federation, which transformed Azaladshu, LFT 824, LHS 277 and LTT 3919 into independent systems. The faction strenuously opposes government monitoring of Federal citizens’ private communications.

Three other Federal factions are on the verge of declaring independence: Coalition of Uteran, Lp 726-6 Free and Gluscap Labour. All are closely monitoring the situation in Azaladshu and considering their next move.

Mayor Constanza Noguera, leader of Azaladshu Free, made this statement:

We refuse to accept the Federation’s draconian surveillance laws. I call upon all supporters of independence to help us fight for our sovereignty!

The declaration brought a swift reaction from President Zachary Hudson:

As Azaladshu Free has violated the Federal Accord, I have no option but to order Neche Inc to engage with these criminals. Thanks to advance intelligence on the secession, we were able to establish the megaship Fortress Liberty in the system to help retake it for the Federation.

In Congress, Shadow President Felicia Winters faced criticism for allowing the secession to occur within her sphere of influence. She reiterated that she does not support rebellion, but does consider the Proactive Detection Bureau to be unconstitutional.

Neche Inc, in partnership with the Federation, has offered credit rewards to any pilots willing to help crush this rebellion by handing in Combat Bonds at the megaship Fortress Liberty in the Azaladshu system.

Should Neche Inc match tiers with Azaladshu Free, it will remain independent but no other factions will secede from the Federation.
Should Neche Inc end one or more tiers ahead of Azaladshu Free, it will return to being a Federal faction and no other factions will secede from the Federation.

The two factions have set out seven-day campaigns, which will end when the top tier is reached by either faction or early on Thursday the 8^th of July 3307.

To be eligible for rewards you must sign up as an active participant before handing in Combat Bonds at Fortress Liberty in the Azaladshu system. Only combat bonds handed in after signing up will count toward your personal contribution total.

Please note that if you have any crew members, a portion of your combat bonds will be automatically assigned to them. These combat bonds will not count towards your personal contribution total, and your crew will receive the reward for their bonds when they are handed in. The proportion of combat bonds assigned to your crew will depend on their rank.

Be aware that faction-state changes and other disruptive events can negatively impact markets and station services, and could prevent the initiative from running smoothly.

Notes:

Fortress Liberty is orbiting planet A 3
Competing goal with the Azaladshu Free CG
Megaship services: Commodities Market, Outfitting, Repair, Restock, Refuel

Latest status
Last updated: 8 July 06:00 UTC

Current Progress:	Current Participation Rewards:
Global Progress: 9,046,105,108 credits earned Contributors: 835 Reward Tier: 0/8 Global Reward: None listed	Top 10 CMDRs: ?? CR Top 10%: ?? CR Top 25%: ?? CR Top 50%: ?? CR Top 75%: ?? CR Top 100%: ?? CR

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Rainbro · Jul 1, 2021

Hey. If you're in this thread because you're a diehard Fed or whatever, I ask you to reconsider. This is not an attack on the Federation, this is about if the members of the Federation have a voice. Go into this blindly and you're just shooting yourself in the foot and giving Hudson a mandate to rule as a king with an iron fist.

These systems are nothing, a drop in the ocean for the Federation. If you destroy them here, you are pushing the Federation further down it's current path. But if they succeed, then you might just have a chance in the future.

zimms · Jul 1, 2021

Rainbro said:
Hey. If you're in this thread because you're a diehard Fed or whatever, I ask you to reconsider. This is not an attack on the Federation, this is about if the members of the Federation have a voice. Go into this blindly and you're just shooting yourself in the foot and giving Hudson a mandate to rule as a king with an iron fist.

These systems are nothing, a drop in the ocean for the Federation. If you destroy them here, you are pushing the Federation further down it's current path. But if they succeed, then you might just have a chance in the future.

Yeah, the Federation is only the faction which has already lost the most systems by far. Makes sense for FDev to screw with them further.

maehara · Jul 1, 2021

"The more you tighten your grip, the more systems will slip through your fingers". Can't remember if that was Winters to Hudson, or someone else.

Next week's CG: haul commodities for Hudson to build a peacekeeping Observation Station? With a focussed array of suspiciously high-powered comms lasers?

Tikanderoga · Jul 1, 2021

maehara said:
"The more you tighten your grip, the more systems will slip through your fingers". Can't remember if that was Winters to Hudson, or someone else.

Princess Leia of Alderaan to GrandMoff Tarkin, in a galaxy far far away.

Oaktree · Jul 1, 2021

A game like Elite but on that Galaxy would be something really awesome.

Mrat13 · Jul 1, 2021

The fact that the only people here are anti-Fed speaks volumes. And as an Imp that puts a smile on my face

zimms · Jul 1, 2021

It says that it's Feds vs Imps/All/Ind and only one side has anything to lose.

What do you think the result would be if next week Aisling takes her systems and leaves the Empire over slavery issues?

Yumasai · Jul 1, 2021

zimms said:
It says that it's Feds vs Imps/All/Ind and only one side has anything to lose.

What do you think the result would be if next week Aisling takes her systems and leaves the Empire over slavery issues?

The nice part about Her Imperial Highness is that she sees the value of unity, especially after the murder of her father by the NMLA. She is against the indentured servitude system currently present within the Empire, but she uses a legit organization (Unchained) to promote policies against this. She won't break away because she knows the Empire is strongest when it is united

Mrat13 · Jul 1, 2021

Commander Yumasai said:
The nice part about the Her Imperial Highness is that she sees the value of unity, especially after the murder of her father by the NMLA. She is against the indentured servitude system currently present within the Empire, but she uses a legit organization (Unchained) to promote policies against this. She won't break away because she knows the Empire is strongest when it is united

Also her Royal Escorts keep her safe from all those simps

Sinister Evil · Jul 2, 2021

down with the feds, rise systems of the federation who are sick over your tyrant overlords!!!

Let the battle flags fly and the rebel yell ring out once more in the federations history!

ps: apply to join the alliance, we value democracy and the rights of the individual to liberty and privacy.

ArcherS · Jul 5, 2021

Rainbro said:
Hey. If you're in this thread because you're a diehard Fed or whatever, I ask you to reconsider. This is not an attack on the Federation, this is about if the members of the Federation have a voice. Go into this blindly and you're just shooting yourself in the foot and giving Hudson a mandate to rule as a king with an iron fist.

These systems are nothing, a drop in the ocean for the Federation. If you destroy them here, you are pushing the Federation further down it's current path. But if they succeed, then you might just have a chance in the future.

Noob question: FDev chose what Hudson is doing, correct? It's not a specially selected player that is pretending to be Hudson and making these choices?

GraphiteGB · Jul 5, 2021

ArcherS said:
Noob question: FDev chose what Hudson is doing, correct? It's not a specially selected player that is pretending to be Hudson and making these choices?

They have already written the endings... we are now finding out how we got to and which ending we get... so Hudson has no free will because the script was already written by fdev, yep hes a puppet with no choices...

Rainbro · Jul 5, 2021

ArcherS said:
Noob question: FDev chose what Hudson is doing, correct? It's not a specially selected player that is pretending to be Hudson and making these choices?

Yes, that's correct. Hudson is a lore character, his actions are determined by the writing team depending on various reasons and lore. He's not a player but the outcomes of events like these CGs are still decided by the players. A previous Hudson CG to support the Proactive Defence Bureau was an overwhelming success, for example, which could be why these systems are now going independent. Had Winter's opposing CG instead succeeded, this might not have happened. And maybe if these systems successfully go independent, it'll put pressure on Hudson and the PDB.

Yumasai · Jul 5, 2021

ArcherS said:
Noob question: FDev chose what Hudson is doing, correct? It's not a specially selected player that is pretending to be Hudson and making these choices?

Correct. A quick way to view things is that FDev prepares the script and the story. Then, it allows players to decide which branch of the decision tree we go for the storyline FDev cooked up, ultimately having an effect on the narrative.

ArcherS · Jul 5, 2021

Rainbro said:
Yes, that's correct. Hudson is a lore character, his actions are determined by the writing team depending on various reasons and lore. He's not a player but the outcomes of events like these CGs are still decided by the players. A previous Hudson CG to support the Proactive Defence Bureau was an overwhelming success, for example, which could be why these systems are now going independent. Had Winter's opposing CG instead succeeded, this might not have happened. And maybe if these systems successfully go independent, it'll put pressure on Hudson and the PDB.

Yes, it was a "success", but only because the reward for the Hudson side winning was significantly better than the reward for supporting Winters. Given that 9 out of 11 powers probably want Hudson to fall and given that players not involved in PP didn't really care about the lore part and just wanted the better reward, Hudson players basically had no chance of winning that CG by supporting Winters. Now we get stuck with this garbage.

Rainbro · Jul 5, 2021

ArcherS said:
Yes, it was a "success", but only because the reward for the Hudson side winning was significantly better than the reward for supporting Winters.

Both sides had the potential to offer the same rewards. As the CG progresses through the tiers, the reward increases. Since Hudson got the early lead, he reached the higher tiers first and it snowballed from there. This happens in every CG to some extent, and while it does have the unfortunate effect of meaning that a CG tends to be decided in the first few days, all that does is shift the timeframe of the meaningful battle. Had Winters's supporters managed to get the early lead, she'd have been the one to offer the huge rewards and snowball. At the end of the day, the rewards didn't change the outcome. The dedicated Hudson supporters were just either greater in number or able to act sooner.

TFB Daerist · Jul 5, 2021

I thought they offered different engineered modules as rewards?

Rainbro · Jul 5, 2021

TFB Daerist said:
I thought they offered different engineered modules as rewards?

...I completely forgot about that

I was thinking of the cash rewards. I don't personally think either module was particularly useful, but certainly Hudson's reward was much more eyecatching. So that did give him an edge in securing the early lead, though at the end of the day I don't think the module's influence was relatively minor next to Hudson just having more supporters as the Federal President.

ArcherS · Jul 5, 2021

Rainbro said:
...I completely forgot about that I was thinking of the cash rewards. I don't personally think either module was particularly useful, but certainly Hudson's reward was much more eyecatching. So that did give him an edge in securing the early lead, though at the end of the day I don't think the module's influence was relatively minor next to Hudson just having more supporters as the Federal President.

I don't think the module's influence was minor. And the surveillance thing was going to be bad for Hudson, so anyone that wanted to harm Hudson had that much more incentive. Now, think of the number of players in the "wanting to harm Hudson" pool, compared to the number of players in the "Defend Hudson" pool. Then add in the players that didn't care about Hudson, but did think the wake scanner was the better module reward. Hudson didn't have a chance of having a good outcome (e.g. losing) in that CG. Same as he didn't have a chance of winning this CG for the same reason: 9 of 11 powers (and many independent players) want to harm Hudson, so he's getting his butt kicked 7-1. At this point, I'm considering resigning from PP (and possibly elite) because FDev doesn't mind if it does Lore-related things that harm players. It's not like us players got to elect Hudson based on his political leanings. We (Hudson players only) need to be able to vote/veto stupid moves like the surveillance stuff before other players get a chance to vote via CG. Same thing for any of the other powers: if the power is going to try to make a policy change, the players actively supporting that power (and no one else) should have a chance to prevent the change. (This is different from, say, a power committing a crime, such as embezzlement or assassination, and being caught.)