Powerplay Basic PP questions

[ShimEnki]

I just started PP and frankly its is a bit more than addictive, as if this game isnt addictive enough.

Anyways, Ive been undermining my FAS aft off and have arrived now with 10k merits.

1) What happens thursday post reset? Am i correct that to maintain my new rank 5 i will only have to hunt enough to earn 5k merits next week and each week therefter while enjoyuing the 50mill income?

2) I have sooooo many bounties into the millions now i think. If at some point i make a mistake and arrive at the insurance desk, do all these bounties clear in one swoop? Its been a long time since that has happened...well back when i was in the sidewinder in fact. Does the lagacy get cleared as well, and if not, does that mean if i get scanned for whatever reason, that bounty is immediately live and another week of active wantedness?

3) If i am wanted...be it inside PP or otherwise, if i make it inside a station (not outpost) even with security blasting away, will the station be a safe zone or will the station kill me just becuase the security is alerted via scan?

 

[Silverst]

Welcome to the PowerPlay community! I hope you enjoy your time with us

1) Assuming you did turn in your 10k bonds (otherwise they'll end up disappearing at the end of the cycle), and now have 10k merits then in the following weeks you will only need to maintain 5334 merits/week (and not 5k) to keep your rank 5 over more than 4 weeks. Here is the link to the thread about merit decay, you'll find all you need to know about it there.
It is also worth noting that you will only get your rank 5 salary after ending a cycle at rank 5. So this cycle's efforts will grant you 50m at the end of the following one.

2) If you die, then all the bounties and merit bonds you collected without turning in disappear. Your wanted status should also disappear but it will reactivate if you get scanned in a system you were wanted in. It should clear itself eventually after the indicated time has passed, assuming you don't reactivate it. Still in the end that bounty doesn't really matter since it should only be in systems you don't plan on visiting anyway
However if that bothers you, try looking for some anarchy systems that you can undermine.

3) If you get scanned while being wanted in-system then your docking permission will immediately be revoked and the station will start opening fire on you.

It's been a long time since I've done some undermining myself, so I might be wrong on the last two points. You might want to wait for someone else's answer, just to be on the safe side

 

[ShimEnki]

Welcome to the PowerPlay community! I hope you enjoy your time with us

1) Assuming you did turn in your 10k bonds (otherwise they'll end up disappearing at the end of the cycle), and now have 10k merits then in the following weeks you will only need to maintain 5334 merits/week (and not 5k) to keep your rank 5 over more than 4 weeks. Here is the link to the thread about merit decay, you'll find all you need to know about it there.
It is also worth noting that you will only get your rank 5 salary after ending a cycle at rank 5. So this cycle's efforts will grant you 50m at the end of the following one.

2) If you die, then all the bounties and merit bonds you collected without turning in disappear. Your wanted status should also disappear but it will reactivate if you get scanned in a system you were wanted in. It should clear itself eventually after the indicated time has passed, assuming you don't reactivate it. Still in the end that bounty doesn't really matter since it should only be in systems you don't plan on visiting anyway
However if that bothers you, try looking for some anarchy systems that you can undermine.

3) If you get scanned while being wanted in-system then your docking permission will immediately be revoked and the station will start opening fire on you.

It's been a long time since I've done some undermining myself, so I might be wrong on the last two points. You might want to wait for someone else's answer, just to be on the safe side

Thank you, most appreciated.
i think that being wanted by PP ships allows me to enter stations but being wanted by the locals, will invite that scan you mentioned.

I acquired and turned the 10k merits in today. At what week then do i receive my 50 mill
I just tested out the security zone thing...it seemed like i had to hammer on those ships, all of them even the cobras for ages! What a waste of time when i get more regular ships from interdictions and without having to leave for repairs as often. Those NPCs need some hull nerfs

Oh, do we get Credit for every ship that we hit (assuming it dies from other ships) even if we didnt hit it in the final 10 seconds as in res and naz areas?

 

[Silverst]

You are right, being marked as hostile has no effect other than allowing PP npcs (and cmdrs) to attack you without receiving a bounty, while you do get one for fighting back. Other than that, the system security and any other non-PP npc (bounty hunters included) don't care if you are marked as hostile or not.

About your first question, if you turned in your 10k merits today, which would be during cycle 37, then you will be rank 5 during cycle 38 and receive your 50m salary at the beginning of cycle 39, which should happen in 7 days and 19 hours.
And yes enemies in Combat Zones are a lot tougher than what you generally find in the RES, since they actually are using upgraded armour and not lightweight.

And lastly, I think that in the CZ you don't need the last hit to get credited for the kill; it's fine if an npc finishes your target. However if two cmdrs that are not in a wing shoot at the same target then only one end up credited for the kill, so in that case you want to be the one finishing the target.
At least this is what I've been told, since it never actually happened to me.