BGS Question

Dxla

Dxla
Greetings Commanders,
I have a question that maybe answered by googling for a little while, but I haven't found anything substantial yet.

The situation: the top 2 factions are in elections (influence locked). Can a 3rd faction(player) surpass both factions and take control of the system, since that 3rd faction is not influence locked?

I have gotten 3 different answers from CMDRs:
1. You wont be able to go over the 2 inf. locked factions.
2. You will be able to go over the 2 inf. locked factions but after the conflict is over your influence will drop to the faction's you would've otherwise crossed paths with.
3. You will be able to go over the 2 inf. locked factions and become the controlling faction of that system.

I would much appreciate the more experienced commanders to share their knowledge!
o7
 

Mrjupp

Mrjupp
It is easier to support the system controller while at the same time boosting yourself, then challenge, rather than boost to 65% to avoid an early conflict.
 

Nepeta Uchiha

Nepeta Uchiha
Mrjupp said:
It is easier to support the system controller while at the same time boosting yourself, then challenge, rather than boost to 65% to avoid an early conflict.
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Yeah but doing a Coup, reaching 65% when not the controlling faction, is so much fun because most people don't know it's a thing so it catches them off guard. My PMF did that once in a system we had trouble taking. We coup'd that B and laughed.
 

Jmanis

Jmanis
Dxla said:
Greetings Commanders,
I have a question that maybe answered by googling for a little while, but I haven't found anything substantial yet.

The situation: the top 2 factions are in elections (influence locked). Can a 3rd faction(player) surpass both factions and take control of the system, since that 3rd faction is not influence locked?

I have gotten 3 different answers from CMDRs:
1. You wont be able to go over the 2 inf. locked factions.
2. You will be able to go over the 2 inf. locked factions but after the conflict is over your influence will drop to the faction's you would've otherwise crossed paths with.
3. You will be able to go over the 2 inf. locked factions and become the controlling faction of that system.

I would much appreciate the more experienced commanders to share their knowledge!
o7
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It's a little from column 1, and a little from column 3.

For example, a situation where you can't go over is if two factions lock up more than 66% of the system influence... for example, if two factions in conflict each have 40% influence ,(80% total), then there's only 20% left to move around while the conflict goes on, so it's impossible to move higher than 20%

Meanwhile... if the two top have 30% each (locking up 60%), then there's 40% left, so theoretically you can overtake both without conflict, landing at 40% while they are stuck at 30%.

However, just being above the others doesn't give you control. As others said, you need to start a coup by going over 65%.
 
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