A week of distractions as many pilots gathered to witness the Proteus Wave back-firing in HIP 22460 if they had Odyssey, or to just pick through the wreckage on Horizons. A big win for the aliens. Nice movie. There's trouble ahead. Harder to interpret perhaps is the future of Elite as revered Lord of the Galaxy David Braben stepped down from his role as CEO of FDev.
The Powerplay struggle continued with successes on both sides. Congratulations to Yuri Grom who made a late push to win his expansion to LP 701-7, this looked an unlikely outcome hours before the tick. But in a close-fought battle Hudson was able to recover Allowini, potentially a minor profitable sphere if he can win a few more, but very distant from Aisling’s space. Hudson’s cohort Felicia Winters did not seriously contest Baal but the Federation scored a further success by - yet again - denying Pollux to Granny Torval.
Aisling’s consolidation vote was rock-solid, not dipping below 80% from Friday on. We are grateful to all voters and also the haulers who doggedly fortified our best systems. A regular plea: voting is the easiest and most powerful way to help. Please earn or keep at least 100 merits so you can vote or we risk falling victim to the ever present hazard of 5C hauling and an unwanted, damaging expansion.
The Princess would appreciate your attention to our BGS objectives in the coming cycle, where we have a number of protracted conflicts to deal with against old pals Likedeeler of Michel and Colonia and others. We are the focus of some weaponised Federal expansions in the coming cycle, we must keep up our guard, fortify, and oppose them. Have fun out there.
Objectives for the week ahead, Cycle 376 (until August 18th)
The Powerplay struggle continued with successes on both sides. Congratulations to Yuri Grom who made a late push to win his expansion to LP 701-7, this looked an unlikely outcome hours before the tick. But in a close-fought battle Hudson was able to recover Allowini, potentially a minor profitable sphere if he can win a few more, but very distant from Aisling’s space. Hudson’s cohort Felicia Winters did not seriously contest Baal but the Federation scored a further success by - yet again - denying Pollux to Granny Torval.
Aisling’s consolidation vote was rock-solid, not dipping below 80% from Friday on. We are grateful to all voters and also the haulers who doggedly fortified our best systems. A regular plea: voting is the easiest and most powerful way to help. Please earn or keep at least 100 merits so you can vote or we risk falling victim to the ever present hazard of 5C hauling and an unwanted, damaging expansion.
The Princess would appreciate your attention to our BGS objectives in the coming cycle, where we have a number of protracted conflicts to deal with against old pals Likedeeler of Michel and Colonia and others. We are the focus of some weaponised Federal expansions in the coming cycle, we must keep up our guard, fortify, and oppose them. Have fun out there.
Objectives for the week ahead, Cycle 376 (until August 18th)
- Vote for Consolidation! Voting is the most important thing you can do for AD, so make sure to maintain rank 2! It only takes 100 merits and four weeks of pledge time. Here's where to vote in the UI. Early votes are the best kind of votes!
- Check the Trello for dynamic fortification targets! This is updated more frequently than the in-game menu. Please, ONLY fortify systems listed on the Trello. There are lots of top-priority systems left to help complete.
- Please do not prepare any systems this week. Spare media materials can be safely delivered to HIP 35209 or Na Chac Og.
- Combat merits: oppose Felicia Winters’ expansions to Dongkum, Panorua, and Hou Yangk.
- Join the Discord for guides, mentoring, BGS, insight and combat targets! Remember: PP UI bad, Discord good. Powerplay is a community game, so connect with us.