Hauling: we completed top priority fortifications, Gally Bese, and Kapoongzi, which was good enough. Voting: 85% for consolidation, the best for a while, so panic dragon could rest easy. Botting: 5C prep to HIP 1572 increased a bit, the overforting of Lambda-1 Tucanae fell a bit, the two systems were the mirror image of last week’s scores, pretty much.
Uncle Yuri was undermined in Pethes, Nauo and Yemotepa, that old bone of contention with Hudson. Patient President-in-waiting Felicia Winters was hit in Lei Kax, Kumo Burger King Archon Delaine in Djabijabus. The only economic change was +1CC for Emperor Arissa, won back from Titan Hadad. Oya was the third Titan to explode. A rush of voyeurs slowed FC jumps considerably.
Winters failed again to take Dongkum, but for C465 throws the dice with a full slate of four expansion attempts. The most likely, owing to favourable triggers of 3.6:1, looks to be the minor loss-maker 169G Canis Majoris, familiar to regular readers as Emperor Arissa’s usual prep-blocker. The minor profitables HIP 39528 and Chang O, and the neutral Genal are available as ZYADA combat targets too. Granny Torval has an expansion to Bevan’s Hope.
The biggest splashes were made by FDev. To bring in more income and help new players circumvent the grind it was announced that pre-built ships with some engineering could be bought with ARX. Dismay at a slippery slope to P2W was tempered by the observation that it would be far easier to lose flying these questionable contraptions.
We learned more about Powerplay 2.0 in a long pre-recorded stream excerpt. Clearly this will be a very different game mode, with no CC, no voting, and no spheres as currently understood. The status of HQs, BGS, that old chestnut OOPP, and much else is yet to be determined.
A grizzled retired old manatee revealed they are “cautiously optimistic, which is more optimistic than I have been about something from Frontier for a long time … this is going to change the way everything works. Things around here are certainly going to change a lot after the update.”
In BGS, we achieved victories at war in Belata, Chandh, and HIP 33275. The Federals of Ice Storm Squadron were retreated from Bean Nighe. Our thanks to you all, good luck out there in the week ahead.
Objectives for Cycle 466 (until May 2nd)
Uncle Yuri was undermined in Pethes, Nauo and Yemotepa, that old bone of contention with Hudson. Patient President-in-waiting Felicia Winters was hit in Lei Kax, Kumo Burger King Archon Delaine in Djabijabus. The only economic change was +1CC for Emperor Arissa, won back from Titan Hadad. Oya was the third Titan to explode. A rush of voyeurs slowed FC jumps considerably.
Winters failed again to take Dongkum, but for C465 throws the dice with a full slate of four expansion attempts. The most likely, owing to favourable triggers of 3.6:1, looks to be the minor loss-maker 169G Canis Majoris, familiar to regular readers as Emperor Arissa’s usual prep-blocker. The minor profitables HIP 39528 and Chang O, and the neutral Genal are available as ZYADA combat targets too. Granny Torval has an expansion to Bevan’s Hope.
The biggest splashes were made by FDev. To bring in more income and help new players circumvent the grind it was announced that pre-built ships with some engineering could be bought with ARX. Dismay at a slippery slope to P2W was tempered by the observation that it would be far easier to lose flying these questionable contraptions.
We learned more about Powerplay 2.0 in a long pre-recorded stream excerpt. Clearly this will be a very different game mode, with no CC, no voting, and no spheres as currently understood. The status of HQs, BGS, that old chestnut OOPP, and much else is yet to be determined.
A grizzled retired old manatee revealed they are “cautiously optimistic, which is more optimistic than I have been about something from Frontier for a long time … this is going to change the way everything works. Things around here are certainly going to change a lot after the update.”
In BGS, we achieved victories at war in Belata, Chandh, and HIP 33275. The Federals of Ice Storm Squadron were retreated from Bean Nighe. Our thanks to you all, good luck out there in the week ahead.
Objectives for Cycle 466 (until May 2nd)
- 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.
- Please do not prepare any systems this week. Spare media materials can be safely delivered to HIP 35209.
- Combat merits: the priority is to oppose Felicia Winters’ expansion to Chang O. Further targets are 169G Canis Majoris, HIP 39528 and Genal.
- AX: Imperial Xeno Defence targets this cycle are to prepare the assault on Titan Hadad by hitting the spire site Col 285 sector US-Z b14-7 with “Orthrus mulching” and “spire sabotage” (the latter in solo/PG only). Titan Thor has an alert HIP 18702 and invasion Auaker. Titan Cocijo has an alert Laumas and invasion HIP 37844.
- Join the Discord for guides, mentoring, BGS, PVP and insight. Powerplay is a community game, so connect with us.
- Aisling Duval powerplay is committed to the ZYADA alliance: Zemina Torval, Yuri Grom, Arissa Lavigny-Duval, Denton Patreus, Aisling Duval.