Powerplay Faction: Archon Delaine CYCLE 490: The End of The End (lol?)

[Rebel Yell]

Ahoy Crew!

The end of the end... it was time! FINALLY ... there is not much else to say, except that (but maybe someone expected it) there was a slight delay in the release of the Elite Acendancy update that includes both the Powerplay 2.0 and the new ship (the Mandalay). The release date has been now set to the next October 29th!

Before moving on to the PP 2.0, of which were provided interesting previews by many Partners (just to mention some of our friends Brother_Sabathius and Barnardo7), we must admit that the Mandalay has intrigued us. Ship for exploration? Undoubtedly it has the potential, but based on what we could see (just watch this nice video of CMDR Alswulf), this new ship will have its place also for light combat and, above all, piracy... YARRR.

As for the PP 2.0, the beta testing allowed to look into mechanics, progression, Powers' perks (which will be heavily modified from the current framework) and many other details for which we recommend taking a look at some videos (like the ones on Alec Turner's YT channel). Moreover, the next week there will be the new Frontier Unlocked, with coverage on PP 2.0 (apparently) and, fingers crossed, the announcement of the "new game feature" of which nothing is known yet.

But how did this second last Cycle go? 14 systems fortified and CCs to spare! But well, in the end we didn't have expansions to foster, while the other Powers who bet (and won!) on the delay of the release, grabbed other territories (the two Duval damsels and the granny Torval). So after having suffered heavy opposition from imperialist forces in our last tentative to expand... the Crew, together with other scallywags, departed for a journey to hunt for enemies.

The Matriarch indeed offered a nice reward to anyone who brought back some imperial meat... and so we responded to her request! Tons of fun, kabooms (of course) and clips. Meanwhile, not far from the center of the Galaxy, AXI forces have declared the destruction of the titan Raijin... by now there should only be one left!

FOR THE ARCHON!!!

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