Our rate of acquisition slowed (+13, 1661) in the first week of an epic Community Goal of gruelling Power CZs. This pitched both budget retailer Li Yong Rui (+13, 1018) and Federal Shadow Prez Little Jimmy Archer (+6, 847) against us across six different systems. Our analysis suggests that half of all merits in C527 were won in Aisling’s territory.
Despite an extraordinary number of merits in our sign up system Maityan (did they all read the brief?), we lead. As predicted, as friendly contributions from non-AD pilots also count as undermining, opposition bases Santy and Gondul dropped from our control. But we did well to fortify LHS 6031, LTT 7509, Daikulcandi and Rho Tucanae under the guns.
Gondul is an odd target for LYR, out of range for his acquisition. Maybe Aunty’s combat bonus leaves her best placed to pick up both lost systems? Arissa boasted the most gains (+14, 1480). Aisling was able to make 6 new strongholds, 131 now in total, just ahead of Arissa’s 127. These include Ch’eng, HIP 1536, and LTT 4428.
Arevat, Caspatsuria, Karid, Lwendecht, and Yakamuti added to the 17 new fortified systems, a focus partly prompted by a new decay mechanic. We saw an injection of undermining CPs at end of cycle in hitherto secure locations, even Cubeo. With solo Powerplay looking ever harder, a lone Winters (+8, 622) Cmdr who showed up in ADC’s lobby to complain deserves plaudits for wresting his colony Antliae Sector EB-X b1-2 from us.
But celebrations are expected in HIP 3352, HIP 5488, HIP 54980, Kokaangin, Moku, Rajgonii and elsewhere, new systems we welcome into the benevolent blue. Meanwhile, Antal (+8, 849) pulled ahead of Archer. The Princess thanks her awesome pilots, and all others assisting the cause, regardless of our lost systems. We are big enough, bad enough, to take this on the chin as other Powers have before us. We have a CG to win, have fun out there.
Objectives for Cycle 528/2.37 (until July 17th)
Despite an extraordinary number of merits in our sign up system Maityan (did they all read the brief?), we lead. As predicted, as friendly contributions from non-AD pilots also count as undermining, opposition bases Santy and Gondul dropped from our control. But we did well to fortify LHS 6031, LTT 7509, Daikulcandi and Rho Tucanae under the guns.
Gondul is an odd target for LYR, out of range for his acquisition. Maybe Aunty’s combat bonus leaves her best placed to pick up both lost systems? Arissa boasted the most gains (+14, 1480). Aisling was able to make 6 new strongholds, 131 now in total, just ahead of Arissa’s 127. These include Ch’eng, HIP 1536, and LTT 4428.
Arevat, Caspatsuria, Karid, Lwendecht, and Yakamuti added to the 17 new fortified systems, a focus partly prompted by a new decay mechanic. We saw an injection of undermining CPs at end of cycle in hitherto secure locations, even Cubeo. With solo Powerplay looking ever harder, a lone Winters (+8, 622) Cmdr who showed up in ADC’s lobby to complain deserves plaudits for wresting his colony Antliae Sector EB-X b1-2 from us.
But celebrations are expected in HIP 3352, HIP 5488, HIP 54980, Kokaangin, Moku, Rajgonii and elsewhere, new systems we welcome into the benevolent blue. Meanwhile, Antal (+8, 849) pulled ahead of Archer. The Princess thanks her awesome pilots, and all others assisting the cause, regardless of our lost systems. We are big enough, bad enough, to take this on the chin as other Powers have before us. We have a CG to win, have fun out there.
Objectives for Cycle 528/2.37 (until July 17th)
- Join the Discord for insight, mentoring, BGS, and PVP. Powerplay is a community game, so connect with us. It is not practicable to keep all public objectives up to date nor is it necessarily in our interest to reveal them all. Targets may change frequently.
- Community Goal: Sign up first in Maityan - Maughmer Ring. [1] Fight Archer in Santy - Noakes City, Szilard Terminal, the Onyx Bastion; LTT 7509 - Sharman Installation; LHS 6031 - Dobrovolskiy Station. [2] Fight LYR in Gondul - Bessel Landing, Fiorilla Dock, the Obsidian Directive; Daikulcandi - Krenkel Station; Rho Tucanae - Lewis Survey.
- Reinforcement [1]: Buffer strongholds (to ~3%) in Reddis, Kurichime, LTT 4428. Buffer new fort (to ~5%) in Arevat. Fortify Hernkopa for downward expansion. Reinforce Peng to fortified status.
- Reinforcement [2] of recent acquisitions: HIP 54980, Shui Wei Sector HW-W c1-7, Tucanae Sector XO-Z b0, Kokaangin, Crucis Sector TO-R b4-7, Col 285 Sector WU-G a40-5, ICZ ON-T b3-1, Moku, HIP 5488, Col 285 Sector CG-O d6-56, Shui Wei Sector DG-O b6-0, Rajgonii, HIP 3352, Col 285 Sector EB-O d6-124, Timocani, Almudji, Col 285 Sector LU-X a44-5, Col 285 Sector RJ-I a39-1, Banki, Kats, Synuefe YC-P b52-1, Col 285 Sector XU-G a40-2, Col 285 Sector NU-X a44-2, HIP 1299, Col 285 Sector EG-L b22-5, Ceut, HIP 42539.
- Acquisition & Undermining: let’s win the CG and consolidate what we have instead.
- Aisling Duval Powerplay is committed to the ZYADA alliance: Zemina Torval, Yuri Grom, Arissa Lavigny-Duval, Denton Patreus, Aisling Duval. We ask all Aisling Duval Agents to respect this alliance by not attempting to undermine our allies’ systems.
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