Elite Dangerous | Ascendancy Update 1 - Thursday 21st November
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That's exactly the kind of thing which could earn you merits BUT not control points in any specific fortified/exploited etc system, since it will not help that kind of an effort.
One of the "objectively better modules" is Prismatic Shields
Which one is the other?
pacifiers and last but not least the grom bomb.
prism and paci are actually the 1choice for the meta pvp phyton mk2
I would say cytoscramblers.
That thing deletes shields and allows small ships to punch above their weight and really lay on the pain.
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... in a self-sufficient way - so they are not consuming any resources from that Power. And they have invested several weeks and a lot of capital equipment in the expedition.
Everybody and I mean everybody is complaining about the low merit rate for exo, so I don't want to get all Arguments on the Internet about it, but that is quite simply not true, 'tis but a straw man.
Exploring is way more dangerous than flying around friendly systems in the Bubble. You could play, for instance, the Trader playstyle forever and never even buy a beam laser. Mining's hazardous if you Do It Wrong I guess but it's not essentially dangerous like exploring is. if you are just sensible about waiting for pirates to leave you alone before you start mining, you can do that for ever without seeing a laser, too.
It's not as dangerous as bounty hunting but it's not really comparable in any other way to bounty hunting so I don't see that as valid. Bounty hunting is not "being in the Bubble" it is deliberately seeking hostile situations for reward.
Yes, and that is acknowledged as a problem and it was mitigated with a short-term fix in the first update, so I am unsure what the complaint is here. Again, all the complaints are about how it's too low now.
Pacifiers for the Python2, for example.
And cytos or enforcer cannons on c1 hardpoints.
Grom bombs are also marginally better than regular FSD disrupt dumbfires.
Packhounds are better than regular seekers.
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I am a total Power Play noob, but from what I've seen it's not so much about military domination but about getting the populace on your side. This can happen with propaganda, winning wars, money, social aspects, etc. It's am abstract concept anyway, so I don't see why getting exploration data shouldn't increase the people's confidence in any given power.
As I said above, I am a total noob. So I could just as well be entirely wrong.
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The clearest head-and-shoulders better ones are prisms and pacis. Of those prisms are an extra foot higher because, uniquely, you can get them in any size.
this unironically would improve exo gameplay: a way to do some experiments on them.
It's pretty much about military domination mainly, but it has other aspects as well ofc.
And I wasn't saying that explo data should have zero effect. I said it should not matter locally in fortifying or undermining a specific system. It should still give you merits ofc, on a personal level, much like the weekly assignments. Also it can affect your power globally (for example by distributing the control points among all of the systems controlled by your power).
But large amount of map data of totally unrelated systems on the far edge of the galaxy should not be used to decide a power conflict in a single specific system in the Bubble.
There is nothing powerplay-specific in the collection of explo and exobio data. Before PPV2, you went on a trip, honked, scanned, whatever.
After PPV2, you are doing the exact same thing with literally zero difference, and you will be given the same amount of credits PLUS a load of merits. Why?
Everyone else needs to do something PP-related. Go and bounty-hunt, fight CZs, trade, mine etc in very specific places, at the very least.
Hmmmm. did the notes get edited this morning? It sems that the following fot added to the fix list:
Galaxy Map
Galaxy Map
- Resolved a crash when using VR Power Play strategic view on Galaxy map
- Filters on the Galaxy Map are no longer auto selected when you hover your mouse over them
I've just realised as well as deploying this patch there is ALSO a major bugfix patch to another critical game for FDev today, and that one really does have reputation at stake. I just want to all to know... good luck, and we're all counting on you.
Which would make the best power Winters (5th and 2nd) and the worst probably Antal (10th and 9th)
Throw in Cytoscramblers as well and the best power is Delaine (1st, 3rd, 9th) and the worst is Mahon (5th, 11th, 12th)
When data sold at station new to one, one instantly gets rep boost with controlling faction. Why?
Both exo and explo data sells for relatively high price. Why?
When particular one has no idea about something that one falls in absolute denial perception. Why?
Some people only focused too much on what Everyone else should do instead of focusing on what that particular yourself should plan and do. Why?
So, you need a meta to feed another meta all while FD is trying to decrease metas.
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Shouldn't the servers be back online by now or did I get the UTC wrong?
Where does it say that? Everything I have seen about Power Play suggests that it's not just about military domination but about social, cultural, technological and financial domination. You get a system by convincing the population that they should follow you, not by conquering it with force. At least that's how Power Play is described and and presented in game. I am alright with being proven wrong though.
They’re aiming for 11am. Even when they’re back there will be connection issues as the servers wake up.