There are certain geographic locations where you can generate near infinite number of pods. Obviously old time players figured out how to use these locations nearly immediately
Elite Dangerous | Powerplay 2.0 Update
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Relog -> reset instance -> limitless farming.
rootsrat
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But that would mean they are balancing around the extreme cases. I don't think we've seen any buffs so far, just nerfs. (Pls correct me if I'm wrong).
It seems a bit backwards.
Good to see this but just to note, this will nerf the singular way of countering undermining in Strongholds and others. There is little we can do now vs a throng of enemy ships in their private group instance collecting thousands of merits at the carriers.
It would be great if this suspension is balanced with something like CZ and bounty hunting. Right now, those two activities with an exponential amount of risk vs trade produce nothing significant.
It would be great if this suspension is balanced with something like CZ and bounty hunting. Right now, those two activities with an exponential amount of risk vs trade produce nothing significant.
rootsrat
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If that's the case then I'm very very very puzzled as to why Frontier wouldn't think about this before, considering they are 100% aware of relogging usage to respawn stuff since the dawn of
Can confirm. Utopians had a squabble with Kumo Crew in San Neb Xoc for a few hours the other day.
Or do it all in game with USS's. I became a WH40K Fuel Rat with NPCs that had broken down- repairing them over and over with my frags, flying out and repairing them again.
So you've basically nerfed every activity possible except for outright combat.
SLF farming is 15 000 merits per hour and it has never been addressed by FDev as an exploit.
What mechanics has FDev implemented for defenders of strongholds to be able to defend at the same merit per hour rate as SLF hunting stronghold attacks ?
SLF farming is 15 000 merits per hour and it has never been addressed by FDev as an exploit.
What mechanics has FDev implemented for defenders of strongholds to be able to defend at the same merit per hour rate as SLF hunting stronghold attacks ?
On that basis they should ban combat merits - with a Haz Res you don't even need to relog ...
PP2 is fun to do and does need to reward the player to encourage them to take part.
However merit gaining does need a balance pass because some activities take ages for the casual player to earn merits so naturally they choose the activity that's earns the most in the time they have.
Additionally due to the amount of merits required for each rank to get anywhere you have to go for the high value tasks.
All I ask is that changes to the time/reward/activity doesn't drive the time limited players away from PP.
However merit gaining does need a balance pass because some activities take ages for the casual player to earn merits so naturally they choose the activity that's earns the most in the time they have.
Additionally due to the amount of merits required for each rank to get anywhere you have to go for the high value tasks.
All I ask is that changes to the time/reward/activity doesn't drive the time limited players away from PP.
It would be nice if there is a in-game way to be informed that these actions are now suspended, instead of by chance seeing it on the forums.
(Perhaps as a inbox message to the cmdr's that are pledged?)
That's gonna be next week's announcement
@fdev
This still leaves merit farming at enemy stronghold carriers. The slfs at 72 merits a pop are easy prey. Needs a pass (refer to my last post on this thread hehe)
This still leaves merit farming at enemy stronghold carriers. The slfs at 72 merits a pop are easy prey. Needs a pass (refer to my last post on this thread hehe)
Wanna take the opportunity @fdev to pleasebuff bounty hunting!
Lose the slfs @ stronghold carriers replace with pacifier/long range railing python ll's, and make those stronghold carrier beams STING
Agreed. I missed the announcement by about a minute, so I sacrificed my morning workout for nothing. I was this close to earning another rank, in the vague hope that I'll be able to collect more Power Commodities. Not that they're worth all that much.
finally, one of the most unabalanced exploit ive see in that game in 10 years.
the others exploit are usally relative to our cmdrs: credit, reputation, thats all, i dont like but its ok.
but powerplay is a community driven gameplay and is really a SCAM that some of thoose bug exist. i will hope in a ban\shadowban for every bug abuser: (dataport bug)
and then we NEED an heavy nerf on rares.
there no sense you can use rares to WIN A CONFLICT ZONE.
how can they design that? delivering rares to win a war. are you using the commodities as missile?
the others exploit are usally relative to our cmdrs: credit, reputation, thats all, i dont like but its ok.
but powerplay is a community driven gameplay and is really a SCAM that some of thoose bug exist. i will hope in a ban\shadowban for every bug abuser: (dataport bug)
and then we NEED an heavy nerf on rares.
there no sense you can use rares to WIN A CONFLICT ZONE.
how can they design that? delivering rares to win a war. are you using the commodities as missile?
rootsrat
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No, you give tonnes of Rare booze to enemy soldiers and they start partying instead of fighting!
Instead of nerfing and rolling back, how you buff other activities? Roll backs are disrespectful and annoying to those who have put in the hours and quite frankly, don't incentivise players to continue with the PP2 show... or even the game for that matter.
that explain all! they have a good dps i imagine
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