Any minute now, I think FDev were waiting for your post
. Just kidding, cmdr.
Elite Dangerous | Powerplay 2.0 Update
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. Just kidding, cmdr.
Only thing they can do, what makes sense, is to reset everything to release position. But the consequences... many hour were set in the understanding of powerplay 2.0 and in the acquiring of old exploited systems. I'm very demotivated today, they only make it harder for part time players for example dads. Let's see how FDev will fix this.
Yes, more fun this way.
theres no kind of pve content in elite dangerous that REQUIRE to have prismatic shield or pacifier cannon, only the meta-pvp build.
you can blast npc and all sort of stuff with normal fragment cannon and the blue shield.
the only level you're allowed to stop at is Level 42. For multiple reasons.
Whack the spikes that are causing large changes in the PP control scores, then lift up the activities that don't reward as well based on time/effort.
It's going to be harder to see the underperformers when you're swamped by those tempting quick wins. Do this enough times and it will converge on something reasonably balanced around effort/risk/reward.
In theory. I know that isn't always the same as in practice.
You should be able to get your first weapon after about 3 weeks. Like in PP1. You waited, bought stuff for 7.5 Million Credits and went shopping. So: PP1 nobody really cared, why would people play PP2 so seriously?
I am lvl 32 right now (in third week, just like PP1) and I have about 50K of Merits on my fc left. Probably. Maybe tomorrow there will be no merits for that at all.
anyway: Ngurii system has near space for my fc again. So here I go...
I am lvl 32 right now (in third week, just like PP1) and I have about 50K of Merits on my fc left. Probably. Maybe tomorrow there will be no merits for that at all.
anyway: Ngurii system has near space for my fc again. So here I go...
Agree. There is no significant reason for me to do Powerplay activities.
Lets see,
- I can't reasonably get enough merits to reasonably progress in the massive ranking system to access modules I already have.
- I might eventually get access to some modules I don't currently have. But I don't know if I will even use them.
- I can't provide any level of reasonable help to a random power faction I joined out of semi-random choice and I have no personal attachment to.
Why was I doing PP 2.0 before?
- Because I like the idea of ranking up in a RPG game and supporting a cause.
- Same reason I played Tetris and Packman? Because getting better at the game and increasing my score was a reasonable achievement.
It needs to be fun with a reasonable goal. But now there is no point. The goal is not reasonable for me.
Rank 32.Just out of curiosity…what powerplay rank are people on that are commenting on this thread
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Does this mean we BGS players may get some sort of chance to get our heads above water ?
That is, those that haven't already quit in disgust ?
Looking around, a lot of my neighbouring PMFs look abandoned.
That is, those that haven't already quit in disgust ?
Looking around, a lot of my neighbouring PMFs look abandoned.
2 hours of going around the system filling up my Cutter with rare goods. Only to find out rare goods was disabled from "power play" due to "issues". Is it really an issue when people farm merits using rare goods? Or do they just cringe at how fast we are making merits because it's insufferable otherwise?
Just 4.Just out of curiosity…what powerplay rank are people on that are commenting on this thread
To be fair, we don't enjoy hauling Rares. We were just having to do it to counter someone trying very persistently to shake loose some of our systems with the Data Exploit bug...
they just overhelming all other pp activities, forcing player to make hauling of rares to counter it.
they need to balanced that so if you haul 100 ton of rares, i can counter it with the same\similar ammount of time for example taking bounty. thats all. powerplay is community based, isnt a cg that is single player based and you can make all the exploit you want just for the prize in money
Why does this remind me of the Exobiology rollout?
Frontier wasn't able to do time and progression estimates from some internal play testing and math?
I'm no superstar and it took me less than 8 hours of game time to figure out the basics of PP, decide a power to pledge, do weekly tasks, zip around to Power Wreckage Sites and other locations, and testing various other activities to discover what rewards the most. How can internal testers fully familiar with the game not figure this out too?
Frontier wasn't able to do time and progression estimates from some internal play testing and math?
I'm no superstar and it took me less than 8 hours of game time to figure out the basics of PP, decide a power to pledge, do weekly tasks, zip around to Power Wreckage Sites and other locations, and testing various other activities to discover what rewards the most. How can internal testers fully familiar with the game not figure this out too?
You know what? If Frontier makes Powerplay Open-only (and removes the ability of players to block other players from instancing with them) then I say let em try to make as many merits as they want at the Stronghold Carriers farming SLF's.. At least PVP teams will then have the ability to stop them or slow them.
Sadly I had to go to "Steam" and "Discussions" to find out that my 512 cargo over 2 hours of flying a Cutter all over the bubble to find out my "Rare Goods Trading for Power Play 2.0" was 100% completely useless. Tin Foil hats anyone?
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I like being able to do different things to earn merits … I just think they need balancing … and I need to be able to get the modules I’d like in a reasonable amount of time (ie. not 6 months) for it to feel rewarding enough to engage.
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