Having been in powerplay for nearly all cycles (quit for about 5 days to go exploring) I'm convinced more than ever that it's >so.close< to being what I think it was intended to be - a way to bring players together in partnership or conflict. I still believe that above all the single thing FD could do to help Powerplay is putting in power-specific chat. We need ways to coordinate. I would go so far as to say that players in Solo/Private should have the option to be part of the chat as well so they can monitor what's going on and choose to change modes to help out, if they want. All totally opt-in/out at the player's whim, of course.
I saw a post from Sandro in another thread that comms is something they are looking at ... fingers crossed ... prayers submitted ... lamb guts stirred ...