When AEDC announced the capture of the notorious Federation permit system and prison of Ross 128 for the Alliance, the hope was that the community would respond and pick up the opportunity for emergent game play, and a battle between BGS player groups. EDF - true to their mission - stepped up and defended the honor of the Federation. The conflict soon escalated to emcompass the Alliance factions LHS 2541 Alliance Combine (who had captured Ross 128) as well as Wolf 406 Transport & Co, AEDC's main faction, as well as the Earth Defense Fleet. It even spilled over into the Lave conflict of mid August between Lave Radio Network and an Alliance coalition.
After nearly three months of battle, though, where both sides fought bravely in both PvE and PvP, the constant cost of the conflict led to peace talks. An armistice was agreed, leaving the status quo in place, and allow both sides to recover losses. The ceasefire is in effect, and the conflict is at an end. For the Alliance, AEDC will stop further incursions south, whereas for the Federation, EDF will accept that Ross 128 and the safe corridor north remain in Alliance hands.
This was a nearly three month conflict that taught us both a lot, and provided an amazing amount of gameplay to all involved. This was for both us of the biggest conflict we both had been involved with as groups. For those involved it provided drama, exciting PvP encounters, learning new BGS techniques, and pushing ourselves to the limits. We will all remember this as an epic episode in our group history.
By pushing the BGS to the extreme, we hope we can engage with Frontier Developments on the experience, and what happens to gameplay when you're truly up against the wall and doing what you can to keep going. As 3.0 looms, there may be a possibility to adjust how some of the BGS mechanics work. This is not a new discussion, but this conflict provided perhaps an extreme example of what BGS work turns to when fighting for your life. Similarly, we would have loved an official platform to share progress on this conflict, as it would surely have been of interest to the wider community.
Thanks to all AEDC and EDF CMDRs, as well as their involved allies, for three months of epic emergent gameplay.
After nearly three months of battle, though, where both sides fought bravely in both PvE and PvP, the constant cost of the conflict led to peace talks. An armistice was agreed, leaving the status quo in place, and allow both sides to recover losses. The ceasefire is in effect, and the conflict is at an end. For the Alliance, AEDC will stop further incursions south, whereas for the Federation, EDF will accept that Ross 128 and the safe corridor north remain in Alliance hands.
This was a nearly three month conflict that taught us both a lot, and provided an amazing amount of gameplay to all involved. This was for both us of the biggest conflict we both had been involved with as groups. For those involved it provided drama, exciting PvP encounters, learning new BGS techniques, and pushing ourselves to the limits. We will all remember this as an epic episode in our group history.
By pushing the BGS to the extreme, we hope we can engage with Frontier Developments on the experience, and what happens to gameplay when you're truly up against the wall and doing what you can to keep going. As 3.0 looms, there may be a possibility to adjust how some of the BGS mechanics work. This is not a new discussion, but this conflict provided perhaps an extreme example of what BGS work turns to when fighting for your life. Similarly, we would have loved an official platform to share progress on this conflict, as it would surely have been of interest to the wider community.
Thanks to all AEDC and EDF CMDRs, as well as their involved allies, for three months of epic emergent gameplay.
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