I've been gradually collecting all the PowerPlay modules. 4-week qualifying period for each, and I now have stocks of 8 out of the 11, though I did have a hiatus of several months during DW2 (stacked up 6,000 merits with Hudson before leaving, was eventually able to buy Pacifiers at Jacques, but nothing since).
I rather like the fact that this is "time-consuming" without being "grindy", nothing else in ED takes so long without requiring significant effort. If I can't play for awhile, or get too busy doing something else, at least I know that I'm still "making progress" towards that goal.
Apart from long-range ship/module transfer, there's really not much else you can initiate that then progresses while you are logged out (I'm back in the Bubble now, those Pacifiers and 5 ships are slowly heading this way at 6ly/min). Nice to know that I'm still "doing stuff" in ED while my kids are hogging the computer, and it helps give the impression of the ED galaxy as a real place in which things continue to happen.
More stuff like this please! Carriers could be like this, built and upgraded over days. Or we could establish companies with objectives that take time to accomplish.
I rather like the fact that this is "time-consuming" without being "grindy", nothing else in ED takes so long without requiring significant effort. If I can't play for awhile, or get too busy doing something else, at least I know that I'm still "making progress" towards that goal.
Apart from long-range ship/module transfer, there's really not much else you can initiate that then progresses while you are logged out (I'm back in the Bubble now, those Pacifiers and 5 ships are slowly heading this way at 6ly/min). Nice to know that I'm still "doing stuff" in ED while my kids are hogging the computer, and it helps give the impression of the ED galaxy as a real place in which things continue to happen.
More stuff like this please! Carriers could be like this, built and upgraded over days. Or we could establish companies with objectives that take time to accomplish.
