Powerplay Most Efficient Way to Achieve and Maintin Rank 5 in Powerplay

ShottyMonsta

ShottyMonsta
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This appears to me to be the optimal path to rank 5 and maintaining it consistently.

Big grind in week 3 and then a fairly consistent grind of 5350 merits every week after that. I can't see myself ever reaching and maintaining that rank unfortunately. I don't really know who, in the current player base, can really manage that (if my calculations are correct). Even grinding undermine NPC's at the optimistic end of the scale 500 an hour that's 10+ hours of grind every week just to maintain the PP rank 5. For me I've been finding it's more like 250-350 an hour so more like 16-20 hours for me a week. And the activity quickly becomes grindy.

Maybe tweak the decay to /1.5 instead of 2?
 

PeachingTony

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ShottyMonsta said:
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This appears to me to be the optimal path to rank 5 and maintaining it consistently.

Big grind in week 3 and then a fairly consistent grind of 5350 merits every week after that. I can't see myself ever reaching and maintaining that rank unfortunately. I don't really know who, in the current player base, can really manage that (if my calculations are correct). Even grinding undermine NPC's at the optimistic end of the scale 500 an hour that's 10+ hours of grind every week just to maintain the PP rank 5. For me I've been finding it's more like 250-350 an hour so more like 16-20 hours for me a week. And the activity quickly becomes grindy.

Maybe tweak the decay to /1.5 instead of 2?
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I can find the time if I am dedicated...I can make around 750/hr undermining if concentrating so just over 1 hr/day

But it's so tedious I can't find the willpower to do that any more
 

GaryII

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If you do not care about money and do not care about your power, you can "buy" Rank 5.
But to be able to do it you need starting capital more than 50m CR and >400t trade ship T9/Anaconda

Then just fast track merits and truck then to nearest Control system about 20ly.
I did not tested this, but I think it could be less then 10 h of grinding..

At end of week you will get back your money - reward for Rank 50m..
 

Ben Ryder

Ben Ryder
Most Efficient Way to Achieve and Maintin Rank 5 in Powerplay

My suggestion

Make a lot of credits doing whatever it is you enjoy doing and then when you have enough for rank five fast track your way there in one day.


It's that simple. Don't get caught up in the mechanics and all that guff. Play for fun.


The making credits and having fun method worked for me. Rank 5 for 14 cycles.


The having 'fun method' is an alternative to the 'grinding' method.
 
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Crimson Kaim

Crimson Kaim
5 hours/week and it is done. But in the end, it is too dry and too monotone. I stopped at around 400m cr. I now wait for the FAS and CQC.
They said "if you do PP for the credits then you are doing it wrong". Now they say the same with CQC ... let's see what happens. :)
 

geoffrey.hdt

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ShottyMonsta said:
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This appears to me to be the optimal path to rank 5 and maintaining it consistently.
Big grind in week 3 and then a fairly consistent grind of 5350 merits every week after that. I can't see myself ever reaching and maintaining that rank unfortunately. I don't really know who, in the current player base, can really manage that (if my calculations are correct). Even grinding undermine NPC's at the optimistic end of the scale 500 an hour that's 10+ hours of grind every week just to maintain the PP rank 5. For me I've been finding it's more like 250-350 an hour so more like 16-20 hours for me a week. And the activity quickly becomes grindy.
Maybe tweak the decay to /1.5 instead of 2?
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I am rank 5.

In case I'd really do not have time to play during a cycle (has not happened so far), I would need less than 2 hours to maintain it and still end up with a few millions left from my salary.

I can hopefully collect my allotments regularly and end up each cycles so far with 13000-15000 merits, starting the new one with 6500-7500 merits, and still end up with 30-40 millions left, which I'd consider to use if my Power really needs it (that surprisingly, has not happened so far).

If you can't collect your allotments or go undermining or help your current expansion and don't want to use your salary to fast-track...don't be surprised your Power don't give you rank 5 and 50 millions weekly salary for doing nothing...

If you find that maintaining rank 5 is hard, you are doing it wrong.
More info in my signature.

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Ben Ryder said:
The having 'fun method' is an alternative to the 'grinding' method.
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I could not agree more with what you say, Ben! :)
 
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zimms

zimms
Crimson Kaim said:
5 hours/week and it is done. But in the end, it is too dry and too monotone. I stopped at around 400m cr. I now wait for the FAS and CQC.
They said "if you do PP for the credits then you are doing it wrong". Now they say the same with CQC ... let's see what happens. :)
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Well, unfortunately I couldn't even play 5h/week lately. I should have a little more time come November but then Horizons and Fallout will be out soon too.
 
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