I've got a question. How does frontier plan on verifying playergroups actually have the required players and are actually a player group. Not just trolls or folks trying to use the submission process to ruin other groups' BGS like we've seen in the past? Currently anyone can lie on the submission form for player groups & lie about the pmf submission process. Infact I have spoken with a commander who submitted two pmf request that BOTH made it through back in April. They have different names and different systems, but the two friends are from the same outcast group of 7 on Inara. Frankly, this kind of thing made a couple of our BGS oriented players a bit cranky since some of us followed the rules to get where we are, and it appears others are getting the same reward for bending the rules. I guess what I want to know is, now that we have this fantastic system, is there new better ways of confirming players are really associated to a playergroup and later player faction request?
Don't like the idea. This might affect PMFs, that can't dedicate that much playtime to the game or have a break and want to go on with the next patch etc. Would definitely affect quite a few PMFs that are still interested in maintaining their own faction.And more, it would be nice if FDev would make a "clean up", removing the PMFs which are no longer active. Something like "PMF X was born on system ABC, but it is the last (in influence) on that system for months". Well, to me it is a sign that the PMF is pretty much dead.
Of course there are some PMFs whose owners have abandoned the game for a long time, but the PMF kindda survives because other players pass by their system and complete missions given by it. OK, those are PMFs which won't "look like dead", no problem.
Why doing a PMF cleanup? To make room on some interesting systems for those Player Groups who are interested on getting those as "HOME SYSTEM".
Don't like the idea. This might affect PMFs, that can't dedicate that much playtime to the game or have a break and want to go on with the next patch etc. Would definitely affect quite a few PMFs that are still interested in maintaining their own faction.
The universe is big, and even the bubble is. Should be enough space for everyone.
It is now - here's the list on the form:Fingers crossed you will avoid dropping PMF into systems hosting Rare Goods. Pretty please
Edit: I notice presence of Rares is not listed as a limitation on locations,
Lore Important Systems.
Permit Locked Systems.
Starter/New-player Systems.
Systems located in the Colonia Region.
Rare Commodity Systems.
'Highly active' Systems.
Systems 'in the news'.
Too many applications to the same system.
Restricted/Permit-only Systems.
Systems with no population. All systems have to have a population of at least one.
Systems with another Player Faction; be it expanded or initial.
Systems that do not match up to your minor faction's government type and/or parent Superpower.
More than a combined total of seven player and/or NPC factions to a system.
All systems must be within 500 ly of Sol.
<snip/>I really don't believe someone would request a PMF and woudln't try to gain control of the system or at least own a single station. But that was the case. They didn't have a single station and were always in "bottom 2" position in the system
Recently, upon trying to submit my PMF form. I received this ….
"Your user account is not permitted to submit a minor factions request at this time - Please try again later or contact customer support for more information."
I am curious if anyone else has run into this issue.
I do enjoy this new system, it is much easier.
Thank you
Already sent BrettC a message; but I can confirm the new implementation system doesn't seem to list any systems outside of the bubble.
All 3 of the locations I've previously requested are, according to it "non-existent."
So something else to be aware of if you've got a strange PMF you're requesting.