Powerplay Powerplay Annual Summary

[GoStu]

I think this is really reflective of the disconnect between PowerPlay and FDev's planned stories, and a reason for a reboot of Powerplay with player-made factions instead of big political names from around the galaxy.

In terms of official story and CG there biggest recent events were a one-system war determining Federal or Imperial governance. Minor bickering is taking place regarding the disappearance (and subsequent reappearance) of former President Halsey. The Alliance is almost entirely absent in official news. Independents are almost always absent; I don't know if Pranav Antal has ever been officially mentioned anywhere. A random new piece declared that Archon Delaine's power is at risk of collapse.

Meanwhile in Powerplay, ever since the great snipe of '44 the biggest fight has been between the Federation and the Empire. The Empire and Federation continue to fight as well. Alliance/Empire relations are improved by a common enemy but mild tension occurs as some Imperial opportunists seize the chance to expand into lost Alliance ground (e.g. Contien area). Pranav Antal seized control of one of humanity's most distant settlements in Maia. Archon Delaine remains low on the official standings, but is in reality a hardened target and a perpetual enemy to nearby Imperial powers. LYR struggles looking for new places to expand to. Thousands of ships from every power are shot down, costing the lives of many Alliance Enforcers, Federal Agents, and Assorted Imperials every week; never to be heard about again.

See the discrepancy?

 

[DNA-Decay]

My attention wandered there a bit.

Look - one of my problems with GalNet is the inequality of access.
The other is its "official / neutral" stance.

If it's a Corrigendum byline then it should have his name on it and a big "Empire" news logo.

The notion that we all can write something for GalNet falls down when we see who actually gets posted.

More variety of voice and language.

 

[aspiringexpatriate]

If anything, these bulletins should be monthly or even weekly, to sum up what has recently happens in an RP style to tell the story.

Presumably, that's what they think Corrigendum was doing. But they really limit players' ability to describe Power Play in an RP manner.

How about The White Templars UA bombing Harma?

My understanding is that FDev doesn't want to encourage that sort of behaviour.

I just wish someone at FDev really "got" PowerPlay the way senior PP leadership does.

I think someone does, but I also think that there is some internal miscommunication about what the purpose of Power Play should be. And that's what's currently killing any sort of attempts to fix/remodel it.

Hey all. It's been interesting watching this conversation evolve. Now that folks have had a chance to provide some feedback, I would like to step forward and accept the feedback that applies to the author. The PowerPlay Annual Report was written by CMDR Corrigendum, just like the nearly-regular weekly Powerplay reports. If you want proof it was me, I'm sure Zac can pop in here and confirm if that's really necessary.

Thank you for the effort. It was a fine read. A lot of the room for improvement is going to have to come from making the Lore/RP aspects of power play mechanics clearer to every player.