Powerplay cycle is out a day early

[SpyTec]

Impact on game: Gameplay affected
Version Found: v1.3.2
Time and date of issue: 2015-06-11 13:15 CEST
Commander name: CMDR SpyTec
Description: As the Powerplay update went out on a Friday afternoon, this means that each cycle should have updated around that time given that each cycle is supposed to be a week. Since release it has only been 6 days and there was no indication anywhere that the first cycle would have been a "shorter week".

 

[Legacy_Kae]

Hi there SpyTec, I'll move this thread over to discussion, as its not really a bug as such, we welcome your feedback though and are always open to suggestions

 

[MrReynolds]

Suggestion:
Let people know when a cycle is about to end. Maybe a date AND time?

I and a few others had figured a "week" was .............................. a week.

 

[duanedibly]

Hi there SpyTec, I'll move this thread over to discussion, as its not really a bug as such, we welcome your feedback though and are always open to suggestions

not really good enough frontier, my good will towards giving you guys the benefit of the doubt is fast running out of supply.

 

[Aegis I]

Hi there SpyTec, I'll move this thread over to discussion, as its not really a bug as such, we welcome your feedback though and are always open to suggestions

Suggestion: Add a timer/countdown up to hours on how long before a cycle ends and the new cycle begins.

 

[StarJim]

Lack of communication, Frontier, that is it. Improve it.

 

[Murmur]

This really sucks. I was only a few merits away from the 10,000 mark when I stopped playing last night. Had I known that a week meant 6 days I would have kept going. How many days is this week going to be? 5? 4? 7? How are we supposed to know what a week means when your definition of a week is not the standard definition?

 

[Asp Explorer]

Perhaps something as simple as a countdown timer in the Powerplay screen?

 

[Aleksej]

Well, it was clear that the cycle was ending... Expansion description showed that 1 day was remaining yesterday evening. The real question is this one:
currently the expansion time is set to 6 days. So are we speaking of a 6 day cycles or 7 day cycles? If we are speaking of the former than the word week should be removed from the description in PP and should be changed by the word cycle.

 

[callahan44]

Cycle seems to have been 5.5days... not 6. I was expecting it to be Thursday evening... not morning. (UK time)

 

[Michael Brookes]

The cycle did trigger a day earlier than expected, however there is still much discussion as to how long a cycle should be. We'll have more data once more cycles have completed.

Michael

 

[Aleksej]

The cycle did trigger a day earlier than expected, however there is still much discussion as to how long a cycle should be. We'll have more data once more cycles have completed.

Michael

Well, I think that everyone expected it to last one week (7 days) as in all descriptions regarding the merits the word "week" is used. I'd say that it should remain this way. This would mean that you would need to stay with the power for quite a long time before you are able to get profit from that at rating 5.

 

[RingoD123]

Well sorry but it obviously wasn't very clear that the cycle wouldn't last a full week, otherwise you wouldn't have us lot complaining. It came out on a Friday night, is supposed to last a week according to all your videos and threads etc.
It either HAS to last a full week OR it should have a nice big timer or something so everyone knows without having to search for clues, this has cost me 465 merits that I had stored on my ship.
Might not sound like much but I tell you what, im going to find it very hard to get back in to powerplay again, if at all, if I have to re-do all that grinding (undermining control systems).
To put it simply, this has happened due to FD not supplying enough information to its players, its their fault, they should rectify it.
Sorry but im in a very abrasive mood this morning because of this, finding out that 10 or so hours worth of grinding has lead me no where.

 

[cherbert]

The cycle did trigger a day earlier than expected

Roll it back then.

 

[RingoD123]

Roll it back then.

Yes, you need to, im sure this has also affected some peoples efforst of undermining etc too.

 

[Aleksej]

The cycle did trigger a day earlier than expected, however there is still much discussion as to how long a cycle should be. We'll have more data once more cycles have completed.

Michael

Yesterday evening the expansion timer showed 1 day remaining.

Right now, i.e. after the cycle switch it is showing 6 days:

Spoiler

The question is if the next time the cycle is going to switch in 6 days?

Or is it possible to add at least hours to the timer?

Roll it back then.

Yes, you need to, im sure this has also affected some peoples efforst of undermining etc too.

I doubt that it is possible. The cycles have already switched, the galaxy state has changed and a lot of players have already performed power specific actions. More harm will be done if the cycle is reversed.

 

[RingoD123]

I doubt that it is possible. The cycles have already switched, the galaxy state has changed and a lot of players have already performed power specific actions. More harm will be done if the cycle is reversed.

well the least I demand is my merits back, yes Demand, Michael has stated this was a bug/unplanned action.

 

[niky79]

This game is big crap, if "week" is only 5,5 days!

 

[Aleksej]

well the least I demand is my merits back, yes Demand, Michael has stated this was a bug/unplanned action.

Sorry, for this question but why did not you deliver them yesterday?

This game is big crap, if "week" is only 5,5 days!

Read the statements it was a bug that the cycles have switched one day earlier. It did not happen as intended.

 

[DangerousLarry]

I honestly wouldn't be complaining if a cycle was less than a week as it would make PP a bit more interesting with more limited time for things to change but it should have been made more clear. I'm pretty certain we were told it would last a week in one of the videos... I didn't lose any merits for last week, dunno if that's a bug or if it's because I just pledged?