[Question] How can a solo pilot win a PC vs NPC Minor Faction War (high pop system, low PC traffic)?

[Raif Twelve Kill]

The system is Jimara, which has some billions of people in it. I've never actually encountered another player in that system. Not once. I clear my history every time I go to the system to see if anyone is added while there.

So to the question. My Minor Faction is at War with an NPC Minor Faction. We both have something like 21.1% Influence. I spent a few days just farming out High and Medium CZs. I've handed in maybe 20 or 30 million in combat bonds. This isn't a drastically huge amount, but I stay in the CZs to win them (haven't lost any there yet). Was going to try Massacre missions, but I posted on Reddit about the issue of the missions being to literally massacre my own people, so definitely not doing that, and I've also read these missions aren't very good to do, anyway. The Influence has not changed a bit. Not a fraction of a percent.

How can I try to win this War?

 

[Ian Doncaster]

The system is Jimara, which has some billions of people in it. I've never actually encountered another player in that system. Not once. I clear my history every time I go to the system to see if anyone is added while there.

So to the question. My Minor Faction is at War with an NPC Minor Faction. We both have something like 21.1% Influence. I spent a few days just farming out High and Medium CZs. I've handed in maybe 20 or 30 million in combat bonds. This isn't a drastically huge amount, but I stay in the CZs to win them (haven't lost any there yet). Was going to try Massacre missions, but I posted on Reddit about the issue of the missions being to literally massacre my own people, so definitely not doing that, and I've also read these missions aren't very good to do, anyway. The Influence has not changed a bit. Not a fraction of a percent.

How can I try to win this War?

As of 3.3, during a war (or election) the influence of the two factions remains locked together until it's over.

Instead, actions which would increase influence contribute to the "war victory" bar. If you check the faction details in the right panel (go into the full details for each faction) then it'll tell you how well the war is progressing. Hopefully, given all the fighting you've done, it will be some sort of Victory for your side by now.

 

[Jane Turner]

its a straight race for each day. 1 transaction more than the opposition will win it. We usually start are around 10 bond drops/objectives/bounties/completions.

If its enough do the same or less until you are 4 up. (or 3 up with 2 days to go etc) If its not try more points. You can see how many days you have dominated if you dock, or you can infer it from the progress slider (+/-1 is close victory/defeat, 2 is Victory/defeat 3 or more is total victory/defeat


There is currently no benefit in winning by more than the mininum... 2-0 where it was a single ship bond/bounty for 2 days and no further action vives the same outcome as 100+ a day for 7 days