Serious question: What effect does the Emporer's death have in game?

ElectricZ

ElectricZ
So the absolute head honcho of the Empire in the Elite Universe is dead. What effect can we expect to see in game given the current mechanics of Elite: Dangerous?

Who is in charge of the Imperial Navy? If you are a ranked member, should you be forced to join one of the people who are vying for the title of Emperor? Can the existing power structure stay intact?

Will the economies of Empire systems experience any sort of financial hit from the news that their glorious leader is dead?

Will PowerPlay reflect heightened tensions between the Imperial Powers? Will the Duvals, Patreus and Torval sweeten their rewards to try and lure Commanders to their cause? Will they make conscious efforts to undermine their rivals?

Will the Federation be in a position to do anything to take advantage of confusion in the Imperial ranks?

This is obviously a very loaded question but I'd like to know what people think, especially if you participate in PowerPlay or are a high-ranking member of the navy. Outside of your personal roleplay, what effect would you expect to see in game of the Emperor's death?

Difficulty: non-participants replying "There will be no difference" have no need to post. I've just done it for you. Consider it a given. ;)
 
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bossbrigand

B
The Federation is barely in a position to take advantage of the Alliance, let alone the stronger fighting force of the Empire.

As for how it affects Imperials, I suspect there will be competition between the powers for who becomes Emperor now. It's a safe bet that Patreus won't be getting it without a hard fight as he's now been linked to multiple attacks on the Emperor (and one successful assassination, RIP).
 
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ElectricZ

ElectricZ
bossbrigand said:
The Federation is barely in a position to take advantage of the Alliance, let alone the stronger fighting force of the Empire.

As for how it affects Imperials, I suspect there will be competition between the powers for who becomes Emperor now. It's a safe bet that Patreus won't be getting it without a hard fight as he's now been linked to multiple attacks on the Emperor (and one successful assassination, RIP).
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Sure that's what you'd expect. But how do you see this playing out in the game engine itself?
 

Monk

Monk
I am your Emperor now.

OBEY!

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EDIT: on topic...I'm guessing the various powers in the Empire will be vying for that position. I'll follow close behind, getting rich off the left over spoils of war.
 
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EAGLE 5

EAGLE 5
Well for starters there is a certain fan that is covered in poop right about now... which is incidentally the prelude to a giant galactic poopstorm.

Enough poop references.
 

John Stoutbeard

John Stoutbeard
Effect: All out war. Faction vs Faction, Power vs power.

For the devs it seems to be a justification to make Powerplay a even more relevant mechanism in the game.
For the players, they may have to actually have to choose a side a little bit further down the roadmap - it may be hard to stay 'neutral'.

For the story:
Basicly the setting needed for the introduction of a certain alien race ...
 

medwyn

M
Is the emperor dead?
I didn't care about him when he was alive either.

So I guess there's no effect taken on the game mechanics but a few more word may appear differently on GalNet as the fairy tale goes on.
You can listen to a different radio channel any time you switch over.
 

nosscar

nosscar
"There will be lots different, once the Blue Princess is Empress" have no need to post. I've just done it for you. Consider it a given. ;)
But i am still divorcing her when i have my shiny shields, and she can cry all she wants. ;)
 

Mack Winston

Mack Winston
It's about time. The Emperor was a demented old fool who has been nearly dead for decades, and holding the Empire back for much longer.

Life in the Empire will go on. We will continue to trade and prosper. The higher ups will squabble, no doubt spilling the blood of others in order to advance their own causes. If you back a side, make sure you back the right side.
 

Mashchax

M
C'mon, it's Elite: Dangerous we're talking about. I think it's clear to everyone, that besides a few news articles on the GalNET it will not affect the dead, not-working simulated galaxy in any way.
 

Banana's_Are_Good_For_You

Banana's_Are_Good_For_You
Topic's like this are cool because it allows the players to give their opinions on what might happen but events like these should have some way for the player base to react to how things change between the powers.
These could be done by CG's where alliances are formed and broken. Other factors that could be introduced could be the way PP is played regards undermining.
Who is being aggressive against who, both in Forums and In Game.
Say, for example, a lot of Imperials turned against Patreus (the easy option currently) so you may end up 3v1 Imperials. FD may write in Aisling helps Patreus but if the players say no then he's on his own, may even result in his death as a power, redeploy artist and a new one appears, or not, I dunno. That would kinda remove some interesting possibilities though.
I'd like there to be an option though for weaker powers to come to the aid of other weaker one's if the benefits were worth it, after a level of trust between the powers had been established, say by short term CG possibly. If that goes well, give both associated benefits to each power, therefore making them stronger. Can't say any Fed would aid an Empire guy and vice versa and that's why they have the monopoly by numbers. But either may defend a weaker powers issues to stop Imp or Fed oppression / intrusion / expansion.

They would still have to show their alliance by completing CG's as well over a set period, which would prolly need to be balanced, or it breaks down.
If a Head of Power proves too unpopular and the player-base deems their extinction then maybe they have to go.

The infighting will be a result of what players themselves do. Some Empire forces may take it upon themselves to exterminate Patreus. It would all depend how many go after him and the best way to see that is through PP, especially since the merit rewards for undermining are as good as they are currently. Currently the easiest way to see how the player base feels about such events beyond forum polls.
Players would be getting a good merit reward for their actions and also taking part in how things pan out in the story arc.

Just thoughts.
 
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