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Guide / Tutorial The Popular Guide to Powerplay
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I was trying to make it simple, but now I see you are right. I'll change it to tell of upkeep.
Thanks
I'll see to the colors since everyone keep asking for it.
What for volume two, as the last page says, I'm going to speak of power ranking and ethos in it.
Well, you can still go fortifying (mostly on the start of the powerplay week when everything isn't already 100% fortified) and expanding (the systems to expand to are already chosen by previous week's preparations, and if it has opposition it will be needing any help through the whole week). It is preparation where you should never ever act on your own, cause there are countless systems a power can prepare, but only a few of them will actually be chosen for expansion. So if you choose what to prepare on your own, best case is you can't pass it into the top 10 and your effort is wasted, worst case is you can pas it into the top 10 and higher then systems the organized supporters are planning to prepare, so they now have to redirect effort from other directions just to beat your chosen system in the top 10.
I've updated the Guide, it now has info on ethos and collapsing powers. It also has a notice that killing a ship you're only supposed to rob will cost you merits. Can somebody confirm if it also reduces the undermining/opposing progress? Also, I plan adding a part on merits, but it'll have to wait for the next cycle to confirm what happens to them when the new cycle comes.
Thanks OP! Have some rep 
Having read FD's guide and another well-put-together guide listed elsewhere on the forum, I have to admit I was still fairly confused about PP.
This guide actually is the best I've read and I think I now have a handle on this.
So +1 rep.
It does says something about the whole design of PP that it needs so much explaining....
This guide actually is the best I've read and I think I now have a handle on this.
So +1 rep.
It does says something about the whole design of PP that it needs so much explaining....
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Thread moved to Guides and Tutorials.
This is a nice guide to how the factions work, but as a brand new player (xbox), what I am not finding is descriptions of each faction. Even the Elite website just shows some faces, with no explanation of who they are, what ideals they represent, etc.
It is rather odd, that there's this talk of Power Play, and nary an introduction to the powers themselves.
It is rather odd, that there's this talk of Power Play, and nary an introduction to the powers themselves.
I'd say powerplay is not for the new players who are yet to learn the basics of the game and have nothing but a sidewinder and a handful of credits, but for those who got used to the basic game, got some credits and a good ship or two, and want to try something new. Not for those who just joined in the middle of the story and naturally have no understanding of who is who, but for those who were following it for a while and have formed their opinion on powers and who they would like to support. Until then, learn the game, earn credits, buy a good ship and keep reading galnet.
I'm happy enough with people stopping fortifying over 100%, now only if they also stopped preparing the nearest systems they see.
Yes. It's a little odd that some things stop at 100%, and are easily countered, whereas other aspects enable an 'arms race' into the 1000's of percent. No wonder people were confused.
In other news, I am now able to rep you. Now lets see if I can do anything risque like add an avatar or something.
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The info on merits in the guide appears to be incorrect. The devs posted the numbers for merit decay here: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=163495
Unfortunately, I won't be able to correct that in the guide until Monday. Sorry for that.
The info on merits in the guide appears to be incorrect. The devs posted the numbers for merit decay here: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=163495
Unfortunately, I won't be able to correct that in the guide until Monday. Sorry for that.
Fixed the merits part.
According to this new information, powerplay is credit-wise unprofitable no matter how high rating you have. The salary is only to cover your expanses, not to make you rich.
According to this new information, powerplay is credit-wise unprofitable no matter how high rating you have. The salary is only to cover your expanses, not to make you rich.
Finally, a proper guide, this cleared up a lot of things. I had no idea how things worked until I read this. Why didn't frontier bring out a manual for this? If they have I haven't found it yet.
Also I noticed that it seems a lot of people really need to read this because I have seen people putting resources into systems as high as over 300% lol, what a waste.
Also I noticed that it seems a lot of people really need to read this because I have seen people putting resources into systems as high as over 300% lol, what a waste.
And where do you think I got all this info from? It's all (apart from the merits part) from the powerplay manual which can be conveniently found in the forums' archives in the powerplay beta forum. You didn't seriously expect FDev would put a guide in the guides forum, did you?
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