Violent Protest

lovely lovely · Jul 2, 2015

Hi guys, just bimbling around one of the killing systems in my current usual haunt and see some Violent Protest zones - assuming this is a Power Play thingy?
What conditions create these and what outcomes can there be from them?

In any case they seem to be well full of all sorts of ships/ranks so who needs some help?

In the meantime, I'm off for one of these.

GunnerBill · Jul 2, 2015

Did you go to one?

What happens there, is it random fighting, total anarchy, space handbags so to speak??

We must be told!

+1 for the discovery!!

Monk · Jul 2, 2015

Oh, is this the effect of PowerPlay turmoil?

tomalus · Jul 2, 2015

Is it in Arissa Lavigny system? 2 systems are in turmoil.

Davevti · Jul 2, 2015

Cool, but I'd stay away from the "Farmers" protests.... Mucky business in those!

Nicodemus · Jul 2, 2015

Monk said:
Oh, is this the effect of PowerPlay turmoil?

Hmm Nunus and Vaka are the 2 systems in turmoil. Maybe it is close to one of them?

punkerich · Jul 2, 2015

i came across a 'resistance pocket', wondering what it was.
didn't inspect it though, cause had illicit cargo in my trading annie...

Sim Maker · Jul 2, 2015

Monk said:
Oh, is this the effect of PowerPlay turmoil?

It certainly sounds promising......

EddyRockSteady · Jul 2, 2015

tomalus said:
Is it in Arissa Lavigny system? 2 systems are in turmoil.

No.

It's in Pranav Antal territory.

Rubbernuke · Jul 2, 2015

They are a Utopian thing, I believe. Rock hard too unless with a wing or you have lots of SCB. In my A/B Python I can last about 20 minutes before the AI goes nuts on me and they all gang up.

ArkSeaJumper · Jul 2, 2015

punkerich said:
i came across a 'resistance pocket', wondering what it was.
didn't inspect it though, cause had illicit cargo in my trading annie...

Thats my pocket when its my round

lovely lovely · Jul 2, 2015

Rubbernuke said:
They are a Utopian thing, I believe. Rock hard too unless with a wing or you have lots of SCB. In my A/B Python I can last about 20 minutes before the AI goes nuts on me and they all gang up.

I've got some kill missions to finish off in that system then I'll drop in and pick a side - not sure if there's a sign up station as I only land at the ooutpost there due to the bounty on me - maybe the station has some missions to go kill in that zone?

punkerich · Jul 2, 2015

ArkSeaJumper said:
Thats my pocket when its my round

you, sire, made my day. repped for the lulz.

Stodgy · Jul 2, 2015

lovely lovely said:
I've got some kill missions to finish off in that system then I'll drop in and pick a side - not sure if there's a sign up station as I only land at the ooutpost there due to the bounty on me - maybe the station has some missions to go kill in that zone?

As stated they are a Utopian thing. So unless you are pledged to Pranav Antal or an Empire/Fed faction and want to oppose him there's no reason for you to be at a Violent Protest.

lovely lovely · Jul 2, 2015

For Combat XP I guess

Defacto · Jul 2, 2015

It's Pranav's expansion stuff. They're like combat zones. The protest part is just flavor, and the magic powers of PP make sure that you don't get any bounties on your head for slaughtering system militia.

Chann3l · Jul 2, 2015

EddyRockSteady said:
No.

It's in Pranav Antal territory.

I was in one of these a couple days ago in Pranav Antal territory, I wanted to get some undermine kills, I didn't get any combat bonds for blowing up ships after returning to Lembava though so maybe that doesn't work...

lovely lovely · Jul 2, 2015

just spent 10 mins in one and correct, no combat bonds given and no % increase in XP - yet - guessing a few more required to add to the decent ranks I've just killed.

KidA39 · Jul 2, 2015

So, this is how we riot in the ED world...hop in a spaceship and blow up other spaceships. We just don't do it right in real life.

lovely lovely · Jul 2, 2015

We smash up Maccy D's windows

right - next kill ticked up XP to 1% - so kills there do count towards it