Will Powerplay get a rework in future?

[Rubbernuke]

When VR players did that in the light of an existential threat we were branded entitled boxhead whiners. Although those six months of blue orange migraine inducing avatars did shift Frontier from NO VR to 60%VR. Although TBH when I seen what was in Alpha, and how little time was between the end of Alpha and Launch, I realised not even a deity, including the exalted randominous could save this expansion - it was doomed. And while "the team" are up to their collective knecks in the effort to try and squeeze this turd onto last gen consoles, both your powerplay and my VR are pretty much boned.

There is pestering and then there is pestering.

 

[CMDR Serra]

Ahem - and that work started with Steve Kirby, 3+ years ago ... they ain't fast

And they still got a fundamental and easily testable characteristic completely wrong.

 

[Rubbernuke]

And they still got a fundamental and easily testable characteristic completely wrong.

 

[CMDR Serra]

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Your theme song from the last X years?

 

[Rubbernuke]

Your theme song from the last X years?

I gain perverse enjoyment at FD squirming each time the subject comes up. Its EDs elephant in the room really.

 

[CMDR Serra]

I gain perverse enjoyment at FD squirming each time the subject comes up. Its EDs elephant in the room really.

Powerplay: FDev's embarrassing uncle.

 

[Rubbernuke]

Powerplay: FDev's embarrassing uncle.

The problem and irony is, it started out in a decent place- the sin was to simply stop and not update / balance it.

 

[NoVR - What_The_X_F_Dev]

There is pestering and then there is pestering.

Our Pestering made more progress than yours has, so....

Although neither of us are satisifed with the current position of our pet features. The problem I've got is There's been an exodus of VR players who have moved on, and a majority of those that remain are more diplomatic and reserved than I am. I doubt we could get them to make any ripples more intense than the cosmic background microwave radiation.

 

[Rubbernuke]

Our Pestering made more progress than yours has, so....

Although neither of us are satisifed with the current position of our pet features. The problem I've got is There's been an exodus of VR players who have moved on, and a majority of those that remain are more diplomatic and reserved than I am. I doubt we could get them to make any ripples more intense than the cosmic background microwave radiation.

Our Pestering made more progress than yours has, so....

If you mean debugging the on foot TV screen then...er...well done.

Plus if more people have moved on it makes less sense for FD to devote time to VR, especially when Powerplay has remained a niche but steady feature (going by Ian Doncasters activity charts).

 

[UnhappyDev]

I tried Powerplay once and it immediately fell flat on its backside because of the many solo mode grinders who could not be challenged or stopped. I got my prismatics and never went back.

 

[Rubbernuke]

I tried Powerplay once and it immediately fell flat on its backside because of the many solo mode grinders who could not be challenged or stopped. I got my prismatics and never went back.

I'd be happy enough if the PvE in Powerplay was challenging too. Its the lack of resistance from anyone thats the core problem, because its empty grind with no gameplay to it.

 

[Ryox]

Due to the need to manage government types to get half triggers for forts, conflicts often are required, and on foot is a good way to earn bonds for your faction. Come to discord.gg/FUC , join us Feds and take your Eliteangerous experience to the next level. Most PvP tends to be ship v ship, but that is sooo much fun with a few buddies - Last night we had huge wingfights in Belgitan, which allowed Winters to recapture it after years of trying. At one stage we had about 8 pilots circling an FC like hawks waiting for the Imps to try to escape from their hidey hole we had driven them to.

Thanks for letting me know! I'll definitely hit your Discord when I'll have some time. I was already lurking toward the Feds since the faction is all about war.

But too bad PP it's only ship VS ship, I'm mostly interested in ground combat lately. I was expecting this with PP though, because of the way surface CZ work, it's already pretty hard to have all CMDR gathering in one same CZ