Newsletter #72

[Borgkube]

While Powerplay is finally going to give us some of the features that were promised when the game was first proposed, It is NOT really going to change the underlying design of the game. Just because there are factions and war zones existing that is not going to change the fact that you hardly ever see another commander. I haven't seen one in weeks. Plenty of NCP's but no real players. That being the case, it shouldn't be that difficult to resist engaging in combat when you see another player. Just pass them by. What is one kill more or less going to mean to you?!?!

[de Carabas]

It just occured to me that you may no longer be able to declare for a faction in your right hand HUD menu, with that fuctionality replaced entirely by the allegiance you declare for a 'power'. Would that mean that it's enduring and would show friends and enemies in any space?

Wow, I do tend to think of bad scenarios don't I?

[Feldspar]

The only reason I could see for an alteration in group policies is if a new event similar enough to a Combat Zone appears, but I guess we'll just have to see what 1.3 throws up.

[Kal]

"Players will even have a hand in creating new Powers."

There are already several named Mobius stations, I think there should be a Mobius faction to control them.

[Emanon]

"Players will even have a hand in creating new Powers."

There are already several named Mobius stations, I think there should be a Mobius faction to control them.

Yeah we have already started to throw that around and once we see how it really works we may have to make a concentrated Mobius rise to power effort.

But this is also where I see the element of design for this functionality being a challenge. How do they implement something that in a large private group, like Mobius, can go unopposed if we are private. Some of this Powerplay functionality may have to be in Open. But I guess we will just wait and see.

[Jace Faolan]

I'm up for backing our own group, seems pretty fitting to be the largest private group and now to be one of the Powers in the game I'm with Philip though, Empire all the way!

[Cmdr Kharma]

POOF................