Elite: Dangerous PvE - Mobius

I have been playing for awhile but spend most of my time Trading or Bounty Hunting....
I have not really paid much attention to Power Play or the affects (other than trading affects) that Power Play has had on the overall game.

I need some help to understand what "Military Strike" zones are...Ran in to some last night while trading....
I have used "Seeking Goods" zones, obviously "High / Low RES" zones, and "High/Low Conflict" zones....but "Military Strike" zones are something I haven't seen before...

I think most powers call them with different names. But in essence they walk like conflict zones, quack like conflict zones and smell like conflict zones.

And from what I gather you get only merits for helping your pre selected faction, and considerably less than if you went into an enemy faction system and interdicted transport ships (like at least 3x more PR kill, with non of the risk)

Thank you TorTorden.....didn't want to jump in to one without knowing what it was...lol...appreciate the explanation

If you are not doing PP, don't bother with military strike zones, crime sweeps, etc. Guys who are in PP get merits for each kill, but you'd get nothing if not in PP. They are fun, though.

Thanks JohnLuke,
I am really just running around trading mostly - right now doing a 2 jump run with an Anaconda (432T) that makes $1,610,064 round trip....think I will stick with this until I get so bored I fall out of my chair...lol
After the Power Play update (not sure if it happened Wed or Thur) I noticed that one of the systems changed hands and up popped like 8 Military Strike zones....wasn't sure what they were - appreciate the feedback though - think I will take your advice and stay out of them....

I remember once, I went into a strike zone with... either JohnLuke or Stummies...just to see if I could participate.

They will let you choose a side, just like in a conflict zone, but you don't earn vouchers for the kills, just merits. And since I wasn't participating in PP, no merits for me... just some wasted ammo

Yeah they are power play versions of CZs. and merit-wise, theyre supposed to work like CZs pay vs. RESes - they have a lower payout per kill, but a guaranteed steadier stream of kills.

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