Power Play Launch Prep

[albert]

Thats me out then, I haven't had much time to devote to the game completely so never made much headway with any faction (perhaps I'm being dullwitted but the whole faction thing was a tad obtuse), tending just to drift from system to system, doing some jobs before moving on. 'Tis a shame, I quite liked the Clipper. Oh well. Much like OB, I'm content to let wiser, more well-read minds decide and I'll happily follow along.

Don't take my word on that part matey, it is purely speculation. https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=146513 Seems to be split feeling on it but for sure they have to provide a realistic and enjoyable way for newer players to gain access to the faction specific ships.

[Ranualf]

Also Zigzag, the clipper is over rated, unless your using it as a trade ship
+ points
It looks very nice
ITs fast, DAMN fast (380 on boost)
Its very good at turning/ flipping over in combat
Its got a half decent jump range 23 ish empty or 17 ish full of goodies

- Points
Its shield are made of wet toilet paper (fight with 2 vipers and get beat up)
It CAN NOT land on small platforms, thus making rep grind a pain in the ass, as you have the same issue as the other large ship
It has a very small fuel tank (type 4) so 3-4 jumps and your empty!
The weapon configuration on it is like a X wing fighter, so it actually has a blind spot close in (i have tested this) the only way to get over this is to use turreted weapons, and they can be extreme in cost (20m per type 3 beam!!!!)
It costs more than the drop ship

Having used both ships (clipper and Drop ship) i definitely prefer the drop ship for rep grinding. Yes it has a slightly lower jump range over the clipper, but its a damn load tougher and its armour is insane, with the added benefit of BEING ABLE TO USE SMALL PLATFORMS. Jump range is about 15.8 empty or 13.8 full
If you need any help with the rep grind, i`ll be more than happy to lend you a hand and assist with "some" additional finances...
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[ArithonUK]

In 1.3 you can put additional fuel tanks in internal slots, so the Clipper can have an extra 16T of fuel, making it range-comparable with the Python.

The shields can go up to Class 7A with four Shield Boosters. That takes the shields to 527MJ, which is 200MJ better than an A rated Anaconda's shields without Boosters. BUT..... The Class 7A shield generator costs 51M CR!

So the Clipper is a super-fast, non-combat trade ship with good range and 200T cargo space.

[albert]

I may drop on into Gaultier for weekend use before the update. (I wish the game allowed me to say) please feel free to give her a spin.

[Ranualf]

In 1.3 you can put additional fuel tanks in internal slots, so the Clipper can have an extra 16T of fuel, making it range-comparable with the Python.

The shields can go up to Class 7A with four Shield Boosters. That takes the shields to 527MJ, which is 200MJ better than an A rated Anaconda's shields without Boosters. BUT..... The Class 7A shield generator costs 51M CR!

Here is a "budget" trade clipper....just pennies under 47 million creds! http://www.edshipyard.com/#/L=703,5TQ5TQ5Rs5Rs0_g0_g0_q,2-A0A07_8SA08S6k,0Bk7UI05U0725DI05U03w03w

While is totally agree that you can drop a 7A shield unit into something like this, the main point is your wouldn't really...(really?) as for 57 million creds you can buy a python!
And as well all know, the python is by far the better all rounder vs mr shiney smooth clipper, who`s fat ass cant land on platforms..
oh hello mr python, you can land here sir

Now if they made the clippers ass a tad smaller, and said you could land on small platforms i`d take your arm off for one!

[Ranualf]

It`s looking good
[video=youtube;CWPhk5Gclbo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWPhk5Gclbo[/video]
End bit is interesting, with the pics of "some" of the power play leaders

[ArithonUK]

Powerplay explained...

[video=youtube;NWcL8qEGg7Q]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWcL8qEGg7Q&feature=youtu.be&a[/video]

[Sn00ks]

I'll be joining the powerplay faction once I have progressed far enough in the federation to qualify for a dropship. Leave some stuff for me to do.

[OldBloke]

The Powerplay feature is just not working as far as I'm concerned. TBH, I'm at the stage where I'm considering taking a break from the game as it's not delivering on the team-based content that I'd hoped for. Simple wing-based missions would be a start.

[albert]

I think strategically targeting systems based on the Mahon subreddit might be a good tactic. The problem is that rather than being lead through the game Elite is the polar opposite and the effort required is quite a drain. I'm not sure what more wing based mission would achieve. They will always be text based bulletin board based, not first person npc characters or rpg style play  and no phantom voice going through the world with us. It's just week 1, I suggest letting the dust settle for weeks. A break is always good.

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[Liberator]

Wing based missions that are scaled for the number of people in the wing and offer better rewards. The only element currently that doesn't penalised the rewards in a wing is trade.

There needs to be an incentive to actually wing up and go kill bad guys and some sort of narrative missions.

[ArithonUK]

Agreed.

PowerPlay seems something of a non-incentive to me. Nine tenths of the Galaxy is now "hostile" to me.

Killing enemy ships from other factions gets 1 (?!!) merit and 200CR maximum reward!??? Non-stop combat all week wouldn't achieve the same as a single trade run.

Wings are fundamentally disadvantaged for combat, since trading in a wing gives all members +5% of all other members trade, but any combat bounty is -75% for a four-man wing. That's just wrong.

A lot has improved with 1.3 but I have been scratching my head when I ask "why did they do that, when they haven't fixed these or added those?"

[albert]

Oh well, never mind, lets look at this instead! :norty:

[ArithonUK]

Oh well, never mind, lets look at this instead! :norty:

The profile is still wrong.

   From: Edward Lewis
Sent: 11 June 2015 21:12
To: Anthony Hunt
Subject: Re: Ambassador Profiles/Q&A
 
No way!? What an idiot. That's what happens when you rush something out.
 
I'll change it tomorrow
 
Ed.

Sent from my iPad

 
On 11 Jun 2015, at 19:34, Anthony Hunt wrote:   Ed,
 
I’ve just seen my Ambassador profile â€" you didn’t tell me it was published.
 
Unfortunately, you copy-n-pasted somebody else’s answers from 2 onwards. Somebody from Texas I’m guessing?!
 
 
Below are my answers:
 
1 â€" What’s your Commander name? Arithon

2 â€" What’s your earliest memory/experience with the Elite franchise? Loading the game and listening to the disc drive spin and buzz as my ship launched. And docking. Fatally. A lot.

3 â€" What ship set-up do you go with when playing the game? I have an Anaconda for trading and a Python for missions and a “weekend Viper” for low-cost combat fun.

4 â€" What’s your faction of choice? (If you have one) I’m currently a Baron of the Empire and Chief Petty Officer in the Federation. I was resuming missions in the Federation to get more rank when the 1.1 BETA distracted me!

5 â€" What’s your preferred method of play? Do you role play? Or do you keep things simple? Are you a miner? Bounty hunter? Trader? Et cetera... Mostly trader and bounty hunter. Less trade now I’m “financially comfortable”.

6 â€" Do you have a favourite moment from Elite: Dangerous so far? If so, tell us about it.
I am part of a gaming community based in the UK called “Dead Men Walking” (www.deadmen.co.uk) that has been around since 1996. We have 24 Elite: Dangerous players (so far) and a few weeks ago went into a combat zone mob-handed and re-enacted the final space combat scenes from “Return of the Jedi” or at least it certainly felt like it! Two Pythons plus miscellaneous Cobras and Vipers with a Hauler knocking out Anacondas and smaller fighters as a unit, while avoiding the capital ship! Tremendous fun!

7 â€" Why did you apply to become an ambassador. I enjoy the game and jumped at the chance to meet other players and see where the game was heading.

8 â€" What were your ambassador experience/s like? Any highlights? Meeting celebs like Jason Bradbury and Kate Russell gave me kudos with my children, but meeting so many interesting and enthusiastic people, all with different viewpoints of the game, was the highlight.

[Ranualf]

Bonus trade money!

This one was a little strange, and i didn't know what to make of it..
I logged on this afternoon to see what has changed - seems our glorious leader has dropped to 7th place..

So after collecting my weekly rank salary (5m creds for rank 4) i decided to do a bit of trading.. and after 1 run i noticed i had 4,2456,000  or trade dividends to collect at gateway...So i re- read it.. yea that did say 4.25 million creds... WHAT???

I hopped over to gateway (full of cargo) and went to the powerplay contacts- sure enough, i had 4.25 million creds waiting for me.. where did it come from ??

So i then vendor my cargo- and the penny then dropped!
I was granted an extra 27k of trade dividends (i was on my own, not in a wing) from the home system of our glorious overlord!

Seems whenever you do trading within the "area of local" for your faction (may just be ours) you get dividends, on top of wing dividends (to be confirmed)
It now makes our choice a real winner if you like to trade!