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The MMO epicElite Dangeroushas received a major update restructuring the space sim’s Powerplay system, and it’s all thanks to players’ ongoing feedback.Elite Dangerous’ Powerplay 2.0 arrived on October 31 included in the Ascendancy update, which also brought ARX early access to a new exploration ship, added care packages, and friendly competition through a weekly leaderboard.
Launched for PC in 2014 and later ported to Xbox One the following year, the 1:1 scale, open-world entry is the fourth title in theElitevideo game series and a sequel toFrontier: First Encounters.Elite Dangerousreceived significant backlash earlier in the yearover pay-to-win ships, which led to a flurry of review bombings on Steam. Luckily, the MMO’s major update seems to be winning back the community with its revamped Poweplay system, and there are significant changes for players to be excited about.
Thanks to the community’s input, the brand-new Powerplay 2.0 rework allows players to pledge themselves to a new Power and reap rewards through the loyalty rank system, offering the same modules albeit the rewards are given in a different order. Each Power, including the brand-new Nakato Kaine and Jerome Archer individuals, comes with exclusive perks to acknowledge loyalty, including Felicia Winters’ increase of Credits gained through salvaged payouts in controlled systems.Elite Dangerousjoins thebiggest open-world games with expansive maps, and care packages earned through the loyalty rank system are designed to increase Credits and Engineering Materials to add even more immersion to the sprawling game. Additionally, Powerplay 2.0 has new galaxy map modes with more in-depth detail at explorers' fingertips, gathered in an already packed list of new features with even more for players to discover in-game.
Elite Dangerous Launches Powerplay 2.0 Within Major Ascendancy Update
Elite Dangerous’ Ascendancy update also welcomes the new Mandalay ship from Zorgon Peterson, built for long-range exploration and currently available through the Gamestore, parking alongsideElite Dangerous’ catalog of the best ships for exploration. However, the ship boasts the best fuel-efficient SCO drive ever seen in the game’s vehicle roster, flaunting six hardpoints, an additional viewport, and new Powerplay Banner ship kit pieces representing every Power and ship available.
It’s no secret that theStarfieldspace epic failed to impress in-game galaxy explorers or rival other games of that ilk, continuing withBethesda’s response toStarfield: Shattered Spacecriticisms. However, forElite Dangerous,the new update firmly puts the MMO back on space enthusiasts’ radars, while continuing to honor the game’s foundations with various factions on offer, including the Empire, the Alliance, and the Federation.
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Elite Dangerousis the definitive massively multiplayer space epic, bringing gaming’s original open world adventure to the modern generation with a connected galaxy, evolving narrative and the entirety of the Milky Way re-created at its full galactic proportions.Starting with only a small starship and a few credits, players do whatever it takes to earn the skill, knowledge, wealth and power to survive in a futuristic cutthroat galaxy and to stand among the ranks of the iconic Elite. In an age of galactic superpowers and interstellar war, every player’s story influences the unique connected gaming experience and handcrafted evolving narrative. Governments fall, battles are lost and won, and humanity’s frontier is reshaped, all by players’ actions.
