I largely agree with your comments AE (and have read most of them before). Powerplay does feel largely pointless and nothing that couldn't really have been implemented by developing the minor factions and how they interact in the Galaxy Map on a larger scale. I'm also as frustrated as anyone with th...
I usually "abandon" escape pods at the nearest station rather than sell them off. Sure, a reward would be nice, but I'm happy to help a pilot in need when it's on my way If my theory about them being corpses is true, that is darkly hilarious. I'm thinking of the poor guy working on the st...
Not really ship related but some of the cargo options (or lack thereof) are getting on my nerves. If I find an occupied escape pod my options are to sell them into slavery or leave them to rot? I can’t just bring them to safety and maybe get a little reward? If I find black boxes, diplomatic bags, ...
And hopefully we'll be able to put them in large ships at some point... useful for light ships to land on planet surfaces or perhaps an escape ship if your mothership is broken down!
I thought one of the devs said that only missions to kill ships in the cz can help win a civil war. *shrug* I believe he would have been specifically referring to missions. In other words, running a fruit and veg mission won't influence the factions while there's a war on. Though personally i rathe...