So now that Powerplay is out who are you allined with and what are your first impressions?
I decided to Go with President Zachary Hudson I knew I wanted to go Fed and he has most combat oriented missions which is nice. So far in enjoying changes.
1. Have noticed so far that NPCs seem to be smarter when manuvering in combat.
2. NPCs are smarter when docking at ports and seem to not go running into walls and such anymore.
3. Assassination missions are much more viable and don't take hours searching to get it done anymore. Hey send you to one system where the target is. So far the two I have done that target wasn't at a USS like they use to be but In Supercruise. So you can either Interdict them or drop out at their wake of they do. One thing I was surprised with is that not all targets are wanted now and won't even fire on you first. Seems they want to force you into having bounties put on your head now with the new system. Also one big change was that not all targets are Experts or Masters now. I actually had a Novice Orca as a target.
4. There is speed warnings at stations now. I seem to find that 1/4 Impulse keeps you from speeding.
5. Galnet is sleek and nice to look at.
6. Some nice new Comodities to trade.
7. I'll look forward to trying out the Refueling Limbet when I have a large ship like an Anaconda, but hopefully they Federal Corvette will come soon
8. It's very very nice to see how far away from a ranking you have now. Like seeing that at master Combat ranking I'm around 20% through it before the next rank.
9. Dropping out at USS now can be interesting and surprising now. Use to be that you might see someone to trade with or have groups with possible bounties to collect. I've dropped into some now where I instantly drop out have a pirate telling me to drop cargo (even though my Vulture can't carry cargo) or prepare to die. I'll kill the one maybe two pirates and by the time they are dead I'll have a wing of three pirates scanning me telling me they want me dead too. Much more intense now. I may have to try and see how Strong Sources have changed but even before they weren't something you wanted to jump into alone.
Those are the biggest things I really noticed so far in a few hours of playing. Look forward to see who you all choose to be your power and what you first impressions are, or if you find anything new and interesting.
PS. Faction ranking progression seems to be more streamlined as well. Me not at much of a grind. Which is nice.