#1 How to make merits in PowerPlay 2 in Elite Dangerous the most fun, quick and easy way tutorial

[@BarbarisII]

Truly appreciate mentioning the benefit of doing multiple methods for getting your merits. We're too min-max focused as consumers within this entire industry, which is why folks don't play games for longer than a month anymore. And it sucks! Make gaming fun again by getting out of your box!

[@MsTaranava]

Compromised Nav Beacon will net you 63 merits per kill and 3 merits per scan plus the bounty on the ship. It might be more worth the time spent.

[@zeazevedo]

It's definitely more fun, I'd rather kill ships than fighters. But in terms of earning merits, I'm not sure it's more profitable... it takes longer to kill ships than fighters, it probably gives more merits to kill fighters if you have a steady supply of them.

[@SinNombreYQueWea]

@@zeazevedo Tho you can also pick up the escape pods from dead pirates

[@77pigme77]

tu as un système a nous donner avec une balise de navigation qui rapporte 63 mérites?

[@copykobo9utejlb968]

Where to find it

[@dividedyetperfect]

I'm enjoying the merit system so far. Wish you got a few more for bounties, but whatever. Going to give this a go later on.

[@SteveSiegelin]

I know I'm commenting on this late but I caught the fact that he bought that ship early and I did the same thing so anybody that buys a ship with arx remember that when you scrap the modules they are gone. Also I would recommend buying the version before that in the game and getting used to flying it so that you are more familiar with the spacecraft before you start piloting it. Some spacecraft have a completely different learning curve. I had to get used to fighting with the python 2 so that it wouldn't overheat. I also bought the chieftain since I had enough and that took a learning curve as well. It was kind of a good thing I was already used to flying without any kind of landing assistance or docking assist.

[@AtlasRandGaming]

@@SteveSiegelin these days when I buy a new ship with Arx , I don’t actually use that ship. I just go and buy a version of that ship available for ingame money that way I’m neither engineering modules which I can’t swap out because you can’t swap out modules that come with an Arx ship nor am I selling modules for zero because they came with an Arx ship so really buying the Arx ship for me is just to unlock being able to buy that ship in the station.

[@SteveSiegelin]

@AtlasRandGaming that's what I did too, as soon as I bought the ship and I had access I bought it in game 😅 I own 18 ships now but I'm trying to finish engineering them all before I buy anymore. I did move six levels in one night though 🤣

[@vanderaj]

I logged a bug with FDev a while back that said that if you buy and engineer a Stellar Python Mk 2 for Arx - and keep the default loadout, the rebuys are 0, and thus the bounties are like 7600 credits per kill. You still get notoriety. I hope they've fixed it.

[@SteveSiegelin]

I've been out in the black for the last 3 weeks so coming back during the fifth week of power play pretty much I'm realizing I have missed a lot so I may have to revisit my python 2 with the weapons I have now I tend to overheat but I think missiles don't generate as much heat and I'm about to unlock those with my power😊

[@manixburn6403]

This can create interesting situation for pvp engagement. But i wonder if this activity has any effect on the powerplay dynamic. Could it have ?

[@BarbarisII]

It would be excellent to see faction wars happening. Gotta avoid the cqc folks though, they'll smoke you like a vape in high school

[@AtlasRandGaming]

Oh ya... I drop around 5000 undermining per houre there.

[@zeazevedo]

o7 Cmdrs. Quick and perhaps a little stupid question... if we die, the merits already achieved continue to count, right?

[@BarbarisII]

That seems to be the case. I haven't died yet, but I've seen a few videos about how you don't lose them. You also don't lose them each cycle like before. I know this isn't a concrete answer, but I hope it saves you some trouble

[@godlover9096]

Correct! Nothing can touch your already earned merits!

[@AtlasRandGaming]

Ya as long as you stay with the power merits only add, and are not deleted. You don't turn in merrits, you do actions to earn them (sometime by turnign in bonds and science) but ya they should stay.

[@RelatosPalabra]

With which engineer do you modify the missiles and what improvement does it have?

[@AtlasRandGaming]

I can tell you but it's better for you to know how to look this up... You can use inara.cz/elite/engineers/

[@mirandela777]

Fun factor 10, man, merits wise, I am not so sure - but hey, main factor is the FUN :p I wonder if you use an engineered Prismatic instead, probably your shield will never get down. I put one in Mandalay, and with boosters, I got a nice 2100 on the shield, never gets down 🤣🤣🤣- and Mandy is a lot more agile :)

[@AtlasRandGaming]

I could, but I would have to dock or take a 5 min break when the shields drop down to 5%... the point of that ship is fast speed and turning, making fast shields better. But sure you could use prismatics.

[@mirandela777]

@@AtlasRandGaming " I would have to dock or take a 5 min break when the shields drop down to 5%" 🤣, nop, my friend, R&R will solve you in 20-30 sec ! ( Reboot & Repair) - I just put one on mine, I got 2800 on Shields, is laughing on the face of Condas ! The mobility factor is true, the ship behaves like a small one not like a medium, is a true joy :)

[@brandoncoghill1906]

Forgive my ignorance, but how did you get a secondary voice to state target/system status?

[@AtlasRandGaming]

I run a bunch of apps... I am making videos on each of the apps which support Elite on the channel so keep an eye out.

[@maciejlazur4966]

o7, I appreciate your guides, great work cmdr. But do you have any idea why I'm not getting any merits with this method? I am pledged to Jerome Archer and I've made my way to Gateway system (Edmund Mahon stronghold) and I get no merits for fragging fighters.

[@AtlasRandGaming]

@@maciejlazur4966 have you done your weekly tasks yet?

[@maciejlazur4966]

@@AtlasRandGaming No 😂 one task left to do.. so you have to complete all weekly tasks to use this method? :0

[@KaosMaximo]

@@maciejlazur4966 to do any method, you unlock progression once you finish the weekly tasks

[@maciejlazur4966]

ok, so in case anyone is having the same issue. I didn't get merits because I went to opposing power HQ carriers. It turns out that you cannot gain merits in HQ system because these are unassailable. You have to fight SLF's in any enemy stronghold, just not HQ system. o7

[@Sir-Complains-a-Lot]

The immersion is almost suffocating.

[@mikazuki5974]

Will it be possible to do this in a Type 10 defender with turreted multicannons and SLFs?

[@perilousrange]

Can confirm. AFK farming pirates does produce merits.

[@BarbarisII]

​@perilousrange omg I need a type-10 so bad lol

[@perilousrange]

@BarbarisII The yield is not spectacular when compared with some other activities, but I was already doing it as a way to keep others supplied with materials.

[@AtlasRandGaming]

Not for fighters. Both lasers and multicannons are not accurate enough. Hence switching to misiles.

[@mirandela777]

@@perilousrange - indeed, but takes an eternity and fun factor iz zero :p

[@1943Martillo]

If i haven’t got hound misiles, what should I use ?

[@HunteR3453]

Gimbailed "Long Range" or "Efficient" Beam or Pulses should work fine.

[@AtlasRandGaming]

Not for fighters.. they move to fast and both beams and pulses do not work well. Gimbaled weapons don't track as precicely as I'd like and so it take much longer to kill a fighter with lasers (I tried for 20 min to see if this was a good idea) than with misiles.

[@AtlasRandGaming]

If you don't have pack hounds just use normal seeker misiles.

[@mirandela777]

@@AtlasRandGaming - true, and many of them can start using chaff..

[@StuartKerrison]

I have an assignment this week to recover classified data from my home system. I think this means I have to get it from a settlement but I'm not very familiar with surface missions. Does anyone know where I should go to get this? What happens if I simply choose not to do this one?

[@zeazevedo]

The most useful advice they've given me so far regarding PP 2.0 was to read all the letters of the tasks very carefully... and even then there are things that are still wrong, which FDev continues to correct. In normal missions, the settlements where we should go are marked on the map with a mission sign, in PP 2.0 I'm not sure.

[@AtlasRandGaming]

Good question, I've not done any PP2 settlement missions yet. I know my buddy @RicardoGaming has done some.

[@dantefaraday4550]

They spawn at data ports in odyssey settlements, more specifically in Power generator buildings, Command centers and Security centers. But are little bit rarer than other powerplay stuff. I managed to gather 9 for a DAY. It takes time.

[@mirandela777]

Best way to do this particular task ( talking from personal experience) is following this steps ( took me a day long to learn the how-to..) : 1 - go to Inara and search for Anarchy state settlements in the radius of your power 2 - select the land bases in Anarchy 3 - land, kill alarms, clone rank 3 IDs, then check ALL ports ( industrial, labs, etc) - kill everyone who interfere . You get no bounty no notoriety cuz you are in Anarchy. 4 - the moment you found a settlement with at least 2 Class. Data - you take , return them ( must be a Power Agent in THE SAME system ! ) - then just exit to desktop, re-log, do-it again, in the same place. In 1-2 hours you will finish the task, if not even faster.

[@77pigme77]

Joli technique, mais par contre ce serait pas mieux de faire ça avec un très gros vaisseau (anaconda, corvette) full laser pour pas être a court de munition?

[@AtlasRandGaming]

Merci! Mais non, les armes à cardan ne sont pas assez précises pour faire beaucoup de dégâts aux combattants rapides. C'est pourquoi j'utilise des missiles.

[@77pigme77]

@@AtlasRandGaming ok merci pour le conseil!

[@KuroJOZY]

You'll become a wanted criminal for doing this right?

[@AtlasRandGaming]

No... you only gain minimal fine (no bounties) for shooting too close to the carriers.

[@garethde-witt6433]

It’s tedious and boring