One of the caveats about Internet spaceship game Elite: Dangerous is that it requires players to be good at self-direction—there isn’t a substantial framework of guidance to point players in the right direction as they fight, trade, or explore their way to riches. However, it appears as if that will change pretty significantly with the upcoming release of the "Power Play" expansion.
The last of the game’s planned three major free expansions, "Power Play" takes the Elite: Dangerous background lore and GalNet news broadcasts—currently flavor text that can be mostly ignored—and elevates them into a central component of gameplay, transforming the game’s universe into a galactic chessboard of competing factions with which players can ally. Factions—called "Powers"—will offer missions to players and players can fight, trade, or explore their way to higher influence within their chosen Power.
In addition to gaining direct rewards like discounts on trade goods and ship upgrades, players will gain rank and influence within Powers commensurate with their participation. With enough influence, players will be able to directly affect what their Power does next. Each week, the major Powers goals will be assessed along with the next week’s goals set, and players with high rank will be able to have what Elite: Dangerous executive producer Michael Brookes calls "a lot of say" in what the Power does next.
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