PowerPlay 2.0 Guide: Difference between revisions

Merits are essentially "reward points" that are earned through various in-game actions and affect a power's standing in the system they were earned in. As a CMDR earns merits, they will gain ranks---called "ratings"---once they complete an initial 5 missions for their power, with each rating granting the CMDR a combination of new/incrementally enhanced [[PowerPlay 2.0 Guide#Universal Benefits|bonuses]] {{Cite}}. In sharp contrast to PowerPlay v1, merits in PowerPlay v2 are earned (1) immediately and (2) do not have a "half-life". The only way to lose your merits is to defect to another power, in which case you lose all your merits<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">Brother Sabathius' stream on 10/17/2024: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2278289176?t=01h58m23s</ref>. It is not known whether or not merits can be lost by performing hostile actions against either your own power or friendly powers.{{Cite}}.