User blog comment:Nikolai Albinus/And then it was Wednesday/@comment-194.98.70.135-20160520082913

There is no way I could maintain a rank so I have never even bothered with Powerplay. I'm much prefer they didn't let merits degrade as I've always wanted to get high up in a faction and then change factions and feel like a fugitive across the galaxy (like Han Solo of course).