How's the Merit Grind going?

[Ironside12]

And what are your favourite ways to grind?

I've just pledged for the first time, and I'm trying to actively participate in PP2.0. So I'm focussing on getting merits in systems that will benefit specifically for my power, which isn't exactly the meta. I pledged Lavigny-Duval and she seemed to like combat oriented Ethos', but I'm still trying to figure out how to undermine others that way, but I'm having a blast getting Merits and Control Score in Unoccupied systems my power wants through bounty hunting.

Oh and does anyone know the merit-control score point scale? How many merits to a control point?

[Sighman]

I really enjoy PP2, although as a dedicated AX war player I've suddenly got a lot on my hands.

I've been bouncing between Cocijo and Arissa space to tackle both the latest heart and my weeklies. Two of my current ones involve stealing goods from powerplay chests in enemy systems, and shooting enemy agents in ships or on foot. Tasty.

As for gaining merits, if you find an Arissa system with metallic rings, you can laser mine platinum and sell it in the same system (important) to earn up to 75,000 merits per hour.

For me, I'm just taking my time. Doing all the weeklies and helping out in my home system to gain merits where I can.

[Agony_Aunt]

I don't grind for merits. Just do the weekly tasks (those that aren't buggy) and then do my usual stuff and get merits as a side product.

I'll hit level 100 in a year or two.

[razor]

xd

[Niall]

Why are you grinding for merits? get to SOL light up the Titan and get your name down for some of those tasty drives on Thursday. In case you didn't notice we are under alien invasion.

[笛野めのん]

I like “treasure hunting” in the anarchy system, not only for friend and foe alike.
I can collect materials for suit and gun mods if needed, or dare to enjoy scavenger raids in my Maverick suit.
If you don't really like the illegal operations and battles of the weekly assignments and want to earn some merit there at a leisurely pace, I think this is for you.

[Sighman]

By the way, for Arissa commanders my anarchy settlement farm is ideal. 60 anarchy settlements across Xiancheim, Raidenwitha, Dainayiman and Heryshaf.

They're often in bust and power restore missions pay 1800 merits each. Plus there's all the power loot as well.

[Verienkeli]

I did a lot of settlement reboots for Kaine; 1200/mission in reinforcing systems, 1800/mission for acquisition. Add downloaded data, malware uploads (in acquisition), and powerplay goods, and each run of missions could come to quite a tidy sum of merits. It's no wonder I hit rank 101 this week, and could refocus entirely on hitting Cocijo for the rest of the week. I'll likely keep doing my weekly missions (unless they get a mind to send me into undermining systems to commit crimes as I find dealing with bounties and notoriety irritating) until I decide to head off to Colonia and SagA*.

[razor]

Im sitting on 400k merits after like what 3-4 cargos of mining

[XOLiD]

A very easy way to farm merits is just by trading into your powerplay-controlled system, especially if you have a fleet carrier or a friend with one.

[[FAC]Gibbleguts]

well i decided to try the power thing ... joined a faction and did the first weekly assignments , great. this weeks... no matter what one i try and do, nope... couldnt even hack the damned port imagery needed to change advert to my system as it was already, adverting my power? yes i went to the exact system it told me to go to.... so being i tried everyone of the assignments for this week, not one would allow me to complete or give me the ooption to deliver to the power... i dumped it off my game play... when it changed how i play the game and i think its stupid under my circumstance!!! what a waste of time!!!!

[ждун]

I have already ranked up 100+ with arissa, not really focusing on grinding it, but simply doing bounty hunting as before. I also enjoyed participation in power combat zones when they popped up somewhere. Just power combat zones and bounty hunting ranked me up quite quick. As for bounty hunting I was doing it mostly in Yu Tun picking massacre missions from two systems next to it. I have discovered half way down the ranks that I was actually earning much more merits there with it as in other systems controlled by Arissa. I don't know why, but killing pirates in that systems earns about 1.5x more merits than in other systems.