value of Influence Power

[ƒëmmë ƒatalë]

is there any value in increasing Influence Power, its not something I've taken into consideration before.. does it really help in any way?:

[Dubby_CompGamerGeek2]

To start, I am not really sure what Influence does on Ascended...

My best guess is that it affects the rank modifier, and it might be the primary variable.

I have no concrete ideas of any advantage to having a larger influence...

although there is one possibility:
if your primary goal is to hit or spy or GQ people well above your rank or your planet count,
or both.

Mostly, I think it is a disadvantage...

I shall post some of my own Ascended Stats to assist in this discussion, along with time stamps,
which are important because the numbers often change after a Turn Change,
and also because I build and unbuild frequently in the course of farming.


Please notice how a lot of the numbers line up really close to a 1,000x relationship...
I have not discounted the possibility that this REALLY is all rocket science...


Example 1:
from my Cosmic Expansion Training Page:
GameTime: Dec 05 22:09.19
Rank: 4,116
14,414,401,741 / 14,414,418,190 is my estimated planet total...
the second number is from a different Cosmic Training Page 3 minutes later...
same rank, same turn.

the exact figure is probably the lower figure, hopefully unobscured by rounding in Admin Jason's code...


Example 2:
from my Introspective Page:

GameTime: Dec 05 22:29.29
Rank: 4,117

Physical Realm Development
Your Physical Expanse 14,415,118,190 Planets
Your Influence Power 14,415,155,406,000



AND... same 4,117 rank, same turn.

From my Realm's Base Page:

GameTime: Dec 05 22:32.20
Rank: 4,117

Influence Power 14,415,155,406,000 Ranked 727
Cosmos Rank 14,415,118,190 4,117

Note that they are during the same Turn, and I don't believe they change in the middle of a turn...
or this would get a lot stranger...



Example 3:
GameTime: Dec 05 23:03.32
Rank: 4,117


Physical Realm Development
Your Physical Expanse 14,415,918,190 Planets
Your Influence Power 14,415,909,070,000


AND...

GameTime: Dec 05 23:04.42
Rank: 4,117

Influence Power 14,415,909,070,000 Ranked 727
Cosmos Rank 14415918190 4,117


just now, all quiet on the western front.

I shall try to make sense of all this in my dreams...

[Sol]

influence power is primarily based on planet count and charisma. It only contributes half of its rank towards your overall rank. So it might be worth having a better use for it suggestions?

[Dubby_CompGamerGeek2]

it creates minor bumps in the road...
keeps things from getting too predictable...

So part of me likes the mysteriousness of some ascended calculations...