EVE General Discussion

ISK sink? lol

There is no 10 trillion ISK cost, you missed the decimal point in place.

he is quality assurance after all

Yes, alliances such as Noir. and other highsec mercenaries (none of which are Goons)

You expected different?

I suppose that depends on why you wish to go to war, personally I've always been of the opinion that combat "for the sake of combat" is a little bit against the spirit of Eve. For me declaring war on a medium sized alliance, just for the sake of fighting a few badly fitted BCs, seems a little artificial.

For some of us, if there is nothing to fight over then there is little to no point in a costly war. I for one enjoy Eve primarily because when I do engage in combat, it has a purpose. Whether it is to get someone out of a site I want, to discourage them from running sites in "my area" or simply because I think they might have something shiny on their T3.

I would ideally like to see a system where resources in high sec were limited, where high sec mission running corps would actually be able to operate more efficiently by using mercenaries to scare off rival mission runners. Or where miners similarly could "control" systems for personal gain by clearing the belts of rivals*.

Currently this element is somewhat lacking in high security space, probably by design. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, as it does allow the developers to cater to the admittedly numerous pure-PvE demographic, but unfortunately when the rewards are high enough and resources are unlimited it begins to encroach on the competition mechanics in other sectors of space.

Again, from the developer's point of view in the short term this isn't necessarily bad, but a lot of the long term players in Eve are here because of that competitive combat element. Just looking at the distribution of the average character SP by sec status makes it clear that high sec players simply do not stick around, and I question the logic of catering to them at the cost of driving away older players.

Anyway, I know I got side tracked, and my post hasn't exactly been relevant. But it is an element that I feel Eve has begun to lose in recent years, especially since the introduction of incursions. I sincerely hope CCP can bring some degree of balance back to the game, whether it is by increasing competition in high sec or by removing high sec as a viable place to farm with alts I do not mind.

As long as grinding ISK without risk for ~virtual PvP~ without purpose comes to a timely end. I'm also aware this is just my opinion, doubtless many care bears will disagree with me, but for what it's worth I am a care bear. Just a different kind.

*This does not necessarily mean making sure high sec players earn less ISK. If mechanics were introduced allowing players to fight for resources in high sec, I would be happy to see resources greatly increased for those who control them.

Excellence!

You're like the -snip- kid in fourth grade who just doesn't quite get that every time you open your mouth, the entire class laughs at you.

This post was edited to remove the offensive reference which was apparently done to either troll or personally attack another poster.

ISD Tyrozan

you'd think that the system would be the other way around. Large Corporations/Alliances should have to pay a huge fee to war dec small Corporations/Alliances because it is less likely that the small guys will be able to muster up even a breath before they whimper out a pathetic squeal before they get smashed. Plus the small guys likely don't have the funds to compete. War should also be costly for the big guys too. They won't mind, they can afford it.

This seems like all bassackward to me, CCP caters to the big guys once again! WTG CCP

Your heroic forum poster "lord zim" has already tried and failed that line many times. Go and read the other thread on the subject where plenty of information is provided including podcast where your favoured CSM talks about 1.0 is "unfair" to large alliances and pledges to get it "fixed" (presumably so the largest alliances in Eve are no longer disadvantaged by the social consequences of their unpopularity in hisec).