EVE General Discussion

Well, i no longer live in low sec, but the problems still remain the same.

There really is no "logical" reason why anyone would live in low sec tbh. The only ones living in low sec these days are masochistic souls still dreaming about the old days. (or young FW players that dont know any better )
There is nothing special about low sec, that you cant find other places in eve that are more secure.

Faction warfare was supposed to bring new life to low sec, but in most ways it failed horribly, though it did add a isk grinding machine for those flying frigs.
You can ask most pirates out there, and you will find that the biggest nerf to low sec pvp, and 0,0 for that matter, was warp to 0.
In 0,0 that could be fixed by the use of bubbles, but in low sec there is quite simply no such thing, and it makes travels a hell of a lot safer then it should have been.
Jumpfreighters also played a large part in killing off low sec. (for those that dont understand this point, then tough luck)

Sentry guns are as allways quite annoying for pirates, and they are actually a great asset for those trying to fight pirates solo. However sentry guns also ruin the chance of using frig size ships in camps or roams (as u will have to wait 15min between every damn kill before leaving a system if u fly one of those ships).

CCP even managed to nerf the damn docking range on a lot of the stations, making this game even more secure. And im sorry, but this is low sec, its not supposed to be secure.

Since you can get all minerals in 0,0 there is no need to mine in low sec anymore. I still remember seeing large mining fleets in low sec back in the days, guarded by battleship fleets and capitals.

What low sec needs is something only found there, and it needs to be worth fighting over.
Moving Mercoxit or Zydrine to a asteroid only found in low sec systems would go a long way in repopulating low sec. Low sec alliances would once again have a role to play in this game, and 0,0 alliances would possibly do ventures into low sec as well.

Pirate factions should be represented in low sec as well, with their own systems and regions, where only outlaws could dock in their stations
Personally i would love to see more regions like solitude in this game, or low sec regions surrounding every high sec empire.

I've allways loved low sec, though i have no f'ing clue why. But i would love to see those parts of eve space rich on players again.

My ideas for improving lowsec would be:

1. Give a boost to lowsec ore/rats while giving a nerf to highsec ore/rats.
2. Remove sec status penalty for all actions occurring in lowsec.

Low Sec shouldnt be less risky, risk wise it should stay as it is now. Filled by the low life scum of eve that refuse to join the 0,0 warfare. But it really needs added stuff on the reward side, as there is no logical reason to even consider going to low sec these days.

Im gonna be honest enough to say that i feel earning isk in this game is to easy in most aspects.
And im not really looking to nerf the income of high sec mission runners, or 0,0 ratters. I quite simply want to remove one income from 0,0 and high sec, and move it to low sec.
The isk income for most players would still be exactly the same as before.

What does lowsec offer that highsec, nullsec and wormholes do not?
It's also the least safe of all four areas of space.
High risk + Low reward = broken aspect of the game.

Not everyone thinks that way or wants to play the game the same way you do, so I don't know if you can objectively say what "should" or "shouldn't" be regarding low sec. It is your opinion and it is debatable either way.

I agree with your suggestion that they should add a mineral only available in lo-sec.

Since they're doing mining changes, now would be a good time to do it. We haven't seen the last of the mining changes either.. we're looking at Cruiser-class tiericide, and Battlecruiser-class tiericide. Both of which may get a new mining class ship as they adjust the tiers.

There is also the "Ring Mining" thing, that we may see next year.

In my opinion, now would be the best time to add something like T3 weapons that require the harvesting of a new mineral to construct. Throw in a new asteroid, make it unavailable in Hi-Sec, and very very scarce in Null and W-Space. It should be abundant in Lo-Sec.

This would unequivocally guarantee a breath of life being added to Lo-sec.

There is also the matter of Dust 514 integration, we have no idea the extent to which it goes other than it will be on planets in every single system in K-Space. Maybe there will be "special" planets in Lo-Sec only? Seems unlikely, but you never know.

Im in no way trying to make low sec some uber space. I am however trying to come up with a good reason for the continued survival of low sec as a key part of this game. And lets face it, FW did not do the trick, at least not at its current state.
And lets face it, the sov bills in 0,0 is paid for by moon minerals, and if it wasnt then you wouldnt be fighting over them.

High end low sec moons are pretty much all in the hands of large 0,0 alliances, wich has caused one more income to leave the low sec residents.
A single mineral, only found in low sec, would not crash the economical balance in eve, but it would force some corps/alliances to take a step over to low sec. You would once again see parts of low sec filled with life.

When will everyone learn that forcing players to do something DOES NOT work? They will just find a way around it or do something else up to quitting the game if its to draconian.

I do have to ask: Why is low sec still more dangerous than null?