EVE General Discussion

There is nothing at all wrong with the game mechanics, the problem in Nullsec is the way that Sov Holders govern. There would be more folks moving into Nullsec if the Sov Holders would simply set NRDS rules in their space. It worked before with great success, and there are many old veterans that remember that time. Just let neutrals come and go as long as they mind their own business. Not everybody wants to be enslaved to the narcissistic petty dictators who are currently in charge.

NRDS does not work because nothing prevents me from rolling a 5 day cyno hero and blaping you while you rat there, like awoxing but with no effort. No one would live there due to the lack of protection while doing pve.

Also why should you or anyone else enjoy the benefit of our space when you did nothing to take it and do nothing to help defend it.

There is a reason why NBSI is the norm.

Here is something you may not have thought of.

Lets say someone likes your NRDS space and decides they want your space for their own group. Their group can get safely into your space without a single shot fired because of NRDS. Their group will only open fire once they are setup to do the most damage as quickly as possible. Once they are established and shooting everything that moves in your space, your group is going to have a tougher time getting them out of your space.

NRDS policy gets the people following that policy killed. This is the same no matter if its Null or Low.

Corpies are green, allies are blue.
If he's orange, red or neutral,
He's here to kill you. :)

NRDS, only works if your space is such rubbish that nobody wants it to begin with. Example: CVA, had Providence for a long time till Dominion came along and made the anoms that spawned with upgraded space the same no mater the sec status. They then were promptly kicked out, untill CCP redid the anoms to follow sec status, and CVA retook Providence, because the space ceased to be "worth it" to hold onto.

As others have pointed out letting neutrals come visit your space is a security risk. To keep your space safe enough you would have to keep people on patrol duty/standby to quickly respond to any transgressions. Since those people can´t effectivly do anything else in that time this costs ISK/fun in missed opputunitys.

The current game mechanics offer no benefits to a country with open borders/tourism friendly policies. You can´t tax neutrals in your space, so anyone coming by to go peacefully ratting blocks ratting space your people could use without contributing to the sovholder.

That would leave repairs/refining/docking taxes at open stations. Or whatever "trade" the visitors bring. Wich under current mechanics is not really much.


So in short; current mechanics make visitors pure risk without ballancing rewards

Easy way to make NRDS the way to go would be to allow the Sov holder collect a 10-20% tax on all bounties claimed in the areas controlled by them regardless of who killed the rat. The more Neuts they have rattin in their space, the more income they get.

yeah come on down
NRDS'll float down here
everything floats down here...

You could not be more hilariously far from the truth...