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POSes: I am a small portion of the community

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Sorany
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#121 - 2013-01-17 07:04:17 UTC
Gripper
Ham Vargur Co
Federal Krab Office
#122 - 2013-01-17 07:04:35 UTC
Crausaum wrote:
Hey CCP remember back when POS's were introduced and the current system was said to be a placeholder until the UI and other components could be improved?

Hah, it's been a great decade... where's my update?


Your truly supplying the chorus for the above opinion: It's been a frickin' "while" since the first promises to improve this and I'll bitchslap with a long-limb roe anyone who dares to say POS's are not relevant: THEY AFFECT THE WHOLE EVE COMMUNITY THROUGH T2/T3 PRODUCTION ALONE AND IT CAN BE IMPROVED INTO SOMETHING GREAT!

I think CCP's goal should be making the POS system attractive enough that in the future, not having erected ones own POS is like not having your cherry popped EVE-wise. That's how tempting it should be made and I believe this would serve the financial goals of CCP as well in the long run.
Heimdallofasgard
Ministry of Furious Retribution
Fraternity.
#123 - 2013-01-17 07:05:13 UTC
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- What "time window" would be involved in adjusting them?

This is a case of CCP managing their work programme after deciding on changes, and is really irrelavant, CCP can set a timescale, we just want them to commit

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- What time windows would be involved in learning how to adjust them properly?

CCP have already suggested a dual-pos system whereby as one is phased in... the other is phased out... similar to what happened with fuel blocks.

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- What state would these be in until adjustments were made? "Default" security being ... upon implementation?

This, and the above point are both implementation hurdles of making modular poses... we just want to see some POS love... no matter what state they're in.


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- What happens to the now defunct structural layouts that *ARE* deployed?
- What happens with layout changes needed to support a stronger configuration when the nearest base is ... far away?

They get phased out while the others get phased in... I.E: first have a period where both pos types co-exist... then a period where the old pos's can no longer be fueled... then eventually they go offline and eventually get deleted after a certain time period if they aren't picked up... again... this would be in the case of complete, modular pos re-design

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The idea of changes do make sense and would be of benefit and value but getting there might cause mass nightmares for many outfits depending on how radical the changes are.

That's why this improvement and possible re-design would more than likely take place over a number of expansions.

At this point... we only want ccp to commit to a promise of change and improvement... something which we thought they already had done, but blatantly going back on their word in this way, on something which would improve the lives of so many players... Is not only disappointing, it's one of the main reasons people end up un-subscribing.
chris elliot
Lazerhawks
L A Z E R H A W K S
#124 - 2013-01-17 07:08:41 UTC
Confirming that CCP is ruled by nullsec pocket books and that wormholers or the poor saps in null that do logistics do not matter.
mxzf
Shovel Bros
#125 - 2013-01-17 07:09:06 UTC
I'll throw my vote in that POSes definitely need some work. I've lived out of a POS in a WH and nullsec and I've used them in highsec and it's always a massive pain. They really do need some work, the sooner the better.
Brooks Puuntai
Solar Nexus.
#126 - 2013-01-17 07:11:38 UTC
Posting to say that POSs need a COMPLETE overhaul and has for many years. If deployment is an issue, then just add in new modular POSs and allow a transition period before removing the old ones.

IMHO redoing POSs should be top on CCPs list, the positive effects it can have on the game as a whole, far out weigh any new V3 or ****** new frig.

CCP's Motto: If it isn't broken, break it. If it is broken, ignore it. Improving NPE / Dynamic New Eden

Zloco Crendraven
BALKAN EXPRESS
Shadow Cartel
#127 - 2013-01-17 07:13:07 UTC
Every Selsufficient corp (and there are really many around EVE)has at least 1 POS. I am alredy for 1 year around Lowsec and i really dont know if there is a single corp/Alliance that doest have a POS. My CEO has quite few to manage and it is really pain in the ass. And none wants to jump in to take the role of POS manager cos they sucks. Our corp could have 10 times more income than it is now from moon goo, but than there would be too much Complicated POSes around.

Hey and if the POSes would be modular i d have one just for giggles and RP.

BALEX, bringing piracy on a whole new level.

Hellynx84
Nemesis Logistics
Goonswarm Federation
#128 - 2013-01-17 07:14:48 UTC
* Goes and Grabs popcorn in preparation of "Summer of Rage Part 2"

CCP you went down the path of ignoring your player base once, try not to repeat history. If enough people are saying its important to them, it cannot be a small portion of the community.

Off to load my badger full of POS modules, and inevitable headache. Wheres my aspirin.....

..

Regan Rotineque
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#129 - 2013-01-17 07:15:00 UTC
I packed up my widdle high sec life and moved out to the great beyond of null land.

I had been told to expect rainbows and ponies.

Instead I was treated by the POS monster.

For the love of cornflakes CCP please fix.... Let me open a can in one. Maybe let me fix things in them or perhaps restack/repackage modules.

I honestly dont know how anyone can stand it.....the insanity that is POS life.

The modular idea is an awesome one...let us build our homes and live in them and want to fight to defend them.

~R~
Vindictate
Vae Caudex Corporation
#130 - 2013-01-17 07:18:25 UTC
I believe you can do better CCP. I understand that things take time but as a char for 3 years ive been waiting long enough for fixes. Seriously when i started pos were flawed 3+ YRS later still flawed. Ships still unbalanced. Even since you introduced tiericide over a year ago its still not complete. Time to deliver.

Please Give Me the POS revamp I've waited years for.
mynnna
State War Academy
Caldari State
#131 - 2013-01-17 07:19:20 UTC
You know those "Enablers" and "Instigators" ya'll mentioned throwing some bones to in Seagull's blog? The POS revamp would be a fantastic bone to throw. They're the "small group" you don't seem worth catering to in this case. Which is foolish. Even if you've abandoned Greyscale's vision of "everyone wanting to own one", they're the types of person who maintain those POS on behalf of larger groups, and so throwing that bone to that "small group" has far reaching consequences, well beyond that "small group." And who knows, do a good enough job and maybe that "small group" will be joined, and Greyscale's vision achieved.

Member of the Goonswarm Economic Warfare Cabal

Grey Azorria
Federation Industries
#132 - 2013-01-17 07:20:53 UTC
I did use POSes regularly, but the desire to kill myself lead to my tearing them down in a fit of rage and almost quitting entirely.

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD FIX THEM ALREADY.

Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

Sometimes when I post, I look at my sig and wish that I'd follow my own god damned advice.

Xindi Kraid
Itsukame-Zainou Hyperspatial Inquiries Ltd.
Arataka Research Consortium
#133 - 2013-01-17 07:21:08 UTC
chris elliot wrote:
Confirming that CCP is ruled by nullsec pocket books and that wormholers or the poor saps in null that do logistics do not matter.

That makes no sense since the major alliance power blocks are funded hugely through moon goo which is an industrial activity done with POses. besides that, the construction of supercap fleets can only be done at a POS and those same supercaps can only be stored at a POS.

Null bears have just as much of a stake in a POS revamp as the people living in wormholes.
Sephanor
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#134 - 2013-01-17 07:21:38 UTC
A pos revamp is sorely needed.
Pancake King
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#135 - 2013-01-17 07:21:42 UTC
"Only affect the group that manages POSes?"

Maybe if they were fixed, that number would increase.....
Lin Gerie
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#136 - 2013-01-17 07:21:56 UTC
CCP you must realize that this is not just a POS revamp. For Wormholers its their way of life. In addition you can now do new things with POS's that could reshape how null or even faction warfare/LS space function.

Yes it will probably take a whole expansion in and of itself, but if you take your time and make them as perfect as you can it will hopefully be something you dont have to revisit again. Besides now you can also take into account the dust bunnies if you so desire.

To throw this to the wayside is to ignore a huge part of the game that is desperately outdated like almost nothing else. Think about how this will lower the skill ceiling to WH space, LS and null as players will be able to easily (comparatively) understand POS mechanics and set one up for their corp.
Jokus Balim
Miner At Heart
#137 - 2013-01-17 07:22:16 UTC
I play EVE since mid 2007. I tried to get something done with POSes about half a dozen time. It was always again and again a frustrating experience because it is so insanely clumsy and unintuitive. In the end, I stopped to care about POSes again, and let more motivated people do it.

I can imagine that I'm not the only one who doesn't get involved with POSes thanks to their bad design. Like several posters before me, I think that CCP confuses cause and effect here.
Jedediah Arndtz
Jedediah Arndtz Corporation
#138 - 2013-01-17 07:23:19 UTC
Marc Scaurus wrote:
Perhaps it could be that current active POS managers are only a small portion of the community because POSes are so bad right now. I once lived in a wormhole and it was a great way to make ISK. The reason I left? Managing the POS that was our supposed home, but felt more like a lean to or something Bear Grylls would make whilst swilling his own ****.

In short, if the POS management community is small, it's only through the continuing failure by CCP to grow it through (at the least) an accessible management system.



Logged in just to repost this.
Darckense Zakalwe
#139 - 2013-01-17 07:24:25 UTC
I have currently 0 POSs and 10 active accounts to my name, despite this I am posting in this thread to express that I would love to see a full expansion cycle dedicated to a good modular POS system, and am gravely disappointed that this looks unlikely at this time. This is from the perspective of someone who has to interact with them both directly and indirectly out in nul, and would strongly consider setting one up, primarily for subcap indy use, should the system improve.
Arronicus
State War Academy
Caldari State
#140 - 2013-01-17 07:25:33 UTC
Regan Rotineque wrote:


The modular idea is an awesome one...let us build our homes and live in them and want to fight to defend them.

~R~


CCP Would prefer you live in invincible stations, versus a destructable structure, because god forbid, you might care about losing the pos.