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edit: I've expanded on this quite a bit in a post on page 2. Preserving this post just to be sure no ideas are lost.

I've been trying to figure out how to make lowsec a more compelling place to be, making it rewarding and productive without removing the risk of getting out of highsec.

This idea borrows from the control bunkers of factional warfare. To be clear, this would only affect non-FW systems. The way it works is that a corporation or alliance would "capture" a CONCORD outpost. Holding this outpost would act as a sort of semi-sovereignty and make members of the corporation CONCORD deputies. Any deputies in system would be able to see GCC events on their overview, allowing them to respond to acts of piracy in the same way CONCORD does in highsec. If the person who drew the GCC moves, their beacon moves with them. As always, pods would be exempt from being targets under GCC. Also, anyone with a sec status under -5 is fair game to deputies at any time.

Dispatching GCC'ed pirates in system would net you LPs with concord based on their security status. The lower it is, the more LPs you get. Also, putting a multiplier on existing bounties might make it more attractive. Obviously someone could build a -10 character and pop rookie ship after rookie ship to stack up LPs. There would have to be something to prevent this sort of farming. CCP knows far better than I do what sort of mechanics they could use to prevent this. If it can't be prevented, another reward system could be used.

Dealing with abuse of power:

Deputies violating CONCORD rules by podding GCC offenders or attacking non-GCC or non-outlaw players would need to either be directly attacked by a specially-dispatched CONCORD response, or labelled as outlaws. Any corp with outlaw members would have a fixed amount of time to eject those outlaws from membership, or face losing their deputy status.

Corporations with average security standings below a certain number should not be able to capture outposts. If their status were to drop below that threshold, their deputy status is immediately revoked. They would, however, be able to neutralize an outpost if they were able take control from the occupying deputies.

Why I came up with this:

- Lots of people want to play the "good guys" in Eve, but there aren't many options to do so. It's hard to make the distinction in null and highsec doesn't really allow you to participate in enforcement.

- Lowsec is boring, this might spice things up a bit by creating larger and more organized battles.

- This would make a good mechanic for drawing out people who aren't interested in the current mechanics of faction warfare and nullsec sovereignty. It might even create a pathway into null for alliances who decide they want real sovereignty.

- It creates a new way to play in the sandbox

Ideas? Suggestions for improvements/clarifications? Flames? Bring it on :)

Very interesting .... tweaking needed of course, but intriguing ... and controlling the bunker might let you, for example ... gain protection similar to a POS shield (so you could do some mining out there)?

ee vere is tuhumbs up they not puted n here that. I suport this ned soem theeking sutre but how idea its very verry good.

This is one hell of an idea. +10!

+1

Exelent idea

You stupid?




+1 I like the idea

Maybe you could call it "Anti-Pirate Deputization in Losec" or something better?

Edited:

I mean, something better than "Anti-Pirate Duputizatin in Losec".

This is a fantastic idea. +1 from me!

+1


Tie the amount of LP gained to the value of the ship destroyed. Make a noobship worth 0LP since a noobship is literally worthless.

Just tweak it a bit to discourage blobbing, like having all the lp divided evenly among the deputy fleet, and I'll fully support more care-bears turned wanna be pvpers in lowsec. Please bring as many navy fitted navy ships as your can.