Player Features and Ideas Discussion

There is some logic to a form of incarceration.

Griefers commonly lock less combat oriented players in stations for days on end. Something to enforce a criminals temporary removal from high-sec might be reasonable. The Idea of a penal system that must be escaped has some merit to me, but I like running PvE content. I cannot say the OP has zero logic... but as much as I'd like to consign every mouth breathing baby eater to null sec where they can enjoy a little non-consensual action themselves, I don't think it would happen.

More feasibly, I would suggest the OP begin fundraising, find a reputable merc corp, and pay them to gank the everloving crap out of anyone they deem to be a criminal, because that's kind of how EVE works. Pay them to gank them every time they undock, or pay them to monitor local in any systems of interest to you to suicide them if they enter space within your domain. For added satisfaction Gank them yourself... It's not too difficult to pop most ships used for ganking with a few gank ships of your own, and one of the more frustrating aspects of ganking is that gank ships are generally pretty cheap.

A jail system sounds awesome. Especially if each race has its own jail, and players can bust out their friends/other players while at the same time, battling off NPC guards.

How many times must I repeat myself? Once again, because the crime doesn't equal the punishment. And, I'm not referring solely to ganking. Look, I get it. You think it does. You believe that victims need be taught a lesson. Tough love will surely sort them out, and if doesn't, you'll be there to reap the rewards - right? I get it. But disagree wholeheartedly with that point of view. I want to make hi-sec less safe - for criminals. I want hi-sec to actually be hi-sec. But most of all, I want to watch criminals suffer for what they do to perfectly decent folks. Even the stupid and ignorant. And that includes imposing heavy fines and/or prison time on criminals, scammers and the like. Make these people suffer.

And, hey, if it works - what happens then?

I'll tell you: hi-sec will be safer and PvEers/bears will be happier, and PvPers will... well, continue to gank etc. each other - but focus on low and null-sec space. Unless of course you tell me that this won't happen - instead thousands of PvPers will unsubscribe in mass revolt as they're now unable to reap the easy kills and rewards that comes with ganking noobs and carebears in hi-sec space. But surely that's not how ganking PvPers get their kicks, right? Because that would just be downright pathetic, if true. :)

Finally, assuming you disagree with pretty much everything I said above, let me ask you two questions in return.
1. Do you agree that EVE needs a tiered security system, including hi-sec?
2. If you answered yes to q1, why do you think the current one is not worth improving - or dare I say - perfect?

Your monocle tells me that you have more money than sense. If you fly around with cargo worth several months of game time then you deserve to get robbed. When it comes to your personal safety in New Eden: Nullsec is like a war torn African country, Lowsec is pretty much the ghetto, and Hisec is that dangerous back alley you walk down on the way home where people do drugs and the street lights are out. YOU ARE NEVER SAFE IN EVE.

Your analogy is flawed. I don't pay taxes for the privilege of living.

But even without that fallacy, you talk about breaking the law.

Well there you have it. Under New Eden Law, capsuleers don't go to jail if they shoot each other.

No laws are broken. Besides real world laws.

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As compared to paying customers who constantly lose ships, equipment, ISK, etc., due to being ganked over and over again?

No? I --and others-- sure pay real life money to play. And if you buy PLEX and sell it to purchase items, then again they are being paid for with real-life money.

thought about this idea before, it has merit

how about instead of a jail, they are thrown into a random Wormhole with nothing but a basic ship/pod.
Although the idea of busting people out of jail is very nice and would a lot of content. Mercs to bust you out etc.

If you want some kind of court system then it's only right that the Saviour of highsec adjudicate. In His infinite wisdom he could deputise his agents to hear cases and hand out appropriate punishments.