Warfare & Tactics

Hey guys,

I find that I'm pretty accessible to the guys in Gal Mil, as often when I'm on or playing, it's pretty easy for folks to pop into whatever TS channel I'm in, or talk to me about stuff during slow times in fleets. I'm feeling like I don't get to spend much time talking with people in the other 3 militias. I hung out with some Amarr dudes a couple months ago, it was great, and I'd like to do that more often.

The summer summit coming up in a few weeks, there will be some discussions about lowsec. I know what's important to me, but I was also elected by you guys, and I'm by no means omnipotent with regards to every issue we face. I'd like to sit down, have a talk with the militias as a whole, and firm up on our priorities.

This can be done in a couple of ways: 1: I can see about getting in touch with each militia, and visit with you guys separately on your own TS/Mumble servers. 2: We can organize a sort of LS/FW Town hall and have people from all 4 militias pop on at once and have a pow wow.

How would you guys rather do this?

You guys are definitely part of the equation Scipio, and that means part of the discussion. Whichever way we go, I'll make sure that neutral parties are in.

Well, I think this will be about more than just plex mechanics, and in that sense, having smaller more personalized meetings might make sense.

Make FW more about FACTION warfare and not just a mutual wardec.

Just on the top of my head:

1. You cannot dock in stations belonging to the opposing faction (including HighSec.) It makes no sense for an opposing faction to allow you to dock in their stations. I mean you are only at war and contesting their space. I am not just talking about from a roleplaying standpoint but also it's just not something you see in other faction based pvp mmos. I'd list some examples but it would probably just cause flames :)

2. The current system "buffs" for controlling and upgrading the system are lame and seem out of place. Other than working towards the next tier, in my opinion, there is no reason to upgrade a system. I'd like to see some real bonuses that influence PvP. Whether that be slight boosts, stronger NPCs in your plexes, or even something like being able to add Sentry Guns to stations or gates that would help defend against opposing factions would be really cool. It would definitely make FW more immersive and dynamic which it lacks.

3. I don't have a good solution to this problem but the plex farmers and flip floppers keep FW from being a truely competitve and somewhat fair environment. Yes there will always be a winning team but there is little to no incentive to joining the losing side. Again I don't have a good solution but maybe putting some kind of cap on enlistment would work. For example when one side has been Tier 4+ for a long time and outnumbers the competition then enlistment would cease or slow down somehow. I know that sounds terrible and limits the sandbox but I do not see any other way. Although FW is nowhere near as bad as NullSec, I don't think it would take much for that to change where we would have one giant cluster of Plexers at max tier and only a few knuckleheads trying to contest.

4. Faction ranks should have some kind of impact. Something to the affect of ranks impacting fleets. Like a separate booster system. For example having a General (forget the high ranking names) in your fleet will provide you with more LP payout or just flat out combat bonuses.

5. Defensive Plexing LP payout should be a set amount based on the size of site. Whether you are T1 or T4, the LP payout should be the same. No bonuses should be applied as there is minimal risk. Most def plexing is done by warp stabbed alts or afkers in a ship with no mods. The reward is greater than the risk so you have people cashing in. The only LP bonuses should be applied to is offensive plexing which presents Risk and active piloting.

6. Lastly, for FW to truely have an impact on New Edan, the entire map needs to be changed. Each faction should be on its own highsec island. Meaning each faction should be separated by LowSec. Faction Warfare Lowsec to be exact. These systems would be the ones always contested as each faction would be trying to gain ground on each other. Perhaps allowing Amarr/Caldari space and Gallente/Minmatar space have one or two HighSec trading routes between each other. Honestly I think this would make EvE in general much more interesting because it would make the other trade hubs on par with Jita as most carebears wouldn't risk their cargo going through LowSec. I know this wont happen but hey, I can dream can't I.


o/ too tired to make sense

Ok, so after some thought and feedback, here's what I've come up with.

I'll be on vacation the week before the CSM Summit, and should have plenty of time to set things up. I'm thinking of 2 town hall type sessions, one during EU prime, and another one later on for people in North America. If there is a serious demand for it, I would consider running a 3rd session for those in the AU TZ, I'm just not interested if it's gonna be one dude that shows up, he's welcome to Eve mail me instead.

Anyone with a vested interest in lowsec is welcome. Topics will be restricted to lowsec/FW concerns as well as parts of Eve that bleed into our space. For example, nullsec sov is not really our concern, while nullsec power projection is.

The meetings will be held on a TBD TS server. I will attempt to get some air time on Eve Radio, but if that falls through, we'll broadcast over twitch. I'm tentatively looking at Tuesday the 9th of September 18:00 GMT for the EU session, and Midnight GMT for the North American session. (this is subject to change obviously based on feedback)

Thoughts?

If it ends up being overwhelming I may extend to an additional session if needed to cover what needs covered, yes.

As long as it's gormet quality sperg, then yes.

Thank you for reaching out to the players!

I don't mean to be a naysayer but I really can't stand the "town hall meetings." I think they are a complete waste.

I much prefer to give and hear feedback in a forum thread where ideas can be explored a bit more in depth. I think a series of threads that you would follow/contribute to, where people could talk about issues would be much more informative. Not only that but it resolves the scheduling issues.

+1

I've never been to an eve townhall. My first concern is maintaning order. That's only cause I dont know any thing about it. So option 2 is possibly possible.

As far as option 1 there are a few solo pilots in FW, just forming corps (like my own) and a few other types that get covered up by the bigger groups.

What would help me is know what your current proposals are for faction warfare. Currently as a player trying to start a corp on the Gallente side, Faction warfare just is slow