EVE New Citizens Q&A

No it is not possible. In general terms the game can be divided in to 3 larger sections. Empire (highsec and lowsec), nullsec (0.0 space in known space) and wormholes. Sov warfare of any kind is only available in nullsec. In other areas of space there are player groups who assert control on the area where they block gates and hunt down intruders, but there are no official mechanics to support those efforts. Lowsec has faction warfare that changes NPC control, but it still remains under the control of other NPC factions. In highsec CONCORD has such a strong presence, that open warfare is limited to wardecs between corporations. That means there is no feasible way to claim an area for yourself, but you can try deny that area to certain other player organizations.

Burn Jita anyone?

Alright. Thanks peeps. I just wanted to double check. It's a pity really. It would be interesting to see player factions getting involved in large scale warfare against the Empires at some point. I just don't like how the map has some high-sec exclaves north and south of the galactic core.

You sure can try to claim one or more systems for yourself or your Alliance by trying to evict the current residents. Just wardec any Corps that operate in your claimed system and suicide gank anyone who is with an NP Corps.

And while warring against player Corps you might have some success, against NPC members you will run out of security status rather quickly, so your chances for success of claiming even one system are rather slim.
Also, since stations are not claimable, the whole thing would be quite pointless.

Edit: To clarify, there are cases where one just might speak of ownership of hi-sec systems by Null-sec Alliances in the broadest sense, the system of Uedama being such a case, which is notorious for ganking.
I guess if Goonswarm and friends would expand their activities from simple industrial ganking to a total blockade of this system including camping every asteroid belt, gate and station for 24/7, they could rightfully claim to "own" that system.

Yeah, definitely would shake things up, more than likely break the Blue Doughnut into crumbs.

I think if CCP annouced that in a Dev Blog, SOV Alliance members would hear it like this .........





DMC

Yes, absolutely.

Sov mechanics are like a piece of paper. Unless there are people with guns making sure that said piece of paper has legitimasy, said piece of paper is nothing more than what you use on the toilet. Pasta has shown that in the south.

Ownership is an illusion. One does not need game mechanics to rightfully call a spot of space his own. What matters is that the people who live there believe in it and defend it if necessary. Or you do it by yourself. In the end, it's purely psychological.

To quote Hargbard Celine... "Ownership if theft." If you own a farm on a piece of paper, but have slaves working there and never visit it, then the only thing that makes said farm actually yours is the law which protects your piece of paper.

It becomes worthless, as soon as there are more people with bigger guns who declare the paper invalid.