EVE General Discussion

This map of Providence used to have an orange spot in almost every pocket and pipe, quite a few were red.
As you can see, most of Catch is also not being used.

NC. dropped SOV and deployed to Low Sec.
-A- aren't even trying to raise indexes.
PL moved PH out of Catch.
Provi Bloc have tried to raise indexes and already given up, focusing on pockets, across the board indexes are in decline.

Volt is pushing recruitment to try fill up Catch and get those indexes up this year but as you can see, despite that numbers and corporations are dropping.
CVA who absorbed Forth District (the lump you can see in the graph) are advertising all over, including paid for adverts on EVE news sites but they are only managing to remain mostly stable, which is the least to be expected of a solid and old membership.

One exception is GFA who have gained new membership and SOV, so I guess the novelty hasn't worn off yet.
Elemental Tide does not reflect the same enthusiasm over their new SOV as GFA does.

Core has mentioned a few times that, "Fozzie SOV is designed and aimed at making the rest of Null Sec more like Providence" or "Fozzie SOV is modelled on Provi"

... and yet, before it is released, I am hunting for worm holes to High Sec furiously in order to help people, who are moving their stuff out.

The current attitude is, "We will fight Goons and play some Fozzie SOV but long term it looks like a terrible system. So, we are moving stuff to High Sec (banking) and Low Sec (for staging)"
From that, it looks like we are going to let people take the SOV then we will grief them until they leave.

Taking or defending SOV is going to be horrible.
There will be a lot more fight initially until it becomes annoying. Then it will become a bit like AFK cloakies online, with scouts spread out and magic wands being whipped out and waved at the structures when activity is low. Force people to form up, come running and then just cycle down and cloak up again. (... or if intel looks good then just hot drop / blops the defenders).
Over and over, until they give up.

Griefing is the best way forward in the coming system.

So, CCP brings sov null in line with the rest of EVE?

Griefing is not allowed in eve online.

We prefer "winning."

Please make a note of it.

This thread is here for the wider EVE population and CCP.
There are far, far, more effective ways to scare carebears in Provi.

It is reflected by data.
Did it upset you that I have links this time so you can't go on about one person's perspective ad nauseum?

I agree with the intention of Fozzie SOV.
Yes, a system that works on activity in some way is better than having a system defend itself for the most part.

However, the implementation ... the approach ... ugh.
... and there is a more organic way of toppling the huge alliances by empowering others to grow to that size.

Currently, the huge coalitions have crowded everyone out. They have masses of supers and Titans (which can still blob win the grid) and they often destroy any new ones being made. Provi has aborted many baby supers because of this.

Wrong.
This is saying that Provi people are moving out and doing other things. (... or planning to do so when they tire of playing the new system for a little while)
Many are moving into worm holes or going to go do High Sec Incursions.

The message is that the people this is modelled on have no faith in it and are adapting in other directions.

But ...but... I live in Providence... should I be moving out ? EQ told me that when the time comes he will be the 1st yelling EVAC in alliance chat in major letters. Did he lie to us ? Did he already move to a WH ? I think I saw him yesterday in a hauler...

Please enlight me... should I contract my stuff to you already ?

I'm always the last to know these things .

That's because you're reading words that aren't there. "All" in this case. Maybe you're missing them in other circumstances?

Just messing with ya. I'm sure you'll be ok :)

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QBL pocket is doing well. The rest had a surge then declined.
It is a mammoth task that can not be sustained long term by even the most densely populated Null Sec region.