Player Features and Ideas Discussion

PVP Arenas in null/low sec

The idea is to create a number of combat arenas for every system in Null sec and low sec. (similar to Faction warfare). Control of these arenas gives the owner a certain percent of the tax income for the system and/or a set amount of isk every hour.

Players gain control of these arenas by being with 5 km of the arena beacon for s set amount of time, say 10 mins. Players can choose, through their UI settings, to either capture a beacon for themselves (in which case they get the isk themselves) or for their fleet (in which case the isk is divided up amongst fleet members) or for their corp (in which case the isk goes to their corp.

In order to create arena style combat, player’s warp into the room at a random point at a range of 100 km from the beacon, and cannot warp out of the room within 100 km of the Beacon.

Each system would some or all of the following rooms:

Note: All of the below rooms would have Solo PVP room versions. Solo PVP rooms will not allow more than one member of a particular fleet, corp or alliance inside a room at once. (yes, people can still get around this, but it will cut down on the numbers of enemies that can jump into a room as players generally roam with their own corp/Alliance mates)

- Tech 1 non faction Frigate Room

- Frigate room (allows all frigates types)

- Tech 1 Non-Faction Cruiser room

- Tech 1 and Tech 2 Cruiser Room

- All cruiser room

- Tech 1 Frigates and cruisers Room

- All Cruisers and frigates room

- Tech 1 BC’s Room

- Tech 1, BC’s , Cruisers and Frigates Room

- All Ships BC’s or smaller sized room

- Tech 1 BS Room

- All BS’s Room

- All ships BS or smaller room

With such a system in place (and sufficient isk available to make it worthwhile). Low Sec and ,especially Null sec, would be crawling with all manner of PVP ships engaging in active combat, Kill rates would go through the roof and ,more importantly, fun and engaging PVP would become a lot easier to come by.
Best of all, with all the different rooms types out there, PVP would become less dominated by specific ships and new and old players would have a much easier time finding PVP that best suits their abilities and interests.

No.

No to "instancing" in any form.

The carrot should be rewarded in modules , ammo and ships that you would win imo. Some of these being unique. Also i didnt read you topic because LOL READING!!

What people are telling is that instanced arenas/battlegrounds destroy world pvp.

No !

So, so far, the response to this thread have consisted of some intelligent critiques and one guy with his three alts. ;)

Seriously "no". No to what? There are a number of ideas put up for consideration. What particular point do you object too?

Or is it the fact that this idea threatens you precious care-bear null sec and you don't want anything to threaten your "secure earnings"?

It never fails to amaze me how human beings can look at a list of ideas. Pick one thing they find objectionable. And reject the whole thing out of hand based on one thing. Is it any wonder our civilization is quickly racing towards the abyss of environment apocalypse?

But I digress...

Adding isk making arenas would add greatly to the PVP atmosphere of null sec.

For one thing it would bring more people into PVP and allow them to PVP more often.

It would add variety and vitality to the limited varieties of PVP that currently exits.

It would bring more types of ships into active PVP use and reduce the focus of players on a limited selection of ships and ship fittings.

Honestly how many drake/cane BC fights can you have before you want to do something different?

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a easily accessible rifter fight? Or have a place where you can justify bring a caracal as opposed to a drake? (other than kicks that is)

Add to the fact, that if you tied the income of these sites to the system’s taxes you would create a much greater need for sub capital ships in Null sec.

Isn’t that one of CCP’s great goals for null sec?

Finally, and most importantly, adding said arenas, especially the frigate and cruiser arenas, would make PVP FAR more accessible to new players. And isn’t this the SUPREME goal for any MMO that wishes to continue to be vibrant, relevant and growing?

If you REALLY want to make it interesting. Charge every POS in null sec a small hourly fee for operating. This fee is pooled and payed out to the varous Arena controllers...

profit motive

Subcapital use and sov

All this does is make us use alts, alt corps and alt alliances to drop fleet and gank people in "solo" rooms. Also, if these rooms are used to "control" a system, what happens if a frigate takes control of a room while a cruiser in is a different room? Can the cruiser take control back, or is it now powerless because the frigate got there first and it can't fight it due to the gate not letting it pass?

This is just a badly thought out iteration of a suggestion that has been put forth by every single WoW player ever to switch to Eve.