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Economic pressures? We are not talking about control over techmoons here. FW LP as it is right now isn't worth much, and all LP stores are not created equal.

What CCP needs to do is create mechanisms to promote a status quo per se, to encourage people to want to join a weaker side.

OK Time for some serious feedback hope you are reading this Hans.

In regards to the Faction War changes:

1-The changes to Sov Upgrades sound like a good start as I can see CCP wanting to ease us into it (the upgrade concept that is). That being said the first two mention

1-a-Reduction in costs of Clone facilities. I am not sure about the exact numbers but the amount of times a true faction warfare pilot gets podded is pretty low as opposed to nullsec with all the bubbles etc. Granted I have derped a few times the past two months to sebo thrashers and got podded but this is usually the exception not the general rule. In other words it is not that big of an upgrade and I seriously doubt much ppl would donate isk to upgrade this feature as the prevailing thought will be 'whoever gets podded deserves the penalty' among the FW community. So to sum it up I think it will be a rarely used if not never used feature.

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1-b-The extra manufacturing slot. Hmmm what can I say in my opinion there is really never a shortage of manu slots in lowsec systems to begin with so adding an extra on to the 20 already available will not be something I would consider donating my LP for. Agreed there will be a few exceptions as a few pvp corps have manu back bones to produce expendable ships for their corp (t1 frigates dessies and t1 cruisers etc.) I don't see this as a REAL benefit. Perhaps a SERIOUS consideration of an extra research slot as that is something that is EXTREMELY precious and scarce would be a better option in my opinion.

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In regards to the ppl screaming about being locked out of station I think they should just HTFU it is not like nullsec where you will be facing a Pandemic Legion Titan blob absolutely killing your hopes of ever docking or coming back to your space. Besides ppl should spread out their assets anyway in my case if I lose access to any one of my stations in lowsec no biggy I lost access to a few ships I never keep all my eggs in one basket. For capitol pilots I can see this being a concern but in the end it will only mean relocating capitals to less 'hot' systems as they are always movable with a few well placed cyno's anyway.

Maz3r Rakum if u've got nothing constructive to say, or no explanation of your reasonings why u feel how u feel, then say nothing.

yeah neutrality burned in a first day ....lucky I told my guys to make they own decission in votes

What do you consider a neutral approach to this situation?

I'd say add manufacturing and copy slots

Just so everyone's crystal clear, I'll post for you some of what I posted in the CCP internal thread. There's nothing NDA breaking about sharing my own opinions, and I think its important for you to understand where I've been coming from.

" I am dubious about mechanics that revolve around pilot numbers specifically, as they can always be gamed by adding alts into another militia. However, one side capturing most or all of a given territory is an extremely likely scenario (its already happened).

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By providing some PvP-LP incentives for the losing militia, there becomes a reason to stick with your faction when the chips are down. This is extremely important to the existing community, because engaging in a long term static war against known enemies has been part of the lasting appeal. I’d hate to see Faction Warfare become a giant revolving door engaged in by pilots dipping in and out or switching sides just to make the most money. Any mechanism that helps the underdog stay in the fight and bounce back from behind is sorely needed."

Also:

"Paired with enough other incentives that reward "total victory" by one faction or another, you essentially give the losing faction no way to fight back using the ships they've paid for. Do we really want to force all faction warfare pilots to base outside of the faction warfare zones? "

Your assertions that I'm somehow gaming this for my own benefit are ridiculous, and this is the last I'll answer to those accusations. I've been fighting for an elastic system that is fair to the losing side from the beginning, regardless of whether you're happy with the results. All I can do is share community feedback, the rest of the decision making is in CCP's hands. I'm just with the large number of FW pilots that are willing to TRY the new system before declaring it a failure and quitting.

Saying "This is what we're getting regardless, lets try to have some fun with it and talk again when it actually fails" is not taking sides, its simply the most practical approach given the circumstances.

Hans may have simply forgotten what its like to be the underdog in this war. But I really don't think he is purposefully trying to make mechanics that help the minmatar and gallente. These changes might help them right now but I don't think he is deliberately trying to help his own faction.

I thought the deny to dock was also applied in hign sec.
It is not.
A bit strange in a RP pow to be hunted in ennemy space (with a warning from above) and be able to dock in a station.

Ninja edit : you might say who cares about high-sec when you are in the FW ? "Hiding" ships in a high sec entrance could become the only way to avoid an extending front line and attack from behind.

just some quick feedback.

missles/launchers
- From what I've seen so far the missile effects pretty good. I will say I'm not so hot on the missile explosions. It looks like just a bit of flame, not really an explosion. I've only used heavy missiles at this point.
- The launchers look awesome. M
- I have noticed a delay in the time from when hit the button to launch missiles to when I do actually launch. I haven't made a timed comparison but it does seem like it takes longer to kill things with this apparent delay.

Inventory management
- overall not bad. it will take some getting used to.
- the fact that your ship doesn't actually show up in your ships menu is odd. yes I know it's at the top, just seems weird.
- I do like the drag and drop in the single window. It will make moving stuff around really easy with not having to use multiple windows.
- Suggestion: there are times where multiple windows will be needed. I know you can open an inventory section by either using the shortcut key or right clicking it..... can you just make it so double clicking it will open up that section into a new window?
- Suggestion: I'm not sure if this is part of the plan or not but can please make it so that we can set up separate "folders" or "sections" in our inventory. So for example, right now I have to use containers to keep my items separate. The issue here is A) I can't interact with items in a container like I can in the items window. ie, repackage items. B) containers have limited space.

that's all I got for now.