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c4 t
Cosmic Psychedelics
#1 - 2012-05-16 13:00:29 UTC  |  Edited by: c4 t
The last time this was talked about was here: https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=757309#post757309


CCP, is there a possibility that faction tower bpcs will be reintroduced to the loot tables? Perhaps with new building requirements?
Hatt0ri Hanz0
Life sucks then you die Ltd.
#2 - 2012-05-16 15:33:52 UTC
Why were they removed?
Ohanka
#3 - 2012-05-16 15:38:24 UTC
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Cutout Man
Doomheim
#4 - 2012-05-16 16:14:13 UTC
Ohanka wrote:
Who are you?

why the **** does it matter?
Herping yourDerp
Tribal Liberation Force
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2012-05-16 16:17:06 UTC
they were removed because they were messing with something
yes they should be fixed.. its been a long time since they dropped.
c4 t
Cosmic Psychedelics
#6 - 2012-05-19 00:51:07 UTC
Bump
ACE McFACE
Dirt 'n' Glitter
Local Is Primary
#7 - 2012-05-19 00:59:46 UTC
Ohanka wrote:
Who are you?

What?

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Morganta
The Greater Goon
#8 - 2012-05-19 02:37:10 UTC
this deserves a reply
Sisohiv
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#9 - 2012-05-19 06:22:02 UTC
From what I remember they were removed because CCP said they couldn't control where they spawned. I don't think it was ever about the recipe. All faction towers required a non-faction to build on top of the mineral lists. It wasn't cutting out the PI system. They seemed worried that someone might get one in High Sec but as that was never really an issue before I don't know what they did to make it one when they decided to axe them. Even back when they were dropping they were rare enough that a large went for almost a billion. To this day a medium goes for 500 mill, what it went for 2 years ago so either they really weren't that popular to begin with or they are in fact, still dropping, somewhere.
c4 t
Cosmic Psychedelics
#10 - 2012-05-20 05:42:14 UTC
Sisohiv wrote:
From what I remember they were removed because CCP said they couldn't control where they spawned. I don't think it was ever about the recipe. All faction towers required a non-faction to build on top of the mineral lists. It wasn't cutting out the PI system. They seemed worried that someone might get one in High Sec but as that was never really an issue before I don't know what they did to make it one when they decided to axe them. Even back when they were dropping they were rare enough that a large went for almost a billion. To this day a medium goes for 500 mill, what it went for 2 years ago so either they really weren't that popular to begin with or they are in fact, still dropping, somewhere.


Id pay a billion for a large faction tower. They go for 3b currently.
Skydell
Bad Girl Posse
#11 - 2012-05-20 05:47:45 UTC
c4 t wrote:
Sisohiv wrote:
From what I remember they were removed because CCP said they couldn't control where they spawned. I don't think it was ever about the recipe. All faction towers required a non-faction to build on top of the mineral lists. It wasn't cutting out the PI system. They seemed worried that someone might get one in High Sec but as that was never really an issue before I don't know what they did to make it one when they decided to axe them. Even back when they were dropping they were rare enough that a large went for almost a billion. To this day a medium goes for 500 mill, what it went for 2 years ago so either they really weren't that popular to begin with or they are in fact, still dropping, somewhere.


Id pay a billion for a large faction tower. They go for 3b currently.


I know guys with 5 or 6 in Corp hangars. I have one myself. Usually when things go for much more than their stats justify, I sell them but in this case I really don't see CCP ever bringing them back so it's something I want to hang on to. Much the same as my POS Mod blue prints. Not only do I want to keep them, I want to keep them as bpc's.

In the matter of Faction POS gear, I think you are seeing the last of it for a very long time. If anything I expect to see Navy versions in LP stores before we see pirate factions come back.
c4 t
Cosmic Psychedelics
#12 - 2012-05-31 01:13:57 UTC
Anybody know why they stopped seeding these?
Ris Dnalor
Tribal Liberation Force
Minmatar Republic
#13 - 2012-05-31 01:22:18 UTC
c4 t wrote:
The last time this was talked about was here: https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=757309#post757309


CCP, is there a possibility that faction tower bpcs will be reintroduced to the loot tables? Perhaps with new building requirements?



I liked those towers, shame they're gone.

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Herr Wilkus
Aggressive Salvage Services LLC
#14 - 2012-08-28 23:36:30 UTC
Its been what, 2 years at least now.

If CCP wasn't wasting their time three knuckles deep into Dust (can't wait for it to die a flaming death) - some of these issues might have been addressed by now.
Shiganaru
Ignis Aeternus Imperium
#15 - 2012-08-28 23:44:05 UTC
It happened around the release of Apocrypha, when wormholes were added and something was changed about loot tables.

I've never seen an official response from CCP for why they stopped dropping, but I imagine that since they are looking to revamp POSs, we won't see anything done about the issue.
rodyas
Tie Fighters Inc
#16 - 2012-08-29 01:34:04 UTC
Hatt0ri Hanz0 wrote:
Why were they removed?


Alright to clarify the real reason they were removed, and its too bad, since I don't have the link from like 6-12 months ago.

But CCP stated how alot of hi seccers would own facion POSs and there was no way for anyone to destroy them. CCP hated the idea of giving out faction tower BPC and no one would blow them up, and would be used by carebears with no risk put on them.

I know this sounds like trolling in the latest mining buff, but this was quite awhile ago.

So for them to be reinstated into the game, a way to keep faction towers out of hi-sec or at least be able to blow them up, would have to be invented.

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non judgement
Without Fear
Flying Burning Ships Alliance
#17 - 2012-08-29 01:52:53 UTC
I really doubt that it was because of highsec. I had a faction tower in highsec, and it didn't stop people from wardecing my corp to attack it. The small and medium towers are fair game to wardecing. The large towers are the ones which take ages to kill. They could just stop people from anchoring the large towers in highsec.
Linda Shadowborn
Dark Steel Industries
#18 - 2012-08-29 02:55:29 UTC
non judgement wrote:
I really doubt that it was because of highsec. I had a faction tower in highsec, and it didn't stop people from wardecing my corp to attack it. The small and medium towers are fair game to wardecing. The large towers are the ones which take ages to kill. They could just stop people from anchoring the large towers in highsec.


that is the reason they gave us.