EVE General Discussion

I know you didn't. Those kinds of comments just seem to be par for the course. And hey, you should really aim for a slow simmer and save the boil for someone who means you ill.

I didn't spit in anyone's face audaciously or otherwise, and if you care to scroll, I wrote canflipping has been called an exploit. Not by me. If you care to visit the thread in Features, you'll see that I defended it and took the miner who said so to task. And I didn't say increased ehp to make pvp more challenging for low sec inhabitants. I suggested this magic feather might get Dumbo to fly. That more ehp in low sec would, in fact, make pvp more challenging was a secondary consideration.

I'd tend to agree that this is a departure from the way things have been, but I don't view these changes as some kind of heresy. My ideas weren't crafted to offend anyone. I just think its important to set up a system that's balanced and to incentivize low sec in a way other than financial considerations. That hasn't gotten the job done. It's time to try a different kind of carrot. The alternative is to increase the stick in high sec and as that's where new players get their feet wet, that's not going to boost player retention. It's also clear from the FF presentation that this isn't where CCP plans to take high sec either.

YK

EDIT: And just as a final point of consideration, the regional/faction bonuses I suggested wouldn't be carebear specific. They would apply to all players irrespective of profession or sec status.

They're going to dumb down aggression mechanics to save people who won't bother to learn them. That's NOT a good thing. It will dilute what is presently a rich game universe because CCP prefers to reinvent the wheel rather than write good documentation on it.


And I'm glad of that. I'd hate to be affected two years in by MY VERY FIRST CHOICE IN THE GAME. "What, you chose the wrong race when you were completely new to the game? Too bad!"



Only if such a standing were to making you hated by the Gallente and unable to enter their space.



It is? Lowsec is more profitable than high? Really? Maybe if I were running around empty lowsec without fear of pirates, sure. But having to sit cloaked in a safe spot waiting for a roam to give up on finding you and pass by sort of eats into the profit margin. Highsec has a much better isk/hour ratio.


Everyone would have it. What would be the point?

I think that hi-sec should be unpleasant for criminals as much as possible - add all players possibility to warp in instantly to all outlaws and criminals in the system (like in fleet), so it will make criminal's life in hi-sec more interesting and allow PvP for many players with CONCORD's blessing (including pod-killing worst criminals) .

Also this "civilian militia" / Vigilantes (whatever telling them) once attack criminal/outlaw shouldn't being aggred / have kill rights by the rest of the fleet / corporation / alliance until other individuals try help him - this is problem between law and criminals otherwise system lost his punishment aspect and will be used to lure anyone who want to help keep Hi-sec safe and make them easy prey.

Other thing, security status should have gain/loss rate modifier working by some period of time, when u commit a crime then next crime committed until modifiers ain't lifted security status penalty will be largest and loss modifier increased (gain modifier decreased, so u can't farm security status).

With increased punishment of outlaws/ criminal's should also exist some kind of redemption for criminals (this is a game anyway). For example - after a month of not doing anything wrong (not committing a crime or helping criminals) he could try use some kind of Parole, after using it u regain neutral security status under condition of not being flagged by period of 2-3 months. If guy break deal he regain his old status and he could try after end of term + one month.

The welcome mat also has a Warp Disruption Field around it... oh dear.

You forgot this one:

[xx] Nobody cares.

People checking that box aren't making good use of their brain and I'm uninterested in their answer. Crimewatch is involved in everything I consider meaningful in high and low security space. It's pretty important. Maybe you don't notice it when you mine veldspar though...

So the Goal here over all it to make it 100% harder to be nasty in high sec while makeing it even easyer to live produce mission etc without being unconcentualy engaged