EVE General Discussion

So here is an idea, lets expand the universe of eve to an even wider null sec area.

But what would change?
Easy, it's unmapped. and no stargates exist to these places. A new breed of exploration vessel would be needed to find and colonize these systems.

But how would a corp/alliance inhabit these system, and how does it differ from wormholes?
Just like any other starbase structure, players could create their own stargates. they would require fuel and be locked from unwanted entry. also, like outposts they would be conquerable but indestructible. as players discovered more systems through this new exploration technique, they would become the cartographers of their own constellations.

Wouldn't that allow corps/alliances to monopolize sections of space using impassable gates?
The gates exist only for the ease of access to ships not capable of exploration. An exploration ship could easily uncover the same system and create a cyno of it's own to allow combat forces inside. Also, the gates are not necessarily locked. Corps/Alliances can set restriction levels to allow access, and in turn outpost economy.

Wormholes already create a restricted null sec environment, how is this any different?
Wormholes collapse and deny the corp/alliance ice mining and various commodities. Wormholes also have transportation limits and can often leave corps stranded for extended periods of time. They are also a single system and cannot contain an outpost. for a Corporation with a respective amount of material needs to WH size, it's a good place to settle in. Wormholes are however very limited. a corp can only grow to a certain point before the WH restricts them. The size limit helps mitigate carrier+ attacks, but only if you find the right system, which in turn restricts you even more.
Exploration systems have adjacent systems just like regular ones, but they must be colonized in order to be connected. They contain resources like regular systems but must have fueled stargates to export them. Sovereignty can be gained and thus infrastructure upgrades can be used.

So what real benefit would come of this expansion?
Seclusion and Security. Industrial corporations gain the benefit of security (sans rats), which allows them the freedom of manufacture and harvesting at greater capacities. Corps/alliances gain the ability to have secluded systems where they can either circumvent local mapped systems or amass armies in secret. The expansion will also create more space for more alliances and corporations possibly creating a community of null sec large enough to warrant the need for alliances to group up under an even larger banner.


Of course any new idea needs some balancing so i don't think this idea is necessarily perfect, i do however think it would alter the game enough to create some diversity in areas that may be becoming somewhat stagnant.

It would provide a sense of frontier exploration that this game kind of lacks.