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I like this, but one thing bothers me.


Make it so more then one PCO can be constructed per planet!


This opens up compitition and adds more pew pew.

Don't like that guys PCO prices on the other side of the planet, lower your prices or go blow it up! Win Win for everyone!

Consumers and Tax Barons.

More compitition the better!

I for one are not going to trust a publicly open PCO to keep standings and taxes stable, you have to have trust, and I trust no one in eve.

I do not think that this will work in lowsec at all.

I can see how all lowsec customs offices are constantly shot down by bored pirates, so no more PI in lowsec.

Good way to nerf lowsec more.

@ CCP Omen: You have much to learn about EVE Politics.

Some of the most epic political subterfuge takes place in the form of large-scale thefts, asset destruction and POS shenanigans (resulting in theft).

Also, how can this change not be considered highly mechanics-oriented? You have just documented changes to the primary way in which capsuleers interact with planets, including structure timers as well as taxation and access control mechanisms.

When players roll up their sleeves to 'get work done' in EVE, mechanics rule the day (think Dominion Sov rules, time zone wars due to timers, etc.). Politics may be the reason behind an offensive movement, but mechanics rule the day.

This is not a bad thing, nor one to be concerned about. The market will adapt, and more people will have incentive to do PI if prices go up. The current state of the PI market is nothing sacred.

People should have more incentives to move out to dangerous space, not less.

No. What should ideally happen is player-controlled highsec offices, with the stipulation that said offices are required to be open to the public. It'll make highsec a bit more sandbox-y than it is at current, as you'll have folks wardec'ing each other to remove customs offices and steal the delicious custom taxes, etc


No. The offices already have so much HP and long enough timers that no one in their right mind is going to bother with them. Increasing it further is just going to make it even worse.

For moar tears, read below:

I can still launch a can using the command center, correct? But that is limited to 500m3. I do a lot more volume than that in a night, and if I let it slip a few nights it can really pile up (I fill up a "nano"-Crane pretty quick!) This might work for low-sec if the launch pad mechanics are changed to allow 10000m3 cans. Otherwise... Yeah, I'm done with the feature.

QFT from another thread - the locked one claiming that this is somehow a “nullsec buff at the expense of everywhere else”

Whether the customs office is destroyable (meaning you've put it in reinforced) by a small gang, or dreadnoughts like POS's, remains to be seen, and depends on the hitpoints of the new structure. But you're spot on - this is exactly the kind of strategic objective that nullsec and lowsec combat really needs.

To those panicking over this - and complaining about being "locked out" of a planet, etc, etc. You're absolutely right. You CAN be locked out, if you don't want to pay exorbitant fees. But you can also rebel against such tyranny and attack the douchebags who are overcharging you.

Just like the Goon attacks, these things will balance themselves out through gameplay in the long run. If the prices of PI goods skyrocket, more people will engage in PI. That means more competition, more fights, more tears, more fun. Sadly, once again players would rather complain about increased difficulty, rather than see this for what it brings to the sandbox in terms of new iterative gameplay and challenge.

This was bound to happen eventually, did everyone think PI would be a gravy train forever? How in the world will we fight over planets on the ground, if we can't even fight over the space-bound elements first? Remember everyone, this is a sandbox. It's designed to encourage competition at every level.

When PI was first released, everyone complained that there was nothing you could do to actually compete other players for resources. Everyone rightfully complained that there was no consequence for just allowing you to put anything on a planet right next to a war target's own colony. Finally, consequence has been delivered, and you can use your spaceships for planetary supremacy. This is a long overdue feature that fixes one of the primary complaints about the simplistic PI feature to begin with, and finally gives it its teeth.

Well done, CCP, well done.

Also - for the record, I'm a lowsec inhabitant, and I do have PI colonies that I farm regularly. In no way is this just a nullsec buff - this is a win for the game as a whole. Players have been demanding the last few months for more spaceship stuff, more conflict, more stuff to do. Now you have it. Rise to the challenge, or stick to highsec. But seriously, enough complaining that they're making EvE more like EvE. I welcome the chance to fight for my stuffs, it'll be fun to be a planetary dictator!

I think it's already become a threadnaught. lol



OK, I'm just gonna come right out and say it....you guys really don't play your own game, do you? I mean, I think cruising around in Jove space with other GMs seems to have cut you off from what the spirit of eve is: screw over as many people as you can, getting as many ship kills as you can along the way. But seriously, people who control the customs offices will CERTAINLY deny access to people who don't have decent standings with them, or in the very least, hike the tax rate up to 90 - 100%. No one likes neutrals, or reds for that matter, flying around in their space.

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This
this is one of my main concerns
most older players in high sec have their installations in low sec and they probably form the biggest percentage of pi production
and like i said before you are just giving the control away to people who are not using it or will just use it to grief others

besides who i s going to invest time and money into placing this stupid thing will the first idiot who comes along can blow it up while you are at work or asleep oor does CCP presumes we all play EVE 23/7

No ccp you not been thinking straight

it is about time you stop pampering those 10% of pvp onlyplayers in null sec and do something for all of us
this certainly doesn't help

and indeed if this go ahead like it stands now please refund my 1,6 mil sp on my 3 other accounts

The only thing this is really going to change is whether or not you do planetary launches or use a customs office.