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Ozric Fellgard
Venimus Vidimus Devicti Diffugimus
#1 - 2012-11-27 18:18:41 UTC
Hiya,

Any chance we could have an item, such as a flag, that is indestructible. Doesn't need to have any value or anything, but various colour would be handy too. Only, it would open up a whole bunch of possibilities for tournaments. For instance, the typical game of capture the flag is to have 2 flag set in opposing camps. The aim to retrieve your flag from the enemy camp and return it to your camp before they retrieve theirs. Simple but means you'll need to blow up and salvage the enemy ships to retrieve the flags. Would great fun for frigate battle tournaments. There are a number of problem I can foresee, such as, if they were available on the market then a player could cheat. So each flag would have to have a unique identifier.

Is this possible ?

Is this a good idea or just rubbish ?

Any thoughts please.
Daichi Yamato
Jabbersnarks and Wonderglass
#2 - 2012-11-27 19:24:35 UTC
i dnt know of anything that is indestructible, but 'unique' items could be corpses made from alts named 'Mr redflag' and 'Mrs Blueflag'

u could then courier each corpse through corp contracts to the opposing side. first team to complete their contract wins. the trouble is that the corpses would likely be lost in the fighting.

EVE FAQ "7.2 CAN I AVOID PVP COMPLETELY? No; there are no systems or locations in New Eden where PvP may be completely avoided"

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ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors
#3 - 2012-11-27 19:38:03 UTC
There is already such a system in place. It's called Faction Warfare. Except there are no flags. Only buttons. That you must orbit. For 15+ minutes. In complexes that are more or less class specific. That can be warped to. By anyone. Who you can blow up. And salvage.

Did I mention that it's all in low-sec? Twisted

How did you Veterans start?
Gizznitt Malikite
Agony Unleashed
Agony Empire
#4 - 2012-11-27 19:49:12 UTC

Corpses work moderately well for what you want.... When you eject a corps in space, it doesn't eject into a can, but becomes a "corpse entity" which can be added to the overview.

The only drawback, is corpses are destructible.

I think your idea has some merit.... and I think it would be pretty neat actually....
Ozric Fellgard
Venimus Vidimus Devicti Diffugimus
#5 - 2012-11-27 21:48:18 UTC
Thanks.

I think keeping it simple is the key. Shoot, loot and run is as complicated as I would want it to be.
Highlander20s
Takahashi Reborn
#6 - 2012-11-27 21:51:00 UTC
Sounds a good idea, handy for tourny start positions