Player Features and Ideas Discussion

It has become more obvious over the course of this thread that perhaps I went about it in the wrong way. Or I simply Chose™ poorly.

I think the general idea I was going for is: I believe that a player in a NPC corporation should not be able to impact a Player Run Corporation on a personal level. Giving the ability to bounty a PRC (impact on a personal level) is way too powerful. Some players in PRCs form them to be an extension of their in-game persona. It could also be part of a roleplay experience for the players of that corporation. To allow a person who has chosen to not take place in the experience of personalization of gameplay through the extension allowed by the PRC should not be able to impact those things in another player or corporation or alliance.


This has been changed after several pages of discussion. Some of the original ideas were poorly thought out and I have amended the post to reflect this. Read it all.

So the new list is:

1. Place bounties on corps
2. Anchor cans or secure cans in space.
3. Forthcoming

I would also suggest that a corporation level bounty should not be in the hands of any member of a corporation. I believe that power should rest in the hands of the CEO and/or directors through the voting system. And similar restraints on alliance level bounties. Placing a bounty is in some way (at least from a roleplaying point of view) a declaration of war, or saying "we want your head on a stick/platter". If a NPC corporation member is not allowed to declare war on a PRC, then why are they allowed to put a price on their head? No, the head of an entire corporation/alliance?

Declaring war on a corporation or alliance is you saying "I would like to kill you."
Placing a bounty on a corporation or alliance is you saying "I would like other people to kill you."

Two very powerful statements. And one of them rests in the hands of every single bottom level employee of a MAJOR corporation such as Center for Advanced Studies? I think this is a bit too much.

Real Life Example (yeah I know, this isn't Real Life, but read it anyways): many corporations have a strict policy regarding Public Actions While Representing The Corporation. For example: "getting intoxicated in public while wearing a corporation uniform or logo".

But in EVE, these huge mega-corporations are saying it is okay for anyone in the corporation, even a low level employee, to make a declaration of hostility towards an entire corporation or alliance while representing their corporation?

Thank you.

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There are many aspects of this game that are ruined by actions of players in NPC corporations. The bounty thing is one of the major ones. Hopefully, someone out there will agree that the leash needs to be tightened on most of the people that use the NPC Corporation to hide when performing harmful actions towards another player or corporation.

I do not wish to force people to 'play my way' or anything like that. I feel that NPC corporations offer a place for newer players to cut their teeth in this game. But, it also allows older players (alts) to abuse the system and hide behind an anonymous flag, so to speak.

This thread was opened to discuss this thought process. And to meet other like-minded pod pilots.

Discuss.

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I have also underlined what I feel is an important part of the idea. If you don't read the whole post, please refrain from giving your opinion.

Thank you.

Reserved.

Reserved.

Did you read the whole post. If so, then you missed the point. In fact, I requested other opinions.

In order to have a discussion about opinions, one must make an opinion known. This is mine.

Discuss.

Because the internet creates a strange contradiction of bringing people together yet encouraging solipsism.

Stop. Just...no. No.

No I do not think they should move into one man corps. Please go back and read all of my post.

No, I do not want a button forcing people to undock. What I want is for the game mechanics to not allow an abuse of the system. And, to restrict the players that use the exploit of an NPC corporation.

Thank you.

It's full of sensible and balanced ideas to trade off the use and abuse of wardec immunity through evenhanded disincentives, so I can imagine how the more emotional and vulnerable-feeling EVE-GD posters would consider it extremely provocative.

ok i'll make it less useless; i disagree with you because your ideas are terrible.
let's look at the bit where you say npc corp members aren't allowed to mine.
why don't we take their guns too?
and stop them placing any market orde- oh wait you already did that...

is there anything they CAN do in an npc corp?
also, how am i meant to finish the industry tutorial in an npc corp if i can't mine?

your ideas are terrible and haven't been thought out at all. hence, it's clearly just trolling. that or you're really, really dumb.

Oh. My. God.

How can you make such a list and forget to make the most important rule of all: not allowed to post on the forum!?

Wait, how come you are ...?