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Odyssey: Paving the way for fully fledged pirate factions?
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Flamespar
State War Academy
Caldari State
#1 - 2013-04-04 04:57:46 UTC
With the recent introduction of pirate versions of the starter frigates (and the avatar tattoos that CCP is still yet to release), and the already existing pirate epic arcs . I can't help but wonder if CCP is beginning to pave the way for the introduction of the pirate factions as an option that you will be able to select when you first create your character in EVE.

Maybe they would even get their own pirate version of the captains quarters. I would love to see a Blood Raiders captains quarters.

Obviously this would be an option intended for advanced players since these characters would likely begin their lives in low security or even null space.

I think this would be a fantastic addition to EVE.
Liz Arran
Night Hawks Riders
#2 - 2013-04-04 05:06:31 UTC
Pirate Faction Warfare?
Flamespar
State War Academy
Caldari State
#3 - 2013-04-04 05:11:29 UTC
Liz Arran wrote:
Pirate Faction Warfare?


Maybe Pirate faction warfare allows them to influence the security status of a system o.O
Andracin
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#4 - 2013-04-04 05:26:20 UTC
Im a pirate and I engage faction warfare all the time :)
Zenos Ebeth
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2013-04-04 06:42:08 UTC
Flamespar wrote:
With the recent introduction of pirate versions of the starter frigates (and the avatar tattoos that CCP is still yet to release), and the already existing pirate epic arcs . I can't help but wonder if CCP is beginning to pave the way for the introduction of the pirate factions as an option that you will be able to select when you first create your character in EVE.

Maybe they would even get their own pirate version of the captains quarters. I would love to see a Blood Raiders captains quarters.

Obviously this would be an option intended for advanced players since these characters would likely begin their lives in low security or even null space.

I think this would be a fantastic addition to EVE.


The pirate noobships are just another useless station trinket that you won't see anyone flying anymore within a month. Now if ccp actually wanted to implement a pirate faction it'd be awesome but i don't see it happening.

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Jake Warbird
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#6 - 2013-04-04 06:42:20 UTC
I somehow feel post filled with awesome-sauce is relevant:

Degren wrote:
"Alright Scrub, welcome to the Guristas. Today we've got an incredibly important mission for you. I need you to warp to a belt and stay there."


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Nariya Kentaya
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#7 - 2013-04-04 07:35:02 UTC
Flamespar wrote:
With the recent introduction of pirate versions of the starter frigates (and the avatar tattoos that CCP is still yet to release), and the already existing pirate epic arcs . I can't help but wonder if CCP is beginning to pave the way for the introduction of the pirate factions as an option that you will be able to select when you first create your character in EVE.

Maybe they would even get their own pirate version of the captains quarters. I would love to see a Blood Raiders captains quarters.

Obviously this would be an option intended for advanced players since these characters would likely begin their lives in low security or even null space.

I think this would be a fantastic addition to EVE.

I dont think CCP could make pirate-faction CQ's, especially if they allowed you to play as a sansha citizen.

borg meets reavers anyone? total Helldeath McBloodgore on every square inch of tiling?
Skorpynekomimi
#8 - 2013-04-04 09:30:18 UTC
Fully-fledged pirate factions, possibly with highsec pockets for their newbies?

Interesting idea.

Economic PVP
Buhhdust Princess
Mind Games.
#9 - 2013-04-04 09:56:22 UTC
FW is never something I have been interested in, but pirate FW however... Obviously, it would be nice to be able to alter the sovereignty of 0.0 NPC space, for example, a group of guristas taking part of Curse from the Angels.

The problem we'd have is, we suddenly wouldn't be able to dock in any lowsec controlled by one of the "Empires", which would be especially annoying and totally wrong, maybe if there was some way around it like having a character in the corp that owns the station, that is high ranked, that can allow the docking of certain ships, but has the possibility of being fined/caught for letting pirates dock.

I dunno, could be a fun idea to mess with.
Gabriel Karade
Coreli Corporation
Pandemic Legion
#10 - 2013-04-04 10:30:08 UTC
They just need to make standings affect docking rights and we're golden Twisted

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Turelus
Utassi Security
#11 - 2013-04-04 10:34:02 UTC
Zenos Ebeth wrote:

The pirate noobships are just another useless station trinket that you won't see anyone flying anymore within a month. Now if ccp actually wanted to implement a pirate faction it'd be awesome but i don't see it happening.

This, another wasted skin and opportunity. One days CCP might learn that adding things like this for players to produce and use might actually expand the game...

Turelus CEO Utassi Security
Alphaphi
KASK Heavy logistics
#12 - 2013-04-04 10:53:59 UTC  |  Edited by: Alphaphi
Flamespar wrote:
Liz Arran wrote:
Pirate Faction Warfare?


Maybe Pirate faction warfare allows them to influence the security status of a system o.O


this could actually be pretty cool, but it shouldn't apply for high-sec though, carebears need a place to hide as well.
wanna bet that rancer would become a true-sec system within a day? Shocked


anyhow, it could be fun if pirates became a faction you can choose in the character creation.
Pirates should start in low sec (and the character creation screen should have a disclaimer saying exactly that) and should start off with low standing towards the Amarr, Minmatar, Caldari and Gallente factions.

being a pirate faction should also give you LP towards your native faction when you kill players in high/low/null-sec as well have a discount when buying pirate faction ship BPC's (from their native faction of course)

it could be pretty fun and add a new aspect to low-sec.
saltrock0000
State War Academy
Caldari State
#13 - 2013-04-04 11:14:44 UTC
Buhhdust Princess wrote:
FW is never something I have been interested in, but pirate FW however... Obviously, it would be nice to be able to alter the sovereignty of 0.0 NPC space, for example, a group of guristas taking part of Curse from the Angels.




Unfortunatly would be heavily exploited, with the large 0.0 alliances turning their space into FOTM NPC, changing ratting, and more importantly exploration and DED sites in a region.

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Reuben Johnson
Gal-Min Industries
#14 - 2013-04-04 11:19:50 UTC  |  Edited by: Reuben Johnson
hang on here, need to get my tin foil hat on juuust riiight....now, there are rumors Jovian space is to be opened up, and some has mentioned in another thread it might be based on some slight backstory about Sansha's ability to access it., soooo
Pirate Faction= Sansha in Jove Space

Ouch! damn foil cuts..
Ghazu
#15 - 2013-04-04 11:34:04 UTC
yes! pirate faction CQs and tats, cus they are so useful and add so much meaningful content.

http://www.minerbumping.com/ lol what the christ https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2299984#post2299984
Emu Meo
Doomheim
#16 - 2013-04-04 11:44:14 UTC
Well, you can practically play for a pirate faction by going out to their faction space and missioning for them already. Starting for a pirate faction from character creation would never happen though because random noobs who like the idea of being a pirate would choose it and then cry when they found out they are stranded in the depths of null with nothing to help them.

Perhaps pirate rookie ships will be gifted if you respawn in a pirate station, other than that Im not sure what they are for though. I'm sure CCP wouldn't include them for no reason though. For a start though they need to make pirate stations, now that would actually be cool.
ACE McFACE
Dirt 'n' Glitter
Local Is Primary
#17 - 2013-04-04 12:01:48 UTC
Nariya Kentaya wrote:
Flamespar wrote:
With the recent introduction of pirate versions of the starter frigates (and the avatar tattoos that CCP is still yet to release), and the already existing pirate epic arcs . I can't help but wonder if CCP is beginning to pave the way for the introduction of the pirate factions as an option that you will be able to select when you first create your character in EVE.

Maybe they would even get their own pirate version of the captains quarters. I would love to see a Blood Raiders captains quarters.

Obviously this would be an option intended for advanced players since these characters would likely begin their lives in low security or even null space.

I think this would be a fantastic addition to EVE.

I dont think CCP could make pirate-faction CQ's, especially if they allowed you to play as a sansha citizen.

borg meets reavers anyone? total Helldeath McBloodgore on every square inch of tiling?

The bed is a bed of nails. The couch is a couch of nails... I'm sure you can see where I'm going with this.

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Ranger 1
Ranger Corp
Vae. Victis.
#18 - 2013-04-04 14:36:57 UTC
CCP has already discussed wanting to take FW to the next level by including Pirate Factions into the mix, so unless something changes it's a matter of "when and how" not "if".

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Del Vikus
Sundered Core
#19 - 2013-04-15 18:48:10 UTC
Jake Warbird wrote:
I somehow feel post filled with awesome-sauce is relevant:

Degren wrote:
"Alright Scrub, welcome to the Guristas. Today we've got an incredibly important mission for you. I need you to warp to a belt and stay there."




Thread Necromancer says LOL
Alexa Coates
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#20 - 2013-04-15 18:51:04 UTC
If ccp wants to expand eve and keep it from being stale, it's the only logical way to go.

I mean, the pirates would have eventually stolen capsuleer tech, and modified their ships for a pod to fit anyway.

That's a Templar, an Amarr fighter used by carriers.
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