Player Features and Ideas Discussion

The transwarp hub was introduced in Star Trek Voyager (final episodes). A variation of the theme could be used to entice Carebears out of high-sec.

No amount of "reward" will entice many Carebears into low-sec or null-sec. The space is claimed by long established corporations. This is of little interest to many Carebears -- including myself.

Carebears do like to venture into w-space. The appeal is to explore yet avoid the T3s scattered throughout. The problem is that it is difficult to endure in w-space.

The opening up of w-space can be achieved through a variation of the Transwarp Hub concept. It would:

1) allow entry to any w-space system. This gives repeatability and easier habitability.

2) be restricted to only trusted citizens (standing of 6.0 or higher). This prevents all those dratted alts from usurping the concept. The objective is to entice Carebears to explore more freely (and encounter real hostiles more often).

3) be one-way. It is wormhole exploration, after all.

High-sec Carebear types are largely "loner" characters. They (we) resist joining the larger established groups. Hubs would expand the play of the loners, increase their interaction with broader elements of EVE, and put more playable sand in the sandbox. I'd be all over this.

I love the idea of getting more Carebears out into WH Space. However; I don't think a one way trip to a wormhole is going to entice to may of them to come on in.

From what I gather basically you're suggesting something close to a jump gate only accessible to characters with high standing to a particular NPC corp. This jump gate would basically throw you into a random Class one or two wormhole and you would have to find your own way out.

I can tell you if we (TDSIN) saw a lone ship hanging out in WH space you would be podded by a T3 faster they you could say frozen corpse. Which most WH space corporations are capable of the same destruction and most of us don't really care about ransoms our newbies.


Like I said, LOVE the idea of bringing Carebears out to WH space (not just to pod them, I actually like Carebears). But this idea would have to be tweaked a little I think.

Maybe allowing well-established WH corporations to place jump-bridges back to K space.

Or something even more enticing, asteroid belts. C-bears love asteroid belts!

Can we just change the undock button to teleport to WH space instead? id be fun!!

So, basically, remove every single shred of the logistical challenge of WH space?

Oh, my, that IS a good point. Wasn't really thinking of it from the wormholer's perspective.

W-folk have been around for a long time. Must have high civilization standings. Would make w-EVE too easy for supply and recruitment.

Your suggestion does nothing to change that. If they aren't enticed by high sec wormholes, they won't be enticed by any other way into the same kind of space.

To entice them, CCP would need to find some way to make a gentle transition between system with Concord protection and systems without. Then you just need a trail of rewards to get the carebears accepting slightly more risk each time. I have no idea how you would do that.