Player Features and Ideas Discussion

tldr:

they want more opportunities for easy kills at their gate camps.

This is something i have been an advocate of before.

Whilst your idea i would support, I would prefer a non permanent version of yours.


My version involved the low sec between factions not being static, so it moved.

The movement of said system would be based indirectly on FW - Something along lines of Faction Warfare can capture certain 0.5 systems between the areas

So

Caldari space > *Neutral zone* > Minmatar space

When minnie take System X it would go from 0.5 to a 0.4 for a period of not less than 1month, then would convert to a minmatar 0.5 this would then mean Caldari have to take it.

This would then make the universe fluid, not static, of course the bridge between caldari and minnie would only be low for 1month, before it went back 0.5 thus allowing opening traffic but giving that month where it can be camped, the prices of goods would be more fluid based on traffic restrictions

In terms of the 'friendly factions' there is a permanent route of highsec, because in war the allies would keep open the route for supplies etc.

Merely between Caldari > Minnie / Caldari > Gallente / Amarr > Minnie & Amarr > Galente

Whilst your idea i would support, I would prefer a non permanent version of yours.

It's really frustrating that people don't understand the implications. Sure there will be more targets for pirates, but there will also be a lot more stuff for people to do in general. There also adds a bit of risk in trade, and with risk comes reward. It would be a very fun place but of course the personal security rating mechanics would have to change in my oppinion.

Why would there be a caravan of haulers? Why would they hang around when there is even the faintest whiff of pirates nearby?

Why can't you be the guy patrolling lowsec looking for the freighter pilot who thinks it is safe to haul a load of faction loot unescorted through lowsec? If it is not happening now, why would it happen with lowsec border zones?

If you want to be a pirate, what is stopping you being a pirate today?

There is nothing to shoot but other pirates. You don't make isk pirating, you make isk doing merc contracts or something completely unrelated to pvp.

The reason that nobody cross low sec in freighters except for the very rare extra stupid idiot is that you can do it afk with 0 risk through hi-sec. It does happen occasionally but it is a very rare occurrence to see someone enter low sec with a freighter. It isn't even a question worth asking really it is so obvious. Their is 0 advantage to using low sec for trade right now, what requires thought and actually being at the keyboard in lowsec is done in hisec without you even being there at the cost of only 5 extra jumps.

As a carebear who used to go to them naughty placesin lowsec, would be interesting to see hwo them players adapt, but as the 'mobile' space high/low would be a predefined group of system (only the 0.5s) between the factions then unless you some cahoones you wouldn't put a pos up in case your system got flipped...

But meh, would be fun also for AFK pirates to log in one day to find themselves in a 0.5 with only big shinny ships :)

i support the idea in general, but your answer to the jump freighter issue is a little flaky. with the current game mechanics, there is virtually no way to kill a JF unless the pilot screws up. this does not mean that this would not change anything though. not everyone is willing to risk a JF for hauling ore and other high volume commodities, thus the markets would probably diverge in some ways.

How about this as an alternative:

Leave the system security as is, but CONCORD no longer considers web/scram/disruption to be an attack in 0.5 systems, and loot drop from industrial cargo-holds is decreased substantially, making it more profitable to do something like pin them down, and demand they jettison their cargo. This also gives an edge to campers because it allows them to pin someone down and get their alpha ships in range.

Personally I don't mind the idea of low-sec separating the empires. Make Niarja 0.3, and make Kaaputenen and Madilmilire 0.4. I think it would encourage some independence among the empires, and create business opportunities for various corps/alliances within those empires as there will be higher demand for.. everything.. in each empire. Live in Amarr? Only seeing BPC's for Drakes in Jita? Buy a BPO, set up a POS, and start making copies to sell in your region and make some isk.

The idea of changing CONCORDS responses in 0.5 is simply a compromise.

Bold moves like this are what will keep this game interesting for years to come.

Oh god no. You would never ever leave a .5 system again.
Heavy dictors with lots of logi just sitting there for ***** and giggles all day.