EVE General Discussion

Wow so much speculation. I would assume that CCP knows they can't eliminate High Sec. The game would die. Having a safe haven in a pvp game (well sort of safe..always the gankers) is what makes Eve different from other pvp games. Even though I have lived in Null since 2010 I wouldn't have stayed with the game if it weren't for High Sec.

So what if the POCO's are owned by the Goons. I don't see that as a big deal. Most taxes at Poco's in Low and Null that I have run across are 5% with a growing number inching down. As a high sec pilot you pay the tax to a NPC or a large Player Corp. As long as you can do you PI stuff..I don't see that it matters.

I want to know if that tractor beam loot thingy can bring in ore cans and store ore there till a hauler picks it up?

I want to know what the POS loot stealer thingy is capable of stealing exactly?

lastly..seems to me the new interceptors might be able to get to Exhumers (in null) before they can warp out. If they can..that will be interesting to say the least.

It would be cool to see some Sisters of EVE clothing added to the LP store.

Or a Rubicon t-shirt as a free gift when the expansion launches

Those new interceptors mean the end of nul-sec mining.

looking forward to every feature so far.

However i think the new structures will only work if you would hide them from dscan but make them still probeable. There should be at least a small effort involved to find them.

Saying Dust 514 has nothing to do with EVE is like saying World of Warcraft has nothing to do with Warcraft. They may not share the same gamespace (even though Dust 514 does with EVE) but they are most certainly part of the same universe.

And WIS station is a feature of EVE. Just because YOU dont use it doesnt mean its not part of the game.

Arrived excited about new expansion.

left wondering... what expansion ???


What eve needs is new content that will bring in additional players ! !

Can anyone honestly see anything in rubicon that will bring in new players ?

More players = more pvp, richer pve, more emergant content

Rubicon expansion = just do enough to keep existing player base happy.
This is ccp's grand vision : Just do enough.... and we can keep the cash cow running so we can fund other games.

No. Only when manned by a player.

I love EVE, but this expansion is the end of over four years of consistent daily playing and FC'ing. Going to wind down and unsubscribe, which, for me, is really quite sad. I love EVE, but you guys have lost the plot.

Reason? Nullified interceptors.

- The other day, a larger neighbor sent a bait prophecy over to try to get us to aggress so they could come across with a 20 man gang. I knew it was happening, so I prepped my gang of 7 to kill the bait prophecy by having the 'dictor pilot cross-jump the bait-ship, and then align to the gate that the blob was coming from, popping the bubble once they spiked system. Worked like a charm, killed the bait Prophecy and the vast majority of our gang got away because the hostile gang landed on the 'dictor bubble 60km off gate.

How Rubicon fucks this: Their two interceptors warp through our drag bubble now, catching part of our gang before we even finish off the structure of the bait-ship.

- Last month on a roam out through hostile null. Just eight of us. Got chased by a larger gang of 30+. We were able to stay ahead of the gang of 30+ by dropping 'dictor bubbles behind us to slow down their fast tackle. Chased across half a region, stayed alive because we were able to slow down the blob using 'dictor bubbles.

How Rubicon fucks this: Any giant home defense blob just loads up with 3-4 interceptors, who will overtake slower-aligning BC's and cruisers while warping through bubbles left in our wake. Sure, we can kill the interceptors once they tackle, but that means aggression, which gives the hostiles a full minute to get into system to blob us, or at the least, get larger ships ahead of our gang in order to leave us stuck in system.

As a small gang FC, this blows. Sure, people will be all "adapt or die" with the usual response, but things like nullification take pilot skill out of the equation. It's bad enough on Tech 3's, but at least Tech 3 ships are expensive, take a lot of SP, and aren't used often in the manner which I described in the previous two examples. Tech 3 nullification, while a horrible thing to have in the game as it makes transport through null way too easy, is not nearly as bad as interceptor nullification. Removes the ability of a smaller roam to be able to run their asses off. Jump bridges already made that hard, this change makes it impossible.

Stopping scouts for larger blobs (which as a small gang entity is one of the few things you can do to really **** up a giant fleet roam through 0.0) is now impossible, as you can't drag inty's out of warp or kill them with 'dictor bubbles. Scouting was already made incredibly easy when you guys ****** up the skill of gate-crashing with the "jump" button... this change makes scouting so easy a newborn baby could do it and never die. Don't even need a specialized tech 3 scout anymore, just take an alt with 21 days of training for it.

Obviously this change was done because of people anchoring dozens of bubbles on gates, making their null-bear ratting very difficult to catch. Could have easily changed that by not allowing ANCHORED bubbles within 40km of a gate... rather than giving interceptors a nullified bonus that completely fucks over small gang FC's that enjoy roaming through 0.0.

The straw, it's the last of the bunch.

I can't wait to set a few up on hi sec POSes that don't have defenses online because it's hi sec. :D

You mean sort of like how tech moons were fiercely fought over by large blocs instead of being carteled?