Assembly Hall

Dear friends, I think it is time that we focused on the new features that are being released with this winter's expansion to our favourite MMO. We have been told that all the racial captains quarters are being released, and that means that full-on Incarna v2.0 is just around the corner. I can't wait to walk in stations, but before we get to that we need to take a look at how we're each going to defend our rusty space hovels. I believe that the best way possible is for each racial captains quarters to come equipped with a weapon rack which could be placed on a wall somewhere, and would come standard with an array of racially themed killing implements that would be safe to use in the confines of a space station without worrying about blasting a hole in the hull. To that end, I am pretty sure things like space daggers and space katanas will be the order of the day, and I am prepared with a list of reasons why this makes perfect sense.

First, as previously mentioned it appeals to those among the science fiction fandom who realize the intrinsic issues with fire arms on a space ship or space station. Explosives and lasers and projectiles that blast or shoot holes in things are a very bad idea on an contained platform whose purpose of keeping an atmosphere inside of it is greatly hindered by being ruptured. Put bluntly a sharp bladed instrument is far less dangerous for the integrity of the space vessel than is a fire arm.

Second, the inclusion of swords and swordfighting mechanics will appeal to a wide audience of people ranging from the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy MMO player who enjoys World of Warcraft and rolling twelve-sided dice, to the budding Star Trek fan who was quite impressed by Sulu's ability to wield a telescopic katana in the most recent movie. On that note, we should totally allow switchblade and telescopic versions of pretty much any sword that is introduced so as to provide functional differences in their performance. You could even modify the stats of certain other weapons to compensate! Imagine a whole new realm of customized items.

Third, the addition of the sword specifically as a melee weapon associated with honour and chivalry allows for the time-honoured practice of the space bushido warrior code to be fully exemplified in a modern day samurai: now, one can literally have an honour duel with another player, all thanks to the presence of a sword. And if one is slighted in some way, or feels that one has failed in his service to his feudal space lord, then one can commit space seppuku.

Fourth, swords and combat would allow CCP to further develop the Carbon framework that can be used in later iterations of EVE Online and other products to include DUST and WOD.

I am sure there are more reasons, to include how stylishly a katana goes with a neckbeard, but I think I will stop there for now and open the floor for comment by my fellow space citizens of New Eden.

I support these ideas fully

can we get slippers with shoebells on them too?

+1 for awesome potential.

That and blades make more sense as weapons in space then laser guns do. It's harder to breach a bulkhead with a sword.

Um, no. Stop and use your two brain cells for a moment and think about it. In a hostile environment such as space, what weapon are stations and ship captains going to look the other way for, and which one will they come down hard on:

A weapon like a blade that if you miss, you miss.

or

A weapon like a gun or some sort of laser rifle where, if you miss, you kill yourself, your target, and everyone else in the compartment due to a blow out?

Hmm... methinks they're far more likely to allow the knives and swords.

I wish I could like this post more.

I see your katana and raise you ... ramming a Nyx into the side of the station.

I'm gonna say that WIS is a long way from dead too, simply because I actually enjoy the ambiance of my CQ when not blasting the cookies out of something. If the rest of the station interiors is as good, we'll see a lot less people spinning ships.

However, this would, actually, require CCP to get it's act together.

Dear CCP,

I refuse to get excited about captain's quarters, the Nex store, or anything else incarna related until I can buy a laser pistol, bust into their captain's quarters, and shoot someone straight in the face.

The problem with that is the moment someone puts on kevlar, those things are useless. A knife, however, will still kill you through a bulletproof vest. And it can be excused as a 'tool' where as a gun is very obviously there for one reason.