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The Contested sites will then be disabled.

After dwelling on this and reading some more, I do understand where there may be a desire to push more PVE types to take risks that may put them into PVP situations; but, then again, doing anything in losec is just as risky, if not riskier, than null.

Of course, with only one station buried in null for the turn-in, most of the risk adverse / PVE types that dare to risk the losec content and survive will not want to take the additional risk of going into null where you know all the routes will be camped 24/7 and where many probably do not have interceptors or the skills to get a covops through (let alone out of the station and back as another mentioned).

I think some losec stations/outpost scattered around the empire for turn-in would be more ideal and still provide the risk as you know the pirates and other gank types will be camping; but, no bubbles. :-)

I know one of the exploring geeks in "my" alliance will be all over this except for the null run and, other than the single null turn-in locations, I do like the rest of how this is seemingly going to work (hopefully).

Suuuuure you don't......

Anyway, looking forward to find these sites!

I think this is a really neat idea, but as exploration junky I find it disappointing that the Exploration piece will be disabled once the combat sites are activated? I believe any time when content is removed it's a bad idea. Will the two cycle? For instance, we collect data sequences unlock the combat facilities and eventually the Guristas change their encryption, Mordu's legion then needs us to go back hack their towers?

Essentially creating an ebb and flow of Exploration Content and Combat Content?

Fantastic addition!

I was considering writing a post about how disconnected the hacking and archaeology professions are within the whole Eve experience: locate/probe/hack/get loot/sell to market.
A great isk generator but after doing it for six months it becomes a chore and feels completely detached from the rest of Eve.

I was going to suggest/request if hacking/arc could be more seamlessly plugged into the game and for it to be bonded with lore - and you have already started doing that with this release...so a big thanks in advance.

I really hope you continue with this theme - maybe introduce chain sites (one site leads to another etc) where ancient artifacts can be discovered in relic sites revealing information about the location of hitherto unknown races or perhaps secret hideouts of famous figures...you get the gist...

Archaeology and hacking could prove such a rich experience if discovering artifacts/codes etc were blended with lore and perhaps with access to unique boosters/implants/blueprints as a bonus.

Making isk to make isk is all well and good but as real life shows money ain't everything - penetrating the hidden secrets of Eve via two awesome career paths in ways you are introducing here provides goals/aims to keep the player community interested.

Anyway, I didn't mean to write that much...thanks again and look forward to it

Holy ****! :O

I have to add I think CCP is missing a great opportunity to mix career paths in the long term.

The way the Dev Blog reads it sounds like you collect data sequences then turn them in and get an escalation style event to go kill some ships and get a loot cache for completing the work. You can either sell the data sequences, or the escalation trigger or complete the entire chain for great victory.

Instead it's a one time event where as I understand we first do the exploration and at some unknown point and time they disable the exploration component and activate the combat component permanently.

Personally that's a bit of a let down and reading through comments it appears other members of the community are disappointed with that as well.

I think CCP has an opportunity to create a long term opportunity to combine to career paths in the long term and that opportunity is being missed.

Nooooooooooo!!

Please do not add pirate skins. Pirate ships should remain unique and not just skins to be painted onto empire ships. A blood raider proph should have a neut and web bonus, and other ships should be similar. Please do not release these skins! Stick with empire factions and let pirate ships be unique.

*golf claps* Couldn't be more suspicious CCP plonking this new shiny stuff in the center of Goon space. Granted, where it will be is NPC space but what surrounds that system.... GOON SPACE and what surrounds that space... EVEN MORE GOON SPACE!!

Honestly, a large majority of those not in Goons aren't going to be interested in making a death run through Goon space to most likely find Goon blobs camping your way into that system and IF by chance you make it and exchange your goodies for more expensive goodies you've then got to do the same death run out and hell, even Ceptors get insta locked easily enough these days.

If you didn't want to promote the conspiracy you hold the pockets of Goons like little munchkins you could of said "Hey, Mordu have shifted into a low sec pocket allowing equal, fair and easier access for ALL your player base to try out this new stuff your adding", but no... that would be silly of you. Along with the freighter/jump freighter changes (lol, make freighter and jump freighters more interesting to fly... nothing you can do would make them more interesting unless you fit cosmetic fluffy baubles and a bright colour pebble dash skin to them, did you not read the 125+ pages of pilots saying what a stupid idea this was? *points CCP to Specsavers*)

With the rage done, those two points have for me at least made this the worse expansion/update/whatever you call this farce to date.

Oooh, I came here for a Dinsdale post!

Only a few lines. :(

Come on Dinsdale, we expect a speech from you these days!

Don't slack off. :P

If anyone can save highsec in its most dire hours, it can't be anyone else. Consider me a fan. And don't you dare settle for an "I told you so". The line should be 'Save highsec today!'
We need to rally our afk miners... Somehow... There must be a way to reach them.