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The Mega's gain fatigue & jump timers however, so your problem is already solved by them

You may need to change your doctrines to use more of the local caps rather then having ice re-distributed

So you're saying that if large alliances don't get their passive isk the game will collapse and eve will die?? That's laughable. If large alliances don't get there passive isk and collapse - there are thousands (THOUSANDS) of capable players that will step up on a smaller scale and fight over the scraps. We will all have fun doing this fighting. The blue boredom fog will disperse and the kingdom will rejoice.

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Just popping in to throw an idea I already have and to state an opinion. The changes are not good, regardless to what anyone says. There is no reason to penalize capital ships, as part of the feature is being able to move large amounts of stuff around the universe.

One of the points of the carriers is being able to move large amount of smaller ships in its bay. Taking away their ability takes away one of the main function that is a carrier, transport of other ships. For many, the carrier is a way they keep their combat ships with them as they travel to null, or low, to do whatever activity they do.

The JF and Rorqual, or mini JF, are the main staple of moving large quantities of items. Removing their capability to do this will not only destroy a vibrant market, it will also cause many smaller alliance / corps to be unable to function in null. If the thought here is to break up the "blue donut", I hate this term, then you will just being doing the opposite by removing jump capability. Suggesting them move through gates in null or low sec is pretty ridiculous. We were born at night, just not last night.

I think the idea I really hate is that game developers think we need to break up alliances, which will naturally occur on its own due to the mental instability I have seen that come from many of them. This game is suppose to be an open experience, coming in and putting mechanics because people are innovative enough to claim large regions is counter productive to this goal. If the rest of us want a piece of the action, you have to get organized and find a way to do it, whether through politics or brute force.

For the record, I dislike PL, goons and the entire cross eyed thing, but at the same time this market thrives off all these that we hate. Without titan, super and capital losses, the economy will not be as lucrative as it is right now. Everything is not too bad right now, from ice mining to mineral compression and hauling. I have enjoyed the game far more over the last few months than I have in a long time. When we think about putting a mechanic in that attempts to hamper a group, it usually has the effect of blowing up in one's face. Also without the smooth larger alliances all the tech 2 items that EVERYONE enjoys will become harder to do and prices will skyrocket.

Solution ? There are a lot suggested by a lot better people than myself, but here is a few ideas. Just remove the rorqual and JF from the whole I get dizzy when I jump, although for years we have jumped more than MC Hammer. This will allow the movement of goods around the universe and keep prices fairly steady. Also, rethink your idea of how sov is done, there are other ways around breaking up alliances, than putting in mechanics that penalize everyone, big and small. Again, I am against the break up of alliances as it always happens on its own. I have been here for 11 years, it ALWAYS happens. I remember the whining about BoB way back, that came to an end did it not ? Again, a good portion of the leadership in larger alliances cause the destruction of their own alliance. No need to put mechanics in that evolution takes care of already.

Lastly, as I am very opposed to the changes as I foresee the larger alliances just moving closer to the edges of low and making more problems than anyone wants. Instead of having the donut it will be a ring of fire that will be hard and very unpleasant to get through. This in effect will stop other alliances from going out to null, or the areas will just become renter, as they are now. In the end this is just an all around bad mechanic. Also, we forget that without capital ship losses as they are now, then one aspect of the economy may come crashing to the ground.

To this this effect I have unsubbed for now, not to be a drama queen, but to be in opposition for changes that are bad for this game all around. I play this game for the open feel of it, but slowly we are trying to put in mechanics that hamper this experience. I think this is such a bad idea that I see a decent percentage of people finding something else to do. I am hopeful that I will continue to enjoy this game, as I have for many years. However, having to spend weeks getting items to high sec will not be acceptable with me or others. The mechanics of free movement have been in the game too long. People have said way back we had to do it in fleets ectr. However, that was before the time where subs are where they are now and large fleets of titans were not present either. Also, there was a time where subs were maxed at 1k on the server and null was nothing but infinite jumps of nothingness where the few pirate corps like MoO dwealt. Lets not lose a bunch of subs because you want to break up an alliance that should not be broken up by a development group as is. This is what really bothers me the most, trying to remove groups of people that worked long and hard to hold their territory. You guys can not imagine the logistics and hours they have spent building up what they have. Don't make it all meaningless.

To the short sighted that say, give me your stuff dude and I love salty tears, I say this: earn my stuff dude and earn the space the rest have. I am sorry you can not get people together to oust the opposition, I truly am. However, you can not throw the chess board across the room before the other player is better than you. I never thought I would have to stick up for the asshats of the game.

No it will NOT skyrocket. It will increase a bit , but not skyrocket.

It is not "Hard" it will just be different and will reward team play.

I know and I want that. But I think might make some specific places be very bad to live. Well ccp can solve that by adding 1 or 2 gates here and there as well. Or maybe move a bit one or 2 star systems :P Some gaps that are 5.0037 Ly for example, could be slightly moved.

I love how the big bad alliances out in null sec are accused of "strangling" the game despite being the only reason CCP are ever mentioned in the News Media as anything more than "that Icelandic company with the space MMO" or "that company doing the *new thing that looks cool but ultimately fails*". The only time EVE gets any real press exposure is when one of the nullsec behemoths does something dumb and loses a bunch of **** or one of the "dishonorable liars" that hisec pubbies despise so much steals the equivalent of a nigerian princes fortune from his alliance before running away and trying to sell it on ebay (although I haven't seen one of these stories in years).

I still think limit shoudl be 6ly altough. Some specific geographic barriers are too hard to go around with 5ly.[/quote]

It is not "Hard" it will just be different and will reward team play. [/quote]


I know and I want that. But I think might make some specific places be very bad to live. Well ccp can solve that by adding 1 or 2 gates here and there as well.[/quote]

Bad or safe? It will be a trade off and you will have to decide. It might be a pain to get there, but on the other hand you dont have to fear for the PL buggy man dropping on your carrier.

Let me guess, VFK by December? Good luck getting to it, with sebo'd carrier gate camps and nanodread fleets all safe in the knowledge they're unlikely to be dropped on.