Player Features and Ideas Discussion

I feel that low sec needs sov mechanics and system wide effects different to Null sec and aimed at making quality of life better for pirates, in low sec only and not in Faction warfare zones.

Some ideas....if you think you have better ideas then me by all means add them.

* A structure that gives isk for any player ship kills in low sec to the corporation members that deploys it, this structure or deploy-able gives false information or hacked data to concord records for the payment of a bounty, *current bounty rules apply.
* Manipulating system effects (e.g Crude Sansha nation structure effects) - Lock speeds, Warp speeds etc.
* Signal jamming - local chat jam to others except the corporation that deploys it in low sec only
* Pirate mobile depots, low sec only - cloaked. Normal depot rules apply.
* Tech one pirate ships / common pirate ships - the faction ones are great but why not some common variants with tech one stats.

All the above low sec only.

As a lowsec person: all of those are bad and you should feel bad.

Mordu and sec tags made low belts suddenly very nice. I don't think locking drugs is the way to do it.

covert mobile depot - yes a secret fitting service m it could handle only covert-ps cloaked ships - it could be scanned down when someone uses it if nobody fitting their ships on covert ops mobile depot, it cant be found

bounty payment overriding system - good idea but owner alliance opr corp have to manually come and pick the bounties. , when destroyed a player who did final blow gets all stored bounty


claimable sov lowsecs - no. because it make no sense , in fact if we want this , we will need more solar systems as current amount of them not allows to perform this.

increase gas cloud , ore site spawn in lowsec . release a covert ops ice mining ship aka cloaky retriever.

Low Sec is already claimed, it all belongs to the Empires.

The problem with low sec is its reputation. Not helped by the perpetual "HTFU" attitude of many forum posters when people talk about piracy/ganking wtc.

What low sec needs is a proper PR campaign. Nothing more, nothing less.

I still would like a strip gas miner, just because..

You saying piracy/ganking like that is part of the PR problem. As your PR manager I prohibit you from grouping these 2 things together as they are not alike.

Ganking is a one sided fight where someone gets wonked by superior forces.

Piracy is blowing something up for gain (isk/area control whatever)

Sure, a pirate can gank a freighter, but only if it's not properly protected. "None shall pass" at a gate is different than wonking a velator w/ your ashimu for giggles. (pro hint: one has a purpose and one is funny - you choose which is which)

Not the same bro. I gank folks all the time, but I don't do piracy. As a self proclaimed expert - you need to let go of your preconceptions. As soon as you use the word 'victim' to describe your audience, then forget it. If someone feels they are a victim, then everything in this thread becomes irrelevant to them.

Your confusing logical semantics and conceptual semantics. Like piracy and ganking.... they ain't the same thing.

I don't think improvements to piracy are what LS needs to be honest. The issue with LS, specifically non-FW LS is there is no actual incentive to go to that space. You can literally accomplish everything else better in HS, NS, and WHs. The biggest boon to pirates, would be more targets, so I believe giving people a reason to actually live and operate on a day to day basis in LS should be of primary concern.

LS is arguably the most hostile space in the game, but it doesn't pay like it, and that means anyone who is willing to risk their ships or money in POSes is going to go to NS, you get much better reward for the same investment. Do to the clear disparity in profitability LS is barren, and what needs to change first and foremost is getting more people to come to the trough.

Here is what I would do.
1) All Highend Moon minerals, and Ores move to LS.
- LS is the most volatile space, and it should pay like it, access to the top end ores and minerals is a must.
- Forces HS and NS players to deal with LS players (or be active in LS areas) to get materials needed for most production.
2) "Soft Sov"
- Allow groups to install beneficial upgrades like sov upgrades. Should be anchored at a POS, but outside the POS shield with 1 12 hour reinforce. (1 upgrade service per pos)
- The most active organizations in the system will get perks ranging from cheaper station services to Gate gun immunity.
3) Increase L5 mission rewards/LP rewards.
4) Split the Empire regions with more LS between them.
5) Add new "currency" Militia Points, which are earned through destroying other player ships.
- MP is one of the "currencies" available to be spent on gaining favor in a local system.


****Soft Sov****
Unlike FW or NS Sov, this isn't actually contested Sov. You organization will buy favor based on a plethora of viable options. Submitting NPC Tags, LP and the new MP. Stuff that reinforce playing the game for added benefits otherwise. The donations can be made at a system Ihub and the organization will unlock perks based on their rating.
- More than one organization can unlock these benefits.
- Benefits apply to the system, not the faction controlling the system
- Rating decreases by a set % each day, they higher your rating, the more you must invest to keep it high.

Perks would include.
Industry related stuff (manufacturing, reprocessing etc)
Free station services, no market costs, no clone costs, no repair costs.
No Station or Gate Guns.
No Sec status hit on engaging any targets

Once you have incentive and perks for people to live and operate in LS I think you will find that being a pirate will come much easier.