Wormholes

Scott Ormands wrote:
few questions.

1. Larges; if we cant dock caps in them then how will we keep them in WH space especially since it seems that XL's are going to replace stations and hence wont really be allowed in HW's, plus they are supposed to be very expensive.

2. Vulnerability window; how will that work in WH space where we cant claim SOV to boost our indicies to reduce our vulberability timer.

3. Will the office, cloning, and market functions work in WH space.

4. How will these structures accommodate or replace the current practice in WH's to have Squad POS's with members of each POS having a specific corp hanger division assigned to them and their alts.

EX. 10 members are living in a WH, each with multiple alts, there are two towers with 5 members assigned to each with secret passwords to restrict access to those assigned. In tower 1 Scott is assigned division 5 and the other members are assigned the remainder. Scott has 4 alts and each of them have the same hanger division assigned allowing for easy consolidation of modules and items such as PI and minerals/Ore. Will this functionality be preserved? 

5. How will ship storage be maintained, will it be similar to the current SMA mechanics or will it be more like stations with hangers divided restricted to each character. Maybe a combination of each allow you the option to set up shared hangers?

Thanks
1. You would still have the invulnerability link, but yes, you are right, that's one of the arguments in favor to allow capitals in the Large Citadels.
2. What we are thinking so far is to have high-sec and W-space have higher indices that null-sec by default. So they will be naturally less vulnerable there. We are also thinking about modules, rigs and gameplay options to affect the vulnerability window, but at a price.
3. It depends on which kind of gameplay we want to have in W-space. So far, office and market functions look fine, cloning does not. Again, not set in stone at this point.
4. Sounds so complicated. How about we give you guys personal hangers instead, just like in NPC stations / outposts? And then, if you don't want people to dock in a specific structure you can set restrictions to do so.
5. See above

Lyron-Baktos wrote:
was about to say that I'll miss sitting outside my pos in wh space but it seems like when docked, we'll still see outside. cool

Yeah it's going to be a new docked state, like a cross between docking in a station and sitting inside a POS shield.

Obil Que wrote:
Soldarius wrote:
w-space was never meant to be occupied. You should not be living there.
I'll let you read CCPs thoughts on wormhole occupation yourself

http://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/into-the-known-unknowns/
I was going to post this myself!

Heres the important part:
Quote:
We are absolutely happy with how players have taken the wormhole feature and run with it over the last five years and we look forward to many more years of watching the adventures of the wormhole community with joy and awe. Anyone telling you otherwise is woefully mistaken.
Personally I love wormhole space, and try to make sure all those crazy bob worshippers are always considered :)
CCP Lebowski | EVE Quality Assurance | Team Five-0
@CCP_Lebowski

The blog did include a section on how the new structures will be able to defend themselves under the section "Fire Ze Missles:"

"We have established Citadels need to be able to take care of themselves in a fight.

As such they should:

Repel trolling attempts from a single player trying to capture them with an Entosis module
Act as force multipliers to deal with attacking fleets and promote asymmetric warfare (less defenders are required than attackers)
Have engagement inertia, meaning they require time to acquire and switch targets
Require support from defending fleets to successfully fend off attacks"

I am really curious about shattered systems too.

You would not rely in NPC defense at all, it would be a mild deterrent against a lone ship at best, the point is to show up for your timers and defend.

As I mentioned the balance will be how frequently this happens so that it's not a chore, but still provides opportunities for an interesting engagement.

Where does my loot magically go when my station thingy gets destroyed? That's null I really want to know.

Corbexx - do you want totally destructible structures or magic loot storage? We really need to know where you stand on this.

He has to ask the goons and will get back to you once he has their consensus.

We know you will be able to use Citadels in wormhole space. The devs have said they want wormhole space to be able to use all of them, but with restrictions

tell you what why don't you tell me what you want and why?