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Commercial business in null sec/low sec and highsec
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Stonecold Steve
I N E X T R E M I S
Tactical Narcotics Team
#1 - 2011-12-17 13:16:58 UTC  |  Edited by: Stonecold Steve
My idea began when i got upset about crap commercials on the tv and started my eve client to start gaming. While warping my alt through highsec i saw all these billboards on my overview and *pop* an idea started.

Why dont (npc) corperations make commercials on billboards and news on billboards in lowsec and nullsec??

Because its to hazardous? Thats not true, billboards and commercial corperations can and should make PR and commercials in lowsec and nullsec.

Offcourse highsec npc corperations know there are powerfull coperations in lowsec and nullsec. Those in nullsec even claimed the space as there own. So heres my idea:

If an alliance holds sov over a system, and has done so for lets say a month gets an email from a random famous npc corperation out of empire about placing billboards around stations, gates and maybe even planets? They get a certain amount of isk for it to keep that billboard up and play the commercials offered.

In nullsec there could be a alliance placed billboard with only alliance info/commercials on it. showing killmails or recorded fights that happened in the neighborings systems with where won with triumph.

In highsec you can hire a billboard for a fee to show your corperation or alliance recruitment message for certain timezones.

The rules for self placed billboards or projectors in nullsec should be:

All custom offices are in alliance hands
Sovereignty is hold up for more then a month
Billboards should require little fuel, a block a day lets say.
Money can and should be made from billboards for instance, every passing ship on grid (5000 isk per viewer?)
Structure can be shot down if neighboring system has sovereignty drop or maybe by hacking? So you can place other alliance info/stuff on it?

The more people pas the billboard the higher the value of viewers -more isk per viewer.



Summery:

Billboads require fuelblocks to run. 1 fuelblock a day.
In highsec and lowsec, corperations owns billboards.
In nullsec the holding alliance owns the billboards.

In highsec and lowsec, the hours on this billboard are for sale. You can buy from 1 hour to 24 hours.
In nullsec the billboards can either be filled by the corperations themself or be put on contract for sale.

When in range of a billboard it should be clicked to open an textwindow in which you can follow its broadcasts.

Highsec: Owner of billboards: NPC corp. For rent for all advertisements. Small fee for posting on these boards on certain times in a day. The higher number of passing pilots the higher amount of isk you pay for your advertisement. Also the timezone you want it in adds or decrease the isk needed to get a advertisement on the billboard.

Lowsec: Owner of billboards: NPC corp. For rent for all advertisements. Small fee for posting on these boards on certain times in a day.

Nullsec: Owner of billboards: Current sov holder, for rent for npc corps or recruiters. Requires fuel to keep the board active. Npc corps pay the current sov holder for each viewer. More viewers = more isk. Billboard location gets better views so is more economical beneficial.

edit:
With 3 billboards in system the alliance holding the right over a system can mute localchat for players with bad standings.

“Hasta la muerte, todo es vida.”
Stonecold Steve
I N E X T R E M I S
Tactical Narcotics Team
#2 - 2011-12-18 12:23:29 UTC
bump

“Hasta la muerte, todo es vida.”
Kolya Medz
Kolya Inc.
#3 - 2011-12-18 21:24:07 UTC
This would make a good isk sink. It'd probably be more useful if they made billboards bigger so they could be seen more easily.
LeHarfang
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2011-12-18 22:37:53 UTC  |  Edited by: LeHarfang
+1 They could also use the CQ tv as well for commercials and announcments from players who own the station or rent air time at it.
Stonecold Steve
I N E X T R E M I S
Tactical Narcotics Team
#5 - 2011-12-19 08:39:29 UTC
Yes,

CQ monitor interlinking with the system billboard commercials.
Commercials can be from alliance contracts buy/sell to annoucement of acts of war.

“Hasta la muerte, todo es vida.”
Stonecold Steve
I N E X T R E M I S
Tactical Narcotics Team
#6 - 2011-12-20 07:45:58 UTC
bump

“Hasta la muerte, todo es vida.”
Gerrick Palivorn
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#7 - 2011-12-20 08:14:35 UTC
I'm really indifferent about the whole thing but could see how this would farther the scope of recruitment and metagaming.

a reluctant +1

MMOs come and go, but Eve remains.  -Garresh-
Stonecold Steve
I N E X T R E M I S
Tactical Narcotics Team
#8 - 2011-12-23 12:02:34 UTC
bump

“Hasta la muerte, todo es vida.”
Stonecold Steve
I N E X T R E M I S
Tactical Narcotics Team
#9 - 2012-01-02 08:05:08 UTC
bump

“Hasta la muerte, todo es vida.”
Monty Kvaran
State War Academy
Caldari State
#10 - 2012-01-02 21:24:48 UTC
I really don't see the point of them in nullsec, other then maybe to taunt people... certainly you wouldn't charge to view them. No one would pay for lowsec ones. Really, the problem is that anyone outside of highsec most likely either (a) there with a corp already, or (b) the solo type, combined with the lack of traffic, I can't imagine paying for a lowsec billboard.


As for highsec, go for it.
Stonecold Steve
I N E X T R E M I S
Tactical Narcotics Team
#11 - 2012-01-03 08:26:09 UTC  |  Edited by: Stonecold Steve
Monty Kvaran wrote:
I really don't see the point of them in nullsec, other then maybe to taunt people... certainly you wouldn't charge to view them. No one would pay for lowsec ones. Really, the problem is that anyone outside of highsec most likely either (a) there with a corp already, or (b) the solo type, combined with the lack of traffic, I can't imagine paying for a lowsec billboard.


As for highsec, go for it.


No no, you have it wrong.

Switch your point of view from Player Alliance to an npc corperation, if i was an npc corperation i would have my company name on as many boards and tv stations as possible. Even in lowsec and nullsec, in nullsec you have to talk to the big boys to make deals so an player alliance could get money from npc corps to have billboards in there systems. Getting a small fee for every passing pilot. This would make an passive income next to PI.

In highsec, players could ask npc corperations to make use of the billboards.

There should be a differents in.

“Hasta la muerte, todo es vida.”
Stonecold Steve
I N E X T R E M I S
Tactical Narcotics Team
#12 - 2012-01-03 12:16:12 UTC
editted my top post.

“Hasta la muerte, todo es vida.”
Monty Kvaran
State War Academy
Caldari State
#13 - 2012-01-03 14:54:26 UTC
But again, no way should I be forced to pay a player alliance for entering their space if (a) they will actively try to kill me and/or (b) I am planning to do the same to them. If you want to charge players who choose to access the billboard fine, but not those just passing through the grid.
Stonecold Steve
I N E X T R E M I S
Tactical Narcotics Team
#14 - 2012-01-03 14:58:27 UTC
Monty Kvaran wrote:
But again, no way should I be forced to pay a player alliance for entering their space if (a) they will actively try to kill me and/or (b) I am planning to do the same to them. If you want to charge players who choose to access the billboard fine, but not those just passing through the grid.


Dude you really aint seeing the point.. its the SOV HOLDING ALLIANCE that pays for having billboards up and filled in nullsec, NOT the players that pass by. That kinda idea would make absolutely no sense.

“Hasta la muerte, todo es vida.”
Stonecold Steve
I N E X T R E M I S
Tactical Narcotics Team
#15 - 2012-01-04 08:12:41 UTC
bump

“Hasta la muerte, todo es vida.”
Stonecold Steve
I N E X T R E M I S
Tactical Narcotics Team
#16 - 2012-01-06 12:55:58 UTC
bump

“Hasta la muerte, todo es vida.”
FlinchingNinja Kishunuba
Crunchy Crunchy
#17 - 2012-01-06 15:47:17 UTC
+1 Would be interesting in High Sec.
Stonecold Steve
I N E X T R E M I S
Tactical Narcotics Team
#18 - 2012-01-12 10:16:02 UTC
bump

“Hasta la muerte, todo es vida.”
Stonecold Steve
I N E X T R E M I S
Tactical Narcotics Team
#19 - 2012-01-13 07:07:51 UTC
bump

“Hasta la muerte, todo es vida.”
LeHarfang
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#20 - 2012-01-13 07:28:44 UTC  |  Edited by: LeHarfang
+1 Holding a system should allow for more announcment on the owner's behalf. If they want to announce that it is their system to strangers, why not give them this opportunity. In wars, those (billboards) could either be destroyed or they would switch to the new alliance owner. Same for CQ TV that would switch to the new station owner.

However, in high sec and low sec, billboards should be owned by the faction since they own the system and CQ TV to the station corp owner so that we stay logical with the above reasoning.

Another idea would be to enable corps and alliances to have billboards in empire space (or in an alliance space that have allowed it to the particular corp or alliance). I mean, instead of seeing plenty of little containers near gates, we would see actual billboards announcing stuff. There could be a fee (can be the same as POS or less) and a required standing (again can be same as POS or less).
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