EVE General Discussion

You didn't answer the question: how is it imbalanced?

Oh, we arent excluded when gank alliances relegate us to statons and npc corps? However did I fail to notice this before?

How am I not being excluded from playing EvE the way I want in a npc corp? It's nothing but a chat, its only advantage is being safe from a broken and exploited game feature and bored vets.

Who told you you get to play this game "the way you want"? EVE is a sandbox, means you can play how you want, and everyone else can too. Some people to choose to stop you playing how you want, which means your options are fight back, learn to evade, outsmart them in some way, or uninstall.

It's not hard, I've been doing it for 8 years. But it's totally impossible if you cling to the entitlement mentality (ie the idea that you should be 'left alone' in a game that has no such barriers) that has no place in this game.

Whats the point of a sandbox game so heavily biased, as represented by the wardec mechanic? Its just punishing anyone who doesnt get it in their head to frustrate others. Not exactly quality work on part of the devs.

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Once again, in what ways are you prevented from playing Eve because you're in an NPC corp?

One thing reading, and my usual personal opinion is that the war dec mechanic is really just incomplete. We need to, as I always say, break it down to the core fundamentals.

What is the purpose of Eve? Of a war dec? In concept, It is essentially buying a permit of competition.

In reality, it makes combat casual.

Nothing in eve should be "casual" except stuff like in corp and dual combat for sport. Therefore, wardecs are good, the mechanics are far primitive.


I think first thing is get rid of concept as a "war". It should be exactly what it is, and that I cannot think of a word. Essentially an application for hostile business competition.

Take whatever you will of that, but I really think it should be that a person pays to get rights over another group, plain and simple. Almost like a bribe? But any war dec should not be global. Person pays CONCORD for permission to engage in combat vs another target in public space. But that has to be assigned to bring in the competition.

Trader wants somebody to stop running stuff to a system? Declare in that hub, gankers can declare against mining corps in their favorite hubs. Select systems, regions, constellation. War dec determined only by the range of space you are claiming.

So for example, some corp is doing major mission running out of sinq, you can declare that whole region. Two mining corps are in an area. One wants some belts, can claim that constellation or just a few key systems.

Cost is determined similar to office costs. Have some tally based on station services, sec status, usage and travel in system. So if you dec somebody just for jita, expect it to cost hundreds of mil a week whereas out in solitude might be pennies.

All of lowsec is covered in any base cost of a wardec which would be the current cost system. If the war is made mutual, then it becomes global.


Now, wardecs are effective for as a competition tool instead of just a grief/casual PVP tool.

What, a suggestion for wardec reform that is both original and actually makes sense? You must be in the wrong forum.

I'd love to declare war on a whole highsec system or region, or even the entire Jita-Amarr pipe.

How is it “more rewarding”?

Your loss.
I'll keep saying that wardecs have been rebalanced then, and call you daft for laughing at a problem you can't even articulate properly.