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In a single-shard MMO? Really?

Trammel, anyone? Incredibly counter-intuitive to the nature of EVE, I think. What's next, instancing? Best way to protect player privacy if you ask me.

This is the change that lead to me being gone for so long. This is the change that, despite loving EVE and wanting to come back, has made me sick enough to my stomach to make me want to play themepark MMOs like SWTOR instead. This is the change that, despite being back for now, has me spending more of my hours on Elite, and not being too keen on PVP in EVE anymore. Only reason I'm back is 2 for 1, and I don't intend to extend it unless I see something over the next two months that promises to return EVE to its true form. Because as it is, this ain't EVE. You just blatantly admitted to wrapping up players in cotton wool. This was not part of the EVE I signed up for. Fortunately, I have alternatives that have been thoroughly entertaining for me.

Privacy my backside. I have to agree with DWA on this one, you're pandering to nullbears.

#MakeEVEGreatAgain

Niko, you need to change your sig.

Anyway, I agree with what has been said by many others and CCP Larrikin just acknowledged: the Merc play style took a huge hit. Now CCP is downplaying it, but they're wrong about the impact level and they know it, just the tone of that comment said buckets full.

Personally, I think it's possible to merge the Merc play style and bounty system into a proper Bounty Hunter play style. This way the targets KNOW they are targets and the Bounty Hunters get full bounty credit along with knowing whom the Bounty Hunters are. This makes it far more fair. I've posted on this concept before, but I really like the idea of licensed Bounty Hunters that can get full Bounty amount provided they keep their license up to date (maybe a monthly Concord Fee), they don't need to War Dec, and they get Kill Privileges in HiSec. However, placing a Bounty needs to done at a Concord Station, have a Concord Fee, and the target gets notified who placed the Bounty on them. It also might be Possible to Bounty an entire Corp or Alliance, but I'd expect a far larger fee and the payment is value vs what the Bounty is. Once it's all paid out (or time runs out- like a War Dec) then it's done and over.

Licensed Bounty Hunters should get little gold icon badges next to their names and ships and this way it truly becomes a hunt. If you are wanted, you see a Hunter come in system, you can bail and be chased or if you're in an armed ship, you can hunt them in return but you are limited by System Security so in HiSec, the BH would have to fire first. Bounty Hunters can also get perks like free or reduced cost use of locator agents, and better target notification when they enter a system with a Wanted person.

Now, Merc Warfare, that would be covered under the War Dec stuff for HiSec and it's just private contracts to make them work.

Just some thoughts on trying to fix a few things at once.

How about a skill that increases the return time on finders or showing up on watch lists

Because real time info the moment they log in for every entity on your watch list is a lot dumber than having to get a locator agent do it for each pilot you want to know track.

sorry. they prefer to be called exotic dancers.

That's what the Russians already do. All over the drone regions, there are random guys in systems that sit there all day, every day. Those are intel bots. The moment you show up in local, they announce your presence somewhere and all the bears take notice. Bonus points for coupling those with ratting bots. And now that EVE will go free to play, they won't even have to sub an account for that.

Since CCP has decided to get rid of small merc corps...like mine......I guess it's Elite for me.

So much for 'the sandbox'.

*gives CCP the finger*

That explosions are ridiculous - laggy and uggly....