Player Features and Ideas Discussion

I would like to see a system where (like in Battleclinic) you receive points for ship kills, the following would be the variables in points awarded:

1. Number of ship kills the player has been involved in, in between their own loses, more=more points available to anyone who kills that person's ship.

2. Involved parties, more people=less points available to individual players.

3. System security number, the lower the number the more points available to anyone who kills that person compared to a higher sec.

4. Ship losses, you could be deducted points when you lose a ship.

Possible ways to prevent abuse:

1. This would only be available to people in Low/Null sec, and members of corp/alliances that are at war with each other.

2. You would have to opt in to this, & opting in would mean that you would no longer be eligible for insurance payouts for lost ships.

3. No points would be deducted or gained if you are killed by corp or alliance member, but as above no insurance payout will be made.

Point totals will be recorded on the first day of the next billing cycle & the money awarded only if it is an active subscription.

I have deliberately not added any isk values as this is only an idea which could obviously be fleshed out.

What's wrong with looting the wrecks? It's already in game and essentially does the same thing - rewards players that gets the kill - people with more kills and fewer losses reap the rewards more often.

One thing you can do is find some high value targets to supplement your income. For instance DED plex runners and industrial ships are like little isk pinatas.

Battleclinic is essentially there for the e-peen, and little else.

This kind of system would encourage & reward more tactical PvP play as opposed to blob warfare which would not benefit from this type of system.

It would effectively replace the stupid bounty system that is in place atm, I have 133 kills (I know it's not much for most people) & I have never killed anyone with a bounty on his head.

Looting wrecks you say, most of the time the loot that actually drops is near valueless. Atm there is no reason for people to stop doing ratting, anomalies, mining to go do PvP combat as there is a lot to lose & almost nothing to gain, this small alliances very difficult to sustain in null sec especially as people will favour mining & other more lucrative occupations, and just watch as their systems get over run by larger alliances.

Every other aspect of Eve is isk driven, why can't PvP?

you still haven't explained why this system would either be exploited or change radically the game of Eve.

I take it you don't live in Null sec? Everyone is out killing each other, it would just be more fulfilling to know that if you are a good pilot in a fleet with other good pilots that you can make isk, & gain renown as your points stack up.

You could have stats on overall pilot points & the monthly points. This would give a much better indication of player combat involvement, than just plain kills.

I know a lot of people don't like blobbing, this would also make blobing less profitable, so you will only get it when either taking a system or you have to counter a large force.

This system works the same way that mining works, ie. the more difficult it is to mine the profit there is to be had if you are successful.

I just don't see any downside to this.

No, if you aren't making enough money off of loot, salvage, or ransom then go get a job like the rest of us.