Player Features and Ideas Discussion

no you missed the part of where they choose. If they choose to not be exposed to the potential of war dec they choose to stay in an NPC corp. That doesn't limit their danger exposure because they are still open to gank squads, con artists and scamers same as player run corps. The only difference is that they don't choose to be targets however they are still open game by anyone who wants to suicide run them.

God, you must really be bored out there in Nullsec if you're feeling the need to disassemble Highsec.


Just leave those players alone. Regardless of what type of game EVE is supposed to be, or how the game is supposed to be played, everyone is free to play the way they want. It's not like NPC corp-members are choosing an option that isn't open to anyone. It's not like NPC corps are without consequences.

NPC corps are an intended mechanic - Highsec is supposed to be safer - Highsec is also supposed to be less profitable - NPC corps fit right in that concept.

No you missed the part where they chose, to be 100% honest with you. The NPC corps are not the rookie corps.

Any player who leaves a rookie corp makes a choice to be a participant.

NPC corps are not rookie corps. You cannot use them synonymously.

The point is that NPC corps aren't even a "choice." You only wind up in them by default.

A default condition should not make anybody who is not a newbie impervious to war decs.

End of story, to be honest with you.

Absolutely. You want to play single-player, you should be able to deal with a wardec as a single player. I am against NPC corps being wardecable, as NPC corps shouldn't exist altogether in any way, shape, or form.

EVE is a closely interconnected game, you should go play on a game with sharded servers if you don't want to hear discussions about risk/reward balance across various secstatus.

Five months ago, I wrote a blog post that addressed this as a larger part of the then-broken wardec system. Some of what I wanted came about, some more is mired up in CrimeWatch, but NPC corps are still being left alone.

I'm not against the existence of NPC corps and I don't want them to be subject to wardecs. However, they shouldn't be a viable safe haven for people simply looking to circumvent the wardec system. Imagine an Eve where it became a lot more difficult to hide neutral haulers in NPC corps. But how?

My solution was, and still is, to introduce a level of role-playing to the NPC corps. Give them variable standings to each other and routinely change them. What happens when your NPC corp is suddenly denied docking access to the station in which you stored your ships? What about when the Caldari Navy becomes hostile and you lose access to their L4 missions that you've been relying on?

Of course this would create the "problem" of hundreds of one-man corps...but that could be dealt with by making corporate ownership a non-trivial cost. Creating your own corp is essentially free today. Perhaps it's time CCP raises the price to the point that players are more inclined to seek a place in an existing player corp and possibly establish their own once they have more cash.

If NPC corps were eliminated and replaced by "freelancer" de facto one-man player corps, they would have none of these 'limitations'.

lol @ spying on an npc corp btw

I disagree, Nicolo.

Bring back the old vote mechanics - but only for NPC corps.

Allow each member to vote on all matters of war. Mutuality, allies, you name it.

The best simulation of a true command structure we can give them is the old functionality, which is actually fairly in-keeping with the concept of an NPC megacorp.

Plus just think of the numbers these guys could bring to a fight once properly motivated...

Wrong. Not end of story.
Wardeccing NPC Corps is a waste of time, It will accomplish nothing close to getting the players to fight, they will more likely quit playing...