Assembly Hall

Let me start with the standard disclosure. I love Eve, I've been playing for 6 years without any unsub type break. I've spent most of the last 4 years running 4 separate accounts. I'm not crying about anything, I'm not whinging about anything.

There are many aspects of the game that I feel need improvement, some of which we've seen dev love applied, and some of which we will be seeing dev love applied at the end of this year.

There are others that I'm aware CCP are looking at, such as corp management panel & POS's.

However, one of my gripes I've not seen any movement on, well, ever, really.

That is the political relationships between the 4 empires.

CCP loves to remind us (and for good reason) that New Eden is the biggest sandbox environment in the world.

Why is it then that the factions are still tied at the hip?

We've all read the same chronicles, the same novellas, and the same novels haven't we?

We're all aware of the same political, social and economic rivalries between the 4 empires aren't we?

So why is it that Amarr/Caldari and Minmatar/Galente are still tied at the hip?

I would dearly like to see some separation applied between the empires.


An in-character point of view:


I graduated as a capsuleer a little over 6 years ago having been selected after getting excellent marks in the apititude and physiology tests implemented by the State War Academy. After I'd completed my training I became a private contractor in support of the state, taking to heart the lessons the State imparts about working for the good of the State, applying my best talents and skill in furtherance of the goals of State and accumulating the rewards that I risked life and limb (and hull) for.

When the shock of the Matari Thukker fleets happened, the assaults on the Concord station, the retrieval and exodus of the long thought dead Starkmanir tribe. I felt so strongly for them, I had a great desire to support their initiative for freedom. Oppressive religious slavery being against the ideals of State.

Sadly though, when I endeavoured to provide support to the Minmatar Republic corporations, whether providing security or minerals or logistical support - those acts were frowned upon by the Amarr and for reasons that escape me, my own State slapped me on the wrists also.

Had I been shooting State forces? Then surely I would understand, but yet when my firepower is applied to Amarrian loyalists vessels (or worse, their associated Blood Raider pirates) which is an act I have undertaken repeatedly for my own State, I still get slapped for it? This is a situation that strikes me as both irrational, and in the long term untenable.

No-one I work with within the State holds any love for the Amarr, no-one like a slaver or a bully. So why is it our politicians feel a need to kow-tow to them? Tibus Heth certainly doesn't feel that need!

It's time for a change.


[OOC]

Please CSM, dig in to this, talk with CCP, let's remove that link between the empires, give us capsuleers that extra freedom to support who we want without being punished for it irrationally.