Jita Park Speakers Corner

Unfortunately, due to family medical issues, I am forced to withdraw from the running for CSM8. I wish all the candidates the best of luck, and sincerely hope that someone will step up to the plate for lowsec's interests and needs.

My apologies to those of you who expressed support for me in this thread and in other areas such as Twitter, blogs, etc - in particular those who took the time to give me a platform from which to speak (Xander and Drackarn) and those who used their platforms to raise awareness (Rixx, Jaxley, Chella, etc).

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Some interesting ideas, lowsec really does need a lot of work and in particular a real motive for extending operations there by risk averse highsec corps.

I'll be following this thread with interest

You have my sword!

..... and my blog too

Good enough for Hans Jagerblitzen to endorse; good enough for me to do the same.

Should 0.4 systems be opened up for moon mining?

Absolutely. Getting rid of the need for starbase charters awhile back for POSes in .4 systems was a step in the right direction, but in what can kindly be called 'typical CCP fashion', the job was left half done. Increasing the availability of moons by opening 0.4 systems to moon mining is an easy, albeit small, way to help address the revenue issue in lowsec.

I also imagine the 'land grab' aspect of doing away with the restriction could result in a fair number of explosions, which is always good.

Just listened to your interview on Crossing Zebras and you mention a subject close to my heart, improving the wardec system. It has received some attention recently but still needs a lot more work to make it fit for purpose, what do you have in mind for this?

Coming back to your lowsec side here are a couple of ideas (perhaps concepts) I would like to see which may tempt more corps into lowsec.

1/ There should be a real benefit for an industrial corp to set up a lowsec operation, perhaps by having a significant boost to production and research, particularly in a POS

2/ I do have a bit of an rp background and to me lowsec should be the place where respectable highsec corps do their dirty business (slave labour, illegal scientific experiments, corporate assassination etc). Lowsec should be the place where the Board can deny wrongdoing because they didn't know about it (as what happens in rl) so some mechanism to allow corps to deal in unethical but very profitable areas would seem a way forward.

In the early stages of the game 2003/4/5 I have fond memories of lowsec along the Aridia pipe (and elsewhere) with small communities that sprang up, both pirate and non pirate which made areas have a distinct feeling of place. It would be great to get that back, which could come about if lowsec was developed and became the vibrant place it once was. Unfortunately at present lowsec's just the place in the way between highsec and nullsec.