Player Features and Ideas Discussion

That's not an imbalance — quite the opposite. That's just the effect of not having the moronic “bigger is better” kind of balancing that some other games are burdened with (largely because they are no so completely focused on PvP and thus don't have to ensure than even the big guys are threatened by the small guys). Instead, it's pretty much in line with the paper-scissors-rock kind of balncing EVE uses.

The reason those other ships can kill that industrial is because they're generic combat ships, and the industrial most emphatically is not. The reason the industrial ships cost a lot of money is because it's very good at what it does, unlike those combat ships. However, their generic combat ability is higher than that of an industrial ship that is specialised at a completely different task. This is no different from a bunch of cheap subcaps being able to kill a capital ship or T1 ships being able to outperform — or at least go toe-to-toe with — T2 ships. The ability to do this means it is balanced because no matter what you choose, you will always have some kind of huge and glaring weakness.
Sure, but if you want to look it up, browse through some older expansion release notes and compare them with the evolution of the EVE population.
…at which point, again, more people will step in to try to take advantage of the situation and make money from industry.
…but even when doing missions, they are interacting with everyone else in the game. It's just how the whole thing is wired together: it is quite literally impossible not to affect everyone around you.
They already have removed it. Highsec is not “secure” — it's just more secure, relatively speaking, than the other areas. It's high-sec, not complete-sec, and it was never intended to be a secure zone where you were free of threats.

I'm pretty sure you're playing the wrong game. This isn't "most games." Its intentionally different. If you're playing EVE you're playing a game "all about PVP" because that's what it is. A PVP game. There is not a single part of this game that is not open to PVP in one way or another. This is by design. If you want a game that does not require you to participate in PVP without "taking away (your) fun" I would suggest you find one of those games that fall into the "most" category and play there. EVE has not deviated from the mindset that the world is open to player choice since the start. By definition, the game has been full PVP 23/7 since inception. Why is this all the sudden a shock to people now?

…there is no reason to change it, for starters.

Suicide ganking is not a problem and never has been until you get ganked . You then find the guy legally kill him and get over it .

The only things i can agree on is that NPC pilots need restrictions placed on them and the war declaration system needs work .

So here is my suggestion :

NPC corp are not only time restricted but you have to pay a certain amount every week you are in there after the 90 days . Once you reach 120 days you have to pay a monthly fee to keep your hangers until you join a player owned corp . I am not saying make it severely expensive but make it expensive enough to make players want to join player owned corporations .

The war dec system does need work . People should not be allowed to abuse the system by jumping to an npc corp when a war is declared . It is inevitable that a corp will end up in a war dec . Its also possible their is a spy during that time that got recruited b4 the war . The ceo and director should be able to always kick members . even in a war dec .


The rest of what you posted sounds like an indy pilot that is getting harassed by suicide gankers , and you want CCP to stop your ships from going boom . Suicide ganking has its purpose . "ESPECIALLY "in high sec . It actually drives the prices of the ore and mining ships . At certain times of the year prices of ships and ore falls . Along comes HULKAGEDDON and boom the prices jump back up . Also its the only way for people to combat mining bots .