EVE General Discussion

So we're posting in a stealth "if all systems were null-sec, then EVE would make more sense" thread?

It does a good job of demonstrating that Amarr is a natural trade-hub due to its location, while Jita is an artificial one (IIRC, Jita became popular because a) Yulai got killed, b) EVE players love Caldari too much, and c) it used to have good agents (CCP took them away one day).

If Jita got killed, somewhere on the natural highway might be an ideal spot for a new hub.

I'd be interested to see a variation where the weighting is based on the security status of the system the arc connects to (so, make 0.9-0.5 space progressively more costly, make lowsec and nullsec significantly more so). Would that change the graph significantly?

It'd also justify having a di-graph. Take that, troll!

But to say that "Rancer hurts trade routes" is to say a bit much IMO - giving Rancer too much credit. It only means that hauling ships won't go there, nor players looking to get somewhere for any other reason.

Imagine if things were set up such that Rancer sat on a ridiculous comparison level so great, that it would be profitable to bring law and order to that system in order to benefit from an improved trade route?

This is one of the problems plaguing lowsec and the lost career of true piracy (seeking booty, spoils, and ransoms). Nobody HAS to go to lowsec. Even the OP has a choice not to go there. But the "grrr highsec CCP force players into my gate camp nao" solution has no traction either, since solutions offered up to make lowsec more viable always have the appearance of arbitrarily forcing people into killing zones. The OP wants to take a chance to make more ISK there, and could do so, but is asking for better ways, while as it's pointed out, profit can be made in highsec.

The unavoidable fact is that you lose ships in lowsec, and damage to the profit margin is enormous to such level that to break even is lucky (referring mainly to mining - missioners who play it smart have an easier time maintaining a good profit margin).

I would love to have some body armor made from the hide of the lowsec dead horse as it has taken a beating for a long time and still holds together. To this day I cannot see any solution.

Which I might fail.

Who created EvE universe actually held a Fanfest talk where he shown what he used both to create the solar systems and their names.

Op is trying to find statistical reasoning as to why things are as they are, while omitting very important factors. So as a "for fun" thing to do it's fine but to actually use the results to form statements it's pretty much meaningless.