Player Features and Ideas Discussion

From time to time, it has been suggested ideas to implement a more Direct change to the universe. Something that have an cataclysmic effect on a system or a Group of systems.

There are black holes, solar flares and gamma flares.


Why not make these events directly harm nearby systems. Some in small degree and some in such a degre that all in the systems needs to be evacuated and/or rebuilt when the event has died Down. In rare events, a black hole just swallows a hole system.
Solar flares burn the planets, destroying all infrastructure within range. If it is a a large solar flare, all planets get affected (unless a planet is in the shadow of a bigger planet).
A Gamma flare would kill of all biological life in a system or systems. Ergo need large import of "life" to rebuild.

There are many more ideas to f... up systems, but i felt like keeping it abit small this time ;)

The idea of a npc/player interaction to rebuild systems is very good, it does not need to be an event that punishes players though, local missions for manufacturers to recreate infrastructure, haulers to move goods, soe to rescue npcs, combat pilots to deal with pirate looters, lots to do and no one knows what to expect.

Nice way of spicing up all Pve

Hopefully you have in mind the positive aspects? And it is not a make life crap for people cause eve is hard post?

yes, a positive aspect... humans loves to build/rebuild. But also there is a negative aspect too, make some inbuilt Mayhem to the game ;) make Things happen, a change that force players out of their bad habbits into a joint operation to rebuild.

Tho the participation of rebuilding/evacuation will be rewarded With LP and increased standing (and some isk) to the different corps that have stations in the effected systems.

Why so negative attitude??

Its an interesting issue, but most logical would be nearest freindly station. But in that situsation, when a playerowned station or player ruled system, the corp/alliance that have sov over system and station, will be responsible for evac and rebuild. In NPC Space, its NPC responsibility.

I'll have a go at fielding this one. I suspect the negative attitude stems from having read a lot of suggestions regarding some form of random destruction of systems and not one has been taken kindly by the majority of posters due for the most part to it being random and pretty much unrealistic and anti-fun. The amount of time between catastrophic cosmic events makes even one extremely unlikely in the timescales we're playing in, not to mention the probability of a huge amount of forewarning meaning that any sufficiently advanced space-faring society simply wouldn't end up having to evacuate in the way your suggesting. They would likely have hundreds of years if not more of advanced notice of any non-sentient based cataclysmic events.

It's also far less "fun" to have random events like this than you might think it is. Moving stuff around because you're invaded by other players is part of the emergent gameplay but having to do it just because of "random" simply isn't fun or constructive.

I do somewhat agree With ur arguments, but as it is in EVE now, its totally static. Nothing actually never change. Sov changes, player wars change, but ot to the systems itselves. EVE is a cardbord game and were the small items mvoing around on top.
It might be fun in the short run, but in the long run, it becomes dull.

I know they have planned player built gates and New systems, they also planned walkaround in stations.... still waiting for that.

But adding gates and systems, is just even more static items for us to fly around and in this case, thru. It dont really changes much.

I know that very little of the ideas from this forum, is implemented, which result in that this forum is faulted by the idea its based upon :D
I know my iodea is controversal, and i was expecting alot of negativ feedback, cuz the majority of EVE players don not like changes, well not changes that can interupt their never ending repeating way of play.
I know With pretty good knowlege that ideas such as this, wont be implemented, but i find it interesting to discuss such ideas, just to find all the pro's and con's.
Further, CCP will rarely or never implement ideas that isnt supported by the majority, due to loss of Income, unless its a Critical needed change.

And an idea like this, will bring just negative effect, thats the reason... to create a situsation where People need to move, help others, do an effort. In perspective of the human mind, humans hates changes and destruction (which they didnt do their self, we all love to destroy Things ;D), and we do not enjoy the mess, but humans are like ants, we always feel like rebuilding and when done, they feel somewhat good.. and have earned a Nice sum of LP, isk and standing,

There will always be alot of pessimistic depressive players that just want to commit suicide as fast something changes and they are the ones that scream the highest when **** hits the fan, but they rarely want to do anything. Which in this setting is depressing for the Outlook of this forum :D