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More timely warnings based on sov index seems like a pretty decent benefit for owning sov. Tie it into the Strategic Index. Say a 2 minute reduction in time required per level? So at level 1, 8 minutes. At level 5, 0 minutes.

Meh easy to counter, just one dude use link and every one dock.

And not beeing able to undock -_-'' for real mate?

"Prime Time" is just CCP's way of saying "**** you, Australia", right?

Here's a suggestion:

• Ditch the "prime time" concept. It's just another feature you'll be scrapping six months down the track
• Ditch the "Entosis" module since you'll just be replacing it with hacking or removing it completely down the track (the Entosis link just replaces structure bashing with titan bashing)
• Structures are vulnerable all the time
• Command nodes are always spawned randomly through the constellation once the structure is built (no reinforcement timer related mechanics, no fancy new hacking-but-not-hacking mechanism)
• Balance spawn rate of command nodes so that attackers/defenders need to be active throughout the entire day
• "winning" the command node competition is based on the current Incursion style influence bar, with influence for each structure of interest
• Command nodes have multiple sizes, just like Incursion or FW sites
• Command node sites can be anomalies, ore, relic, data or beacon sites
• Command nodes replace all existing anomalies, ore, relic, data or beacon sites (or rather, all those existing sites function as command nodes)
• Each type of command node contributes towards a different influence bar: one for industry, one for defence, one for offence, one for utility. Industry influence improves the quality of ores in sites (bumping up to the 5%/10% versions), defence influence improves (for example) EHP of allied ships in that territory or strength of NPCs in command nodes (which also improves bounties), offence influence improves (for example) tracking or missile velocity, utility influence reduces structure fuel consumption, etc
• Harder-to-find or harder-to-beat command nodes are worth more influence
• Sov owner can influence command node sizes through deployment of specific IHUB upgrades, only one of each allowed per constellation, which can nominate one system to be small/medium/large encounters, so an alliance that favours frigate combat can anchor a "Small Command Anchor" in their HQ system to ensure that the important fights end up being in frigates
• PVP kills in that constellation count towards all influence bars

Note that you have no built-in time-out on the capture process using the funky link things. If I and my opponent can manage to keep links active on the structure, the contest will never end. Welcome to the world of fleet boosted maximum-EHP titans duking it out, with each side having 10 minutes to chew through a few million EHP. Whoever has N+1 replacement buffer titans wins.

This way a small Australian corp can still harass a large nullsec alliance that is strong in US or EU time zone, perhaps flying interceptor fleets and engaging any/all small command sites, or infiltrating a large number of covops frigates to engage all the data/relic command sites in unconventional warfare.

The defenders maintain their influence by simply killing the invaders (PVP adjusts all influence bars), or by running command node sites themselves.

Oh, and push ore sites back into the exploration system rather than the anomaly system.

Making it so that small groups in exploration ships can have a meaningful impact on sovereignty will encourage more people to head out to nullsec and provide content for the locals.

Thanks for those changes CCP Fozzie.

Great features and I'm glad to see that this game is heading an honourable way.

By the way, I'm on the internet since 1997 and I've never seen such amount of tears.

That's beautiful and atrocious at the same time.

You redefined mordern art and the future of the web.

Thanks to everyone.

I'll concede on WH having more risk, but sorry still disagree about the timer and 0.0 being worth it.

When you are flying with an alliance that has 1000s of pilots, 1 TZ will be on constant guard for sov fights, the other 2 wont. As I suspect my alliance/allies will pick US tz I doubt I'll even see much sov action.

it's a chance to zerg-rush a big bad alliance by smaller ones in different parts of space. you don't need a cap-blob to gain sov with this mechanic, so just get a roam going - no one is capable defending 3-5 consts at once.

Quoting for the truth about divorce rates.

#1 its ccp........
#2 moon income, thats it
#3 Pretty much
#4 yup

I approve.

I will be pissing all over sov holders in every null exit I find down the chain.

Turning off stations? you bet!!

A couple of points:

BAD
1) Been touched on a lot but needs to be re-iterated non-stop. Please give null-sec sov owners a better incentive to want null in the first place. The reduction in pos fuel is not even close to enough.
2) Too hard to get level 4/5 industry atm. Where as it is much easier to get level 5 military.
3) If you are not that worried about station services (any POS dweller has become used to that) then how does this motivate people to fight on any other time (beyond transfer one)?
4) clearly CCP wants to merry the benefits of PVE with benefits in PVP but in my opinion there are not enough. Why not give system more optional effects like in wh's with specific upgrade packages - the variety of fleet comps to suit system upgrades could make life very interesting?
5) Not sure how this deals with renting. If a renter now wants to revolt - only the distance from landlord determines that possibility? How will this effect a possible revolt? since he belongs to the alliance he can't. He has too quit first.
6) Giving the sov holder the ability to choose his TZ was meant to give an incentive and home advantage but doesn't it make it impossible as well for the attacker if it is in AUZ time zone for example?

NOT SURE
1) Did you intend to nerf Supers and Dreads? I don't see how they are used in sov change anymore and since they suck 'at pvp that is meant to be spread out'...This is a nail in the coffin for the Superclass. First they can't easily move, and now take away their purpose! Maybe that is the intent.
2) Is this not going to motivate the creation of super alliances? Since only members of the holding alliance can defend sov. Why does Mittens now not just order all his plebs to join the Goons? Is that the intent?

GOOD
1) The multiplier of levels to the sov transfer ease.
2) More can be a part of the process.
3) Removes the grind of structures.
4) Brings constellation back into game.
5) Allows for better planning by Alliance with new UI.
6) Love the freeport idea.
7) Love the fact you have the balls to actually tinker with this.

REQUEST
I would love to know how the CSM voted on this. in a democracy, knowing how people actually performed is more important then how often they smile or blog.

Porky