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SOVEREIGNTY - BREAKING THE CHAINS
2009-09-09 11:56 By CCP Abathur

Iteration & The Future

One very important point to take away from this blog is that everything described here is only the beginning. One of the mandates that we've followed in our recent development cycles is that any new features we introduce be open ended enough to allow for future development and improvement. The wormholes of Apocrypha are a prime example of this in that who knows what else might be lurking in the darkness of wormhole space? Likewise, while we felt that the old sov system was at an evolutionary dead end, with no ability to properly expand upon it, the new one we plan to introduce in Dominion is specifically aimed at allowing us to continually tweak it and introduce new content.

As an example of this philosophy, one feature which we plan to implement early next year as a direct follow-up to the new Sovereignty system is the introduction of Treaties. Without going into too much detail, Treaties will be a fully functional mechanic that formalizes many of the agreements already in game. The plan is to give alliances the tools to ‘rent' out areas of their space to other alliances or corporations, create formal military treaties and establish diplomatic boundaries with regard to your alliance interests.

As you can see, we are not doing this by half measures. The sandbox is about to get bigger and badder than ever. This is EVE Online - Dominion.

WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE... - NEW ALLY SYSTEM
2012-05-18 18:43 By CCP SoniClover

The new Ally System introduced in the upcoming Inferno expansion is an addendum to the war mechanics, one that allows players to more easily get aid when finding themselves dragged into an unfavorable war, through our mercenary marketplace.