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X Gallentius
Quantum Cats Syndicate Villore Accords
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Posted - 2012.05.05 23:11:00 -
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Cearain wrote:what is ring of doom?
ring of doom is the Seiside/Auga/Amamake/Dal/Lantorn/Vard cluster.
http://evemaps.dotlan.net/map/Amarr_VS_Minmatar/Egghelhende#sec |
ValentinaDLM
Red Federation RvB - RED Federation
488
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Posted - 2012.05.05 23:36:00 -
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My personal opinion Tlf stations should let crusade players dock, but neutral.stations should remain neutral after all, and yes let's get these station guns going to support the side in control.
Rp wise that may be silly after all that minmatar station doesn't change corps when occupancy does but, I think we tails the.mechanics then the rp. |
Shalee Lianne
Imperial Outlaws
76
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Posted - 2012.05.06 00:32:00 -
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If they dropped the whole lock-out idea (please?), I do like the idea of not being able to access agents nor have clones etc in stations that are held by the enemy. I also like the idea of station guns shooting at the enemy militia.
Perhaps we could do some shady deals with the stations and pay for some services, like an extraordinary amount for repairs or something. Maybe Scotty takes bribes?
Also, I'm curious if we will be locked out of our militia allies lost system's stations as well? http://amarrian.blogspot.com/ -á~ Roleplay blog.http://sovereigntywars.wordpress.com/ ~ Faction War blog. |
Andiedeath
Sefem Velox
81
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Posted - 2012.05.06 01:26:00 -
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Alaekessa wrote:Shalee Lianne wrote:I do believe that FW will become so much worse for newer players. Station lock outs will be a big deal to someone new to the game who doesn't have alts to move their things, etc. Because yeah, they won't be getting recruited into FW corps that already have foundations who could help them out with stuff like that
I reckon Alaekessa has hit the nail on the head . Why wouldn't new pilots want to join? They will most likely have a home deep in home faction space. This will actually make FW better for new pilots and help build up the base of pilots.
I understand the Minmatar are giving the Amarr a HIDING currently. Think about it... Recruit more pilots. How do you think the Minmatar now have the numbers??? I remember only 4 months ago that roles were reversed. |
SigmaPi
Valkyr Industries Late Night Alliance
38
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Posted - 2012.05.06 01:51:00 -
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the amarr are perfectly capable of getting a blob together and doing anything they want. the difference is that we've stuck with (and worked) the grind much harder than them. On the numbers front, the two sides are actually very close, and in quality of ships and overall quality of pilots, i'd say the amarr still have the leg up.
In the end, the Amarr don't want to work for the systems and now some of them want CCP to just give them stuff back - and in the end screw over all of the minmatar who both worked their asses off for the systems and who have lived in these systems for well over a year now.
I honestly don't see any justification for a reset, what-so-ever, but I certainly can understand where the feeling comes from. |
Cearain
Imperial Outlaws
388
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Posted - 2012.05.06 02:50:00 -
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Andiedeath wrote:Alaekessa wrote:Shalee Lianne wrote:I do believe that FW will become so much worse for newer players. Station lock outs will be a big deal to someone new to the game who doesn't have alts to move their things, etc. Because yeah, they won't be getting recruited into FW corps that already have foundations who could help them out with stuff like that I reckon Alaekessa has hit the nail on the head . Why wouldn't new pilots want to join? They will most likely have a home deep in home faction space. This will actually make FW better for new pilots and help build up the base of pilots. I understand the Minmatar are giving the Amarr a HIDING currently. Think about it... Recruit more pilots. How do you think the Minmatar now have the numbers??? I remember only 4 months ago that roles were reversed.
I have always thought that that large null sec alliances are much easier for new pilots than faction war. They tell you how to fit your ships. The primaries are often just in alphabetical order. Nothing a noob does wrong is likely to cost a fight. They have forums with helpful information and pilots who are trying to recruit and help new players.
So to the extent this makes faction war even more of a blob to win game, this is more newb friendly. Whether it teaches newbs what is really great about eve is a different question. Now like null sec its going to involve more teaching the lemmings to swim together. The quality small scale pvpers are unlikely to have a role in the actual occupancy combat anymore.
With these changes faction war becomes like level 3 missions to null sec level 4 missions. You will basically have to do all the same sorts of grinds of null sec - just in smaller ships and for much lower pay. If I wanted to go recruiting and building connections and coodinating large fleets to grind stuff I would be in null sec going after allot bigger rewards.
I really wonder why the people that like these changes just don't go to null sec and get a much bigger return for all the "effort" and "work" they do. I ldon't mean that as any sort of insult either. Its a sincere question. Null sec is the place where you get the big returns on hard work - if that is what you want in eve. Make faction war occupancy pvp instead of pve https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=53815&#post53815
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Noisrevbus
118
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Posted - 2012.05.06 03:34:00 -
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Dark Pangolin wrote:Who cares about the FW changes! Check this part out!
Drone Damage module (Extrinsic Damage Amplifier) GÇóCPU Rigs (Small/Medium/Large Processor Overclocking Unit) GÇóFueled Shield booster (Small/Medium/Large Ancillary Shield Booster), using Cap Boosters as charges GÇóLight and Medium Web drones GÇóResistance shifting armor hardener (Armor Adaptive Hardener)
Also i agree that a denial of services and having the station guns shoot at you would be more appropriate that locking you out of stations...
This is more of the stuff that really scare me. It's random "awesome" introduced without any thought to it's lasting implications of game balance and without any direct motivation to it's introduction.
Drones never had damage modules for a good reason, they already had a high-damage niche to begin with. An Ishtar could always spit nearly 500 dps over 100km at the expense of the drawbacks inherent in drones. Turret ships put out half of that. Missile ships could content with raw damage but had their own application issues. Then came Tier 3 BC with their 600-700 dps paradigm just stepping over every other notion of balance, and now this. In what way did we need it? did drone boats lack damage output? will they see fleet-use because of this? Surely not.
A fuelled shield booster would cut down on slots needed for an injected tank. A fair general idea it may seem, considering the manadatory nature of midslots like MWD or points, but it does enable new combinations of high-buffer injection that will ripple balance issues across the ship classes; force a major amount of post-balance work better spent elsewhere, and for what reason?
It's probably just a testing ground to meet the demands of people whining about active bonuses not scaling as gang sizes go up, or active tanking being relegated to small gangs. The thing is that balance is actually pretty tolerable as it is, between armor and shield or between the logic that internal mitigation with external regeneration is a combined superior team-strategy. Why meddle with it when there are glaring holes to fix? Why cause new?
There is one very important difference between EC-drones and web-drones. ECM may indirectly cause a ship to explode, but webs have a direct and much quicker effect. Look at it like this: if you swarm something with EC-drones it tend to affect offensive control, you can still manoeuver and buy time, it's also chance based which allow you to sustain and deal with it. That's why something like smartbombs is effective on EC-drones. They have little offensive snap - even if they can have defensive snap (drones, jam, flee).
Webbing drones on the other hand can be applied to a fleeing enemy with an instant effect that then and there can cause them to explode. Smartbombing that won't be feasible. Your team-effort versus mass application can't react that fast. You'll likely see profileration of large gangs just putting out a sphere of webbing death by allowing small web drones. It doesn't matter if it's a weak figure, every Drake in the game all of a sudden got 60km of web reach; a bonus usually reserved for very specialist ship under specific circumstances. It's yet another of them mechanics that just feed a blob and will give people less motivation to go out and fight each other in the first place.
Barring CPU-rigs, what of this crap is actually needed in the game? Needed to the point that it's taken design precedence over fixing clearly defined problems. I understand i sound conservative and boring, but ugh. |
Alaekessa
Matari Combat Research and Manufacture Inc.
34
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Posted - 2012.05.06 03:35:00 -
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QQ MOAR
::War is hell:: |
Histocomp
BSC LEGION Tactical Narcotics Team
5
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Posted - 2012.05.06 03:56:00 -
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Sorry all you Amarr militia types, but the idea of a reset is the wrong way to go. Just thing of what null sec would be like if they 'reset' sov every time a change was made. You lost those systems and the Minmatar militia earned them, now you have to deal with it. Any perceived 'advantage' they earned for themselves. And you are perfectly capable for basing out of other systems and taking them back. |
Andiedeath
Sefem Velox
83
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Posted - 2012.05.06 04:25:00 -
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Cearain wrote:Andiedeath wrote:
... . Why wouldn't new pilots want to join (Militia)? They will most likely have a home deep in home faction space. This will actually make FW better for new pilots and help build up the base of pilots.
I understand the Minmatar are giving the Amarr a HIDING currently. Think about it... Recruit more pilots. How do you think the Minmatar now have the numbers??? I remember only 4 months ago that roles were reversed.
I have always thought that that large null sec alliances are much easier for new pilots than faction war. They tell you how to fit your ships. The primaries are often just in alphabetical order. Nothing a noob does wrong is likely to cost a fight. They have forums with helpful information and pilots who are trying to recruit and help new players. So to the extent this makes faction war even more of a blob to win game, this is more newb friendly. Whether it teaches newbs what is really great about eve is a different question. Now like null sec its going to involve more teaching the lemmings to swim together. The quality small scale pvpers are unlikely to have a role in the actual occupancy combat anymore. With these changes faction war becomes like level 3 missions to null sec level 4 missions. You will basically have to do all the same sorts of grinds of null sec - just in smaller ships and for much lower pay. If I wanted to go recruiting and building connections and coodinating large fleets to grind stuff I would be in null sec going after allot bigger rewards. I really wonder why the people that like these changes just don't go to null sec and get a much bigger return for all the "effort" and "work" they do. I ldon't mean that as any sort of insult either. Its a sincere question. Null sec is the place where you get the big returns on hard work - if that is what you want in eve.
It seems the basis of your debate is that Militia Corps are not capable (or willing) to support new pilots and helping them get the tools they need to succeed. It also suggests that Corps in Militia do not think about infrastructure to support their goals. Both these assumptions are incorrect for at least some Corps/Alliances. It is quite easy to set up a Corp like a Null Sec alliance now. Even with bully Pirate alliances like PL in our midst. All the Militias have to do is think more about the end game and what they need to do to get there.
I seem to remember an old world book chapter... Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind. Applys very well here. |
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Veshta Yoshida
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
78
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Posted - 2012.05.06 06:22:00 -
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SigmaPi wrote:the amarr are perfectly capable of getting a blob together and doing anything they want. the difference is that we've stuck with (and worked) the grind much harder than them. .. This is a troll, surely. Have you tried plexing as one of the good guys, aka. Amarr? Where you can offensive plex with single frigs we need entire bloody fleets to counter the TP/Missile spam of the Mime NPCs in order to keep same speed as you lot.
At any rate, the massive imbalances in the current (and coming) system has turned most of Amarr off the entire thing which is why there hasn't been much of anything going on since the infini-plex change. What is the point of dedicating 200+ man hours (small gang for ~7 hrs) to flip a system when the enemy can re-flip it with 21 man hours (3 frigs for ~7 hrs)?
Not resetting is like allowing a single person to use a bicycle for a marathon and then keeping his world shattering record for all time .. and yes, the difference in "ease of plexing" is that pronounced.
Solution to defence LP issue: Make it sliding scale, the closer one is to ones desired outcome (decontest for defence, vulnerable/flip for offence) the fewer LP one gets. For Defense: Doing the rounds and resetting lightly contested systems would be worth it but barely, the big payout would be in systems near flipping where enemy is strongest (only if major changes to balance is made though). For Offense: Big carrot is the flip which is also to yield LP (anyone else having issues with the LP flood they are planning?), so the decreasing ticks for plexes should act as motivation for the "last push" (synergy with defence above).
(For CCP) Hoping for answers to following in blogs: - Are we still going to grind static EHP for flips by the way, or will it be 'automatic' once VP pool overflows? - Are we going to have some indicator other than the highly inaccurate blob on map as to status of VP pool? - Are missions getting nerfed to eradicate the perpetual bomber free-loaders .. they are going to be like locusts, swarming between militias that are doing well and thus get increased payouts. - Are navy NPC's getting balanced as promised, or will it be at a later date? - Will map on Amarr/Shakorite front be tweaked to 'even things out' as was done with addition of Black Rise at launch? - Will plex access restrictions be tweaked to disallow pirate hulls which are punching far above their weightclass? - With retraction of discount on LP for navy hulls, will they be made exclusive to FW or do we still have to compete with the high-sec bots (even if there is a person, repetition dulls the mind turning him/her into a bot so Hah!)?
Probably more, but Civ4 beckons. |
Deen Wispa
Screaming War Eagles Incorporated
246
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Posted - 2012.05.06 06:40:00 -
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CCP- By implementing docking restrictions, you are also making it very very tough for people to run missions. I won't say impossible but this becomes a major challenge.
People receive damage to their ships and they will need to dock up in order to repair the damage. But now this isn't possible due to docking restrictions. This is especially tough on the newbies. Yet one more way of making FW less accessible. C'est La Eve :) Gallente Militia -áPVP Corp. Selective recruitment open. http://iamsheriff.com/eagle.html |
Andiedeath
Sefem Velox
83
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Posted - 2012.05.06 06:41:00 -
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SigmaPi wrote:the amarr are perfectly capable of getting a blob together and doing anything they want. the difference is that we've stuck with (and worked) the grind much harder than them. ..
Very True. Although again December/January I seem to remember the Amarr were that focused and the Minmatar were getting completed slaughtered. At one stage I believe they had everything upto Amamake and some over near Hek area... What happened???? Oh thats right we got our act together. :P
Veshta Yoshida wrote:This is a troll, surely. Have you tried plexing as one of the good guys, aka. Amarr? Where you can offensive plex with single frigs we need entire bloody fleets to counter the TP/Missile spam of the Mime NPCs in order to keep same speed as you lot.
Nope not a troll and completely true, but out of interest I'm going to set up and try it in an alt and let you know. If its unbalanced then ccp should fix by rebalancing the NPCs, if not... well... no more needed to be said.
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Veshta Yoshida
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
78
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Posted - 2012.05.06 07:26:00 -
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Andiedeath wrote:Oh thats right we got our act together. :P Yeah, there was a brief spurt of activity when infini-plex changes came around, but it died out when people were reminded of the imbalance .. ie. Mimes needing only 10-15% effort to undo whatever is done.
Andiedeath wrote:Nope not a troll and completely true, but out of interest I'm going to set up and try it in an alt and let you know. If its unbalanced then ccp should fix by rebalancing the NPCs, if not... well... no more needed to be said. You could just ask one of the old timers around your parts, but by all means test it .. the awakening will be all the more abrupt. Looking forward to seeing you under the "Balance FW!" banners |
Damar Rocarion
Nasranite Watch Caldari State Capturing
173
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Posted - 2012.05.06 07:35:00 -
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Andiedeath wrote:Nope not a troll and completely true, but out of interest I'm going to set up and try it in an alt and let you know. If its unbalanced then ccp should fix by rebalancing the NPCs, if not... well... no more needed to be said.
Just to be blunt, I would rather have full caldari minor plex spawn on my side in battle than full amarr major plex spawn. That might be saying something. Main issue with amarr npcs is that they have hard time hitting a broadside of a barn when parked inside a said barn. If you web and paint a cruiser sized target hull, they might hit with some regularity if within 20-30km. Otherwise...... |
Ahazu Sagam
ZERO HEAVY INDUSTRIES 24eme Legion Etrangere
1
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Posted - 2012.05.06 07:42:00 -
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A reset for Amarr-Mini-FW space (only there) is necessary /possible because CCP messed up there:
I) The Amarr-Mini--FW zone has 70 systems. Amarr has sov in 30 systems. Minis have sov in 40 systems, thats are 33% more systems. No big deal; no one complained about it because it was inconsiderable.
II) The current mechanic makes it harder to occupy a system with enemy sov. Thats great and reasonable and i think everybody agrees that it a good mechanic.
III) CCP wants to give you a bonus based on the number off systems your faction holds (no one actually confirmed that iirc). Great, i think everyone loves it.
Some people might now ask, "where is your problem?" and some might have already noticed it by reading I) and II). For those who haven't: Its harder for Amarr milita to controll 50% (35 systems) of the FW zone, and this has nothing to do with numbers, npcs, plex mechanics, how 1337 every body is and so on. And this is an issue when CCP does III).
BTW I do not want that minis lose all thier amarr systems now , but CCP cant ignore this problem |
Mutnin
SQUIDS.
172
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Posted - 2012.05.06 08:10:00 -
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You guys can get over the idea of Sov resets.. CCP has never done it for null sec and they won't do it for FW. It's almost certainly not gonna happen, so if you want your systems back you need to get out there and take them back before the update.
As far as the LP boost into the game it's being countered by almost an absurd price hike on all the Faction ships. If you look on SISI the Faction ships in the FW LP store have had the require LP cost multiplied by 4.
Hookbill for example is 40k LP
Navy Scorp is 600k LP
Navy Raven is 1 million LP
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Jimmy Nickson
The Lucky Star
5
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Posted - 2012.05.06 10:01:00 -
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Station lockouts come to TQ = CCP killed amarr militia
Many corps will leave because minmatar plex with way more numbers than us etc...
Also majority of the amarr populous is lacking they're on holidays or just not logging in so hardly any resistance. Not to mentchin any active players are not consistant players they're casual players. This basicly means all people who minmatar see as an opossing fleet on from will basicly drop out of fw because they can't use their ships minmatar will no longer have anybody to fight, they will just end up camping high-sec gates waiting for noobs to come and all the noobs will rage and leave so no amarr fw etc.... I know several corps who have already stated they will drop amarr fw if station lockouts come to TQ because of the reason amarr can't compete atm. Fire ze missiles! |
Silence iKillYouu
KA POW POW Inc Late Night Alliance
162
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Posted - 2012.05.06 11:00:00 -
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This is going to be so funny.
Now next time we take your system your all doomed!!!
ANNNND WE GET PAID TO KILL YOU ALL!!! HAHAHAH YES!!!!
iLaw we will sell u huola back for 50bill http://fw-frontline.blogspot.com/ |
Alaekessa
Matari Combat Research and Manufacture Inc.
34
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Posted - 2012.05.06 14:43:00 -
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Jimmy Nickson wrote:Station lockouts come to TQ = CCP killed amarr militia
Many corps will leave because minmatar plex with way more numbers than us etc...
Also majority of the amarr populous is lacking they're on holidays or just not logging in so hardly any resistance. Not to mentchin any active players are not consistant players they're casual players. This basicly means all people who minmatar see as an opossing fleet on from will basicly drop out of fw because they can't use their ships minmatar will no longer have anybody to fight, they will just end up camping high-sec gates waiting for noobs to come and all the noobs will rage and leave so no amarr fw etc.... I know several corps who have already stated they will drop amarr fw if station lockouts come to TQ because of the reason amarr can't compete atm.
Yay moar tears.... |
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Hans Jagerblitzen
Autocannons Anonymous Late Night Alliance
2317
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Posted - 2012.05.06 15:45:00 -
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Mutnin wrote:You guys can get over the idea of Sov resets.. CCP has never done it for null sec and they won't do it for FW. It's almost certainly not gonna happen, so if you want your systems back you need to get out there and take them back before the update.
As far as the LP boost into the game it's being countered by almost an absurd price hike on all the Faction ships. If you look on SISI the Faction ships in the FW LP store have had the require LP cost multiplied by 4.
Hookbill for example is 40k LP
Navy Scorp is 600k LP
Navy Raven is 1 million LP
This assumption about LP store prices is a perfect example of why everyone should be waiting for CCP's final confirmation and explanation of all the changes in context with one another. They've already said they'll have a dev blog out this week, I highly recommend people wait until they know what the situation is before they just assume what they see on SiSi is static.
Go back and watch the Fan Fest presentation. It was there that the developers explained that the LP store prices are supposed to be on a sliding scale, according to victory conditions for ones faction. Winning militias are supposed to be getting discounts in the LP store, meaning you'd pay less for your faction gear than ever before. Losing factions would see their LP prices soar.
This way, there is always an incentive for the team that is behind to fight back, as every FW pilot will want to be cashing out their LP when it is worth the most isk. You might earn a ton while your faction is ahead, and than have it be worth less if you let the enemy beat you, providing an incentive to gold on to your LP, fight back, and than cash it out at peak value again.
Now, I have no idea what this means in terms of SiSi numbers, I suspect that without an actual war being fought and systems being reinforced, everyone is merely seeing the worst case scenario as far as the pricing scheme. But that is exactly why I suggest just waiting to see what CCP confirms this coming week, and than make your evaluations of the new system.
Everyone right now is so emotionally rooted in how this affects them in the short term, and forgetting that the current FW community is but a fraction of those that have come and gone. Many non-FW pilots will be interested in trying the new system as now everything has actual meaning and value, the Sov reset suggestion that everyone is panicking about is as much with respect for pilots that will want to try FW for the first time in years, or the first time ever. They may have little incentive to do so if one faction makes a sprint while taking Sov is incredibly easy, and than lives off the fat of the land that is supposed to be the reward for a system where taking Sov is much more difficult.
CCP should be considering everyone in the game that may want to give this a try, not just us grizzled veterans afraid of change. Starting May 22 with little reason for outsiders to enlist in the faction of their choice because of a frozen, imbalanced state of Sovereignty is not going to encourage the enlistment numbers that is one of primary reason we're working to improve Faction Warfare in the first place.
Vice Secretary of the 7th Council of Stellar Management.
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X Gallentius
Quantum Cats Syndicate Villore Accords
193
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Posted - 2012.05.06 16:25:00 -
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Hans Jagerblitzen wrote: Starting May 22 with little reason for outsiders to enlist in the faction of their choice because of a frozen, imbalanced state of Sovereignty is not going to encourage the enlistment numbers that is one of primary reason we're working to improve Faction Warfare in the first place. I respectfully disagree. Sovereignty isn't frozen, and if the new system is going to work, it needs to work when the numbers on each side are both balanced and imbalanced.
Would CCP please re-set 0.0 sov when they finally get around to fixing that broken mechanic?
Also, CCP please consider implementing a sov upgrade that would make it worthwhile to upgrade non-station systems (not that the current upgrades are worth bothering about for systems WITH stations). |
Apollo Eros
Percussive Diplomacy PERCUSSIVE PIZZA TIME DIPLOMACY
17
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Posted - 2012.05.06 16:25:00 -
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A couple of things.
CCP has said numerous times that the intention of F.W was to bridge into 0.0.
They have said multiple times they are not happy with current sov systems and it seems like we are going to be the guinea pigs for this.
I am all for trying new things. There have been numerous times friends have said there is no reason to flip systems since it really does not do anything. Well it looks like CCP is giving us a reason to plex.
I do like the ideas of still being able to dock but having increased costs in non friendly systems.
I am personally looking forward to the map filter changes. Oh ya!! |
Fleet Warpsujarento
State Protectorate Caldari State
86
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Posted - 2012.05.06 16:51:00 -
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So those grizzled veterans who are afraid of change, who are too emotionally rooted in the immediate, and who aren't important to you Hans, would they be the same ones who voted you into the CSM? |
Almity
Imperial Outlaws
2
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Posted - 2012.05.06 17:00:00 -
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Silence iKillYouu wrote:This is going to be so funny.
Now next time we take your system your all doomed!!!
ANNNND WE GET PAID TO KILL YOU ALL!!! HAHAHAH YES!!!!
iLaw we will sell u huola back for 50bill
Huola is a dump, keep it. If you ever see me living there again by my own free will I give you permission to Bat Phone PL.(P.S. I have a carrier for sale) We also get paid to kill you. And since your lot ever leaves Huola or Kourm I will make SO much more than you.
Last night we fought over Asghed. Well kind of. We fought over a Minor and a Medium plex once the system went vulnerable. Amarr was able to decontest it once but do to RESHIP time we could not hold on to it. In the hopes of controlling the minor we even used carriers to try and resupply us in a timely manner. By the end of the night we sat in a Major Plex with Armor BC and Guardians, The Minmatar hit the Control Bunker with about 20 T3 BC's. They had warped to the Acceleration Gate but decided not to fight. The timer was around two minuets when they finished killing the Control Bunker. Was very close.
When you plex now you need three different ship sizes. When you fight over systems people die, they use over heat, they take damage. This is not 0.0. We don't go in, hit a structure and leave. We have to stay and grind for hours and possibly soon days to flip a system. If we can't dock, resupply, or repair what can we do? Focus on one size plex? Only try to flip systems next to one we own?
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Mutnin
SQUIDS.
172
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Posted - 2012.05.06 17:05:00 -
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Hans Jagerblitzen wrote:
This assumption about LP store prices is a perfect example of why everyone should be waiting for CCP's final confirmation and explanation of all the changes in context with one another. They've already said they'll have a dev blog out this week, I highly recommend people wait until they know what the situation is before they just assume what they see on SiSi is static.
Go back and watch the Fan Fest presentation. It was there that the developers explained that the LP store prices are supposed to be on a sliding scale, according to victory conditions for ones faction. Winning militias are supposed to be getting discounts in the LP store, meaning you'd pay less for your faction gear than ever before. Losing factions would see their LP prices soar.
This way, there is always an incentive for the team that is behind to fight back, as every FW pilot will want to be cashing out their LP when it is worth the most isk. You might earn a ton while your faction is ahead, and than have it be worth less if you let the enemy beat you, providing an incentive to gold on to your LP, fight back, and than cash it out at peak value again.
yea I saw that with the fan fest videos and pretty much said the same thing anyone else did with half a brain. If the current winning side gets better prices while the losing sides prices get more extreme.. Who the hell is ever going to join the losing side?
The only thing that sort of mechanic will do is cause massive side shifts of all the non hardcore players along with the farmers to the side that makes the most profit. I mean really do you honestly think if I need ISK I'm gonna grind out 600k LP's for a Scorp navy issue if the guys on the other side are getting their Dommi Navy Issues for 150k lp or less?
I mean really do you think I'm gonna pay 1 million LP for a Navy Raven when I can just go pick up a few LVL V's and get them for 600k at the State War LP store?
LOL hell no I'm just gonna put a noob alt on the other side and farm their plexes when I need ISk.. That's all anyone with half a brain would do as well. That or I'd just swicth my ISK source to something else and move on. We aren't here to "grind" and that includes SOV. Most of us are here because we can make decent ISK and get PVP with out all the issues null sec politics or the small corp logistical nightmares of living in deep null. |
SigmaPi
Valkyr Industries Late Night Alliance
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Posted - 2012.05.06 17:16:00 -
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Almity wrote: When you plex now you need three different ship sizes. When you fight over systems people die, they use over heat, they take damage. This is not 0.0. We don't go in, hit a structure and leave. We have to stay and grind for hours and possibly soon days to flip a system. If we can't dock, resupply, or repair what can we do? Focus on one size plex? Only try to flip systems next to one we own?
Not that I don't agree with you on this point, but there are ways of dealing with it. You could put up a staging pos in the system you're attacking with a ship maintenance array - each corp or alliance just needs a small to get it done. I think it brings some much needed logistical considerations to a fairly easy place to live, and I like that about the system.
As for last night, you guys were welcome to warp in on our fleet at any point, no one was making you sit in a major. |
Veshta Yoshida
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
78
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Posted - 2012.05.06 17:23:00 -
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Almity wrote:.. If we can't dock, resupply, or repair what can we do? Focus on one size plex? Only try to flip systems next to one we own? Naah, we set up shop in Kour, Kam and Lamaa .. nice little triangle .. let the mimes take everything else and then make a bazillion LP from offensive plex roams while keeping fighting in those three systems (or while out with carrier). Since we'd be "losing" the only LP on market would be ours as mission whores are removed from equation (no stations) providing a massive Amarr LP deficit so we can literally write our own cheques by cornering more markets than I can count The mimes on the other hand, with no significant offensive plexes available are forced to feed us by defensive plexing or suffer the whines from the locust swarm of mission whores that joined them to get discounts and easy missions.
If CCP insists on using us as guinea pigs for their beloved null-monkeys then I say we game the snot out of whatever we get thus breaking everything they tried doing.
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X Gallentius
Quantum Cats Syndicate Villore Accords
193
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Posted - 2012.05.06 17:24:00 -
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Almity wrote: When you plex now you need three different ship sizes. When you fight over systems people die, they use over heat, they take damage. This is not 0.0. We don't go in, hit a structure and leave. We have to stay and grind for hours and possibly soon days to flip a system. If we can't dock, resupply, or repair what can we do? Focus on one size plex? Only try to flip systems next to one we own?
This, plus 40 hour timer will make it very difficult to secure systems that are more than one jump from a station. Give defenders in home systems a huge advantage. |
Hans Jagerblitzen
Autocannons Anonymous Late Night Alliance
2317
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Posted - 2012.05.06 17:24:00 -
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X Gallentius wrote: Would CCP please re-set 0.0 sov when they finally get around to fixing that broken mechanic?
Let's be crystal clear about what we're talking about here and cut through some of the hysteria. "Sov reset" is actually a misleading and inaccurate term for what is being discussed.
Huola has always been the sovereign space of the Amarr Empire. Auga has always been the sovereign space of the Minmatar Republic. That has never once been adjusted, modified, or changed, and continuity of this fact into the May 22 expansion would not truly be a "Sov reset". The argument that CCP should reset 0.0 sovereignty is a straw-man, because we're not actually talking about CCP moving sovereignty lines, though that is how everyone is interpreting this.
What CCP proposed at Fan Fest was removing the meaningless occupancy mechanic, and giving capsuleers the ability to fight over actual Sovereignty. Many pilots made an assumption at this point, and planned efforts to reinforce their occupation in enemy sovereign space, despite the fact that CCP was saying they would be removing occupancy entirely. These pilots assumed that CCP would just arbitrarily change occupancy into Sovereignty, which would indeed be a shuffling of who has sovereignty, a forced adjustment akin to fiddling with null sec Sov as you pointed out. Saying that current Sovereignty designations will remain the same following the May 22 is not truly a "Sov reset" and therefore not some radical action akin to what you are suggesting.
The bottom line is that neither CCP nor the CSM can advocate rules or changes that are based upon the actions capsuleers take in anticipation of a package of changes that was never set in stone, and still isn't set in stone. It's a tough pill to swallow for some, but every single patch there is a similar flurry of economic activity, and plenty of pilots have lost billions before speculating on future changes that may or may not come to pass. CCP cannot change that policy now and make Sovereignty adjustments simply because pilots moved into enemy sov space under the assumption it would magically become their own.
We could debate this all day, or we can simply and see what the final package and procedure is going to be when the dev blog comes out this week. Either way, players will have almost two weeks to gird themselves for the coming war and prepare their battle plans.
Vice Secretary of the 7th Council of Stellar Management.
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