viverxia
Serenity Prime The Volition Cult
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Posted - 2016.06.29 11:53:00 -
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Let's start with the niggly stuff.
Yes the ESS needs work, Its deployment rules are broken. WIth this i propose a change to them as such as a balance pass before the new module comes out, New deploying rules to fix the issues with putting them in anoms and inside citadels ETC
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The Upwell SESS is an modification to the ESS design that the major nations have been using. While providing less LP and a reduction in bounty earnings it allows the true flexibility by being able to swap out the scripted codes which relay information to the nation in question.
When deployed, it may be interacted with to change the scripts and after a rearming stage the SESS will begin broadcasting to its new nation to provide them with the details.
Without a Script the SESS will function as an Upwell ESS, providing LP to go towards Citadels, Mining equipment and other cool goodies.
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Now the technicals, I won't provide numbers since its CCP's job to balance things and i don't want to presume what is balanced for the game.
You're all thinking, "Why?"
First thing, it gives a reason for CCP to rework ESS's.. which needs doing lets be frank. Second...
Faction Scripts "COULD" be a thing. With the revived push on pirate and faction hulls, and Upwell becoming a power all to itself it could be an opportunity for CCP to add a new avenue to gain LP.
Quote:But Viv, i don't want all those ratters down in drone regions getting safe LP while i break my back doing loyalty missions
This is true, and i agree.
Thats why i purposed to whammy of
- Less LP, it MUST be less income than doing the missions for the relevant faction, it can't be a replacement.
- Less ISK, It should reduce the income of the system. Sending your data over new eden isn't cheap!
- Can't Work on the same nations rats, What? you thought the sansha were gonna pay you for killing their dreadnoughts?
- Generally worse for income than a normal ESS
Couple of balancing things they could add in,
- The SESS is slower to get a payout from, Stealing is uneffected.
- Due to the SESS broadcasting, anyone can see a readout of the current balance by showing the info of the SESS from the overview.
- Using a faction script reduces your standing to one of the four nations? (I don't know if this would work, but if it could it's a good counter to the benefits)
So there it is, for CCP's consideration. Any balancing i'm sure they can handle, But regardless i propose a rework of the ESS to change its deployment rules anyway.
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