Originally by: Aloriana Jacques

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Edited by: Aloriana Jacques on 06/01/2010 05:01:42
With Dominion fresh off the shelves it seems a bit odd to be ready for the next expansion already. But considering that Dominion's key features were focused more on 0.0 some of us *coughcarebearscough* need to look to the future and anticipate wonderful things...hopefully.

As most know, planetary interactions are coming next and is slated for a summer release (may-july). There's not too much that we know will be thrown into the expansion, but here's where we can hypothesize what will be coming.

What we know is coming:

Planetary interaction-----

• Low barrier of entry


• Own regions, develop them (industry, academia, infrastructure) and profit from them


• Interact with other players who own regions around you


• Player actions within their regions can spill into their neighbours


• Care for/enslave/"employ" your citizens


• "It's less about particular units or installations and more about policies, trade agreements and diplomacy by other means..." -Fan Fest 2009, CCP Presents, Timestamp 1:03:39


• Nuke your enemies from orbit (destroying the infrastructure in the process)


• On release of DUST 514, hire DUST players to take your enemy's territory (while keeping the infrastructure intact)

What we know is coming (soonTM) and may or may not be part of the next expansion:

• Alliance Treaties (removed from Dominion for more work, allows alliance to make treaties with other alliances, corps, and even individuals giving them rights within their space to specific things)


• Mining revamp (planetary rings and comets that must be scanned out and contain new resources)


• Fleet Formations (offers many bonuses to ships in formation)


• T3 Frigate series (stated to be the next iteration of Tech 3 that is to be "cheap" and "highly configurable")


• T3 loot (not much out except it'll be a new generation of modules + components and "It's going to be awesome!")

And also expect:

• Random info on Incarna (maybe they'll rename it again!)


• Jovians (Mysteeeerious... And are waiting for the right time to strike.)

So is anybody else excited for the future?! :D
NINJA-EDIT: And if I missed anything else, let me know and I'll throw it up!

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CCP Presents: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNhPig8inEY
CCP q&A Panel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFEi2aIvsFA

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