Cinori Aluben
Minmatar
Hydrosolo
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Posted - 2010.03.10 23:12:00 -
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 Originally by: Shasz
Can it be assumed that all of this planetary interaction takes place with your ship *at* the planet and not safely tucked away in some station?
If so, I see lowsec finally getting something that can be fought over and defended without breaking out the POS-bashing war machines. Just go shoot the guy when he tries to manage his PINs in your system.
This is the first thing I thought of as well, to serve as a first line-of-attack/defense for the PI - the need to interface proximally with your planet. For important actions, you should have to be within so many km from the planet, uncloaked. This would create all sorts of emergent behavior: pirates scouting planets for Planeteers (Captain Planet!), planet-ninjas/flippers (should follow same current rules as canflipping), planeteers creating æsafespotsÆ at around their planets, planeteer escort parties, bait planeteers, heavy passive-tank planeteer setups, space-elevator camps blockading/stealing high-profit resource pulls, etc. As you know, EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN. . This also makes lowsec a potentially more visited and valuable place.
Few QÆs of my own:
1)Will planets ædepleteÆ over time? Are we like Necromongers from Chronicles of riddick, going from planet to planet devouring all their resources? There should definitely be consequences to æoverminingÆ a planet û cuz eve players are HUNGRY LIKE A WOLF.
2)Will alliances/corps be able to track & tax profits/movement of goods from PI within their corp or within their sov?
3)Will we be able to name planets within our Sov? our facilities? I SO call the name ôCloud Cityö for my gas planet facility =) And I shall name the planet Bespin.
4)As this is an expansion dedicated to planets, and since youÆve already hired that there university physicist (mad props btw, that was probably my fav response so far), have you considered taking it to the next level with integration of true orbit/gravity routines [around large bodies only]?? û I know SO many players who have wished for this for years û and talk about ædynamicÆ gameplay! =)
P.S. û LOVE the UI pic, should be the icon image for planetary interaction on the neocom.
P.S.S û Great job on the blog, and answering so many questions. Mad respect for you guys.
P.S.S.S û TAKE ME DOWN TO PARADISE CITY WHERE THE GRASS IS GREEN AND THE GIRLS ARE PRETTY.
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