In Eve I am almost exclusively a small gang/solo pvper, and have been for the past few years. I've noticed the traffic in null slowly reducing to a point where it is actually safer to be around null than highsec in many cases, which in my mind is not the way things should be. From a purely selfish point of view I would like to see this trend reverse and see null becoming as vibrant as it has been in days gone by so I've got stuff to shoot.

I explored why this has been happening a while ago, and it generated some really interesting ideas, so I'd like to revisit it. If nothing else it gives the players and CCP something to think about.

There are a few reasons that I can see for a reduction of traffic, mainly caused by a lack of migration of players into null:

- High barriers to entry for newer players/corps/alliances to move to null
- Not enough of a carrot to entice players away from highsec
- A lack of differentiated content in null vs. other areas of space.
- Current alliances entrenched in their space.
- Not enough reason for industrialists to be in null

So my question to the masses is this: What features could be introduced to reverse the trend, and increase the number of people wanting to come to null?

Before we get into the inevitable flame session that is General Discussion, I wanted to stress that I don't want this to be a "y u no pvp carebears" thread. There's enough of those already. Equally, for people who want to stay in highsec - that's fine too... nobody's forcing you to leave!

UPDATE

Here are the areas which have been prevalent in the thread so far:

The overwhelming majority of people want nullsec industry to have significant advantages over highsec. It is clear that massive strides need to be made in this area and there are plenty of good suggestions in this thread

Nerfing Jump Drive/Jump Bridge Mechanics - this would force Null Sec Alliances to travel through parts of lowsec to sell their goods in a High Sec market hub. Lots of debate, no consensus

Tax on High Sec Holdings to pay CONCORD to protect you.

Removal of NPC Corps

My personal favourite - give small roaming gangs a reason to roam for isk. Raidable moon mining pos's have been suggesed