Kile Kitmoore
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Posted - 2010.05.18 23:31:00 -
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How long have you been playing?
Just under 2 years.
Have you ever been in low sec?
Yes
Do you run missions or complexes in low sec?
Yes, mainly plexes.
If so, what is the appeal for you?
Aside from the danger, getting lucky and finding some really nice drops.
Are rewards in low sec in line with the risk?
Yes and no. To a miner, HELL NO. To mission runners, mostly no. I would not take a faction fitted PVE BS ship down their to run Lvl 4. I would however take a T2 frigate to run down a quick Lvl 1 or 2 mission but not because of some temptation of better rewards, I just don't want to decline the mission.
Is the risk in low sec over-stated?
Again, yes and no. When I first started playing the rumors around the campfire made me quite scared to enter, until I checked it out myself. I was surprised so many systems were pretty dead and the deeper I went the quieter it got. On the other hand some systems have 7/24 gangs camping and roaming which make them a pretty serious threat. To many carebears though it only takes one gank and they stay away.
Would education from savvy players about how to mitigate risk in low sec encourage folks who didn't just want to AFK L4's to operate there?
Only if there was some way to reach the masses. Meaning people who NEVER read these forums, even then I don't know what percent of them would bother. Mission runners spend big bucks on their pimped out ships, which they want to use but there is no way they can take those down to lowsec. If you want to understand the L4 missions runner, when (lol, if) your elected into CSM have CCP gather some data. Average account age of a L4 mission runner, alt?, ships lost, average weekly income, expenses, NPC corp or 1-man Corp, etc. Profile those suckers and see if you find some common traits.
What is the number one change to low sec that would cause you to considering doing missions and complexes there? (Be realistic! "Kick the pirates out!" is humorous but not realistic. )
See below.
Do you believe it is possible to make low sec changes that would allow both pirates and carebears to co-exist profitably without crippling either's play style to extinction? Why or why not?
Miners (in numbers), forget it, so that's one large carebear group you can cross off. Other industrial players, yes, if it something they can get in and grab and get out and not linger about. Mission runners, yes, IF the rewards are much better but they could use PVP ships to complete and the AI acted differently. Instead of CCP designing new level 1-4 missions geared for just lowsec they could build a series for just level 4. Instead of the biggest badest BS to compete they would need to use faster more agile ships. The AI would respond to new threats, even if someone has room aggro. Most importantly the mission could be completed in cheaper hulls with good rewards. On a plus side to a pirate, the AI would not target them if they have good standing with that particular NPC corp. If you want people down there, cheaper ships to complete with good rewards.
Lowsec has very little pull. On one side you have big sister (nullsec) and on the other is baby sister (hisec). Lowsec is just the middle brat (Marsha!, Marsha!, Marsha!). Nullsec has it's moons and with proper upgrades kick ass sites and belts. Hisec has it's security. Lowsec?.... Even WH's have a there niche, sleeper tech. Lowsec is meant to be for the outlaw but unless youÆre an actual outlaw what else does it offer? Lowsec needs it's own exclusive resource that will draw people from the other corners of Eve. PI might have worked but it seems the devs are going back to the same nullsec gets the great stuff, hisec gets the meh and Lowsec just gets what's in between the two. Maybe when CCP start to consider Tech III frigates they might create an exclusive NPC (or PI element) for lowsec but coupled with something else. Meaning Tech III alone would not be enough, it would provide a good draw but it would need something else to go along with it. In the end Marsha (lowsec) needs some exclusive content and resources the other sec's of space need.
Good luck with your search for answers. BTW, great interview on Unknown EVE!
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