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Posted - 2010.07.14 02:37:00 -
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Originally by: Aurum Bellator Look, this argument that it makes no sense from an RP point of view is simply wrong. "Heavily fortified borders" even if true does not necessarily equate to "heavily policed borders." In addition, who is to say they are heavily fortified? You don't just build a fence in space.
They don't need a fence, they've got fleets stationed in these systems, and as you only have a few entry points, all they'd have to do is sit on their gates and blow you up when you come in through the 'gate', much as you'd do when you come in through the gate of a fence. Only here you can't climb over the fence, so its actualy more effective.
Originally by: Aurum Bellator I can point to real world examples, to the extent they are relevant, to support my position. Take, for example, the United States border with Mexico. The two countries are friendly, if not necessarily allied. Yet the U.S.-Mexican border is a lawless zone of terror, murder, kidnapping, drug smuggling, human trafficking, and gang and cartel warfare.
This is EVE though, not the US-mexico border, the cartels have their own space here where they have their warzone and lawlessness (see .0 pirate owned space). On top of that, the us-mexico border is a long line that can't be quite completely foolproof watched, the EVE jumpgates however are much easier to monitor, definatly if you own the things (as I can imagine the factions do in their own space)
Originally by: Aurum Bellator There are other examples in the real world. Think of the frontier time in U.S. history a/k/a the "Wild West." There are many other examples but for brevity's sake I'll let someone else point them out. It only makes sense that states will focus their limited resources devoted to policing to secure the hearts of population and commerce, and that the fringe territories will be neglected.
The distance between say Amarr and Jita is only 9 jumps, if the amarrian and caldari navy cannot protect that many systems between their 2 trade hubs, then I doubt they'd be capable as empires to defend themselves against the pirate factions should they ever decide to come and say hi. So no, this is NOT the wild west, this is not some place that is just being colonised. Rather, its a hi-tech civilisation that will do everything in its power to insure its wealth remains intact and giving away trade routes to pirates is not one of those things.
Originally by: Aurum Bellator So this whole notion that CONCORD, which is a police force, is going to focus its efforts on far-away solar systems that are not very heavily travelled is simply wrong.
I would believe that CONCORD is stationed according to sec status, and sec status is higher in more populated systems, hence you void your own point about 'far-away' solar systems, its the same as where a city has more agents than a town has, no matter how much closer the town might be to the capital than the city.
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