Slobodanka
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Posted - 2011.05.18 10:45:00 -
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What I think 0.0 needs is the stop to gameplay mechanisms that allow vast amounts of space to be controlled by groups of pilots who are really not present in them that much.
Currently the situation is as follows: Solo pilot in 0.0 can do a bit better ISK-gathering-wise than empire dweller, and with all the security available to them they can actually be safer ISKing in 0.0 than in empire. So we have low risk, low rewards. Just like empire. In 0.0. Which is not empire.
If you're a big alliance then you can make tons of ISK but need to control large areas, put up massive infrastructure, supply huge amounts of fuel and parts etc. And sov mechanics allow for that. Taking down these ISK presses takes a lot of pilots, time and equipment so changes in this areas are very rare... they do happen and they are awesome when they do, but they are still rare.
What I'd like to see is "more powah" to the pilots and less carebearing for alliances. Boost up 0.0 rewards, but make it really really unsafe and insecure to gather those rewards. Sure, blobs will always beat small groups but needing 50+ pilots to finish a plex because there is 30man roam around would be much cooler and more fun that 1000v1000 lagfest. For this to happen both 50man fleet and 30man roaming group will need some incentive to get their asses into space in the first place, hence boost 0.0 rewards for smaller groups.
So instead of an alliance taking most of their time to fuel towers, bridges and other really fun and exciting things to gather ISK I'd again like to see good old(er) days where alliances had to rely on their members to get ISK and equipment, and getting ISK in 0.0 was noticably better (although noticably more dangerous) than in empire.
In short: Take away some (most) of the reasons for huge alliances to form in 0.0, put in more reasons for empire players to jump into 0.0 because there is actually a reason to do so other than peevepee. PvP will come, all you need is pilots and reason to start a fight. ISK is always a good reason to start a fight.
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