I believe alliance leaders could create incentives to induce more people to move there, if they were willing. To a degree the goons already did/do this for their members.

Simply put, if you threw ISK at people I'm sure there would be more in 0.0

This will not change anything. Idiots will simply quit and search for another game
where they can get their worthless satisfaction.

Solstice Project

good trolling

High rewards do matter, but risks that are 100 times greater prevent all attempts.

It is the ratio of risk to reward - if it was 1:10 to win 100 mill ISK - this is kind of reward people may want to try.

Today it is 1:100 to win 15 mill ISK. Contrast more than 60 times!!!

Low sec mission runners need to be protected while in mission pocket!

You didn't make a point.

I've always heard how amazing null sec anoms were when I was a highsec bear. After dual boxing them in tengus myself, it turns out they aren't that amazing and I make much more doing lvl 4s with 1 character.

Granted, anom payout is very direct and simple, and what makes doing lvl 4s profitable (200m+/hr) involves more work, such as playing the market, trading, doing conversions etc and a pimped ship and faction standings to blitz (basically things other than actually doing the missions). However, the risk involved in HS is downright laughable compared to 0.0.

I think the risk vs reward is what this is about, null anoms just are not worth the risk compared to other income sources.

Moving into low/null isn't about how much you can gain, but about how much you can afford to lose.

If a high-sec player is flying a ship worth 50m and has worked hard for 3 days to acquire another 50m for their wallet, they aren't likely to risk losing their ship in low/null.

If a player is flying a ship worth 50m and has 500m in their wallet, they are far more likely to risk losing their ship for the greater reward. Giving players good rewards in high-sec actually encourages them to move into riskier parts of space. It also helps if they have other players encouraging them to move into null-sec. If null sec players want to complain about high sec players and carebears, perhaps they could do something about it by welcoming them into null sec instead of expecting them to fly solo into a hellish gank-fest that many new players perceive null-suc to be.

What makes you think they don't? I can't say for sure, but I expect most new players would probably be a bit curious about exploring low-sec. For most new players, there's nothing there for them though.

You are like 6 month old into the game... Else you post with sh*** alt.

If people come into low sec for some reason - there is still people in low sec. No matter how safe they are when missioning. They have to dock and complete mission and change fittings at some point! This is where interaction is possible.

You can also make probing improbable but 0,0001 % likely.

Solstice Project - your argument lacks content. A wall of emotions.

People do lvl 5s not because they are brave, but because they effectively eliminated competition, and thus locked down mission hub for themselves. Population will not come!!!

That's true. I think a lot of new players aren't accustomed to losing ships. They have no real desire to go out and get themselves blown up. I think it's a pride thing because other games feed them the idea they are some great hero. They come to EvE with big ideas about taking over the universe and perhaps they don't want to tarnish their reputation by getting killed or something. I think new players might feel some embarrassment and humiliation in being blown up by another player.