So since we are revamping killrights and bounties, any chance of adding some other options for fixing your security status? I've heard people talking about using tags to get a higher security status as something CCP is looking into... any chance there'll be an announcement on this? Anyone know anything yet?

This isn't part of Inferno (and was never planned to be), but it is something that we'll be working on over the summer. You might hear more about it later in the year.
The talk we gave at fanfest was about plans that were at a very early design stage, and that we wanted to get player feedback on as soon as possible. (See the opening disclaimer that it was all WIP)

Officers are Estamel, Thon et al. Commanders are Dread Guristas, Dark Bloods, True Sanshas etc. Yes, you'll be able to buy your way up, but we'll probably balance it so that it's gonna cost you

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This is why I ask... ^

edit: they talked about this in the csm minutes a little

Sec status is already quite 'bizarre'.

It should cost you plexes to get back to 0.0 sec status.

-10 = 10 plex

Very acceptable

No 'partial' sec bump though (so -5 need 5 plexes, not 1 to be -4)

On that note, -2.5 should be KOS in 1.0 systems etc etc. Weird edge cases are weird.

Involving PLEX into more aspects of the game will simply increase the price forcing more and more players who rely on PLEX to play, be forced to quit the game. So I'm against PLEX for sec status completely.

I like the idea of tags or something that can only be looted from doing ratting in low sec, being a commodity that can be sold on the market. Also in conjunction with this the only way to gain sec status should be killing NPCs in low sec.

Sec status is already quite 'bizarre'.

It should cost you plexes to get back to 0.0 sec status.

-10 = 10 plex

Very acceptable

No 'partial' sec bump though (so -5 need 5 plexes, not 1 to be -4)

On that note, -2.5 should be KOS in 1.0 systems etc etc. Weird edge cases are weird.

So, pay to win then?

Sec Status grinding is a pain, IMHO as it should be. Buying your way into a quick fix is lame...

You lost me when you supported an aspect of a game which you described using words such as "grinding" and "pain". If you can identify an aspect of a >game< that is simply a grind, or painful, or even worse, a painful grind, then there is probably room for improvement.

I'm not advocating a "quick fix", but a "quick fix" also isn't the only alternative to a grinding painfully.

I don't know how much work it would take to implement something of this nature, but what if Sec status were further divided up between the NPC factions. So for instance, I could be -10 with the minmatar and gallente because i'm a douchy pirate who likes to explode things. However, i'm involved in some FW on the side, and when I make enemies go boom in the name of the Amarr, it improves my sec status specifically with them.

I dunno, just an idea, it would remove the painful grind, create incentive to pvp for the sake of pvp which seems pretty snazzy, and presumably it'd spice up FW a bit by giving futher incentives to go kill people on the other side. I see very few drawbacks to this, but as with anything else I am by no means an expert.

Honestly, doesn't even seem like it'd be that difficult to implement, you already have standings with those groups, that are partially governed in similar fashion.

Other benefits might be..regional trade hubs take on more importance as people gravitate towards areas they aren't outlawed from, potentially a more target rich environment in both high and low sec, which is never a bad thing, and perhaps a bit more of an immersion factor. You already get nasty warning messages when you are jump gating around an enemy empires space, seems like sec status would naturally reflect that fact.

EvE is about consequences and rewards, being a pirate may net you some juicy rewards, getting your sheet cleaner should not be a walk in the park nor play to win.

I apologize if I can't express myself better or clearer, English is not my first language.

Also, seeing as this is a multiplayer game, my suggestion has the virtue of involving multiple players, which in itself is a fairly obvious improvement. Anytime you can promote or create incentive for interaction, as opposed to everyone sitting in a corner facing the wall playing whack-a-mole with mindless NPCs, you've probably done something correctly in an MMO, call me crazy though.

how about sec raises by (time served) addressing questions in the help channel or (restitution) of victims losses?

if you dont want to do time, dont do crime?

For discussion sake, what if there was no option to move back towards positive once a player heads down the negative path? While the loss for podding other players should be revised to not be such a drastic drop so quickly, once a player takes that step towards the "dark side", why should there be any chance of redemption?

This could create low sec trade hubs where negative sec players could buy and sell goods without worrying about stepping into goodie two-shoes lands. And while someone could state to just use an alt to trade directly, perhaps the direct dealings with a known negative stat pilot will push a subtle negative status onto the alt. Using a real life example, if I am considered a law abiding citizen and been seen dealing with known gang bangers, the police will keep an eye upon me too.