All I'm getting out of this is you don't like how other players play and are stamping your feet to get it change, despite the fact that it'd make things so restrictive to new players that it would destroy CCP's current stated goal of attracting new blood... so how is this a good idea?

All I'm getting out of this is you don't like how other players play and are stamping your feet to get it change, despite the fact that it'd make things so restrictive to new players that it would destroy CCP's current stated goal of attracting new blood... so how is this a good idea?

And yes, I read the whole post, it still comes off as this way. In the end you're making things ridiculous for new players for the sake of stopping oldbies from taking advantage. Come up with an alternative that won't screw legitimate players over.

Quite honestly, and not meant as an offence, does your list come across as fascist. There are plenty of benefits for not being in an NPC corporation and anyone who does not respond to the positive reinforcement will likely not respond positively to your belt whipping, but quit.

If EVE drives you into believing such radical limitations are necessary then you might want to take a break from the game for a while. Again, no offence intended, but with your best interest in mind.

... Can you not think of ANYTHING that might improve the current system in the game?

Thank you.

I do have an idea. We should make a huge statue of you and set it up in Jita next to the monument. Each time we are unhappy with the game do we fly into Jita and shoot at it.

Sounds funs, doesn't it?

My only question to those who wish to place restrictions on NPC corp activities: "Are you willing to accept these same people into your corp when they wish to join the "real" EVE? This includes all different types of playstyles, et al"

No comment on the actual "idea". But I would ask you to make your own thread that contains your own ideas instead of hijacking mine.

Thank you.

My alternative is simply remove the protections afforded to NPC corps to all equally. Make individuals deccable as if they were one-man corps. What could be more fair then total equality? Nobody is being punished, nobody singled out or afforded special treatment, everyone on an even footing.

You've asked ("...think of ANYTHING...") and you got an answer. I think such a statue makes for a great stress relief. You have no idea how stress can transform one into an irrational, blind and selfish monster!

A valid question. And, not sure. But a thoughtful screening process, which should be in place in any good PRC, would be very helpful.

Thank you.

You have done my work for me by pointing out your idea does not follow the original theme or idea in the thread. This thread is not about stress relief. Please stay on topic. ...

Not a problem, and glad to give some thought on it. I see NPC corps as a "NIMBY" problem. For those unfamiliar with the term, it means "Not In My Backyard", and often comes up when, in RL, things like landfills and powerplants come up.

Just saying "I wouldn't let em in they can go somehwere ELSE!" seems, to me, like saying "Eww no build that powerplant in another area!" NPC corps, as is, are a necessary evil, abused by some, that hopefully a good solution can be found for.

Again, you have asked, not me. I only followed your request!

I trust you are a man of your word?

Whether this is a "good idea" is the entire point of posting it. And, I made 8 points in the thread, not just one. Sure, some of the ideas are a little far fetched. Such as the system movement restriction and the module restriction. Please feel free to point out how YOU think they are not good.

As far as restricting new players... There are plenty of things restricting new players. Skills being one of them. A new player cannot use a battleship. Or a freighter. I don't see these things keeping the playerbase down. In fact, it is an incentive for them to be more active in the game.

Perhaps there needs to be different types of NPC corporations out there. Right now we have two types, true NPC and the FW variants. The FW weren't always in the game and CCP found a way to make it work. Who are you or I to say that there shouldn't be a third type of NPC corp? That is the point of this post.

Sure, my OP might not be the best. But, you have to start somewhere.

I'll ask the same thing I did another poster:

Do you think ALL my ideas are bad? Can you not think of ANYTHING that might improve the current system in the game?

Thank you.

Restricting skills is obscenely different from restricting them from doing pretty much.. well... anything really but the bare bones of the game.

And yes, I don't agree with ANY of those ideas.

High sec is meant to be a place of relative safety. That's how it was designed.

I can see your point. Skill based restriction is literally based on time invested into the game. My suggested restrictions are based on choices. Something this game advertises as a huge part of the game. So, I think that [some of] my ideas are a decent stepping stone to a bigger discussion.




Not ANY? Not even the first two? You feel that players should be able to place bounties on another player while in a NPC corp? You feel that a NPC player should be able to place a bounty on an entire PRC ?



This really wasn't about High Sec.

Furthermore, on release, no system was safe. Hardly "the way it was designed". Please don't take this the wrong way, but read up on the history of the game. CONCORD wasn't always around to protect us.

Thank you.

Its the way its designed now though, and for a reason. I can imagine the kind of ganking that went on that really made growth near impossible for the game... seen the result of that kind of thing from EverQuest's PVP servers back in the early days of MMOs. Doesn't make for a healthy game, at all. And yes, I do believe that NPC corp players should be free to place bounties.. New Highsec Order being a prime example of why.

The New Order is an excellent example of how wardec evasion and NPC corps 'protect newbies' by enabling a 7-year old character to harass them in belts all day.

The New Order is an excellent example of how wardec evasion and NPC corps 'protect newbies' by enabling a 7-year old character to harass them in belts all day.

There are many aspects of this game that are ruined, just ruined, by actions of players in NPC corporations. The bounty thing is one of the major ones. Hopefully, someone out there will agree that the leash needs to be tightened on most of the people that use the NPC Corporation Exploit when performing harmful actions towards another player or corporation.

They have their own corps and alliance. Check for CODE. please.

What problem are you trying to solve? You claim that the bounty system is "ruined" by NPC corp players. How? What is the problem you are trying to solve?

What is "the NPC Corporation Exploit"? I hae never heard of it, and you are presenting this term as if it should be common knowledge. What is the problem you are trying to solve. Pretend that I am a gormless twit, so you will need to provide illustrative examples of why it is bad for a rookie in an NPC corp to be able to place a bounty on the capsuleer who blew up his wreathe containing all his worldly possessions.

Why is it bad for NPC corp members to mine or harvest ice?

CODE wasn't always around, check James' turning wardec evasion in on itself here please.