You mention T3 rebalancing in your list of issues.
What are your actual views on the role(s) of T3s and how they are currently being used in WHs and elsewhere?
Do you agree with the initial plans CCP has talked about regarding T3s? or would you push a different approach?

What are your thoughts and feelings regarding stews; post your go-to stew recipe for impressing friends and family alike.

/support

To be a bit more constructive to this thread however... Chitsa could you perhaps discuss your thoughts on lower class w-space. Specifically I've seen some of the CSM threads bemoaning what they see as a lack of representation compared to the c5/c6 crowd. Do you have experience in the lower class w-space and what do you think they have any specific issues seperate from c5/c6 alliances.

Additionally what are your thoughts on the current conflict drivers in w-space and how would you like to see them altered if they do need alteration.

There are people you run across in life that you just know are straight shooters, Chista Jason and Night Beagle are two of those type people and I would put my trust in either one.

Chista has always kept his word to me and treated me with respect even though I have been difficult to deal with at times. He is genuine, thoughtful and I truly believe he cares about this game. I also believe he is about all of WH space and not just the big alliances and would represent the lower class holes equally. If he is elected I am sure he would do a very good job!

However Chista I have committed my vote to Night Beagle.
Good luck!

Very interested in your campaign. The issues you raised in your response to two step are very similar to my feelings on the matter.

You and James seem to be the primary candidates for a large portion of the high class WH corporations. What separates you from him? Why should someone pick Chitsa over James?

PS also please check your sub thread in wormholes I would like you to answer those as well.

So Chitsa tell me do you think its OK that guns ignores ships signature size and uses it only as multiplier for lesser tracking. And while target ship is webified to zero by Loki`s fleet dreads rapes them in PvP and PvE whatsoever ;) Also this makes semi and non-gun dread platforms usage embarrassing. Of course some may say that fleets will use more TP but is it this what we want :) more EW less DPS = more tactics.

Also what do you think of WH stabilization with help of deployable warfare? Is it right for such specific place as unknown parts of eve and its PvP warfare? If yes then what concept is in your mind, if no then why it should be done?

And last but not least, Chitsa tell us about what randomness do you talk about in WH and specially in what level? Should it be only sites related or maybe whole system? Like empire space has their incursions maybe WH should have their own driven by sleepers or cataclysm which gets worse and worse and WH inhabitant should leave it, or get all their friends and kick sleeper madness off to survive. Also I think now WH is more or less the same and effects are just to weak, yes they impact PvP but not as drastic as they should. And finally I think some systems should have more to offer in same Class than other so they are worthy of fighting for and evicting inhabitants for treasures that this specific systems could give for such brave and bold alliances :)

So Chitsa tell me do you think its OK that guns ignores ships signature size and uses it only as multiplier for lesser tracking. And while target ship is webified to zero by Loki`s fleet dreads rapes them in PvP and PvE whatsoever ;) Also this makes semi and non-gun dread platforms usage embarrassing. Of course some may say that fleets will use more TP but is it this what we want :) more EW less DPS = more tactics.

Also what do you think of WH stabilization with help of deployable warfare? Is it right for such specific place as unknown parts of eve and its PvP warfare? If yes then what concept is in your mind, if no then why it should be done?

And last but not least, Chitsa tell us about what randomness do you talk about in WH and specially in what level? Should it be only sites related or maybe whole system? Like empire space has their incursions maybe WH should have their own driven by sleepers or cataclysm which gets worse and worse and WH inhabitant should leave it, or get all their friends and kick sleeper madness off to survive. Also I think now WH is more or less the same and effects are just to weak, yes they impact PvP but not as drastic as they should. And finally I think some systems should have more to offer in same Class than other so they are worthy of fighting for and evicting inhabitants for treasures that this specific systems could give for such brave and bold alliances :)

I think that T3 ships are mostly in the right spot. They have great tanks and good dps if fitted correctly. If you loose a T3 you loose skill points and bunch of isk.

The issue right now is that there are few fits for every T3 (especially for WHs). There are many underused subsystems. I mean I rarely see hybrid Tengu, drone Proteus, scanning Legion or missle Loki. I would love to see statistics for underused subsystems and change their roles or buff them so we see more variations in how people fit T3 ships.

Boosting T3s should be on field to provide boosts in my opinion.

I like the idea that T3s are worse than specialized ships mostly in electronics department (proteus point long but arazu has it better, ECMTengu good but Falcon is just better) .

I would disagree with CCP that T3s needs tank or speed nerf. People would just start to use AHACs instead of T3s for most of WH combat which is bad for wormhole economy and even better for moon mining cartels.

As far as T3 usage outside of Wspace. I think it is decent. People quite often die in them. Though it is not my area of expertise.

Jack I am sure that you might have even better ideas than me regarding T3 ship balancing as far as I know you. If you have anything smart to share please let me know and I will try to include it in my platform.

You mentioned additional content in W-space. What, more specifically, do you think should be added? Or do you think that CCP should add more content and you are waiting to see just what ideas they come up with? Do you feel that W-space residents should be able to live independently from K-space when you are thinking about additional content?


You mentioned SD'ing while in POS forcefield. I don't really care either way on the matter, though I do lean toward keeping it as it is as a method for the targets to grief the aggressors at significant cost to themselves. Is your stance on this issue perhaps based on the hope that more loot would drop from POS bashes or that it would encourage more people to start shooting POSes, or do you have something else in mind?


You bring up an interesting point about the economy of T3 ships; thank you for introducing that particular incentive to minimize the nerfing of T3s "to the ground". Along those lines, do you agree that the ability to farm NPC sites (both sleepers and NPC missions) multiple times over the course of multiple days is an unintended game mechanic that is negatively affecting the related economies as well?


Regarding Dreads, what do you see as their particular niche or role in battle? Do you feel they should be the anti-structure or anti-capital ships, or should they be more jack-of-all-trades and have an effective use against subcap ships as well?


Do you think that ECM as it stands, an all-or-nothing result, is an ideal situation? If not, what alternatives might you be inclined to propose or support? Related, do you feel that POS ECM is currently acceptable or should that be adjusted in some way during the discussion of new-POSes? If so, how?


Thank you for all these great questions. It is 13.00 AM here right now so I will go to sleep but I will answer them as soon as I wake up. Can not do them right now as I am quite tired.

You mentioned additional content in W-space. What, more specifically, do you think should be added? Or do you think that CCP should add more content and you are waiting to see just what ideas they come up with? Do you feel that W-space residents should be able to live independently from K-space when you are thinking about additional content?


You mentioned SD'ing while in POS forcefield. I don't really care either way on the matter, though I do lean toward keeping it as it is as a method for the targets to grief the aggressors at significant cost to themselves. Is your stance on this issue perhaps based on the hope that more loot would drop from POS bashes or that it would encourage more people to start shooting POSes, or do you have something else in mind?


You bring up an interesting point about the economy of T3 ships; thank you for introducing that particular incentive to minimize the nerfing of T3s "to the ground". Along those lines, do you agree that the ability to farm NPC sites (both sleepers and NPC missions) multiple times over the course of multiple days is an unintended game mechanic that is negatively affecting the related economies as well?


Regarding Dreads, what do you see as their particular niche or role in battle? Do you feel they should be the anti-structure or anti-capital ships, or should they be more jack-of-all-trades and have an effective use against subcap ships as well?


Do you think that ECM as it stands, an all-or-nothing result, is an ideal situation? If not, what alternatives might you be inclined to propose or support? Related, do you feel that POS ECM is currently acceptable or should that be adjusted in some way during the discussion of new-POSes? If so, how?

Chitsa, I hope you take me up on the Election Interview I am offering every CSM8 candidate on Crossing Zebras. Details can be found here http://crossingzebras.com/post/40699271518/electioninterviews

The list of candidates and interviews carried out so far can be found here http://crossingzebras.com/CSM8

I could argue that no matter what you do, whether disallowing SD in POS shields, or moving L4 missions to Lowsec, you will not suddenly convince a truly risk-averse person to fight, but that is a different discussion for another thread. Thank you for your answer (and all the other answers) :)


Ultimately, it is indeed CCP who adds the additional content to the game. However, like any other game developer, CCP solicits ideas from its playerbase; a larger group is more likely to come up with more varied ideas than a smaller group. CCP has the ability to choose from among player suggestions, if any are useful, to supplement their own plans. I'm hoping one reason that they have delayed the POS updates is to take into account user feedback and suggestions before they roll it out, instead of after the fact as was the situation with the Unified Inventory.

With that in mind, revisiting the questions about ideas and content that have been asked in this thread in particular, what might you suggest if CCP is asking for suggestions? I'm not intending to start a flamefest, though undoubtedly some may try -- just as others might also say you were dodging the questions. Personally, I want to try to determine for myself that you might actively push for causes that you and the community feel are important, ready to supply suggestions when the opportunity arises, instead of coasting along in a purely reactive role just to get free trips to Iceland to party :)

Naturally, we would hope that you'd faithfully represent the community and present the ideas raised by the majority when they make sense even when they differ from your own ideas; presenting two opposing viewpoints might generate useful discussion as well. By sharing with us the ideas, dreams, or visions that you personally have for EVE, it can give us a little more insight into how you might represent the community in unexpected situations.

As CSM and representative of the community, you would also have closer access to CCP devs than the rest of us, which gives your thoughts and opinions a little more weight than ours.

Knows a lot about the game and is a real workhorse .

You've got that right. This one time, we were doing stuff. Chitsa was doing at least 10 times more stuff than anyone else.

I interviewed Chitsa as part of the Crossing Zebras CSM8 Election Interviews. You can check it out here:

http://c-z.me/csm8chitsajason

I did not endorse you.

and will surely send Chitsa nothing but C4/C4 Black Hole chains for his insolence

He was referrng to Bob the Wormhole God, who is displeased and will surely send Chitsa nothing but C4/C4 Black Hole chains for his insolence. Bob has of course already endorsed James Arget.

Thats not what Bob told me :/