Adan Natrier
Paladin Order
Fidelas Constans
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Posted - 2011.10.19 05:18:00 -
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CCP Omen wrote:You have some cool ideas but why do you assume the larger corporation won't tolerate you? Do people hate money all of a sudden?  On a serious note, do you actually think they are more likely to disallow you? We are operating under the assumption that most PCO owners will allow "neutral" at least for the extra dough. If they indeed don't allow you, I would bet there will be wormholes that operate free for all COs for profit. At least that's what we hope.
It's my experience that in eve people will opt for control rather than a little profit on the side because the denial of a resource to potential enemies outweighs the isk, which they themselves use other means to get (or may even use just to isolate their planet for private use). It'd be trivial to make it happen without the wait and see prospect. In low sec, which is after all empire space, you could and probably should force the issue. If concord tax is going to be 11%, make the maximum cap at say, 15%. Prevent it being from being locked up to the public - and anonymize the tax data, including times e.g roll it up into one planetary export tax at downtime, so low sec pi ninjas can get their chance. Yeah, this is 'against' pvp - but that pvp is basically ganking a hauler, not exactly '~goodfites~'.
This is like sov lite, and gives low sec alliances the chance to exert some meaningful control to monetize real assets, not just use them as bait or totally shut down production to the enterprising small pi ninja (or 'entrepreneur', if you want). Small/medium alliances will compete to control the tax revenue, really small corps (individuals) that can't (and never will) become pvp oriented can still use low sec, aren't being forced out, and are incentivising someone to want to control the offices. It's like renting out your ports to companies rather than being state owned (i.e. like real life) - P&O don't get to say who uses the port, the government does. Thematically it's like concord contracting corps/alliances to take over this part of the universe. They get to administer it and take a cut. Now in 0.0 in your sov space that'd be different. Let them get shot down and lock out whomever the owner feels like, because they're the sov owner. I'm still pro to the idea of letting anyone anchor a CO though - not a lock and key held by the sov system, so that you have to actively police your space, especially the parts you're just sitting on to keep someone else from doing it.
I find myself quite enthusiastic about this idea. As others suggested I'd agree that leaving existing offices in place is a good idea, so production can tool up. And I'd also suggest to have a distinct spot customs offices will just spawn at when you anchor the office gantry, i.e. where they currently are. If you let people anchor them wherever, than they will find a way to put them within range of poses. Maybe you want that. Maybe not. |