i was just about to post that i like this idea and it's nice to see an idea that i've only seen once before.... then i saw the date of the first post

I like this idea, and I would like to take it one step further:

Make the objective something more interesting than just beating off the attackers for a set period of time, such as:


The capital needs fuel, parts, or some other supply before it can GTFO, until you bring that required resource to them, the fight continues. Regardless of the progress of the attackers, if you don't get the supplies to the capital within a set period of time, the defenders fail.

The capital has sustained damage and needs assistance. The sensors are damaged and it can't jump until there are enough friendlies providing sensor boost for it to recalibrate for the next jump, or the hull needs to be repaired, or the cap systems are malfunctioning and it needs external cap recharge in large enough amounts to make the next jump. Until the defenders field enough support ships and keep them alive for a set period of time to meet the requirements, the capital cannot leave.

Take that one step further and you could also require the players to light the cyno and secure the landing. Hostiles can probe the location down and try to interfere. "Bonus Stage" maybe? Giving the attackers a second chance at success?

The capital has a critical mission that it must succeed at at all costs. Defenders have to complete certain tasks to help the capital with this task while simultaneously fighting off attackers. Dedicated probe scanning ships must be used to find a deadspace location while sensor linked with the capital. An enemy structure must be hacked multiple times to break down several layers of a firewall to gather critical intel, any failures result in the firewall reinforcing.


You can get just about every type of ship under all of the New Eden suns involved in these activities if you were creative. Players would have to prioritize and strategize their asses off to be either an attacker or defender.

i was just about to post that i like this idea and it's nice to see an idea that i've only seen once before.... then i saw the date of the first post

I like it .Anything that will improve eve is good and this suggestion doesn t harm but improves.

Good idea, even if it is an old thread. One of the things eve needs is more events that people can do together and generate some interest. Many of my friends dropped the game prematurely because they felt that they had to create their own fun in eve, and events like this would help more people get involved in the PVP which some obviously consider the best way to generate fun.

As far as I can tell, this is a wholly brilliant idea that would add a great deal to many areas of the game. For whatever it's worth, full support from me!

Edit: Hadn't quite processed how old the last post here was; having found it via a link from another post. Hope I'm not violating any necro-posting rules... I will say, though, I don't mind having bumped this up-it seems like it's worth drawing more attention to this!