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Hedion University
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2012.02.28 04:07:00 -
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There's a lot of good ideas in this thread, but a lot of them are far out and will never be implemented. In the spirit of the OP I'd like to suggest a way for more systems to be added in the easiest possible way for CCP, i.e., no new wacky game mechanics or ship classes.
The Outlying Systems
 Accessible by normal stargates with many entry points in lowsec and NPC 0.0 and of course wormholes
Each system must be at least 14.626 ly apart (farther than the jump range of a max skilled carrier)
System mechanics are like WH space but with no bubbles allowed
Each system has the resources of -1.0 truesec: best ore, anoms and the chance for officer spawns
Every pirate faction can spawn in belts and their anoms in every system
The back story would be that the pirate factions have been exploring systems on the edge of the galaxy (explaining the long distances between systems) and putting up secret stargates between these systems that have just been discovered (the stargates). Due to the logistical challenge of the long distances involved, no one pirate faction has been able to control any system, and they all are fighting to control all the systems, hence why you can find all pirate factions in each system. You can kill serpentis in a belt, and then the next wave of rats could be blood raiders, etc.
The draw to go to these systems is a chance at -1.0 truesec systems. The challenge is that there will be no local, and logistics will be much more difficult since you will have to live out of a POS if you want to stay long term, and jump freighting will be impossible due to the extreme distances between systems. No bubbles so that its harder to control a system, and many entry points to these systems so that its hard to camp choke points like the current entries into 0.0. You can of course build capital ships in the system, but its a dangerous proposition using capital ships in a system without local that can be accessible via stargates. I can only imagine that once capitals are spotted in a system there will be many more people scouting them to pop them.
BAM, its a parallel idea to the OPs, but much more easily implemented with the current game mechanics.
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