OP is the reason the forums should have a dislike button next to the like button.

Beat me to it. This is exactly what I was thinking.

In an attempt to be constructive -
Every "fix" needs to be a fix to a defined and recognised problem. When did level 4s in highsec become a problem and why?

Hishsec is not "safe", it is relatively safe. I know a group who will take great pleasure in proving this to you.
If you doubt it Google James 315 and then buy a permit.

Game mechanics. The more complex any game mechanics are the more easily they are exploited. Your example mechanics seemed pretty complex and a few people have already suggested exploits. Imagine what they could come up with after several weeks.

Unexpected consequences. Related to the last point - So Concord spawns drones? Concord doesn't currently have drones? Are these drones killable? Does killing them have a standings effect? What are concord doing doing in space below 0.5? Isn't this confusing for noobs? Will the concord drones respawn if the rats kill them? Can I go afk orbiting something speed tanking and let concord do all the work?

I'm sorry but this seems to be one of the worst thought out ideas I've seen suggested in the boards. No problem definition and a very complex solution pretty much guaranteed not to work as intended.

It's a hugely flawed idea. It doesn't need tweaking, it needs taking out back and shooting and dumping in the river.

Level 4 mission runner that doesn't want to lose his meal ticket.

I don't worry about them.. I want them to work for their money, I want the eve moto risk = reward to be a actual fact of the game. I hate that people can sit in high sec and make the so much risk free isk.. and the risk to reward ratio in low sec is so imbalanced. ( and null in not fortified allienced secured area's ). It disgusts me that people sit afk mining and run level 4s blind folded for years upon years, its nothing but a tutorial zone that people never want to leave because the isk to risk ratio is so good.

P.s im not a pirate.

Your absolutely right OP, the risk reward is certainly skewed, but I think an easier solution would be to quadruple the rewards and bounties for missions in Low Sec.

Should solve all your problems. :)

Level 5s do not have the features I described. and you missed the most important part... removing the risk free isk making level 4s from high sec and moving em to low.

How about we just bring the level four difficulty back up to what it used to be

All level 4s should be moved to low sec. With a slight isk buff.

Don't all freak out about it already read on.

To help the brave mission runners, and challenge the noble pirates -- while in the low sec level 4 mission.. you mission runners are able to use a distress beacon button, when used a few concord helper drones warp in heal your shields and armor and help you dps- obviously only useable when aggressed by a player while in a mission, any rats on grid target the mission invader, perhaps the mission invader would need a special scanner mod to break into the mission thus hurting his set up. Perhaps mission invading could be limited to one pirate per mission. so a gank squad of 5 cant come in, perhaps these new level 4s can be rebalanced so mission runners can complete then in pvp fits etc.


P.s im not a pirate. I'm not even a mission runner.. I'd become a mission runner if something like this was implemented as I it would add danger and fun.

All level 4s should be moved to low sec. With a slight isk buff.

Don't all freak out about it already read on.

To help the brave mission runners, and challenge the noble pirates -- while in the low sec level 4 mission.. you mission runners are able to use a distress beacon button, when used a few concord helper drones warp in heal your shields and armor and help you dps- obviously only useable when aggressed by a player while in a mission, any rats on grid target the mission invader, perhaps the mission invader would need a special scanner mod to break into the mission thus hurting his set up. Perhaps mission invading could be limited to one pirate per mission. so a gank squad of 5 cant come in, perhaps these new level 4s can be rebalanced so mission runners can complete then in pvp fits etc.


P.s im not a pirate. I'm not even a mission runner.. I'd become a mission runner if something like this was implemented as I it would add danger and fun.

Your absolutely right OP, the risk reward is certainly skewed, but I think an easier solution would be to quadruple the rewards and bounties for missions in Low Sec.

Should solve all your problems. :)

Level 4 mission runner that doesn't want to lose his meal ticket.