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Sibelius
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Posted - 2003.10.27 12:44:00 -
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Firstly, has anyone on this board read the novel 'Altered Carbon' by Richard Morgan?
Now a short introduction, please indulge me. The book revolves around the idea that your memories and self could be stored in a device that would reside inside your body (typically at the base of the neck). Upon local-death the contents would be downloaded into a clone or æsleeveÆ. Is any of this sounding familiar? (the idea gets thrown around in cyber-punk and space opera quite a bit).
Well anyway, I see a similarity between this and the way we operate in the EVE universe. But here comes the good part. In the novel there is rather a problem with violent crime from the (now proximately at least) immortal population. We appear to have a similar problem. The availability of clones and cheap insurance makes piracy a crime a valid and largely unpunished career path.
I believe (along with a lot of you I think) that the current solution û i.e. overwhelming force on the part of the police is not an amicable solution (for various reasons). It is inelegant, unfeasible and destroys a large part of the original game.
The book starts with a scenario though; our hero is caught by special ops teams and denied existence only to be revived again in another body years later (jailed without consciousness). Image the consequences of this in an imaginary situation in the EVE universe. Black_3y3_P3t3 in his ship the Black Pearl goes newb-hunting in a 0.9 system only to be (quite rightly) destroyed by a not-so-long arm of the law. Big mistake Pete! Pete would then be put on ice for a penalty duration (based on his sec level). Perhaps a few hours or more, whatever works. Pete is denied going back to pick up any drops (at least as Pete anyway), loses time in the game and training time. With longer sentences this would add up. (Imagine losing a week for a few murders).
To the player this is a very real penalty he loses his 31337 player for a while and to the role-players out there the scenario makes perfect sense. Pete is in digital purgatory serving his sentence. The idea is expandable. The concept could be backed up with a real criminal record (available to prospective employers). PeteÆs sec rating might improve from his time spent in the slammer. Also combine this with the ever-tomorrow player owned stations and Pete could get a black-market clone in 0.0 space.
The concept has a lot of possibilities. Have I captured anyoneÆs imagination with this or am I hitting a brick wall? If IÆve babbled, I apologise. Ooh; cargo hold is full; gotta go!
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Cell Satimo
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Posted - 2003.10.27 12:45:00 -
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Executive Summary Please!
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Mirvnillith
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Posted - 2003.10.27 13:29:00 -
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I've read Altered Carbon and it was interesting (althought the paranoia of it wasn't in full effect in the story).
I like the idea och digital detention in EVE, could make a nice variable intermediate punishment. An alternate version would be to have one's clone suspended for some given time. You're free to move, but just don't get podded ...
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Sibelius
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Posted - 2003.10.27 13:40:00 -
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Exec Summary: Do crime. Do Time.
Don't get re-cloned for a while
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babyblue
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Posted - 2003.10.27 19:07:00 -
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But I think these players should be sent back in a basic clone and their main clone reactivated after the sentance duration. You can't really lock people out of the game when they've paid their money!
Sentance them to a period of n00bness - nice idea though. 
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Mandros Aslay
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Posted - 2003.10.27 22:36:00 -
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Making players Broken Angels eh
I admit that implants make flashback worse....
I remember my first near -death and then a light I was back....lost some assets so what off I go in the ship I stored earlier...Pirates stay put in one sector and would be back in less than 1/2 minute cos they are prepared....quite wisely...so I agree make some form of electronic detention.....David Blaine springs to mind dont know why....I ramble now ...
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Sibelius
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Posted - 2003.10.28 01:20:00 -
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But I think these players should be sent back in a basic clone and their main clone reactivated after the sentance duration. You can't really lock people out of the game when they've paid their money!
Sentance them to a period of n00bness - nice idea though.
I agree, thats why they have alts
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