Did the rorqural come about before or after the orca

i am against any suggestion of the drilling platform to become the new "rorqual"

screw that idea and if fozzie even so much as thinks about it, then ccp better be ready to payout 2.2 bil in isk to every single pilot that has one.

the Capital Industrial Command Ship.. should have the highest boosting power over some damn gimmicky structure,

GTFOHWTBS.

Overall, as a small time owner and operator of a POS inside a WH (alongside several allies) this appears to be taking the functions of 1 structure system (the POS) and making us anchor and fuel 8 or more structures to have the same diversity of function and form that our 1 structure with its arrays and batteries performs now. This feels like 8x the risk, 8x the complexity, for very little tangible reward.

For outpost grade structures, I can only assume cost will also skyrocket as there will need to be 8x or more XL structures to perform similar functions to what we have presently in place. In addition, it appears there will be fuel requirements, as well as a need to guard and defend each individual part of this smorgasbord of new structures being outlined for them all to function as 1 building currently operates.

In addition to it feeling like nullsec and WH space are going to sprout huge new expanses of anchored structures, highsec is also going to gain outpost grade structures that are no longer NPC based? Will the NPC corps also be selling of their buildings to align with this new "players should do it all" concept? It feels like null may be invading a highsec system near me, and soon! But only with 8+ structures where 1-3 NPC starbases used to exist.

How about placing the market hubs on planets' surfaces? Or at least (lorewise) link them to storage areas on the planet surface (orbital elevator)?

That would explain unlimited storage and open new venues as regards item fate upon structure destruction.

This makes a lot of sense. Market hubs anchored above planets (Temperate, Barren, Oceanic or Ice as Gas, Larva, Storm and Plasma planets wouldn't really be feasible) which gives some limitation to where they can be and you can easily link it with structures on the ground which would be where the items would go if the structure was destroyed. It would also open a lot of opportunity to show "life" and activity with small npc ships ferrying between the surface and the station.

I have some questions about the market hub:

- What happens when I put a public market hub then people start to list their goods there, what stops me from unanchor it and steal all market goods to myself ? [...]

Passive mining isn't really how I read this. I think it's more likely they will follow through with the idea of structures driving content that can be mined. Like when a belt out in HS is mined out, you are able to anchor a structure that breaks down a larger body into mineable resources.

Note that in last year's keynote, CCP mentioned that they want EVERYTHING in EVE to turn over to the players; if it can be built, it can be destroyed. We're venturing into the realm of potentially "building" asteroid and gas fields. Amazing, really.

With this setup you could also have alliances set a tax on this equipment. It keeps a % of all the rocks it tosses into space. So you can have it somewhat passive if you chose, or 100% passive (i.e. Goons or someone sets 100% tax on there r64's) but they can be poped easier. This though, however, also pulled in the issue of things not changing. Certin moon ore would still only be available in certin areas of space. Where as i think moon goo need other means of getting it, like comets, or new roid feilds. So essentually i could pick a constalation and have everything i need to live and build everything i need. You would get more goo from moons but moon mining really needs to die.

[...]I would like to see all these new structures have the ability for player shared hanger, ones that the player sets up not the corp CEO and that player picks what characters have access to it (and what kind view, put, take). I also think that this should not be limited to corp mates, you should be able to share with characters outside the corp you are in.
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Thoughts?

please open moon mining up to the masses as a higher tier PI. the vast majority of moon goo is handled by very few people at the top of alliance leadership at the expense of its members. Not only are these profits often pocketed by these individuals but some even go as far as to engage in RMT. Moon goo production should be accessible to any and all that wish to take the time to engage in it.