See structures for a fix to this. (hint: mission agents in sov space)

The vast majority of PvE content in Null currently is completeable by a solo ship and it's my understanding that this is the way the majority of null players do it because it maximizes their ISK income. Additional PvE content would be great, but seems outside the scope of the sov rework.

Just because it's possible for players to clump up around a single agent doesn't necessarily mean that it will happen, and if it does then their occupancy metrics in other systems will suffer and their space will be easier to take.

Also your original concern is somewhat moot since if you're fully utilizing a system's site spawns then you shouldn't have a problem hitting your occupancy metrics. There's no requirement that just the people using a system defend it so there's no requirement that a ton of people be packed into every system, and if we ever hit the point where every system in Player Controlled Null is being fully utilized I'll send the Game Design team a cake in congratulations on doing the impossible.

The barrier of entry is already there due to the minimum skill requirement to use. The benefit to gameplay is it makes things slightly less predictable and adds a slight difference between those who just meet minimum requirements and those who choose to train further.

It's one of the core mechanics of how items work in EVE, and almost every single item/ship can be improved in some way if one trains beyond the minimum requirements.

On this module, a range bonus is useful, without becoming mandatory, in the way that a cycle time reduction bonus would be.

How is it off topic to point out what the new FOTM would be after this change goes into play, and to reply to the incorrect points you attempted to bring up? I will wager you 500m that Boot Domis and Pantheons will be FOTM for Entosis Sov.

This is assuming fights are worth instigating in the first place. Cherry picking moons and sticking with EHP / timer mechanics of POSes is a more lucrative activity. Tried and true, even.

About alpha fleets. Doesn't it seem odd that Entosis links will incur restrictions similar to siege/triage/bastion? I still don't get that part. You'll still have ships performing siege-like behavior. How can you dislike siege dreads and then say you like the idea of Entosis? Entosis is almost literally sieging in a Revelation without having to deal with ammo reloads.

I thought that part was pretty clear, that Entosis is about to force more siege-like gameplay, except you get to move around on grid. The components of siege are there. 5 minute increments of time, everyone has to wait around, and you too can siege in your subcap, just fit an Entosis link!

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What happens when more than 2 entities are contesting space? Like, what if a Goon wanted to run up/down a timer using an NPC corp alt to protect a Goon control point?

One question that still needs to be answered:

When does the interruption of an existing link occur?

In other words, bad guys are on a structure with an active Entosis Link, and the capture timer is ticking down. Our hero lands on grid, locks up the structure, and activates his own link. When is capture progress halted?

1) Progress halts once the second EL is activated?
2) Progress halts once the first cycle completes and the second EL is "synchronized"?

If 2, then you'll have a minimum of 2 minutes to murder any counter-links on grid before they halt your capture progress. If 1, however, you're in a situation where it's completely viable to suicide an endless stream of T1 crap onto grid, simply to interrupt the enemy's ability to capture the node.

Some clarity on this would be good, as the different modes have very different implications.