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The Hamilton
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2015.05.12 17:03:36 -
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Very happy to see a name change from Market Hub here. It never really made much sense due to it's multi purpose nature. I am very much looking forward to the changes and the shake up to the meta these will bring.
Concerning the art direction, will the fitting modules that are placed change the look of the Citadel like the first modular station concepts brought up?
If not, is there room to leave this as an available addition in later releases? I think if these things are going to be a big home base, then having a unique look to each could really resonate with it's residents. |
The Hamilton
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2015.05.12 17:21:59 -
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CCP Nullarbor wrote:Tipa Riot wrote:I can anchor them just for me personally (not corp, alliance), correct?
Why you want to scrap the force fields? It's a cool SciFi element, at least keep the visuals. Yes we plan on allowing personal anchoring but you must be a player corporation, not NPC (so you can be wardecced). We are creating a replacement for force fields which works better (tm) and looks cooler. You will have a lot of the same benefits that the force field provides.
You could allow yourselves time with this though. Seeing as you did just implement a new POS forcefield, just use it as a place holder while further development is done to ensure optimal coolness of the new system while getting the rest of the structure(s) out the door. |
The Hamilton
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2015.05.12 17:37:18 -
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CCP Nullarbor wrote:Chirality Tisteloin wrote:Good evening,  for clarification: docking in Citadels means the same as using the invulnerability link, right? very interesting concepts! Thanx for sharing the blog. No docking puts you inside and safe, but you still see the grid outside the station. The invulnerability link (we need a new name for this, taking suggestions) provides security while you are undocked and mobile around the structure.
Wait what! You can still see the grid while docked!? Did I miss that part? That's awesome! |
The Hamilton
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2015.05.12 17:45:11 -
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Obil Que wrote:CCP Nullarbor wrote:Ranger 1 wrote:Quote:Structures won't be able to shoot without someone manning the guns. As CCP Nullarbor mentioned, we have options under our sleeves to mitigate the risk from this change. Like having a reduced vulnerability window in specific areas, and / or be able to have NPCs spawn. This is a bit of a slippery slope eh? I know you want individuals to feel that they can use the medium structures, but relying on NPC pirates to provide defense is... questionable on a number of levels. No offense intended. You would not rely in NPC defense at all, it would be a mild deterrent against a lone ship at best, the point is to show up for your timers and defend. As I mentioned the balance will be how frequently this happens so that it's not a chore, but still provides opportunities for an interesting engagement. In wormhole space, where an entire corporation's assets are potentially wrapped up in that single structure. I guarantee you that this will happen all the time. And while you can say that corporation should show up to defend, lowering the bar to attack to a single ship means that the deterrent that today's POSes present to casual attack will be so low in the new system that there will be no barrier for someone entering a system to attack. Combine this with how easy it is to become locked out of your system means that a corporation without extensive numbers would be insane to leave their structures during their vulnerability window for fear of being podded from their wormhole during other activities. I don't believe this is an acceptable level of balance for w-space structures.
With several vulnerability timers to go through, I don't really see this as a problem.
I'm honestly on the side of the fence that believes wormhole space is pretty good right now, but could always be made a bit harder to survive there. Often times locking down a hole and tearing through those juicy escalations is just too safe. I'd like living and surviving there with the people you trust should be a badge of honour. Heck even docking seems too safe to me. I do think a lone roaming ship shouldn't rip a whole structure to shreds in one sitting, but to harass it is fine. |
The Hamilton
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2015.05.12 17:47:16 -
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War Kitten wrote:I'm not sure I buy that wormholes should be a special case and more secure if you have someone taking up all the parking spaces. It's a bit of a quirky side effect of POSs only being anchorable at moons - which happens to be going away for everyone, not just wormholers.
Agreed!
Although chucking up a new station in an occupied system should provide some of it's own difficulties. |
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