Princess Bride
Corripe Cervisiam Trade Consortium
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Posted - 2016.11.03 22:16:28 -
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Lord Razpataz wrote:Normal highsec Mercenary work is now sitting in hubs and pipes and decking everything that moves within eye-shot.
We will not ,
Therefore we are no longer Mercenary's.
While I sympathize with the mercenary community's irritation at losing the watch list, reading this made me raise an eyebrow. So what if most merc corps are trade hub camping? How does that in any way force you to do the same, or quit? That's a false dilemma, especially in a sandbox game.
As people suggested, you could incorporate infiltration into the target corporation as part of your contract. "That's too much effort" is not a viable excuse. All that means is that you are used to having this information spoon fed to you and now feel entitled to it. Yes, CCP took away one of your tools. Find a work-around. That's the Eve way.
For example, often times people who want to target a corporation have a character in that corporation. You could give preference to clients with an alt inside the target. If they don't have an insider, your corp could try to get an unaffiliated alt into the corp. Failing that, you could pass on the contract. Some of your corp members might even get good at infiltration if it becomes a routine procedure.
Regardless of the viability of these ideas, saying "most mercs hub camp, so merc work is now hub camping, so we are no longer mercs" is a cop-out.
I'm glad to see you've decided to not just walk away. And don't hinge your hopes on CCP fixing this problem for your small community. You say "workarounds" like it's a bad thing. Eve is ALL about the workarounds, especially when it comes to your little corner getting nerfed. You should know that by now.
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Princess Bride
Corripe Cervisiam Trade Consortium
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Posted - 2016.11.03 23:22:56 -
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Lord Razpataz wrote:
I dont know how many times I've explained that infiltrating is not a solution... How can you put an alt in a corp, if its not recruiting? We have made it work with workarounds, but imho unfair for the targets that dont know about it.
Bah.. I'm not gonna repeat myself over and over..
Thanks for the bump.
Have you thought about simply not taking contracts unless the target is recruiting OR the client has an alt in the corp already? If you advertised this policy, people would know to keep/put an alt in their target corp if it's not recruiting or don't bother asking. You can theorize that it would reduce your client list to something untenable, but until you try it you won't know for sure.
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