Simple really, the new system is heavily in the favour of big corps and alliances. They're going to be the ones that dominate the POCO's in low sec. Where before individuals could nip in and out for their PI stuff, now they're having to rethink all their plans. Finding one without crazy tax rates for a start, as well as the fact that any planets they setup could find the tax changed at anytime.

The only option left is doing it in high, where the planet resources are crap, and the interbus taxes are mental. Not that i'm saying they won't be able to make a profit, it just won't be anywhere near as much as it used to be.

You also have to consider the increased on-going price of PI now. I have many characters doing it, and the daily cost is quite staggering. I can spend like 100mill a day easily just on taxes, and thats before i've moved them anywhere. And thats assuming as well that you're the sort of player that makes PI stuff to just sell immediately on the market. Some of us like to make POS structures.

Your also a lair...... Just how many Customers can use 1 planet.... You guys defending this must make crap load from Dev BJs..

How about some kind of siege weapon for taking down customs offices and abandoned pos? AFAIK, these tasks can't be effectively done without large fleets. How about an expensive siege weapon with no tank, no tracking. deploy/ anchor/ online and siege at 100 km. It could be easily taken down with a frigate, as it has no tracking, and no tank. left alone at 100km from a pos or customs office, it will take it down in a fair amount of time. Beacon comes up in local the whole time it is being onlined and operational. It could really only be used for abandoned pos and undefended customs offices. Anyone ever heard of an idea like this?

You know, since they finally introduced 'true' battlecruisers... I could see them finally introducing some kind of 'field artillery' units that fit capital weapons but are pretty defenseless.

Like some kind of large battleship with a small number of very large guns?

Well, that kinda describes dreads in game already, well, at least dreads with no history. I imagine if EvE worked like the real world there would be all sorts of intermediate and prototype ship designs floating around.

Though now I am having happy memories of putting BS guns on my 'cane... simply because I could.

Hello and a happy new year!

We are getting back to work and this is high time to evaluate how the Player Owned Customs Office feature worked out and potentially address any rough edges. Needless to say, we have been monitoring the developments for any major issues, and several defects were fixed during the past month. With this thread we want to collect your impressions and learn how you are using the feature and how you believe it has impacted EVE.

Here are a few questions if you need help to get started. Please remember that constructive feedback is more likely to lead anywhere.

1. Is there anything related to the Customs Office feature or PI taxes that you think is broken or terrible?

2. Do you think the amount of PvP engagements has changed in EVE as a result of this feature?

3. Do you think the feature has created new opportunities for small to mid-sized corporations?

4. Do you think PI has become more or less relevant in EVE?

5. Do you have any awesome story related to a Player Owned Customs Office?


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While on the subject of PI, time to consider some new products PI can produce or more uses for the crap stuff that are hardly used.

While on the subject of PI, time to consider some new products PI can produce or more uses for the crap stuff that are hardly used.

POCO's are great, anything player made and destroyed is a good idea. Heck take it a step further and make Command Center's player made!

The one thing I really hate however is the absolute lack of communication about the status of a planet I am on which I don't own the POCO. If the POCO owner changes taxes, you are in the dark until you visit it. If the POCO is attacked, you can't even try to help the owner defend it. Some type of notification system would be helpful.

Let the owner name the custom office and maybe even give it a BIO type screen so the owner can leave messages for existing or future tenants.

While on the subject of PI, time to consider some new products PI can produce or more uses for the crap stuff that are hardly used.

Feedback from low sec militia pilot:

6. They badly need a corporate hangar, or the ability to host corporate contracts from peoples personal hangars at the POCO. I can only imagine the lack of this was a ******** oversight since they are CORPORATE structures.

1. Is there anything related to the Customs Office feature or PI taxes that you think is broken or terrible?

Taxes are horrid, as long as you are not in an alliance that actively holds space/sov that can defend their POCO's with taxes on 0%, you cannot make a decent profit out of PI. Price drop has also kicked in on materials on the market, so PI itself is now more worse then it was.

2. Do you think the amount of PvP engagements has changed in EVE as a result of this feature?

Yes, that is the positive side of the POCO's, more ways to **** people off = more fights.

3. Do you think the feature has created new opportunities for small to mid-sized corporations?

Negative, it has turned out to be the opposite. The people who can fully benefit from this feature are the larger sized alliances who can defend their space at all time. I myself am more of a nomadic player in a medium sized corp, our corp moves from region to region, so defending poco's/space is not something we do.

4. Do you think PI has become more or less relevant in EVE?

Less, PI itself has become too much of a hassle now due to the taxes and the price drop on the market. I am running PI on my industrial character and I am considering letting it go because the prices are just not worth it.

5. Do you have any awesome story related to a Player Owned Customs Office?

Nope.

All good points, so the question is would anyone pay Dust merc's to defend their planets?