Jinx Barker
GFB Scientific
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Posted - 2007.09.17 06:15:00 -
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 Originally by: largewhereitcounts
Originally by: Washell Olivaw
Stop referring to it as a POS when you actually mean a station/outpost. The 2 are totally different beasties.
A POS is a Player Owned Station. No I do not mean an outpost. Why would I suggest something that exists in the game?
Ok,
1) Violet is a wrong color to use if you want people to read stuff, it is bad on the eyes.
2) The Washell is correct: POS - Is a PLAYER OWNED STRUCTURE(S) not, in fact, OUTPOST/STATION(s). Terminology is very important.
3) What you are proposing, is indeed a job for a STATION/OUTPOST, not a POS. POS are designed for a intermediate to advanced corporate use, specifically and initially for 0.0 and low security moon mining operations with an advantage of a mobile bas. Lets not get into the details on exactly "mobile" the POS' are, but, they were intended to be MOBILE, and to CONTROL space.
4) It would be interesting if players in Empire were allowed to purchase the outposts. But, giving them "invulnerable" status is beyond ridiculous, then every alliance with a decent wallet will be able to buy up a bunch of Stations/Outposts and effectively lock the systems to commerce and miners, etc. etc. etc. (I am sure you are a smart cookie, you will figure out how it is possible, or do I have to spell it out for you).
5) What you are proposing is something akin to "Trading Post" or "Trading Base" - which, I am sure, is an extremely enticing idea, however, is not feasible at this time. Too much work, for way too little benefit.
We currently have NPC stations that are serving the purposes you are describing more than adequately. If your idea implemented, and players will be able to buy up invulnerable NPC stations than people will just abuse the system to no end.
Like in Second Life, - only in EVE they will sell a few thousand dollars/quid worth of game-time codes & will have an ability to dictate economic policy to the majority of EVE players.
Sorry, but no.
POS should be overhauled. I am referring to the PLAYER OWNED STRUCTURES. They should become more like stations when it comes to the INTERFACE and CONFIGURATION - See this Thread - but in no way should POS replace OUTPOSTS in Empire or otherwise. They should still be limited in Services available to a specific corporation, and they should still be used to control the space, in order for an OUTPOST/STATION to be erected, and, most important of all they should also do one of their PRIMARY FUNCTIONS - Moon Mining, and, of course, consume fuel.
An interesting idea, in theory, but extremely complicated and cumbersome when it comes to implementation.
Sorry.
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