Reachok
Tres Hombres
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Posted - 2008.03.22 21:09:00 -
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From a game play point of view, the local and map info should be instant. The gates log who jumps into and out of a system. Your com channels and maps should be updated instantly as the information is sent between gates and finally to Concord. This is how it should be IF this was reality.
However, it's a game and the whinage years ago from the 0.0 crowd got the map display changed to a 30 minute average. This particular controversy over "no local chat" is similar. How about this instead:
1) Non claimed 0.0 - no local chat BUT instant map update. You know someone's there but when you jump in you don't know who, unless he shouts "BOO!!" in local
2) Claimed, no sovereignty - owner gets something like the current local. The map is like the current one, 30 minute average. Non allied players get a warning that "System XXXX is owned by alliance BBBB" This warns the player (if he's not there on purpose) that he's not going to see or know who's in local from this point on)
3) Claimed and with sovereignty - The owner now gets instant map and local. Why? Because he's got control of the gates (theoretically) and has a POS network in place and outposts. This rewards the hard working people who put their time and isk into empire building.
Anyone attempting to jump into a system under #3's rule set is at a disadvantage, as they should be. They cannot see who's in local, and the map won't show them how many is in local either. Now, once you've knocked a system out of sov, you drop back to #2. And finally # 1 once the POS's in that system are destroyed.
Some other thoughts:
Even in a system that gets instant local, local is delayed for 30 seconds. Why? To allow covop ships to cloak after entering the system. The covop pilot should always remain out of local and off the map unless he speaks in local or flies uncloaked for 30 seconds through a system that allows instant map updates.
In unclaimed systems, all pilots would be on the same footing.
Another idea in unclaimed systems would be to announce, "Gate activation detected". Again, this would work for both prey and predator. Is it a pirate? Is it backup? This idea is only for those wishing some type of warning.
Obviously I'm only referring to 0.0. No one idea is going to satisfy everyone. But I think the groups who work to take and hold 0.0 space should be rewarded and those that wish to take it away from them should have to work at it. And people who train for covops should be able to use that ship as intended in spite of any changes to the system.
High sec and low sec have different needs and will require different solutions. CCP (if they even read this thread) should work from 0.0 inward implementing this change if they actually do it, whether this idea, or any variation of it.
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