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Small taxes could be put on systems under Alliance control, and therefore having more people in their systems generates capital. People are then attracted to these systems for their rare ores and spawns which more than make up for the tax. It is then in their best interests for alliances to protect the inhabitants of their systems and foster migration and economic growth through good relations and fair treatment of their 'people', as well as providing some level of protection.

Thus, not every nublet in a shuttle who strays into 0.0 is ganked on sight for absolutely no benefit to anyone. Control of systems in 0.0 could become a political game where the influence of an alliance is not governed by just its mass and inside income, but by the number of people outside of that alliance who support it or would benefit from that alliance being in power: just like the elections, but with more explosions.

When systems are in contest between two or more alliances, it would be important for each alliance to make clear to the population exactly what benefits there would be to having them in control in order to gain the people's support. Then players could decide who they want in power and choose not to resist, or assist their favorite alliance in the invasion or defense of said systems.

Alliances primary goal would be to shoot each other, but to avoid casualties of neutral inhabitants of a system as they will generate important revenue once a takeover is complete.

Then once control of a system has been established, sentry guns can be set up by alliances at gates and stations, and that alliances' standings towards an individual, corporation or other alliance would act as the security status for that system. I.e. sentries would fire on people who have -10 standings to the alliance in control, and they would be flagged to all in local as a criminal.

You're effectively taking out three pigs with one stone: completely pointless ganking, a lack of economy in 0.0, and you have something resembling factional warfare which makes politics a more prominent element in PvP. BUT - contest over systems will get hot between alliances, and pirates will seek out and take advantage of systems who's security has been weakened by war. Bring your own weapons. Safety not guaranteed.

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Originally by: CCP Eris Discordia

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I usually close my eyes and just beg, out loud added with a lot of squealing.

I swear it helps.

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Originally by: Paeniteo

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Edited by: Paeniteo on 29/03/2008 16:19:32
Bear with me here... I haven't put a whole heap of thought into this.

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