Mattduk
Universal Army
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Posted - 2008.09.19 08:46:00 -
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 Originally by: Ugleb
Originally by: Somealt Ofmine
Once again, there is every RP reason to do it. It makes perfect sense, and yes it does suck for the established RP powers. The only reason not to do it is that it will totally step on the notion that FW is entry level PvP for people get started with, and learn.
I think that is where the FW concept started to go wrong tbh. Turning the RP scene into PVP with training wheels was and is an utter slap in the face to the players who have been behind the RP scene since day one.
Moving on from that however, I get your concern over capital ship blobs. However we already have a Star Fraction Titan based in Black Rise. I have already seen several engagements containing multiple militia capitals in the field.
Capital ships are firmly part of EVE warfare and they are not the sole preserve of 0.0 alliances. The Ushra'khan is the largest pro-Minmatar alliance in EVE today and if you look again at our member count we will not be bringing capitals by the score to camp plexes. CVA have a whole lot more than us but given their member count being triple the size of ours they will find it difficult to get into FW under this system. So would we. And everyone else likely to come would be smaller than us.
Even without us Capital ships and more so blobs are a problem for the game designers to take on, one they have recognised. And militia activity levels are in decline globally. I think the most likely impact of alliances is a more rapid response gang mustering and a resurgence in the systems vigour.
Nice post Ugleb, I support your idea wholeheartedly.
With regards to capital blobs.... The minmatar militia engaged an amarr militia POS a week or so ago. This engagement saw CVA and 0utbreak caps fielded, regardless of FW mechanics. Rumor has it that the Amarr Militia make use of CVA quite often (although I cannot offer any evidence to back that up), so the risk of 0.0 alliances and corps intervening is already a reality. While limited in their scope, of course, 0.0 aliances can already hotdrop capitals with the current mechanics. All that is at risk is their security status, which is easily fixed with a few days ratting in their sovereign space.
Introducing the mechanic that Ugleb suggests wouldn't change the probability of this happening, in my opinion. But it would allow the serious RP aliances to join in with the major RP storylines taking place in Eve today.
Bravo, Ugleb, bravo.
Matt
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