' Wrote:Could be fixed with either upping the lane shield capacity - so that NPCs can zap the lane but it won't disrupt it as easily - or doing the Gallic thing and adding a few beefed turrets to the lane, so you end up with explosions instead of NPCs. Although the latter might annoy the pirates who then can't just sit on a lane anymore if the lane defenses take their shields out. TL shield capacity is probably the better solution...
As for the lanes being made by Ageira: The hightech components, sure. But the framework? Why would a house not build it's own frames? Cheaper to have it done locally I wager. Faster too.
The recent crisis in Rheinland could be a catalyst for it.
Houses won't be able to make all the equipment for lanes as they are secret Ageira tech but as Aet said, the framework could be built by a house.
I'd wager there are several components inside lanes that could be 'home produced' so to speak.
The reliance on Ageira is a weakness of many houses and the recent crisis would produce a wave of support for lessening the reliance on foreign companies.
