Dear devs and admins:

[Corsair]

EVE's system of base sieges run in stages- Once a base gets to 75%, 50% and 25% it goes into 'reinforcement' mode where it's invulnerable for a day. Adding such a functionality to Discovery would force sieges to be drawn out over days in shorter bursts, making each lag spike shorter and less intense.

It could be implemented by having the base consume a 'reinforcement battery' at the aforementioned stages, otherwise it would enter forced reinforcement which renders the base invulnerable for the next few hours / up to a day. During this time, the shield does not regenerate and fuel cannot be transferred. When the reinforce timer ends, the base is vulnerable.

These reinforcement batteries would force the base into an invulnerable state but allow for passive shield regen. These batteries would be stupidly expensive, however.

Or just do away with the battery gimmick but stick with the reinforcement method; at 75%, 50%, 25% shield strength the base shuts down for a day. When hull reaches 25%, emergency repairs commence and the base once again shuts down, coming out at 50%. The base can then be blitzed down to destruction.

This would break up sieges and make the problem less prevalent.

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