Not the bases are a problem, the players are, the bases just make it easier to disturb other players.
(01-16-2013, 08:21 PM)Jack_Henderson Wrote: I don't think POBs are a big problem.
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A few bases cause(d) problems, but these problems should be solved on an individual basis (irp or oorp) instead of critizising the complete addition of POBs.
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Resume: There is no problem with POB in general. There are probs with a few. These few should be worked at.
I agree with him here.
Oh and btw. i wouldn't have a problem with rogues & navy docking my base unless they see each other doing so.
Regards,
Talesin
true I wouldn't mine either but i would require them to have an RP story or background to go with docking there ^_^
rogues and LN can both dock at zoner bases. But claiming the base is LSF - Well thats a sanction on the rogue character.
Bases like GC KC and itibashi are self-defeatist.
GC: a molly base. Power trader bob delivered a cargo to gran canaria, and now has a trip up to kusari. He cannot go through Dublin, because the base insta-pops him, so he travels through the omegas/sigmas - where he pays tax to the corsairs. End result? less traffic in dublin, less money circulating in molly economy, mollies have to spend more time mining/trading, which they cannot do on wolfhounds, and so there is less time to suppy the base, resulting in less server time for [M] faction, and possibly leading to activity warnings.
KC: this is a lawful-friendly base, and my trader skips past it happily. However, my corsair char has to jump around like an epileptic flea if i'm anywhere near it. unlike the base in Om3, near the gate with Om7, KC is a little too close to the jumpgate. It should be the same distance away as glasgow border station.
Why? becos pirates are the raison d'etre of police. if there are no criminals, all the policemen lose their jobs.
Itibashi: Selling to teh Hogs was very silly. Aside from the minutae of Kusarian Lore, which doesn't concern 90% of the server as there are very few community members with Kusarian Characters, the Hogosha are the equivalent of Junkers, Junkers do not build their stations in front of manhatten.
Why does this base need to be moved? my lawful trader, who i've been flying since 2008 and is neutral with all factions except GC, flew past the base one day. It was red and angry and shot at me, because my rep was bugged. I don't take that route anymore, and so there is even less activity in kusari.
Solution one:
caps caps and more caps, remove the offending bases.
solution two:
sensible and mature discussions leading to admin intervention of relocating the bases. This might have to be done by deleting the base and installing another slightly further away, and involve a bit of restocking, but this is a double advantage:
if the bases need restocking, this contributes to the activity.
if the bases are moved, this contributes to the activity
