Move PoBs from the Mining Fields

[Lythrilux]

Well I saw it at its original location which was approximately 15k below the middle of the pscrap area of the grand negre.

There's a pretty big difference between saying "middle of the pscrap field" and "15k below". Vessels can still be pirated within that range.

I learned after it was moved, a mistake on the forum allowed their post requesting core 2 upgrade plans to be visible to everyone, instead of being invised, which warranted its special treatment. To me a base that close to the center of that field would have all but cut off that pscrap field due to the reach of weapons platforms and being an easy launch location for xenos ID'd ships. I'm fairly certain its original purpose would have been to give Xenos a defended stronghold just seconds away from the mining area, one that would have only been found after it was core 2, requiring RP to attack, and being able to have defenses deployed. This would be like an outcast base being set up 15k below the ore field in Tau-23. Even though its farther away now, i still couldn't see the IMG ignoring a hostile POB even 20k from their ore fields for very long, despite a forum error. Things like this seem stranger to me than POB's defending guard systems, that's all I'm sayin.

Honestly I think a Xeno POB could be an exception to the stuff mentioned in the OP. Provided it never amounts to Battleship Platforms (which I don't think it even has now?) that could be good for activity given how the most popular factions that can mine pscrap would be hostile to the base and having hostiles close by could increase interactions as it'd add a stronger element of danger to Scrap Mining. I kind of wanted to see Xenos get an NPC base near that field personally, for the aforementioned effect. That's all speculation though, it might not have that effect.

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