In relation to the event type, I'll still be suggesting alternative tactics!
I picture a similar situation, but instead let this Bretonian battlegroup have a few ships spread out all over the system near the entry points. Well, I suppose a the Coalition win here means, they should get some static caps in the system at least by the jumphole on their side.
And when Bretonia's new battleship gets there (which I assume was the real point of sacrificing Stirling) give it a couple of flanking cruisers and set them all up to be much stronger for a more long term event style. Make them like super POB's, a billion HP for a battleship, purposely stretch it out so it might take a few days.
Think of it this way, it might help avoid crashes to split up the battles a bit, and let them form naturally around the option to attack the target static ships. Which might still raise activity over a longer period. Activity may go up in general, not just for a couple of hours every so often (weeks).
Also if Coalition side has something to defend it means they cant always only be on the offensive and it would be a bit more balanced. Then I suppose whoever loses the caps first might have their presence diminished over long term. But I always say a lost ship isnt the end, just takes a bit for another to come up behind it. I'd see it fair though that it take a certain time, and if Coalition side knocked out Bret static caps, they get to try to hold until reinforcements come to challenge. oh look, you're having a space war in Disco!
Recently just observing natural POB sieges like in Omicron Tau, it proves it still works! People do still organize without advanced scheduling or registrations to go on live attacks! I can only think, if we had static caps that were like POB's in strength, there would be more action like that, on top of the normal stuff, on a daily basis! A DAILY BASIS. Not to mention, if we gave the areas with active factions actual military ship targets to worry about, actual POB's would become lower priority targets.
I see the Confederal forces entering Tau pretty easy, but why isnt there an NPC static OC dread waiting at the mouth of the minifield? A mortal cap that they'd have knock out to go through first. OF's should be able to request they have this stuff in the right places as they see fit, and use them to make it so to get into your space, invaders at least should have to take out a border ship or something, at least to slow things down.
And of course, if we set up these bases (especially in Exeter's case) at least the battleships to buy either ammo of some kind or medical supplies, each battle becomes a supply event. Imagine that throughout all of these sieges transports were also trying to slip in and out of the warzone to bring supplies in (on a temp money making route). They might bring escorts, etc.
Last point, is if we did longer term battle situations, if balance seems it could still be off, or a side might have trouble finding defenders, let them hire Freelancers or other mercs to fill the gap. Just has to be someone already on their BB's, or they can just do some one time RP for a contract.
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