NEMP suspension

[LuckyOne]

I have no idea how NEMPs work, so I can't really comment on usage... But having a defined mechanic to siege NPC bases seems to me like a better idea than having the GM team have more work on reading pages and pages and pages of (sometimes pretty lame) RP.

Even better if that mechanic is a money sink so factions/players actually need to do real in-game work to start a siege instead of a few hours of brainstorming and some forumlancing.

As for the current "real war scenario in Cologne" I have literally been camping there for several days and there was barely any activity. At least from what i hear NEMP based events get some actual activity...


What I would like to see (but I have no idea if it's possible) is to make NEMP an actual terrorist weapon. That is, make it "disable" (not destroy) NPC bases hit by it (and maybe only usable by unlawful / quasi -lawful / intelligence / special ops factions).

Then you could have interesting stuff happening. For example corporations could hire some homemade terrorists (or foreign agents) to disable a competitor base. Or a government could order a strike by secret forces to disable an enemy shipyard.

The stations would stay disabled for a day or several days, making the attackers have an advantage by denying supplies, or use of heavy assets / weapons for that period.

EDIT: This would also make POBs more important and strategic, as they could be used to stockpile weapons / ammo in case your faction's NPC base is disabled, but of course such supplies would be limited by the storage space of POBs.