Siege bloodlust

[Binski]

The biggest issue with POB sieges is that only one side faces permadeath of an entity. This has been the issue with POBs and sieges from the get-go and I don't think the original implementers of them thought through the long-term ramifications of having them be permanently killed by fleets of ships where the only penalty for dying is "come back in an hour".

I would personally much prefer to fix this with a simple base game mechanics solution (an actual proper class of siege turrets that aren't just really slow sci-data battleship heavies) than with a rules one (eg. failing a siege prevents you from re-attempting it for a few days).

That is exactly it. But I still think it should made it a rule that if your capital ship is destroyed during a declared base siege, you are pvp dead to the base (and system) for a few days or even a week. Bases do need to repel constant attacks by ships that can come back after an hour while a base can barely repair in that time, and don't get respawns. This would also make many think twice about pointless sieges, since it best be worth it, as they could wind up cut off from those systems if they fail and are taken out near the base.