Siege bloodlust

[Darkseid667]

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).

Very good point. While a battleship can cost up to two billion Cr fully outfitted, the risk of losing it during a siege is pretty much nil. The POB is gone forever, however. Sieges would be far more taxing for the attacker and defender if any ship involved would be permanently deleted in case of destruction.

PS: Yes, I mean it. Permanently. But with refund.