POB Siege Idea

[CommodoreShawn]

Demand only means the Rogues could build a PoB in front of Manhattan and then - assuming they pay all demands - happily proceed to own a PoB in orbit of Manhattan. Let's maybe not.

The OP sounds a lot like vulnerability windows for eve citadels and uh.. they had a pretty mixed reception. Also not sure what's keeping anyone from saying "Tomorrow night at 2:30 am in your timezone we'll drive six Ranseurs at your PoB and blast it". That's why eve vulnerability windows were set by the owner of the "base", not the attacker.

It might still be better than what we have but I'd be more inclined to let the defenders pick a time window, which with sieges having to be declared individually is a bit.. Weird.

Personally, I like the timed attack window idea. To mitigate the "timezone taking" aspect, there could be an approach of multiple battles. Say 3 battles, 8 hours apart to give all timezones a chance to participate. Attakers have to win 2/3 in order to destroy the PoB.

Another, related idea that @WiseTaurus mentioned previously, is an insurance system. To soften the blow of a PoB being destroyed, have an option for the owner to "buy it back" in some extent. Not a full restoration, but give them an option to retrieve some of the effort put into the PoB. That might reduce the impact of someone losing a base they've sunk weeks of their life into.