Deleting systems poll UPDATE

[Corile]

were removed ages ago, but nobody cared

so anyway i took that personally

I wasn't around when guard systems were buyable, I think very few people were, but when I joined Disco I thought they were quite neat. I don't think it was a good idea to just nuke them completely because instead they could be converted into something more interesting.

One example I had in mind was to make guard systems belonging to local unlawfuls "shortcut systems" so that there was a practical gameplay benefit to playing Rogues instead of Outcasts in Liberty. One could turn Guard IFFs completely hostile to everything but their unguarded faction. Then place very strong Guard IFFed NPC weapon platforms at the entrance to the guard system so that it is practically impossible to enter for anyone but the faction owning the system. Add jump holes that connect some specific points of interest to the guard system, all but one of which are accessible only non-transport ships.

That way you make piracy as Rogues and Xenos more interesting than Outcasts in Liberty, because currently if you're going to pirate, you might as well pick the ID that has the widest IFF.

But that doesn't matter at this point anyway since the guard systems are removed.

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