The following post was submitted by Snot Shot:
So all we every hear out of the 0.0 Coalitions when there is a fleet fight is who blobbed who, TiDi was terrible, and if it wasn’t for “X” then so and so would have won……Roll This seems to then spiral up into what CCP is doing wrong and what they need to fix…….which ends up being some server/node/code/math discussion that any sane person can see couldn’t be solved anytime soon. So why don’t the players intervene to come up with their own solution?
PL and CFC just hammered out a pretty lengthy agreement related to the rules of engagement between these two parties. Why can’t the leaders of majority space holders in 0.0 sit down and hammer out a agreement related to 0.0 combat which fits within the current game capabilities which can be adjusted each year as CCPs hardware gets better?
There are basically about 10 people who drive 0.0 content which can escalate into 2,000+ in system so it doesn’t need to be that every Alliance CEO has to be at the table to do this. This “reasons” for the blob/coalitions etc. existing has been examined endlessly so the details and framework of a 0.0 engagement agreement can easily be crafted to address these factors etc.
Example Idea: Alliance “Ranking” system: Each Null sec Alliance is given a rank 1, 2, 3, 4 determined by size, time zone, and any other factors . Alliances like PL are ranked 1 while Alliances like Li3 are ranked a 3 for example. If PL goes after Li3 than Li3 can request help from 2 other Alliances ranked 3’s as well to help. Any other Alliances that enter the filed during the fleet fight are now hostile to all parties on the field and are the focus until driven off the field etc. This ranking only applies to direct SOV threats and not to any other engagement like POS take downs, griefing, hotdrops, etc.
This way it’s kept simple and as balanced as possible. Maybe use current “War Declaration” calculations to determine rank or something and Alliances that respond to the lower ranked Alliance request for help need to accept so there’s no “misunderstanding as to who the other ranked Alliances were that are involved in the war are etc.
EVE has some of the smartest people playing it yet when it comes to figuring out how to solve the only issue 0.0 cries the most about they seem to become the dumbest people on the planet…..wtf? Form some sort of Council and sit the **** down to hammer some kind of agreement out that works with what the games capabilities are currently and adjust it each year.
With great power comes great responsibility so man the **** up and do something game changing instead of crying like school girls each time TiDi kills a “GF”………unless it’s the only thing that saves your ass in these engagements, and in that case maybe you down want to develop a solution?………or give yourself a rank that allows you to play at the level you’re comfortable with.
C/D?
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