Camios
Tribal Liberation Force Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2012.01.03 17:57:00 -
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1. Is there anything related to the Customs Office feature or PI taxes that you think is broken or terrible?
No
2. Do you think the amount of PvP engagements has changed in EVE as a result of this feature?
In lowsec I know there have been some engagements around them, I have seen many reinforcements timers. I can't say if POCOs are reinforced just to get a fight or to really get planets; I would like to compare the amount of PVP around starbases with the amount of PVP around POCOs. The POCOs are something new. A new "warp to when **** is the fan", and a thing you place it a 0 km on planet warpins so that it decloaks people. People are going to camp them with bubbles in critical areas of 0.0.
3. Do you think the feature has created new opportunities for small to mid-sized corporations?
I like the idea of having something "public", and that you can profit from it giving access to strangers; I think this has created new opportunities (it's a bit like putting up a POS, but with reduces hassle and benefits). I think there should be more "stuff" in EVE with private ownership & public usage (the POPU concept).
4. Do you think PI has become more or less relevant in EVE?
In EVE Economy I don't think that PI has become more relevant. It is good that the PI system has become now more complex and deep, but this change has possibly reduced the people that run PI and the increase in POS components probably has caused some POSes to be shut down (thus marginally reducing the economical relevance of PI in EVE).
In EVE balance of power PI is a great way to make money because it's passive income. Like moons, but on a personal level, and this means that in the balance of power it does not count very much. Until the moment there will be more involvement in PI on a corporate and alliance level, PI will be pretty marginal in the balance of power. POCOs do something in this direction, though.
5. Do you have any awesome story related to a Player Owned Customs Office?
No awesome stories. But one story.
Back in november I contacted all the people who shared a planet with me and asked them what were we going to do with the upcoming release of POCOs. They were mainly from Russia. I crafted a fine evemail in my finest English only to get a response like "I didn't understand anything". I contacted their ceo, who said "no problem, we'll take care of it, we have the firepower for taking the Interbus down". The interbus COs are still there after a month. |