Posted - 2006.08.07 17:50:00 - [1]

 

I have written in gen chat with this idea, I guess its been posted before but I hope it will add a bit of new spin.

The concept is pretty simple - the range that you warp to a gate from depends on a couple of factors. These are:

BMs cannot be placed within a given distance of a gate - the lower the sec state of the system the greater the range.

1. The Security Level of the System. The lower the security Level the further away your ship will arrive.

2. The relations ship of your faction - with the faction 'controling' the system. Obviously this would meld with Kali. If you have good standings with the faction that the system you are piloting in 'belongs to' you get a moderate bonus to how close to the gate you warp in at. So if youre in the good books with Amarr Empire and you are in one of 'their' systems you can travel quickly through it. If not it gets a little bit tougher. A bit like preferential treatment from the Gates navi computer.

3. Low and High sec 'islands' (i.e a small cluster of systems) exist within a given region. So a small cluster of 0.6 systems might exist within Venal for example. Why? Well this gives pilots somewhere to travel too, and from. A desperate dash across 0.0 to some high sec space on the edge of the cluster to deliver some vital supplies? A minmater stronghold deep in Amarr space?

4. Holding systems for your prefered faction therefore has its advantsges - its your turf, you can travel across it faster, and easier.

I don't know how exactly Kali Factions will work, but I am thinking that some systems 'factional' alignments will change depending upon players succesfully completing missions etc for that given faction. With this idea there is a real benefit to having done so - your faction controling a region/system gives you a advantage within that system.

Any thoughts?