Posted - 2010.06.15 16:51:00 - [2]

 

One of the best chronicles for a while imo.

Love the artwork as well.

Posted - 2010.06.15 17:42:00 - [4]

 

Edited by: Destination SkillQueue on 15/06/2010 17:42:15

I liked this one a lot. It really gives a nice feeling about how the the abstract interaction in the game might actually be like. Now why don't you try and bring more of that fantastic atmosphere to the actual game too.

Posted - 2010.06.15 18:10:00 - [6]

 

And here I thought fiddling around with PI was letting my old industrial-bear roots show through again. Turns out I'm just pirating on a planetary scale.

Yarr?

Posted - 2010.06.15 18:43:00 - [8]

 

Yeah, some would just clear the area and not spare the locals a thought.

Loved it.

Posted - 2010.06.15 19:08:00 - [10]

 

Capsuleer was bluffing. The administrator watches too many holofilms about pod pilots.

Posted - 2010.06.15 20:12:00 - [12]

 

Can we seriously nuke planets???

Not that I'd want to... Just asking ...

Posted - 2010.06.15 20:15:00 - [14]

 

While an enjoyable read, is there a reason why capsuleers are in general always portrayed as giant ****tards? The last one I can remember reading that didn't have one with general megalomania was Her Painted Selves. It seems like in practice, capsuleer = black hearted monsters.

Posted - 2010.06.15 20:25:00 - [16]

 

Originally by: AMAGADLOOK I'MPOSTING

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Can we seriously nuke planets???

Not that I'd want to... Just asking ...

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Propably at some point and I really look forward to it. The concept is really cool, provides loads of potential for all kinds of entertaining shenanigans between players and many potential additions to the current PI. Even the ammo and weapon systems you use for the bombardment could matter, if they put some effort in to it. It could for example affect what kind and how large negative condition the planetary area suffers as a result of the bombardment.

Posted - 2010.06.15 22:23:00 - [18]

 

Originally by: Kenreikko Valitonen

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If I'm wrong about that, and we're to accept PF wherein capsuleers are blackmailing millions (billions?) of empire citizens without consequences just to put up some extractors and launch facilities, then I'm totally with Casiella. It's inconsistent to the point of really breaking good stuff.

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It'd think that'd certainly encourage retaliation more radical than this. Or at least one would hope that the Federation government/State Megas/Tribes/Holders would get annoyed by the outright slaughter of their voters/employees/meatshields/meat producers. They just don't breed that fast!

Posted - 2010.06.15 23:34:00 - [20]

 

Yep, most definitely one of the better chronicles in a long time. Plus points for planetary bombardment. Is this coming to Eve?

Posted - 2010.06.16 01:20:00 - [22]

 

Edited by: Merouk Baas on 16/06/2010 01:21:42

Well, it's debatable that he could target anything on the planet surface, given practical orbit distances. And as far as shooting with antimatter, the antimatter charge doesn't keep its shape indefinitely like a projectile would.

And yeah, not all of us are madmen like that.

And finally, planetary governors should perform a scan of their own planets and pre-emptively move populations away from the red/white areas.

Posted - 2010.06.16 03:43:00 - [24]

 

lol, this really brings a whole new light into the PI scenario. When you establish your base, all you think about is how long it takes for those timers to reach zero. Not about the process those timers are concealing.

Also found it fun that the capsaleer was not showing his true face, but rather the one he "preferred" to show. We have no idea what he looks like in reality. Adds a whole new layer to the faced.

Posted - 2010.06.16 04:18:00 - [26]

 

Edited by: Cobalt Sixty on 16/06/2010 04:21:48

Originally by: Merouk Baas

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And as far as shooting with antimatter, the antimatter charge doesn't keep its shape indefinitely like a projectile would.

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Ummm, read again? He said 425mm Rail Gun, not Blaster - the Rail Gun fires a payload wrapped in a metal shell. Shell hits ground, shell breaks, antimatter containment system fails and antimatter then interacts with the local matter.

Hilarity ensues.

Also, screw RL physics regarding LEO, etc. This is INTERNET SPACESHIPS!

Posted - 2010.06.16 10:05:00 - [28]

 

Interesting chronicle. And very well written to boot.

But I second who thinks this is a bit "disconnected" from the real game background.

I mean, it's ok for such a dramatic narration to show off the demi-godly ruthlessness of an avid, arrogantly rich capsuleer to the planetside dwellers.

But this is frankly over the top. Capsuleers do not need to paint themselves as the sickeningly evil, invincible galactic overlord they may even be. I mean, he could even be concordocked: Chesiette is 0.6 after all, and the CONCORD ships still hit hard.

This Omvistus guy seem all talk and no action anyway. He's recolonizing an hisec planet (thus actually low in resource density - go in 0.0 for real PI efficiency!); he's fitting only six 425s (if he's serious about rail business, he could use a real rail platform, with 7+ turrets, such as Mega or Rokh; or maybe he needs to stop wasting SPs on Industry/Planetology and take a peek at the Gunnery support skills); he seems so hellbent on implants and boosters, but again, this is hisec: go strut your implants where you can be actually podded, and then I'll believe you; and last but not least, he needs to target paint a planet to hit it!!!

Jokes aside, there are also a couple factual errors in the story:

- Chesiette is at border with Syndicate, not Amarr; it's actually the last hisec system before Syndicate, and it's at least 7 jumps from the closest Genesis system.

- The only temperate world in Chesiette is Chesiette V; Chesiette I is a barren planet.

Posted - 2010.06.16 11:02:00 - [30]

 

Interesting story but quite improbable for several reasons .

I really don’t think that even a capsulear can pull that kind of crap . First of all the planet was part of the Gallente Federation it was not his own propriety by any degree . He could not have demanded anything , least of all the removal of citizens of the Federation from there homes so he could build his facilities . He might have been able to buy propriety on the planet ( contract with Federation authorities ) and developed his own bases there , nothing less nothing more . Any treat of force would have brought in Concord and more importantly the Federation Navy . Any actual killings would have had him hunted just about anywhere in empire space . Outright treat of force might work between the Holders and various minmatar tribes but would not work in the federation . As for the Caldari , the capsulear would not need to use force , anything is for sale in the State .

I think the Capsulear was Gallente and not Amarr , he just use an Amarr facade to instill fear ( those zealots are not to be messed with ) in ignorant Gallente citizens . As for his ship , that was obviously a Dominix , 6 rails variety . A gallente capsulear with more guts then common sense .

No i really don’t think this is standard operating procedure with planetary development . Thousands of world been blackmailed ? This would make the Seylin disaster a trivial affair .