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NPC Rat expansion

Oct 19, 2018 greenwall link
Create rat stronghold at sedina H-5 (or some new station somewhere) in a ongoing state of being under siege by 5 Corvus-factioned capellas firing avalons constantly at the station destroying the constantly undocking pirate defense forces. Firing should be offset so it is impossible to dock.

If the capellas are destroyed by external forces (i.e. players), then pirates issue forth from Sedina H-5 in alarming large quantities and expand the quantity and distance of their patrols throughout all of greyspace wormhole sectors for a period of 4 hours (ukari to edras). Turrets also issue from Sedina H5 (2x the amount that protect conq stations, with double armor).

Players with 100% hate in all factions get docking priviliges (but still can be fired upon by the rats and turrets) in Sedina H-5. In that station, specially modified UDV Raptors are available for a sizeable purchase with 2x built in (non-removable) Ultra-megaposis. These have 10% more damage and 10% higher speed than normal megaposis.

Also, a special mission is available that allows you to pledge your allegiance to the pirate forces. Joining/completing mission removes any allegiance to serco or itani militaries and creates a stat tracker on character info that henceforth commences tracking kill shots on Corvus Anti-pirate Capellas. Once total kill shots reaches 10, npc pirates permanently see you as non-hostile as long as you maintain Tri-KOS with major factions. This achievement earns a pirate badge. This stat tracker (/badge/faction standing with pirates) is removed if you re-join itani or serco military.

Destruction of Corvus anti-pirate Cappelas yield occasional capship part drops.

Destruction of turrets in Sedina H-5 initiates return of fresh Capella force and withdraws additional pirate force from greyspace. All these ships eventually return to Sedina H-5 and are destroyed in the ensuing avalon onslaught.
Oct 20, 2018 greenwall link
great idea greenwall +1
Oct 20, 2018 PaKettle link
Looks like a nice perk for the rats...
And this benefits VO how? As a long time player Im sure you know the devs are not all that keen on ideas that favor or single out one group over the others. Wheres the balance to this?

btw didnt inc threaten to ban people who constantly +1 thier own suggestions?
Oct 20, 2018 greenwall link
It benefits VO by giving us something more interesting and dynamic to do in regards to greyspace. You can keep the pirates at bay by protecting the corvus ships. And if they get destroyed they become another source of capship parts.

Just realized some anti-capship properties should be in place on the capellas, otherwise they will be too easily taken out by Wash and his five clients.
Oct 21, 2018 IronLord link
+1
Oct 22, 2018 Barktooth link
-1. I see player pirates grouping up to take out the capellas and then basically being unstoppable with their fucking unrat army. If this was to be implemented, Corvus needs to launch a counter fighter assault to match the unrat force, and anyone aligned with the unrats must be Corvus KOS.

Also, how does a flood of never ending pirates constantly flow out of a tiny little space station? Do they have a cloning vat? Did they develop teleportation?
Oct 23, 2018 Dr. Lecter link
Looks like a nice perk for the rats...

Good to see the same whining in Suggestions that always occurred.

+1, but will never happen. Still waiting on that super secret roving pirate base Inc. went on about years and years ago.
Oct 23, 2018 Luxen link
I thouhgt that was just last year, Dr. Lecter. Had he mentioned it before then?
Oct 24, 2018 Dr. Lecter link
Oct 24, 2018 greenwall link
not a dissimilar idea, but it was lacking any detail in regards to integration into gameplay. Simply having a "station" with "stuff" is not enough. Hence my suggestion providing means of access, and interesting ways to control that access and consequences of that access.
Oct 25, 2018 Whistler link
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Oct 25, 2018 PaKettle link
Btw. H5 is a race track I believe. Turning a public area into a rat infested back alley is a non starter.

Greenie if ya wanna do something usefull remind Inc he publicly agreed to a rat base in 2018.
You know. gather around a table with yer buddies and politely bang your cups together?
If you check you will find even I +1d that Idea and its long overdue.

Inc does actually pay attention when we all whine the same tune. 🤔
Oct 25, 2018 starblazzz link
I'm sure they plan on expanding the unrats role in the verse.
As of now it's pretty cool and what not.
Some interesting ideas here, may even seem excessive but
+1 to the idea of a event for the unrats maybe even a mission like the Levi?