Topic: Why Beta station locks have to go
I made new thread since last one already got flushed. Be nice or leave.
The game lacks any form of smaller scale PVP for newer and independant corporations.
Here's an illustration and here's a cure.
1. Completely remove the ability to lock Beta stations.
2. All Beta outposts tax from facilities and market goes to it's owner corporation.
Beta SAP mechanics can be fun if nothing excessive is at stake. It's a good Capture The Flag mini-game and I don't see any sense in removing it. After the change, it's still beneficial to own and fight over stations because:
1. Corporation gets the outpost Aura bonuses.
2. Tax from facilities and market goes to the owner corporation.
The more separate entities use Betas, the more potential PVP we all get. If there's 10 different sides spread out on Betas, it's potentially 10 times more fights and 9 times less pressure on just 1 side. Remember, to avoid the need to form blobs, there can't be anything of extreeme value that can be taken away associated with Betas.
If you defend it you keep it, if you don't defend it you lose it. If you attack it and win, you win it and if you attack and lose you don't.
Fair system to everyone.
Any mechanic, as long as it's within rules of the game, can be considered fair since every condition can be met by any corporation sooner or later. Following that doesn't make the game more fun and less broken.