Topic: SAP 3.0 thoughts
Keep the current 3 SAP locations. Change them from being the actual SAP's to loot package drop points. Same function with time only their sole purpose is to drop a can using the same timer mechanics. The point of these locations is for small skirmish and loot ninja fun. The timer goes live and they drop a loot can. That's it.
Taking a station now involves producing a deployable station hacking device.
1. You place the hack module within a radius of the station. The hack module has a shield protecting it for 48 hours. Hack module will, once the timer runs out, make the stations vulnerable for someone with an active hack module to flip the station.
2. Defenders can put down Encryption Modules which will extend the time the attacking hack module takes, one can be used, 3,6,8,12 hour versions. This ensures the defenders can manipulate the time they need to defend somewhat.
3. The hack module the attackers placed will run low on energy hacking the station, the shield drops with 1 hour to go, if destroyed the process must be restarted (defenders win)
4. if the hack module lives, and the station becomes vulnerable, anyone within the corp who dropped the hack module can use an active hack on the station and claim it.
5. Once claimed the station will have 72 hours to charge up its stability meaning people could potentially evacuate the station.
6 After 1 week hours the station is owned and can be hacked by others.
*Hack modules become public knowledge when dropped with a time being displayed on the map and intrusion events
The point of this system will be to make it public when someone can hit a station, which hopefully will give players enough time to get friends, family, allies, ect to come defend or attack.
You want a station? Drop a station hack, get your friends, bring an army, fight for it! Cant defend your station? pull out your wallet buy friends, mercenaries (yes mercenary corps will be a thing now!) hire enemies whatever...
Perhaps this will see station SAPS as being the entire server involved in a fight rather than a ninja&run event or a baby sitting event.
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