I think the megacorps building these structures clearly feel sympathy for the special needs of certain islands and inhabitants.

I think people are forgetting that Dev's mentioned an upkeep cost to outposts after the first, so the possibility of an alliance even wanting to capture and retain the whole map is pretty much an out-of-date concept.

An alliance mechanic in PO would need to be very carefully considered before throwing something in just to resolve a short term problem.  For example I feel an alliance should have some form of upkeep cost.

But in the mean time, for the new SAP mechanic,  why not just have it defer to the rights of corp who the squad leader belongs to?

That way you can be sure there is at least one official representation of that corp is present.

So,  I guess noone saw that coming

oooh, , I've played this game before =]

I think you'll find that most Beta corps hoard any stuff they get as a direct result of being native to Beta.   There isnt a lot you need NIC for except for guarding against any future content.

Only reason why products are over priced on the market is because there is no perceived, standard value.

I think with eve you can carebear in high-sec and easily farm enough money to purchase those expensive modules and resources, found only in 0.0 (equivelent beta)

But there isnt the thriving, healthy market in PO that allows an Alpha side corp to do that... at least not to the extend that they can happily pvp competitively and still not have unbridled access to Beta.

Personally a great deal of all the problems comes down to that 'lack of market' issue.

Its like I said, so long ago ; http://forums.perpetuum-online.com/topi … e-economy/

yea just because you can smell the fresh air on another island does not mean your on that island.  All your doing is opening the front (or back) door looking in and then leaving.

Takes forever to roam an entire island even in fast lights.  But thats not to say I dont disagree about somehow changing teleports or rather, some other means to reach islands.

We have, what, 6 Beta islands?  which theoretically means that only 6 alliances / power-bloc's can exist.  Say what you want about blobs but it seems to me the game is designed to encourage it.

Theres no way two enemy's can live on the same island, so there would have to be some mutual agreement for scouting the teleport exits.  so an alliance or some large single corp is the only way it can work.

If and when the game does grow to the extent that all 6 islands are populated, what then?  Slap on more islands, that encourage more blobbing?

Something drastic has got to change!  And the only thing that I can think of is an achipelago of little islands and some kind of sea faring transport

hmm, so it seems the only question people really have is when its coming out?

er.. I can see why you didnt get the diplomat job. lol.

Dude... your face

What I'd like to know, which ive yet to find a definate answer on.. is wether or not there is any difference between Alpha Islands and Beta islands?

Do higher levels more regularly spawn?
Are the contents of the artifacts on Beta more likley to be better?
are the mobs which spawn oh a higher level on beta?

From what I can tell from people ive spoken to suggests that the answer is 'No'  but surly there must be some difference... risk vs reward an all that.