With the change to sparks (yay) can we also alter sap timers to encourage those effects.

I propose linking SAP times on opposite beta's so that there are five SAP times total and as they go off they impact all three islands at once.

This would

a) reduce the sap timer gaining PITA
b) promote PvP as there are more known sap times
c) force people doing saps to pick an island to defend / attack or split their force
d) reduce the total number of timers to one every four or so hours making fights more likely

Well personally I like the idea. Though I understand the concerns about reduced PvP, I think this would create the case of quality>quantity regarding beta PvP events as they could be more organized.

With the change to sparks (yay) can we also alter sap timers to encourage those effects.

I propose linking SAP times on opposite beta's so that there are five SAP times total and as they go off they impact all three islands at once.

This would

a) reduce the sap timer gaining PITA
b) promote PvP as there are more known sap times
c) force people doing saps to pick an island to defend / attack or split their force
d) reduce the total number of timers to one every four or so hours making fights more likely

Jita wrote:

With the change to sparks (yay) can we also alter sap timers to encourage those effects.

I propose linking SAP times on opposite beta's so that there are five SAP times total and as they go off they impact all three islands at once.

This would

a) reduce the sap timer gaining PITA
b) promote PvP as there are more known sap times
c) force people doing saps to pick an island to defend / attack or split their force
d) reduce the total number of timers to one every four or so hours making fights more likely

OverAll:  This would be awesome, because I would keep an alt at my terminal and press the attack button to opposing forces outpost all the time, till it's flipped then I'd move back to my own

A) Yes!  Keeping spreadsheets of a sap timers are annoying, I'd like to be able to ping jabber once so all the guys could enjoy pvp at the same time!
B) Yes!  Less work, more pvp I like it!
c)  That's an awesome idea, so we can bring back alpha scouts and reactivate skynet so we know what Saps our enemies are going to show up where and pick the points we want to go to, while doing our saps with our alts on our island which we can easily reinforce!
D) Yes!  More Saps More Loot!  Awesome idea, not like I just hauled out 142 Heavy mech cortexs from Novastrov!  we could drive the price down on industrial goods enticing cheaper PVP!  Exspecially on heavy mks!

This is a great Idea!  By reducing overall work in the SAP that means blood thirsty pvpers can go back to doing what they do best!  Being blood thirsty pvpers!

Keep these Stellar Ideas coming!

Jita wrote:

DEV Zoom wrote:

Well personally I like the idea. Though I understand the concerns about reduced PvP, I think this would create the case of quality>quantity regarding beta PvP events as they could be more organized.

Exactly. Less opportunity sometimes means more reality.

And sometimes less opportunity means less opportunity.

organized PVP will come down to both sides verifying equal numbers, equal skills, equal chance to win.  Most of the time it will not be, so organized pvp will end in someone leaving the field.  Spontaneous pvp will be more likely to lead to actual engagements.
Of course this requires people to actual play the game, which Joke does not seem to want to do.  They only want instant log in action and then log off.  I think they want perp to become a WoT type game.
They don't want to mine, they don't want to own and fight for stations, they just want to log on, get a fight they are guaranteed to win then go away until they can repeat.
Don't look to Zoom to provide 'organization' for you.  You should look at a leader within your alliance and actually organize yourselves.

It's funny how only people left fighting over SAPs don't really need an outpost. Such a trainwreck.

Jita wrote:

What the naysayers don't get is you need people on beta for PvP. There are how many saps vs how many fights now? If you think banding the saps would reduce PvP you need to look up a devide by zero error.

That's the echo chamber people build around their heads. ~everything is fine~ even if they're the only ones left.

If you think no ones on beta, your missing time zones because trust me there's a lot of people on beta.