Hyborean Strain
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2014.01.16 16:42:00 -
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I was flying about the other day and saw a station that got me to thinking; you could totally fit a battlefield in there. Most pics come from Eve Travel, a site you should definitely check out if youGÇÖd like to see what lies beyond GÇÿthe doorGÇÖ.
Space stations in Eve are unthinkably vast structures. Titanic in scope, they can be seen by the naked eye from the surface of the planet they orbit, and are host to millions of individuals who are born and raised, establish families, grow old and die; often without ever leaving their home station. This is a Cyclone battlecruiser which dwarfs the Eiffel tower, sitting comfortably at dock in a Gallente hanger.
What IGÇÖm saying is theyGÇÖre big.
Big enough to hold stadiums, and big enough to have entire metroplexes under their miles-high domes. Topographical features such as plateaus and great rivers can be seen from outside the pleasure domes of the Gallente. You could easily fit any map we use, particularly the skirmish maps, into these stations without a problem. Orbital strikes are still possible as well, with the Sentry Drones commonly used by capsuleers floating high above the battlefield.
So why would anyone who had a space station let immortal psychos run around blasting away with rail rifles and forge guns? Greed. The Evelopedia article on Echelon Entertainment contains multiple references to televised combat tournaments, not to mention that this sort of thing already goes on at the Haadoken Summit every year. With the advent of truly immortal megastars whose families can never file a wrongful death suit or insurance claim, entertainment corps such as Nugoeihuvi , Impetus, and The Leisure Group would jump at the ratings bonanza. Camera drones and helmet cam feeds would be priceless for the advertising industries.
Station interiors would also be a good place to hold the Dust equivalent of the New Eden Open or the Annual PVP tournament, allow Player Corporations to have grudge matches without the hassle (or profit) of owning districts, and even hold bloodsports such as Capture the QuafeGäó Flag. This could also lead to new maps or interesting skins for the maps currently in existence. Egonics billboards for people to snipe from, ads for Viziam scrambler rifles and Rifter frigates along with plasma scorched Fedmart murals on buildings, plus the knowledge that youGÇÖre fighting and dying to hock CBD credit cards. There are lots of options with the New Eden flavor.
As well as going a long way towards reminding players in both games of the massive scope of New Eden. Looking to the sky to see the towering walls rising up to the pearlescent dome high above; or being blinded by the reflections of an artificial sea glittering in the distance. And thatGÇÖs just the Gallente stations. The cold impersonal Caldari stations, festooned with propaganda, the Brutalist architecture of the Minmatar, and the dizzying airshafts of lustrous Amarrian gold. With mega-scale engineering and the power of the ISK, anything is possible. |