I have long believed that SP payout for time in battle should be removed completely in exchange for a tiered multiplier of warpoints based on rank and activity.

I feel like the way the isk is calculated works great, the only issues being that the protostompers reap the benefit in having their money returned to them while the losing side is stuck shaking their heads. To counter this the payout for time in battle becomes less thanks to the battle being shorter, but that effect needs to be increased.

If the payout for the length of the battle grew at more of an exponential rate where a 10 minute battle has significantly less than a 15 minute battle (an example being 1k for first minute, 2k for the second, and so on) the system would further reward the battles which go back and forth while the protostomps and redlines receive a lower payout from the pool but a higher payout from lost equipment if the opposing team keeps fighting.


tl;dr

drop time in battle SP, raise time in battle isk pool exponentially over the course of the battle = screw afkers, redliners, and protostompers + reward those who fight back against redlines and protostomps to keep the match going and kill expensive suits with freebies

I don't think removing the payout for losing a match is fair to the losing team -- in particular, players who actually try.

What I would do, is lower the relative payouts of the losing team....so there is an increased incentive to try.

There are far too many people who would rather run circles in the redline than actually play to win -- which is quite frustrating for those of us who actually try.