There isn't much reason to have spirit other then for the sake of owning a planet, and the logistics actually required to getting one isn't worth the lack of reward to newer corps.

It's all about bragging rights, and beyond the people who post on the forums, no one cares. ISK was the incentive to want to get better and join the rich leagues - but now that's gone, and so has the incentive. Now, what PC is rich guys wanting to blow ISK on something better then Pub matches.

The only way to revive it is to revive the spirit among the corps presently in PC - with alliances holding 2-3 teams that could smash any small corp trying, it ruins the incentive further. Why try if you know in the end, you will lose?

I'm not saying it's up to vet corps to do something, but something can be done, and PFC is not the answer.

Your missing the point there aren't any new corps that can field a 16 man team. Enough said. Their May be 1 or 2 but then what's the point of giving up a planet for it for what? 2 districts? It is a good concept but there aren't enough players in this game for it to work let alone enough players who want to play PC. Besides the fact you are threatening any corp that tries to attack the planet is wrong. How are these new corps going to want to fight their hardest if in reality they aren't losing anything and let's say if they do attack another corp on another planet and the defender wins why are they going to want to stick to these rules when they could just wipe out the people who hit them or who constantly try take their district. You many as well just let them in your alliance since it's basically the same thing. You might say 'oh but we aren't giving them EVE support or ringers or whatever, but what comes before all of that? Having the district and they won't even have to worry about losing it. And if you won't let them farm with it or whatnot then your basically giving them something which won't earn them anything anyway. They're more likely to lose ISK from losing attacks and oh wait? How do you earn ISK from Molden Heath? Winning Battles. And a new corp is going to set attacks against corps that have vets and EVE support and ringers which can be paid to their liking due to the amount of ISK corps already have.

Good concept,
Wrong time.