RedBleach
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Posted - 2012.09.12 07:10:00 -
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OK HERE IS THE MORE TO COME
Looking at the system in which EVE functions a person can only work for ONE corp. at a time and a corp can belong to one alliance at a time.
The Problems (for every idea like this)
As far as I can tell there are no sub-corp options. To that end a mercenary would have to change corporations every time they wanted to work for another corporation or be contracted by another corporation. While this is possible your work history would show the player jumping from place to place with no loyalty. Also there are time limits in eve, on must wait 24hrs before switching to another corp.
The Alliances matter. Even if there was some way to have a sub corporation you could never merc the alliance that your corporation is connected to. It is a safety mechanism to slow traitors, espionage, or a player throwing the match... or fixing it. And again, your work history would reflect it.
True Mercenary work would be difficult to pull off, Unless there was an Alliance of logi's... and that doesn't work because without the other skills and connections of the other classes the alliance/corp would grow stagnant and couldn't be competitive.
The solution if CCP got involved.
Create sub-corporations for mercenaries that were ALLIANCE NEUTRAL, allowing one to join and attack with any campaign.
Allow dual corporation membership.
Of course some might suggest using an alt character for these kinds of things... but the way we work, that doesn't make so much sense.
Also, this is just the beta. Perhaps the full launch will open up many more possibilities.
My Current Solution.
With the original idea kinda shot down  I have another offering. Use the chat channels. If you would like to join up I am making a Logi-centric branch in my current CLAN and Corp. Lets talk. Maybe you would like to interview and join, and maybe not. If not, that's fine - go with your clan or corporation and move on. But maybe you want a group that will talk about custom builds and an Alliance that will help fund mass equipment purchases for a well built team with organized logi's... and the pay? Well, you get what you earn Merc.
This idea was killed in it's infancy. But still open to ideas |