Hmm... That's a good question. I didn't really consider it. I still think of clones as being recycled corpses from the EVE lore ( http://community.eveonline.com/background/cloning/clon_02.asp ).

In my mind the major use of Proteins in Dust production was for building Dropsuits. If you look closely at them, most have flexible, fabric-like components. I just appropriated the PI resource and shifted it to a more Dust-y purpose.

It wouldn't make much sense. The battleships are in high orbit. The small bits would break up in the atmosphere. The large bits could literally land anywhere on the planet, not just the relatively small area that is a district.

The ship isn't going to maintain a perfect orbit over the district when its in the process of exploding in several directions at once. Even when you throw realism out the window for the sake of "gameplay" it still doesn't look right.

Hmmm... Never thought about it. Although I suppose if the corp battle mechanic moves away from from the "I bet you 10M ISK that I can kick your dupa" system to actual district conquest it would be less relevant.

For instance, let's say I'm attacking your district (yes, I know, but play along) and our two corps have been fighting pretty constantly for so long that we're all hallucinating from lack of sleep.

If my corp simply stops attacking and loses the current battle, then everything stays the same unless you counterattack. I could email you and negotiate a ceasefire, but there doesn't necessarily need to be a game mechanic to enforce it. After all, if your corp is as tired as mine, then the likelihood that you could retake my Forward Base or something is about as small as me taking your Refinery.

Heck, even if one side or the other starts using IBBs (Instant Battle Blueberries) instead of corp members or OGCs (Ongoing Guard Contract mercs) for defense, the odds would favor the fresh players over the worn-out pros.

Added to the list of suggestions.