I'm sort of surprised by the lack of response from corps who are hardcore PvP. I would think that being forced to be at least somewhat involved in PvE would warrant SOME sort of response. I'd think the Imps would have the most to say since they dis so many other corps as only good for PvE. Them having to either do PvE themselves or have to work with a corp that does should give them SOME pause.

Drone infestations... that means they are a danger to something... does that mean our districts will have to have members dedicated to pest control to prevent our defenses from being weakened? Because that would mean every corp would either have to maintain a certain level of PvE players, or hire other corps to come in and handle pest control.... which, if the proper mechanics were implemented, could also be used to ambush them when they are not paying attention and sabotage their operations. Possibly set bombs or traps to damage their structures, installations, vehicles, etc. during the next attack on that district to aid the attackers... that would be WICKED! Total subterfuge!

Imagine: Dust corp works as pest control for the universe, has great reputation, spies sneak in, sabotage target corp during pest extermination. Awesomeness ensues!

So, will PvE effect PvP CCP?

Hi all,

Moved this topic to feedback/request.

Thanks

its monday afternoon here...u want a response after 1 hour...give it time lol or bump it later

Moving this back

I personally am a large supporter of PvPvE in DUST, and I hope we come to see many game types in the future evolve around this concept. Having just plain PvE is important too, but having that mix would just be a crazy dynamic, so long as it wasn't too easy to take over drones (I'm thinking some kind of primary drone or structure that controls X amount of drones, can be hacked out of neutral or away from enemies).

Granted, I imagine the technical side of something like that must be a monster of a challenge, but as far as visions go, I personally would enjoy that very much. It would really help bring out the MMO feeling, and would make everything feel a lot more alive. This could also play very heavily into salvage, allowing us to physically loot destroyed drones for rare loot wanted in both Dust and Eve for top end manufacturing.

I can't really speak for the Eve side, but as far as down here on the ground, it would be great to sift through cool, sell-able , loot that I myself took the time to pull out of a drone wreck.

They will probably be the things you fight in unclaimed districts. Since there's no one to control them, they go rouge, and attack everything.

Make sense, no?

Yeah, but that would also mean that there is potentially a finite amount of PvE to be had. I think that down the road that could become an issue.

Edit: for those of you who read this later, finite means limited. It's the base word of infinite, which means unlimited. Just to avoid confusion.

I'm sure everyone on the forums is smart enough to know what finite means.... Right....right? Please say yes

On a side note: I love this possibility of being able to sabotage corps via PvE. Really, any form of being able to sabotage would be a cool idea.

Though it's unlikely that PvE will effect PvP, I would still like to see a serious connection between the two. There are too many games where PvE does not assist you in PvP in a meaningful way. Looking forward to an answer to whether or not they will effect each other in a FW or PC manner.

Planetary conquest is essentially slay

As such I'd imagine drones could inhibit a district from making clones until exterminated

That weakens defenses and destroys profit

Is that not essentially the core of pvp? Clones and profit?

As such I see it effecting pvp completely
At the same time it'll kil afk farming corps ;-)

Yeah, but that would also mean that there is potentially a finite amount of PvE to be had. I think that down the road that could become an issue.

Edit: for those of you who read this later, finite means limited. It's the base word of infinite, which means unlimited. Just to avoid confusion.

Planetary conquest is essentially slay

As such I'd imagine drones could inhibit a district from making clones until exterminated

That weakens defenses and destroys profit

Is that not essentially the core of pvp? Clones and profit?

As such I see it effecting pvp completely
At the same time it'll kil afk farming corps ;-)

This is exactly what I was thinking when I came into the thread.

Almost disappointed that someone beat me to it... almost. +1

I was thinking of it as every planet that has no previous occupants would have to be cleared via PvE before you could build in that district. Then, you would have to keep up with the pest control or the drones could eventually destroy things you build in a district, thereby weakening your defenses if you were to be attacked. I also think it would be cool if you attack a poorly kept district if the drones would help the attackers during battle, but that's most likely WAY further off that simple drone implementation into the district system.

Maybe not constant pest control, but something like random drone attacks.

Recently a new type of drone lairs have appeared, commonly called hulk lairs. It seems that when rogue drones manage to capture suitably large vessels, like large cargo freighters or cruisers, they donGÇÖt dismantle the ship completely, but instead start to incorporate the lair into the shipGÇÖs hull. Eventually these hulks break free from the drone lair that captured them and start drifting out of the asteroid field, sometimes even under their own accord; the propulsion system still being intact. Hulks like these have been found drifting in deep space, far from human settlements, but occasionally they drift close by settled planets or through space routes. This can cause severe problems for the populace and space farers, often requiring heavy military involvement to get rid of.

Source:
http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Rogue_Drones

Are you serious? If CCP did this, it would force PvPers to play PvE. I thought Eve was all about the freedom to play how you wanted to?

I know everyone is talking about rogue drones, but what about factional ones? Like hobgoblins in EvE? If we could build them, and then send them to attack a district, or protect one of your own while you are offline, it would begin to blur the lines between PvE & PvP.
Drone production however might require the "Industry" skill... but that's another topic.