As I replied in another post:

Because it is going to mean losing your district. In a one-off scenario, I agree, this is very exploitable.

However, I am thinking/hoping that if EVERYONE has this going on (and most corps will have multiple districts) and districts keep changing, that will leave them vulnerable to rival corps.

If you are in the midst of swapping out for profits with an friendly/alt corp and a rival corp sees this, would that not create a good time to attack the alt corp which may not have as many members from the true corp and thus be more vulnerable to attack.

I just think that have this little incentive and keeping things constantly changing (even if friendly changes some/most of the time) will allow for more conflict and less stagnant PC.

The one thing that limits the game is one of its design principles:

Even sided matches.

This principle does not belong to PC. It does not belong to New Eden. Things like stalling large corporations from dominating artificially only moves the said corporations into metagaming, which will be seen in the expanse of alt corporations used to gain more districts and utilize numbers better.

CCP should not cater to small corporations. Small corporations need to earn their place among the large alliances like they do in EVE. They can be renters, they can be mercenaries, they can utilize special guerrilla tactics to fight larger entities. Small corporations are not large corporations - they should never be artificially put in the same starting line.

This is the main drawback in PC at it's current iteration and glory. PC will make dust, and it will be brilliant. But trying to artificially limit large groups from utilizing their numbers is a very bad design choise, albeit it might not be the largest thing.

If it where up to me, PC districts would be available 24/7 but designing means to make it viable to goto sleep at least (to account for some real life) is more of a conundrum than blue donuts.

Well, this is where OGCs (Ongoing Guard Contracts) come into play:

https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=583770#post583770

Allowing corps to contract with one or more corporations to provide defenders is a way to eliminate the need for reinforcement timers (or at least broaden the windows).

It is also a way for smaller corps with good diplomatic and managerial abilities (but not necessarily shooty skillz) to potentially hold districts against the big boys.

This principle does not belong to PC. It does not belong to New Eden. Things like stalling large corporations from dominating artificially only moves the said corporations into metagaming, which will be seen in the expanse of alt corporations used to gain more districts and utilize numbers better.

CCP should not cater to small corporations. Small corporations need to earn their place among the large alliances like they do in EVE. They can be renters, they can be mercenaries, they can utilize special guerrilla tactics to fight larger entities. Small corporations are not large corporations - they should never be artificially put in the same starting line.

This is the main drawback in PC at it's current iteration and glory. PC will make dust, and it will be brilliant. But trying to artificially limit large groups from utilizing their numbers is a very bad design choise, albeit it might not be the largest thing.

Idea 4 Soon (tm)

Scenario

Light blue moves all but 10 clones out of district nearly abandoning it.
Blue team moves 150 clones to attack.

Light Blue loses 10 clones and autoloses
Blue team wins district and fund.

Blue team abandons district by moving 150 clones back out
Light blue reoccupies zone with the formerly moved out clones.

Rinse Repeat Profit.

Man you're way ahead of ccp standards on that, using soon tm for only a few weeks out!!??

Possible solution:

Have a lock out timer to where once you lose a district, you cannot move to retake it for 48 / 72 hours thus leaving the alt corp vulnerable to attack from Red or Light red

This would encourage coprs to always have a hold on certain districts because if they lost a strategic district it could leave them cut off.

Scenario. Create 4 farming alts. Light-blue periwinkle sky-blue and sapphire circle jerk as necessary to circumvent timer.