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Fox Gaden
DUST University
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Posted - 2013.06.05 19:30:00 -
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EVE side, it would be cheaper than blowing up the POCO and replacing it with your own, or would it?
80 million for a clone pack.
Maybe 200 thousand x 16 players = 3.3 million
So about 83 million ISK give or take to hire a DUST Corp to take a POCO.
Yeah, I think in most cases it would be cheaper than building a new POCO, but not by a big margin. Less hassle for an EVE player who does not PVP. I think there would definitely be demand.
Also, have Drone defenders by default which can be replaced by DUST Mercs if any are available, or if the POCO owner contracts some. Give the POCO owner the option of purchasing upgraded defence drones. |
Fox Gaden
DUST University
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Posted - 2013.06.06 18:54:00 -
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Here is my proposal for how POCO acquisition through boarding should work:
EVE Player, Aggressor:
- EVE Player purchases a CIU launcher and fits it to his ship. He then purchases a Clone Infiltration Unit with a 150 clone capacity from Genolution. Cost is 90 million ISK for clones, mercenary expenses, and commissions.
- EVE Pilot launches the Clone Infiltration Unit at the POCO. The Clone Infiltration unit attaches itself to the side of the POCO.
- EVE Pilot then activates the CIU. When activating the CIU the EVE pilot chooses between Public Contract, or Private Contract. Once the contract is registered the CIU begins to drill through the POCOGÇÖs protective armour. The POCO sends notifications to itGÇÖs owner that a boarding attempt is being made. Penetrating the armour takes approximately 24 hours.
Private Contract: EVE Player assigns the contract to a specific Corperation. If the battle is won the participating mercs get paid out of a 8 million ISK pot. If they loose they get paid out of a 4 million ISK pot. Genolution spokes people say that this it to insure mercs are motivated to win, although in the War Room the general feeling is that it is just a justification for Genolution to pocket an extra 4 million ISK.
Public Contract: The Contract is advertized as a Mercenary Contract with a max payout of 10 million ISK. Mercenary Corps bid for the contract. Bidding closes 1 hour before the battle. Lowest bidder gets the contract. If the battle is lost, the payout is reduced by 50%.
POCO Owner:
Add a small Clone Lab and an Infantry Drone Shop as standard components to all POCOGÇÖs. On a new POCO the Clone Lab starts empty, while the Drone Shop starts fully stocked.
Small Clone Lab: Produces 10 clones per day. Holds 200 clones. Excess clones are sold to Genolution at the standard rate, generating a modist additional income for the POCO owner. POCO Owner may also purchase a standard 150 clone pack from Genolution through the POCO interface. Clones over the 200 clone capacity will be sold back at the standard price.
Infantry Drone Shop: Comes with 200 Infantry Drones: 100 Light, 75 Medium, and 25 Heavy. The Infantry Drone Shop can repair or replace 10 Drones per day. Production of Drones stops when maximum capacity is reached.
- POCO Owner is notified of the immanent attack: He can 1) do nothing, 2) create a private defence contract, 3) create a public defence contract.
1) POCO Owner does nothing: The POCO is defended by the Infantry Drones in the POCO. Due to the POCOGÇÖs limited CPU, only 16 drones can be active at a time. (Remember that after an attack, Drones are only replaced at a rate of 10 per day.)
2) POCO Owner makes a Private Contract: Using the POCO interface the POCO owner assigns a contract to a specific Corporation at a cost of 8 million ISK. The Merc Corp defends the Station using the Clones available in the POCO. If the Clone Lab is fully stocked the defenders will have a 50 Clone advantage. (Remember that clones are only replaced at 10 per day, or by purchasing a Clone Pack for 80 million ISK.) If the Defenders win, they get paid out of a pot of 6 million ISK. If they loose they get paid out of a pot of 4 million ISK and the rest is refunded to the POCO owner.
3) POCO Owner makes a Public Contract: Using the POCO interface the POCO Owner creates a Public Contract at a cost of 10 million ISK. The Contract is advertized as a Mercenary Defence Contract with a max payout of 8 million ISK. Mercenary Corps bid for the contract. Bidding closes 1 hour before the battle. Lowest bidder gets the contract. If the battle is lost, the payout is reduced by 50%. The Merc Corp defends the Station using the Clones available in the POCO. If the Clone Lab is fully stocked the defenders will have a 50 Clone advantage.
Attacking DUST Mercs:
- Attacking Mercs initially spawn at the CIU which has penetrated the armour in a remote part of the POCO.
- To get forward spawn positions they activate Uplink Beacons. When an uplink is activated a mobile CRU is spawned at the CIU and then proceeds to the location of the uplink beacon. The mobile CRU is a drone carying clones. It has similar armour and shields to a normal CRU, and moves at a fast walking speed. It will attempt to get to the uplink beacon, but may be restricted by narrow passages or become stuck. MercGÇÖs can spawn from the mobile CRU from the moment it is deployed. Only a limited number may be active at one time.
There are two ways to conquer a POCO:
1) By destroying all defending Clones, or Drones.
2) By taking the Command Centre and Engineering and hacking the computers there. Once the virus is uploaded it takes 4 minutes to take control of the computer system. Both the central computer in the Command Centre and the Backup Computer in Engineering must be controlled by the attackers for them to conquer the station in this manner.
Defending DUST Mercs/Drones:
-Clones can be shunted through conduits from the central CRU to several strategic points around the POCO.
- There are two ways to defend a POCO:
1) Kill all of the attackerGÇÖs clones.
2) By defending the Command Centre and/or Engineering for 35 minutes until the CIU runs out of power and is no longer able to spawn attacking clones. |
Fox Gaden
DUST University
Ivy League
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Posted - 2013.06.06 18:54:00 -
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Reserved |
Fox Gaden
DUST University
Ivy League
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Posted - 2013.06.07 13:05:00 -
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Captain Africa Clone1 wrote: Reinforcing The POCO:
The X Dust Corporation then wait for the timer in the MMC and spawn into a transport ship. The transport ship piloted by an Eve player undocs from the MMC and transports the Mercs to the POCO. A few things regarding this :
a.Since it is in a player owned POCO it will be in shoot able space. During this stage of the operation the Mercs in the transport ship are pretty vulnerable. They could have more Eve pilots protecting them against hostile enemy ships while doing the trip.
b.The Transport Ship docks onto the POCO , the Mercs hack the front gate and enter the installation.
Better for the EVE character to just transport clones (a CRU) to the POCO. No need for the DUST Mercs to get involved before the battle starts. It is boring sitting around in a box waiting to be delivered to the war zone. I think we would rather spend that time elsewhere doing other things, rather than siting around in the hold of a spaceship. |
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