Add Thargoid port attacks to Control systems which have been targeted for recapture

[Aleks Zuno]

Most Commanders who enjoy port defence have noticed the problem—most inhabited Alerts get stopped, only very few systems proceed to Invasion, then only those who are able to rush to those ports on Thursday and Friday actually get a chance to defend anything before all of them are complete. While it is true that the cycle after next looks like it may yield a few Invasions (week 30 to begin 22nd June 3309), the present course has a chance of yielding zero Invasions next cycle (week 29 to begin 15th June 3309).

Now that we have a new notion of Control systems being targeted for recapture, I think this provides an opportunity to keep port defence alive. Whether automatically or as a result of Commander actions, a quite enjoyable change would be for a port in a targeted Control system to become active again, and fall under immediate Thargoid attack. Doubtless things may need adjusting to respond to the extra war activity, but either way it would ensure that a very popular scenario is available more often!

At minimum the existing port defence scenario would serve, though there may be an opportunity to add a bit of flavour to produce a Control system variation, such as limited capacity for repair and restock until Commanders progress the zone a bit more.

 

[Shadowsnog]

we are finally running out of goids to kill i guess
but i am all for getting more ground/station czs. even though i am not a big fan of some of that things that take place there, it is a great fun and good accessibility tool for pilots not that versed in the ax ways (yet). having ground czs open for literally hours only on thargsday takes a lot of fun out of the war.

 

[CMDR Rabbit]

Most Commanders who enjoy port defence have noticed the problem—most inhabited Alerts get stopped, only very few systems proceed to Invasion, then only those who are able to rush to those ports on Thursday and Friday actually get a chance to defend anything before all of them are complete. While it is true that the cycle after next looks like it may yield a few Invasions (week 30 to begin 22nd June 3309), the present course has a chance of yielding zero Invasions next cycle (week 29 to begin 15th June 3309).

Now that we have a new notion of Control systems being targeted for recapture, I think this provides an opportunity to keep port defence alive. Whether automatically or as a result of Commander actions, a quite enjoyable change would be for a port in a targeted Control system to become active again, and fall under immediate Thargoid attack. Doubtless things may need adjusting to respond to the extra war activity, but either way it would ensure that a very popular scenario is available more often!

At minimum the existing port defence scenario would serve, though there may be an opportunity to add a bit of flavour to produce a Control system variation, such as limited capacity for repair and restock until Commanders progress the zone a bit more.

Try the surface ports (or space ports if you like) in Desurinbin, the system appears to otherwise be in post thargoid recovery (no interdictions/hyperdictions, missions available etc) but there's still active ax CZs around all the ports.

 

[Aleks Zuno]

Try the surface ports (or space ports if you like) in Desurinbin, the system appears to otherwise be in post thargoid recovery (no interdictions/hyperdictions, missions available etc) but there's still active ax CZs around all the ports.

It is true that previous Control systems seem to be retaining their Conflict zones, and it pleases me a lot to hear Commanders talking about the opportunities there given that my wing recaptured many of them (including Desurinbin!), but I do not imagine that these Conflict zones are intended and I presume that they are a problem waiting to be fixed. It is a nice temporary suggestion, though!

At risk of speaking for others, I imagine also it may not quite be the same experience if those port defence efforts are not actually contributing meaningfully to a system under attack.

 

[CMDR Rabbit]

It is true that previous Control systems seem to be retaining their Conflict zones, and it pleases me a lot to hear Commanders talking about the opportunities there given that my wing recaptured many of them (including Desurinbin!), but I do not imagine that these Conflict zones are intended and I presume that they are a problem waiting to be fixed. It is a nice temporary suggestion, though!

Hasn't been acknowledged yet in the 15.02 thread and so far the ticket is languishing with no confirmations. So, who knows.

At risk of speaking for others, I imagine also it may not quite be the same experience if those port defence efforts are not actually contributing meaningfully to a system under attack.

Hardly surpriseing if it takes some of the sense of accomplishment out of it for most.