i wrote this almost 2 years ago. oh i was such a young and innocent
old fart by then! never got to finish and post it, but just now found it
lying around. here it is for general amusement/comments:
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i was thinking of setting up a pvp event with so simple rules that it
could eventually be self-regulating, not needing arbiters or
organizers. i have no idea if this could actually work (guess so) or
if anyone would be interested (hope so), so i'm just posting the
initial idea for some feedback, before figuring out some missing
details. this could be a one time event of any duration or, if
successful, made periodic or evolve to a permanent pvp cz. so, let me
introduce:
the eagle carnage festival!
(disclaimer: if you think this is a cheap ripoff of EVE's red vs blue,
you're damn right, so what!)
* the carnage
players meet in a specific area to fight each other in an ongoing
'eagle vs ieagle' fight. haulers are allowed as spectators. this is
normal 'FIGHT' mode. any different ship will activate 'SCRAMBLE' mode,
in which hostilities will cease and the intruders will be dealt with.
* arena
in open, in a system still TBD but:
- POI with little to no npc (tourist location? surface poi?)
- shipyard and outfitting neraby
- ideally an anarchy system
* accepted ships
- eagle: you will fight imperial eagles
- imperial eagle: you will fight eagles
- hauler: you are cameraman or spectator
- anything else: you activate SCRAMBLE state and you are KOS for anyone
* outfit
fit anything you want, no limits on modules, weapons, modifications or
ammo
* cameras and spectators
if you don't want to participate but just watch or record, come in a
hauler. (psst, eagles and ieagles: don't shoot haulers!)
* other mandatory requirements
disable crime reporting before entering (unless in a hauler).
* rules of engagement
simple: by entering the arena you automatically join the corresponding
team (eagles or ieagles), start shooting at the other guys (ieagles or
eagles). you are free to exit the fight at any moment to restock or repair
but realize that the fastest way to do that is ... the rebuy screen! hey,
it's peanuts anyway.
* SCRAMBLE/FIGHT
anything other than eagles, ieagles or haulers entering the system
instantly becomes priority target for anyone. this will be announced
as 'SCRAMBLE' in local, voice chat and or wings by the participants
themselves. eagles and ieagles should immediately stop fighting each
other and engage the intruder(s) together. once (and if) the intruders
are destroyed or expelled, signal 'FIGHT' in local or chat, and fight
continues. this will work if we behave like real gentlemen and just
honor SCRAMBLE calls when they occur, even if it's just someone
trolling.
if you get destroyed by a fighter while in SCRAMBLE state, don't
whine. just calmly state so in the chat, get over it and back into the
fight. i guess we should be able deal with recurrent offenders.
of course, intruders are expected and welcome! just try not to be
total jerks and don't bring three wings full of corvettes, fer de lances
and healing beams! you know there will be only eagles and haulers.
but a couple of condas facing a dozen angry eagles should be quite
epic wink wink nudge nudge you get the idea.
* wings
winging up is optional, just ask in local/voice for wing stating what
you fly, any wing with available slots should send invite. if you are
in wing and someone asks, please do invite.
* voice comms
none required, but having a suggested official voice channel would be
nice, and could improve the experience. comms panel at least should
be always watched for SCRAMBLE calls.
* score/winning
you're kidding, right? this is just about the good, sound, never
ending carnage. have fun!
some random thoughts:
* why eagles and ieagles?
because they are incredibly fun, roughly equivalent but still
distinguishable, and above all cheap: the idea is to have a good fight
without worrying at all about rebuys.
* balance
yes, ieagles are a bit more powerful than eagles (grrrrr!) but let's
just assume eagle pilots are braver! this is about fun and practice,
so fly what you want. if you see one team is outnumbered, changing
ship to join that team would be great. that's why a shipyard should
be near. anyhow, the idea is just continuous carnage, like a pvp CZ.
and if you are outnumbered then you are expected to just suck it
up and do your best for a while, until help arrives. just shout 'for
the emperor!' or any other random jerk you're ready to die for.
* frontier
if we end up liking this we could kindly ask frontier for some simple
free stock red and blue paintjobs for everyone. they wouldn't need to
be fancy, just 'very blue' or 'very red' for easy spotting. we could
then do red vs blue fights with any ship types, even mixed. still
trying to figure out a simple mechanism to help signalling arena modes
(FIGHT/SCRAMBLE).
* why not just do this in a combat zone?
yeah, why not? could be. one big problem is that SCRAMBLE state
would not be easy. and it's EAGLES ...
* and why not just cqc?
bc it's next to impossible to get a match in cqc nowadays, probably bc
nobody bothers about cqc anymore :'( and it's EAGLES !!!
old fart by then! never got to finish and post it, but just now found it
lying around. here it is for general amusement/comments:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
i was thinking of setting up a pvp event with so simple rules that it
could eventually be self-regulating, not needing arbiters or
organizers. i have no idea if this could actually work (guess so) or
if anyone would be interested (hope so), so i'm just posting the
initial idea for some feedback, before figuring out some missing
details. this could be a one time event of any duration or, if
successful, made periodic or evolve to a permanent pvp cz. so, let me
introduce:
the eagle carnage festival!
(disclaimer: if you think this is a cheap ripoff of EVE's red vs blue,
you're damn right, so what!)
* the carnage
players meet in a specific area to fight each other in an ongoing
'eagle vs ieagle' fight. haulers are allowed as spectators. this is
normal 'FIGHT' mode. any different ship will activate 'SCRAMBLE' mode,
in which hostilities will cease and the intruders will be dealt with.
* arena
in open, in a system still TBD but:
- POI with little to no npc (tourist location? surface poi?)
- shipyard and outfitting neraby
- ideally an anarchy system
* accepted ships
- eagle: you will fight imperial eagles
- imperial eagle: you will fight eagles
- hauler: you are cameraman or spectator
- anything else: you activate SCRAMBLE state and you are KOS for anyone
* outfit
fit anything you want, no limits on modules, weapons, modifications or
ammo
* cameras and spectators
if you don't want to participate but just watch or record, come in a
hauler. (psst, eagles and ieagles: don't shoot haulers!)
* other mandatory requirements
disable crime reporting before entering (unless in a hauler).
* rules of engagement
simple: by entering the arena you automatically join the corresponding
team (eagles or ieagles), start shooting at the other guys (ieagles or
eagles). you are free to exit the fight at any moment to restock or repair
but realize that the fastest way to do that is ... the rebuy screen! hey,
it's peanuts anyway.
* SCRAMBLE/FIGHT
anything other than eagles, ieagles or haulers entering the system
instantly becomes priority target for anyone. this will be announced
as 'SCRAMBLE' in local, voice chat and or wings by the participants
themselves. eagles and ieagles should immediately stop fighting each
other and engage the intruder(s) together. once (and if) the intruders
are destroyed or expelled, signal 'FIGHT' in local or chat, and fight
continues. this will work if we behave like real gentlemen and just
honor SCRAMBLE calls when they occur, even if it's just someone
trolling.
if you get destroyed by a fighter while in SCRAMBLE state, don't
whine. just calmly state so in the chat, get over it and back into the
fight. i guess we should be able deal with recurrent offenders.
of course, intruders are expected and welcome! just try not to be
total jerks and don't bring three wings full of corvettes, fer de lances
and healing beams! you know there will be only eagles and haulers.
but a couple of condas facing a dozen angry eagles should be quite
epic wink wink nudge nudge you get the idea.
* wings
winging up is optional, just ask in local/voice for wing stating what
you fly, any wing with available slots should send invite. if you are
in wing and someone asks, please do invite.
* voice comms
none required, but having a suggested official voice channel would be
nice, and could improve the experience. comms panel at least should
be always watched for SCRAMBLE calls.
* score/winning
you're kidding, right? this is just about the good, sound, never
ending carnage. have fun!
some random thoughts:
* why eagles and ieagles?
because they are incredibly fun, roughly equivalent but still
distinguishable, and above all cheap: the idea is to have a good fight
without worrying at all about rebuys.
* balance
yes, ieagles are a bit more powerful than eagles (grrrrr!) but let's
just assume eagle pilots are braver! this is about fun and practice,
so fly what you want. if you see one team is outnumbered, changing
ship to join that team would be great. that's why a shipyard should
be near. anyhow, the idea is just continuous carnage, like a pvp CZ.
and if you are outnumbered then you are expected to just suck it
up and do your best for a while, until help arrives. just shout 'for
the emperor!' or any other random jerk you're ready to die for.
* frontier
if we end up liking this we could kindly ask frontier for some simple
free stock red and blue paintjobs for everyone. they wouldn't need to
be fancy, just 'very blue' or 'very red' for easy spotting. we could
then do red vs blue fights with any ship types, even mixed. still
trying to figure out a simple mechanism to help signalling arena modes
(FIGHT/SCRAMBLE).
* why not just do this in a combat zone?
yeah, why not? could be. one big problem is that SCRAMBLE state
would not be easy. and it's EAGLES ...
* and why not just cqc?
bc it's next to impossible to get a match in cqc nowadays, probably bc
nobody bothers about cqc anymore :'( and it's EAGLES !!!