Alien Forward Assault Base/Task Force

[Chrys]

Ok, this suggestion is intended as a kind of interim solution to small orgs not being able to get player cities.

APF could include a small instance-on-demand PF that works similar to a player city's alien raids. The basic idea would be a mini-apf that you can only assault if you load up the base's defenses (with CRU of course), and then you get warped to the playfield with a boss at the end. Kill the boss and get access to an alien ship, same like the normal city. Of course the shields come with maybe a 2 hour lockdown (for lowering again, re-raising should stay at 1 hour because that's more a hassle than anything else) as opposed to 1 hour.

To join the task force that allows you entry to the base, your org must pay a monthly fee (say, for fuel for your ship that takes you to APF), and you could even get minimal city benefits (e.g. Org pres selects 3 advantages out of the list when signing up - but not all so that it doesn't become more than what a small city could reasonably fit) and a player shop.

Now of course it would not be as good as a city, but the key thing is that paying customers who aren't fortunate enough to purchase a 5 billion cred city from one of the real estate agents will still get access to an integral part of alien invasion content that they paid for without in-game restrictions. There would be no lack of real estate concerns from such a place either. Or heck, tie subscription to an individual account, rather than an org, so you don't have to worry about org ranks and remove org advantages.

In short, make "content-on-demand" actually available on demand.

Edit:
Someone pointed out that people making farm orgs could easily circumvent the lockdown to hop orgs in order to farm 24/7. Fair point. To prevent this, there should be a cooldown nano in the individual toon's NCU to prevent him from coming back for 2 hours. That way, only a well built, decent toon of the right level should be able to trigger and access the content, and only once every 2 hours.

[Chrys]

43 views and no one saying it's good or bad. I guess that means this gets one big "meh"

[Mekh]

I like your idea...

I think it would help out many org's out there.

[Gunfytr]

Bump

[Cthonian]

43 views and no one saying it's good or bad. I guess that means this gets one big "meh"

I think they're just scared because you're one of the best forum PvPers around these parts tee hee

On a serious note, I love your suggestion. Not only is it functionally appropriate,
but it sounds very cool (a ship as new home / home base - tasty!)

[strikingthematch]

Great idea it would surely help people out. It would seem at lest by what you have said it would be open to everyone. It could give people another thing to farm once every two hours. Overall it would be nice to not take a zerg force and something all orgs could do to have fun. The only problem I see is unless you had a hostile nano running for two hours ( easy to do) you could just break up team and reform to clear the inst. like all the other ones and farm over and over again. I could be a lot of fun and surely opening all this up would give more people a way to get the much sought after loot that that otherwise have no chance of without having a city. Great idea overall just fill in the little bits and good to go.

TDK

[Chrys]

I think they're just scared because you're one of the best forum PvPers around these parts tee hee

Flattery will get you everywhere! <3

On a serious note, I love your suggestion. Not only is it functionally appropriate,
but it sounds very cool (a ship as new home / home base - tasty!)

Of course, and being the first area to fully make use of the new graphic engine upgrade, it will be the coolest spot on RK.

[Chrys]

Bump for alium base for small/non-org people!

[Technogen]

Chrys, most people dont respond to the best ideas, because they tend to be a "Duh" and dont respond because they assume FC is just going to do it anyways.... or osmething like that.

[Disodoctor]

why would anyone respond to a good idea, you can't flame that way.

[Chrys]

bump

[Jellyfunk]

APF could include a small instance-on-demand PF

Alien apartments?

bump for putting the "on demand" into "content on demand"

[Chrys]

Bump

[Quilluck]

Sounds like a solid idea to me.

[Adacta]

Valid idea indeed. Should be either less beneficial then a real city, or just as expensive.
Might as well pave the area west of rome with a few hunded new city spots, whatever is less work.

[Chrys]

So no one thinks an instanced city-type encounter that lets orgs have the benefits advertised on the box (yes, I do in fact have an AI box ) without hidden in-game restrictions is a bad idea?

Bump!

[Chrys]

Top!

[trousers]

Would orgs who possess cities also gain the "Subscription bonuses" if they payed into the system also?

Would you suggest overlapping benefits (i.e. HQ gives + stats and they can choose an org subscription stat buff)? Different Buffs (Like +Inits, or + weapon skills) which have to be selected if the city already possess all of the city buffs due to having a large city? or No buffs at all?

I'm in favor of a non-overlapping A la Cart system for ppl with Cities. Example, Our Alliance has a Medium City and we cannot get 100% of all city buffs, but we could make up for the lost ones by paying into this subscription system.

P.s. Suggest FC make it a Paid Point feature and I bet they'd pick it up since it would make them $$$, lol.

[Lupusceleri]

Well bump 'cause Schar wrote it? :O

y u onle wnat me 2 bring gemp frands

[Chrys]

Would orgs who possess cities also gain the "Subscription bonuses" if they payed into the system also?

Would you suggest overlapping benefits (i.e. HQ gives + stats and they can choose an org subscription stat buff)? Different Buffs (Like +Inits, or + weapon skills) which have to be selected if the city already possess all of the city buffs due to having a large city? or No buffs at all?

I'm in favor of a non-overlapping A la Cart system for ppl with Cities. Example, Our Alliance has a Medium City and we cannot get 100% of all city buffs, but we could make up for the lost ones by paying into this subscription system.

P.s. Suggest FC make it a Paid Point feature and I bet they'd pick it up since it would make them $$$, lol.

Honestly, I leave it up to FC to sort it out on what they think is balanced - I was just putting out some ideas on how it might work - it shouldn't be as powerful as a full city, but that's the only limiting factor. The idea is just that people have what is advertised on the box

Ok lupu you can bring twanks, just don't kill me plz