A threadnaught is forming on the EVE forums. CCP is nerfing high sec capital ships.
Now, there have been specific rules setup for these ships and there has not been any issue with them being in high sec, but now CCP has seen fit to change this without a public announcement.
Yeah, we hear about such things all the time on the forums and it usually shenanigans, but this time, the poster is our beloved Chribba, the owner of EVE files, EVE Live and many other player resources on the Internet.
Please do read the thread and voice your opinion on this latest game change.
http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=856260
Wow, this thread is up to 30 pages now and there is no response from CCP at all.
WHAT THE FRAK?!?!?!?!?
UPDATE:
After 30 pages of discussion, the CCP finally responded to the outcry:
Tags: Chribba, Dreadhanughts, Forums, High Sec DreadsOriginally by: GM GrimmiGreetings everyone,
About those capital ships in high sec…
First, I’d like to apologize for this whole debacle. The simple truth is that our policies on capitals in high sec were not all that clear internally as well as officially. In hindsight, we should have given the matter more thought and discussion before acting, a valuable lesson to learn and we’ll remember it in the future. The general idea was that no capitals should be allowed in high sec and then we had some vague un-official guidelines on ships built before changes and whatnot. Those rules were never really actually set in stone and hence the situation we face now.
This is an excellent opportunity to change all that. We have therefore decided to set the following rules for capitals in high sec:
1. Capital ships may under no circumstances be used for aggression.
2. If at war, or with war declaration pending, you may not take your capital ship out of station.
3. You may not use your capital ship’s attributes to gain any sort of advantage over other players while in high security space.
4. Breach any of the above and receive 2 weeks ban and off to low sec with your capital.
Along with those brand new actual rules, we will move Chribba’s Veldnaught back to Amarr, and will also move any other capital ship, by request, that was built in high sec before these changes were introduced. Anyone who had a viable high sec capital moved and wants it back should petition and we will take care of it as soon as possible.
With actual official rules on capitals in high sec, we should be able to make things work without further issues. We will be diligent about enforcing the new rules and anyone found in breach of them will have the offending capital ship moved out of high sec without advance notice, reversal or reimbursement. A two-week ban will also be imposed on the owner.
Thank you for your feedback, patience and understanding.
GM Grimmi
Lead Game Master
