(06-01-2013, 09:16 PM)Oorn Wrote: Sooo in the end whole base concept exploded into 25 pages of whine, trolling, hypocrisy and other interesting things. While the situation is tragic (how much time it took to set up base), it's by no means unique. Base griefing existed before, will probably exist after. What made this base explosion so big are but details:
1: Big official faction was involved
2: decission was made behind closed doors
3: admin was involved
4: boom involved backdoor
Similar cases existed since very introduction of bases. And there is NO WAY to stop them from poping now and then with base system as it is now.

C'mon, its a concept centered around GRIND with no player interaction. On server, where player interaction is everyting, such concept inevitably creates design paradoxes. Only concept, by the way, which you can actually LOSE. cap8 BSes, no matter how much someone else tries, will not be taken from you. Bases are stupid time wise. At BEST, 1/10 of the time you spend GRINDING base will be returned to you with RP. At worst (read usually) it will be 3 rp interactions max. Very few bases actually generate rp.

So, in perfect world i would like bases to be SRP, only creatable when tons of building rp and admin permission is in place, only destroyable in PvP events, not 24/7. Only then will bases be viewed as something other then just asset. Elitism, you say? Name a base, which doesnt constitute to those requirments, but still enriches server atmosphere.

Long story short: leave bases with exstensive roleplay activity as is, announce 1 month test time, after which OORP bases will be removed with cost returned to owners. Want ADMIN oppinion on this idea rly.