I think it should be like it is on planet.
There are areas very dense with mobs, where people go hunt - and areas with very few or no mobs at all.
I don't however think space should be bypassed, being no more than a 40 min void/book read/tv watch. It should be interactive and immersive for everyone. Even if that is just dodging a few little mobs on the way, like you would do if you were tp running back in the old days. And if one doesn't want to pay attention and dodge mobs, there is always warp ships
I think it should be like it is on planet.
You said it - on planet mobs trains are mostly not allowed.
I don't however think space should be bypassed..
Now days nobody is running trough hordes of various mobs, passing many different LA's just to get on destination LA.
That we did in old PE and getting to preferred hunting/mining ground took hour or more, but now we use TP, chip or vehicle. Yes in old time we didn't have motherships to jump to area with particular mob but still we used terrain, sea and other methods to get there safe or faster - we still had a choice to kill every shity mob on path or to take safe trip around or to swim etc. We had choice and planet side we still have choice.
And if one doesn't want to pay attention and dodge mobs, there is always warp ships
To not having choice and safe way in space except if we pay mothership look like sort of extortion.
And is not like on planet as you say it should be.
I don't however think space should be bypassed, being no more than a 40 min void/book read/tv watch. It should be interactive and immersive for everyone
Yes we have a problem - Space is used mostly to travel from one planet to another and that mean Space is not used at all.
Nothing to do there if you don't want to have pirate pker on your back all the time.
Sorry I cant enjoy to explore and hunt in space with possibility that someone is waiting to kill me and loot me.
Agreed that we differ - check SC at some point - its still in development and will be a pvp universe - but it already has 980k players supporting its development with 89 million dollars - try again telling me that pvp is something people don't want
Doing some numbers is not so productive and can deviate in wrong conclusion.
But yes we can count players.
We counted them in few RC-unit events where MA did PVP event and gave rewards just for small group of players.
Players on Calypso voted with their PedCards too and you can walk trough all Amathera LA's and see result - all are turned pvp off.
I can understand concerns that partially putting pvp off - might be a problem as your business is based on loot able space, presence of pirates and inability of MA and planet partners to balance economy with import/export taxes and fees.
But that is just partial problem because we miss space content, more space areas and places, more things to do, more to add in space.
I'm not pker or pirate, mostly hunter and apart that enough curious to try every other profession or new thing to do - but that do not mean that i burn less peds in EU as pker or pirate do - hmm i burn probably a lot more.
I don't see reason that space is only for pirates and mothership owners to enjoy as gameplay ground.
Space should be for all but we need more content, more things in space.
I fully support Mega proposing that space should have some addition, corner, for everyone taste or play style.
Just as long as they dont put them in the main paths that most people use when travelling between planets.
Because that is what space is for about 97% of us that dont own Motherships and Privateers - a 45 minute TV show / or read a book.
And that is before the genius idea of making all of space lootable PVP (about as popular as herpes from most polling that I've seen.)
If anything, I'd request a NON lootable space zone with Mobs in, and see if that worked. The issue is getting it home safe though - that needs some working out. Maybe an asteroid there with a storage terminal on it. Turrets on the asteroid, pirates get shot down on approaching.
Look John its an idea and we need more than that.
I would like to have space iron missions or exploring missions, space mining maybe etc.
But with pkers on my ass i will newer go do it.
Look recent Mission Galactica - most of mission is done planet side or worse auction side lol.
Its boring that way, one do not have nothing to do in space except visiting space station and howling mine.
More content should be added and mission glued to that new content in space.
How about content for masive participation?
Like Land Grab space zone with non loot able area witch periodically turn loot able to permit societies to fight for it and claim it.
Maybe floating space town to trade space resources and craft items witch are not craft able on planets due to gravity.
Maybe small asteroids non pvp for mining special space resources etc.
More content mean also more needs for mothership services regardless of players profile and playing style.
Im sure that you with your experience can provide a lot better ideas just don't forget to give everyone something to do.