Suggestion: Armada Headquarters

sixofus

This is just an idea I had for the new armada system. Perhaps create a new holding that could serve as a sort of headquarters for an armada. This way individual fleets can keep autonomy in their own starbases, embassies, mines, spires, and research labs, while the armada as a whole could have one headquarters map to share as a social zone. The costs of constructing it could be split amongst all of the fleets in the armada, while the rewards could be applied to all fleets, such as a small percentage increase in fleet credits earned for all members of the armada. Primarily, however, this map could simply serve as a social zone for the armada so that members wouldn't have to meet in the holdings of a specific fleet. Any thoughts?

tunebreaker

I like the idea. Projects could just be in a tab where members from every fleet could contribute.
And oh, this thread needs a poll.

comrademoco

One quick thought tho, what would happen if the armada splits. Who would get to keep the headquarters???

sixofus

perhaps whichever remnant was larger, or contained the alpha fleet

zebulongiles

It would make the most sense for the Alpha fleet to get the Armada holding(Headquarters), or whatever the fleet at the top of the Armada system would be. If some fleets break off, the new Alpha Fleet get it's own Armada HQ, etc. Good suggestion. And the Armada they split from would still have theirs, etc.

protogoth

I think there should certainly be some kind of social map for the Armada, but as to the idea of yet another sink for dilithium, it's hard enough now to get fleet members to give up their precious dil for fleet projects, since the stuff is used for all kinds of things already. That would be counterproductive to the stated purpose of the Armada feature, which is to help fleets.

rosetyler51

Good point, what about having the Armada HQ cost GPL?

tunebreaker

protogoth wrote: »

I think there should certainly be some kind of social map for the Armada, but as to the idea of yet another sink for dilithium, it's hard enough now to get fleet members to give up their precious dil for fleet projects, since the stuff is used for all kinds of things already. That would be counterproductive to the stated purpose of the Armada feature, which is to help fleets.

Judging current ZEN-dil ratio, we have don't have enough dil sinks in game.

protogoth

tunebreaker wrote: »

protogoth wrote: »

I think there should certainly be some kind of social map for the Armada, but as to the idea of yet another sink for dilithium, it's hard enough now to get fleet members to give up their precious dil for fleet projects, since the stuff is used for all kinds of things already. That would be counterproductive to the stated purpose of the Armada feature, which is to help fleets.

Judging current ZEN-dil ratio, we have don't have enough dil sinks in game.

I take the opposite position, since I sell Zen for Dil.

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stobg2015

zebulongiles wrote: »

It would make the most sense for the Alpha fleet to get the Armada holding(Headquarters), or whatever the fleet at the top of the Armada system would be. If some fleets break off, the new Alpha Fleet get it's own Armada HQ, etc. Good suggestion. And the Armada they split from would still have theirs, etc.

And this is exactly why this is not a slam dunk suggestion. Since it looks like it will be possible for fleets to join and leave Armadas at will (a feature I fully support and expect, btw), it would be a huge complication if there was a common holding. Especially if fleets had to contribute to it.

I think it makes more sense to be able to set (and unset) a permission that allows Armada members to visit your fleet holdings and use your fleet's facilities without requesting an invite. Fleet provisions would still be per-fleet. I'd be willing to bet that's what they plan to do, and I think that would be plenty.

velqua

We should use the Captain's Table for the HQ of the armadas.

alexsanderita

stobg2015 wrote: »

zebulongiles wrote: »

It would make the most sense for the Alpha fleet to get the Armada holding(Headquarters), or whatever the fleet at the top of the Armada system would be. If some fleets break off, the new Alpha Fleet get it's own Armada HQ, etc. Good suggestion. And the Armada they split from would still have theirs, etc.

And this is exactly why this is not a slam dunk suggestion. Since it looks like it will be possible for fleets to join and leave Armadas at will (a feature I fully support and expect, btw), it would be a huge complication if there was a common holding. Especially if fleets had to contribute to it.

I think it makes more sense to be able to set (and unset) a permission that allows Armada members to visit your fleet holdings and use your fleet's facilities without requesting an invite. Fleet provisions would still be per-fleet. I'd be willing to bet that's what they plan to do, and I think that would be plenty.

If it grows with the armada level without using resources there would be no problems.

If one fleet leaves the Armada is obvious they have no longer right to access it and can have another one forming another armada and leveling it.​​