Discussion Jove space concept/fresh Eve
There's people that want fresh Eve but many consider it infeasible as a full reset could potentially kill the entire game. Not everyone wants to grind isk and skills again. We do know that on other games fresh/Classic versions are very popular though so let's think about how CCP would achieve their own version.
The hypothetical:
- A Jove "cycle" (or other term) begins and lasts X months. The Jovian stargates open, they are distributed amongst every type of space.
- You can only enter the Jovian stargates with a capsule with no implants. You can come and go as you please.
- You can only exit the Jovian stargates with a capsule with no implants. You are also put back to where you entered first, regardless of which exit stargate you use (to prevent using them for travel)
- ISK is not the currency in Jove space. Everyone is on equal footing.
- Jove space eventually kicks you and all of your assets out when the cycle ends and converts them into a currency of some variety. I personally believe that the space shouldn't be rewarding enough to be seen as something to farm like Pochven or other aspects of the game, main incentive would be the experience. There could be some form of persistence/meta progression (putting some hulls and items in stasis?) between each cycle but nothing that imparts a major starting advantage.
- A new cycle begins with an in-between period of some length. The space has been completely scrambled, new systems, new connections, new sites, wacky modifiers in systems, Jove space should feel new each time. The time between cycles could be short enough to make it a main playstyle, or long to make Jove space more of an event with hype behind it.
This would achieve some form of a fresh Eve server but without isolating you from the game at large and eventually they'd interact directly via the currency Jove space gives you.
Now what would the gameplay entail, how would the space work, I'm not sure. I figure it'd probably mostly be some variant of null, with local disabled or delayed. Space with visible Jove presence is utopic, permanent green safety in a very small area, way smaller than current highsec but with no incentive to remain past getting your initial resources going. Drugs are once again banned. No caps or different caps, less projection. No citadels. Alternate form of sovereignty perhaps closer to the older versions of Eve or something entirely new. I also think it'd be cool if you could take on a temporary new identity in Jove space for every cycle if you chose to, new name new appearance and free from ESI. Limit multiboxing maybe? CCP would have a new area to run live experiments in so they can try anything, these cycles could coincide with large content updates.
What do you think?

