If it pans out as hoped, this will be the next big thing.

They definitely want PvP, in his GDC speech he specifically said that civilized areas will have heavy military presence and be mostly safe from things like player pirates, but there will be taxes/fees etc and there will be other areas that are riskier.

He said his goal is to create the tools and environment to where players create the conflict and content like Eve. Except ppl will actually fly the ships.

So count me in. I look forward to this. I wonder if they are hiring any analysts for the economic systems...

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