A Slice of the PI

Today is the Eve of the launch of the next part of the Tyrannis expansion. Planetary Interaction.

Very soon, CONCORD will allow pilots to reap the rewards of the planets below and start managing resources on a scale never seen before.

When you sit and think about it, this is a major element of the game opening up to all players. Some have likened it to Moon Mining, while the similarities are there, this is available in High Security space too making it much more widely available.

Indeed, this is the stated aim of CCP and the strategically phased launch of this expansion is not due to faults or sloppiness as some have suggested, it is part of a deliberate plan to ensure all pilots have a chance to participate in this expansion on an equal footing.

This is important because some pundits are arguing that the ultimate aim of this is to deregulate the market seeding of some products, such as Nanite Paste. While this is certainly true, some fear that the take up amongst pilots will not be high enough and that the market will fail.

Given the complex nature of the Nanite Paste requirements you could be forgiven for thinking that. However I predict that all will be well and that we will all be very pleasantly surprised by the brand new interactions that PI will bring.

Not only will we see the market change and some market PVP take place, we'll see more conflict as pilots seek to control resources. Why? Well even though as many players as you like can take resources from a planet they are finite and drawn from the planets pool. Control the planet and you control the resource.

This in itself is a great side effect of the expansion, for too long now have things been peaceful. It's high time to inflict a little greed that will hopefully start some new fights in new locations.

Want to learn more? Follow these links (and the related links below) to a great WIKI article on Eve Planetary Interaction and Planetary Commodities.