Point 2.
You bring up a really interesting point here, and I think this is exactly the kind of corporation-management improvement worth discussing with FC.
One of the biggest issues I see is that corporations, especially smaller or newer ones, often have to rely on third-party tools just to manage their members effectively.
Alliance Auth, SeAT, and similar applications provide some fantastic functionality, but not every corporation has somebody with the technical knowledge, time, or resources to set them up and maintain them.
I think there’s a genuine opportunity for FC to provide a first-party corporation-management application that gives every corporation access to essential organizational tools without requiring its leadership to become system administrators.
Your suggestion of an official character-registration and auditing system is particularly interesting.
I could envision a web-based system where members register their main character and link their in-corp and out-of-corp alts. Authorized corporation leadership could then review registered characters, their corporation history, and other information relevant to recruitment, security, and organizational management.
Something similar to the Character Audit functionality in Alliance Auth, but provided and maintained directly by FC.
However, there are a few things I’d want to consider.
First, character privacy and access controls.
I wouldn’t want every director to automatically have unrestricted access to every member’s private character information simply because they hold a director role.
I would prefer a system where players can clearly see what information they’re authorizing, corporation leadership can define its recruitment and auditing requirements, and access to sensitive information is limited to specifically authorized personnel.
Second, this should help smaller corporations without eliminating EVE’s espionage gameplay.
Spying, infiltration, and betrayal are part of what makes EVE unique.
I don’t think FC should provide a system that automatically identifies every character belonging to a player or makes infiltration impossible.
What I would like to see is better information and management tools so corporation leaders can make informed decisions about who they recruit and what level of access they grant.
Third, I wouldn’t want this to replace third-party development.
The EVE community has created some incredible applications, and I want those developers to continue having the freedom to innovate.
An official corporation-management system could provide essential functionality that every corporation can access, while third-party developers continue creating more specialized and advanced tools.
Ultimately, I think your proposal addresses something important: smaller corporations should be able to build and manage their organizations without needing the technical infrastructure of a major alliance.
I’d be interested in exploring this with FC, particularly what information an official auditing system should provide, how character registration would work, and how we could balance corporation security with player privacy and the sandbox nature of EVE.
The goal shouldn’t be to eliminate the risks of running a corporation. It should be to give corporation leaders better tools to understand and manage those risks.
I’d also be interested in hearing whether you’d envision this as strictly a recruitment and character-auditing tool or as a broader management application incorporating permissions, corporation assets, projects, and other organizational functions.
