I don't think anybody means for their to be hundreds, but maybe dozens, a few for each sub faction, and focused more on boarding assaults rather than ship on ship combat. The boarding could essentially be a PvP arena.

But then you're essentially just doing the same thing you would be doing on the planet, and doesn't constitute "Space Combat". It's just fighting inside an interior with stars as a skybox.

If they would do anything like that, it should be a PvE event where you defend your homeship from Ork pirates or something. But Space Battles? They're not that great in 40k. It's why so much emphasis is on ground combat and massive large scale invasions.

Special Events are solely for that purpose. No one's gonna be fighting in spheees 4 ever. It would be something like a dynamic event. Players would apply for it and then when the ques for both sides (Boarders and Defenders) are full, well, let an event begin.



I see nothing wrong in having an opportunity to participate in these events and getting rewards through participaton, win or lose, we all get a good stimulant in form of rewards and stuff. It can be implemented post launch and it will keep the game alive and flowing.

The actual battleships could just be Ai with the main focus being boarding and fighters/bombers outside. Plus just the on board combat would give additional map types, the warped halls of Chaos, the Gothic Architecture of the Imperium, hollowed out asteroids of the Orks, not to mention any Hive Ships. So even if it was just additional maps set on a space ship/station without actual space combat (maybe gain/lose access to airstrikes as a reward) it would still add substance to the game.

Having a Space Hulk or some sort of orbital facility as a contestable warzone could be doable. Short range firefights, possible hull breaches or similar enviromental dangers, ambushing genestealers ... I think it could fit fairly well with the overall theme.

Great Idea for instanced/arena based PvP! Would be good to have something objective based as apposed to an all out death match tho.