Proposal
Link the credits of all characters on the same account. Dying without a pod no longer drops credits deducted from the player's wealth. Repair costs (and hence value of parts dropped) are increased accordingly so that piracy is at least as lucrative on average.

Remarks
-The value of a pod would now simply be the added maneuverability and speed. I don't have a problem with this, but if the glory system is ever reworked, dying without a pod could cause a bigger hit to your glory than otherwise, and killing a pod would likewise give a bigger boost.
-With the removal of gear glue, this is a natural measure to take. The practice of making bank alts / bank teams is a natural but unnecessary strategy that players have invented to avoid considerable credit loss. The current system does work, but it might as well be pared down with the added benefit of account-wide credits.
-While it will no longer be possible to directly take other players' credits, a good heuristic for wealth is the value of equipped items, which PvPers now have direct access to through the durability system. So killing wealthier players in their combat setups will still pay better than killing poorer players, in general.

This idea is brilliant. You should add yes/no/maybe polls so we can throw a percentage result at the devmins?

Bump for comments/votes.

So killing a wealthier players lower lvl alt nets more than it would otherwise?

I'd like some more info. Possibly an ie.

Current system:
Player enters pod: spare parts drop with worth proportional to worth of equipped gear.
Player enters spirit: fraction of player's credits drop

New system:
Player enters pod: credits drop with worth proportional to worth of equipped gear. NOT from player's bank.
Player enters spirit: No additional effects.

In other words, instead of dropping parts you just drop credits equal to the resale value of the parts. You can also repair your gear on the fly just using credits, though it costs more than when you're docked. I'm essentially asking to cut out the middle man of spare parts. Note that the credits generated on your death do NOT cause inflation since the dead player will have to spend more than what was dropped in repair costs. It's a net credit sink.

Finally, the cost of death will be increased a bit to make up for the lack of player-credits dropping in spirit form. Essentially, we will all be taxed in repair costs instead of paying a variable amount per PvP death based on the credits we are currently carrying. Either way, the PvP aggressor still gets paid.

just cut out the parts completely? long as you can repair on the go as you say then sounds good.

/signed

I just realized I sort of conflated my two suggestions on this topic. This one doesn't need spare parts to be removed for it to work, although I am also in favor of that.

New system:
Player enters pod: spare parts drop with worth proportional to worth of equipped gear.
Player enters spirit: No additional effects.

Once again, the cost of repairs (and hence the value of spare parts dropped) would be increased somewhat to offset the fact that players will no longer drop credits.

Dislike, want something!

I've intentionally left this vague since it goes beyond the purview of my suggestion, which is to make credits account-wide.

Bumping for more votes/review. If you are undecided and haven't voted, post your concerns.

I should emphasize that this suggestion doesn't have to do with spare parts. The only connection is that it involves the death mechanic, which currently involves spare parts.

bump for more comments/votes.

How long till this thread gets a dev response?