Footholds

[Atheosim]

I feel fairly certain that the devs said that after they've added a good number of continents post-launch they want to add empire sanctuaries. That would be the perfect place to go all out and really make them decked out themed cities and bases and stuff.

[GuyFawkes]

I actually think this is a good idea from OP.

There is no 'win' scenario or zero basing.

But what if the appearance of the foothold changes according to how much influence your faction has over a continent.

If you get pushed back to your foothold, it just looks like a bland warpgate.

As you control more area, it begins to look more like a BFR or something?

If they do bring in any rotation or swapping it dosen't matter , as the base effect is the plain normal version again.

Purely cosmetic effect but has some significance and incentive for people to aim for, and fun at same time.