returning to a station

[Betelgeuse]

Not really a problem just something that would be fun.

How do you get people to return to stations after they have already been to them? A side effect of returning to stations is the lessening of killing those stations and killing stations in the same sovereign.

The three main categories in the current game that I see

trade (selling stuff there, sometimes buying if you didn't have enough money/space before)
missions
services (lots of possibilities)

couple more that can be done to get people back to stations
steal/hacking
diplomacy actions (is kinda in with black market buying)

services include (currently)
installing
upgrading devices(armor shops shields upgrades are not strong enough currently and only have one each)
ordering items
bartering (give X items to get Y item)(the current tinkerers,Teratons, Hospital ships)
deconstruction/construction (give items to get a chance of items)(Rasiermesser, Sisters)
repair
refuel
hints (not enough is done with this, would love this to be dynamic)

any others you would like to see?

What would make you go back to a station after you have already visited it?

[digdug]

seeking for help ? mostly at the beginning or in the Ringers systems i do fast raids vs a nearby enemy station then return as fast as possible to the friendly one, and let the other ships/station (Ronin or the ringer station itself) to take care of my pursuers.

well, it's more an exploit of the sovereigns than a real feature, but it got me out of trouble many times.

[Czert]

Yes, some revards for returning earlier bases are intereing ide - not only implemented rearming to better weapons/equipment.
Imagine situation you will return to eridani station after saving poin juno and defating ares? main system - you will return aas big hero - celebrations are done due to your heroship, fans are screaming your name, your posters will apper in stations, encourangig joining of army.....hmm, this sound more like implementation of fame/reputation system. .