I agree it's time for local to go. I shouldn't be forced into a worm hole to not get my hand-held. Local was never intended to be the ultimate source of intel, having it be so is lame. But I feel I am just beating a dead horse... We all know local needs to be changed, well all of us besides a few loud carebears/nul-bears.

______ makes locating a war target trivial.
______ makes avoiding a war target trivial.
______ prevents true stealth attacks.
______ prevents true stealth travel.
______ gives intelligence unearned and effort free at zero cost.
______ makes chaos theory and emergent gameplay an impossibility.
______ makes scouting skills on your pvp character an exercise in futility.
______ inevitably turns all sanctioned pvp into a campfest.
______ makes hiring a merc corp to war dec a grief corp a waste of effort and resources.
______ makes cloaking in general, useless.
______ makes "afk" presence an option for asset denial.
______ allows gate camping to be done in relative safety and without do risk of larger camps sneaking up on them.
______ makes neutral alts mandatory when targeting a competent player for non-consensual pvp.
______ doesn't make sense in a hardcore sandbox MMO and feels amateur in implementation.
______ being removed would kill most botting operations in EVE with zero coding required.
______ is a crutch used for the lazy to secure themselves from risk.
______ allows suicide gankers to find miners without any real scanning work being done beforehand.
______ makes the vastness of space feel absurdly small.
______ makes black ops somewhat pointless.
______ makes non-consensual pvp a myth. At best something only the dimmest endure.

There are no right or wrong answers here so its a very general discussion. If by chance one particular answer stands out, ignore your gut feeling. Its just wrong thinking, obviously.

If you are really interested in removing local there is a thread in F&I already going. You can find it here. Though I suspect that you already know it's there.

@ Kimmi Chan Who mentioned local? Did the OP? Or is that your initial gut feeling to the questions posed? Remember its wrong thinking, obviously.

@ Amdiel Good post. Some intellectually nuanced answers but a good post none the less.

PMT?

Locator Agents______ makes locating a war target trivial.
Locator Agents______ makes avoiding a war target trivial.
Jump Gates and neut alts______ prevents true stealth attacks.
Jump Gates and neut alts______ prevents true stealth travel.
d-scan/probes/dotlan______ gives intelligence unearned and effort free at zero cost.
Nothing (goons prove this every day)______ makes chaos theory and emergent gameplay an impossibility.
Nothing______ makes scouting skills on your pvp character an exercise in futility.
(a person just can't suck at it)
War-Dec Mechanics______ inevitably turns all sanctioned pvp into a campfest.
Sucky Mercs and no way to enforce contracts on them______ makes hiring a merc corp to war dec a grief corp a waste of effort and resources.
Jump Gates______ makes cloaking in general, useless.
People's own risk aversion______ makes "afk" presence an option for asset denial.
Multiple Alt Characters______ allows gate camping to be done in relative safety and without do risk of larger camps sneaking up on them.
Situational Awareness______ makes neutral alts mandatory when targeting a competent player for non-consensual pvp.
Whining on the forums every other day______ doesn't make sense in a hardcore sandbox MMO and feels amateur in implementation.
PVE Content______ being removed would kill most botting operations in EVE with zero coding required.
Indestructible Stations ______ is a crutch used for the lazy to secure themselves from risk.
static asteroid belts______ allows suicide gankers to find miners without any real scanning work being done beforehand.
Jump Gates______ makes the vastness of space feel absurdly small.
Lack of skill______ makes black ops somewhat pointless.
Neutral Alts and static routes between systems______ makes non-consensual pvp a myth. At best something only the dimmest endure.

There are no right or wrong answers here so its a very general discussion. If by chance one particular answer stands out, ignore your gut feeling. Its just wrong thinking, obviously.

@ Cutter It's 130 est I dont think the few minutes devoted qualifies as all afternoon. Im sensing more hostility.

Surprised no one mentioned boobies yet.

Or the fact that I am in the UK and it's 18:24 here. Lmao.

EDIT: that and the fact that you started your whining about 5 hours ago. That means you have spent a fair portion of the afternoon whining about local.

Psst: He's actually been going on about it for over a week straight, getting increasingly whiny as his arguments were stomped on time and time again.

Blue-footed boobies?

I say the answer is CCP


DMC

Back to declaring you a sycophant.

If you want to declare me a sycophant, go ahead. Here's the definition of a sycophant:

sycophant (-ês+¬k+Öf+Önt)

GÇön
a person who uses flattery to win favour from individuals wielding influence; toady

Point out where I've been flattering you or even trying to win favour from you (or anyone, for that matter).

If you want to declare me a sycophant, go ahead. Here's the definition of a sycophant:

sycophant (-ês+¬k+Öf+Önt)

GÇön
a person who uses flattery to win favour from individuals wielding influence; toady

Point out where I've been flattering you or even trying to win favour from you (or anyone, for that matter).

Yes I know the definition Zim. I also know that people of that personality type will substitute praise for attention, even negative when praise isn't available. Like I said ZIm, 3 pages and on each you make a cameo appearance.

Here's a challenge for you Zim. Take your nose out of my rear, create your own thread and engage the posters. Keep them entertained and responding through your own brand of conversation.

This is a wonderful answer. In the original post I included it as my first answer because it fit almost all of them. I removed it and decided not to answer at all. I know you took the time to read and think about it so a thumbs up to you.