Chaldia Ishta
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Posted - 2010.04.20 17:52:00 -
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Ok, so the only thing that is changing is that all old stuff and bookmarks are being moved to (furthest object+20 AU) from the Sun of each system. As being a rather new player compared to the ones who are affected by this I will not comment if this is good or bad. However I do agree with what "I think" the Dev's are trying to accomplish (trying to read their minds and such).
Noting what the messages tell me in game, a warp drive has to be locked onto a point to warp to it and can't just warp off in any direction. This point being objects, fields, ships, etc., and just bookmarked locations. This makes knowing where your going Valid. The Ships use water-like physics to move when not in warp, ie. thrusters turn off, your ship stops instead of continuing forever. Using these we build a model that helps us explain their new system.
Making size of systems anchor-able locations based on the strength of a Star which can be measured by the furthest object from it, which is due to some kind of field or something emanating from the star. This would give a physical reason for:
1. Anchor-ables can only be anchored (furthest object+20) AU from the star because they rely on the field to remain in place.
This keeps the sov. system stuff in a range that can be scanned within reason and still leaves a good range of possible locations to place it.
2. Bookmarks are limited to(furthest object+200 or more) AU from the Star because of the same field.
Anything past that can't be bookmarked because the field is to weak to create points. This also wouldn't stop people from being able to fly outside of that range, it just makes it harder. Also, I wouldn't know a actual good distance for this so all you that play out there can probably give a reasonable number here.
3. This field is what stops our ships in space and is why things are able to be "Anchored" in the first place.
I have not read up on the back story of eve or their explanations of why things work the way they do, so if this has been explained, Ignore it. I would assume our Warp-drives never really turn off and are reacting with the field or something. But it would make sense for all these things that it seems the Dev's are trying to accomplish. I noticed that they haven't stopped us from going out there but they have made it harder. As I read it, if you can get one ship out to DS then you can still get get others there and light your cyno's or anything else you guys need to do to have those large fleet battle. I'm just trying to offer my own thoughts to whats going on.
Now, tell me why I'm wrong cause I know I am  (and I know I explained it better in my head that what I typed, read my mind)
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