Why reduce it to 12 hours (-50% max) and not 3 hours or 5 minutes?

Answering that depends on what jump clones are used for; for traversing large distances very quickly or swapping sets of implants for other sets?
Consider a player jumping into a clone without implants, doing PvP or other potentially riskfull things for x hours and before logging off jumps into a clone with all +5 implants to maximize skill training. Desired game play? Don't think so

Tell me exactly what's wrong with that? The only major change would be more people with expensive implants to pvp, which is overall more isk sunk via more people pvping on a daily basis. Besides, when people with high grade implants start getting used to pvping, they become more likely to forget to switch to their pvp clone.

allow me to switch and then switch back once the danger has passed, you will find me jump into a combat clone and bustin heads...then back to mining.
or into my nighty night +5's

allow me to switch and then switch back once the danger has passed, you will find me jump into a combat clone and if we can get a big enough fleet we will be bustin heads, otherwise,we'll stand down and wait them out...then back to mining once we drive them off or they leave, otherwise, into my nighty night +5's

Just modify the timer so it is based on distance, so the more distant the JC you want to jump to is, the more time you have to wait since your last jump. Add a few other variables and you could have a system that allows you to freely swap clones in the same system, but that still has restrictions for those who want to fast travel.

I still think the most anyone should wait is 12 hours, though.

It actually does help new players quite a bit sincw in most cases they won't have the isk to replace a lot of implant sets.

Why reduce it to 12 hours (-50% max) and not 3 hours or 5 minutes?

Answering that depends on what jump clones are used for; for traversing large distances very quickly or swapping sets of implants for other sets?
Consider a player jumping into a clone without implants, doing PvP or other potentially riskfull things for x hours and before logging off jumps into a clone with all +5 implants to maximize skill training. Desired game play? Don't think so

Many new players wont have jump clones or alot of isk for good implants...or the skills. This definitely helps the older players more. Malcanis' law holds...this is actually a perfect example of it.

If transversing distances is a problem, simply have different time limits based on light year distance from origin.

So if you're jumping between stations in system, make it an hr or something, if it's from outer ring to omist, then 23hrs.

What ever it is it shouldn't be 24 hrs, what a dumb idea that is.

While we're at it, wtf is with the 5 jump clone limit? That thing needs to go, or the skill changed to +2 per lvl.

Reduce the base jump clone timer to 12 hours. Introduce a new skill that then reduces it by 10% per level.

I swear to ******* god, what is the point of this thing, except to grief people? I thought you guys liked high PCUs, why are you making me not log in for 24 hours after I've used my jump clone for what I need it for?

As a rather new player i disagree. Long cooldown for jump clones cripples newer players more than vets because vet players have all skills they need and often dont care about learning time already or even not training at all to avoid clone upgrade.

Between JC's, cyno chains and bridges there is already massive issues with force projection in eve.

whilst this seems like a good idea in isolation. the effect of it would make it even easier for smaller forces to own larger spaces.

so no, this should not happen.

What ever it is it shouldn't be 24 hrs, what a dumb idea that is.

While we're at it, wtf is with the 5 jump clone limit? That thing needs to go, or the skill changed to +2 per lvl.

I have currently:

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I'd like to add Talismans and halos to that, maybe even grails, but I can't, seems fairly silly to limit my ability to have loads of at risk expensive heads.

So..... CCP should lower the Timer, because you're scared to get podded?....

So you're saying Sov should always be held by the largest groups?

Now, whether this is by half or a percentage through skills, or making it percentage based with every time you jump in a 24 hour period requiring a longer wait. This could be a simple "two hours between jumping" or as complex as the devs feel it needs to be.

But I personally feel it needs to be reduced.

No he is saying that a small group could hold vast swaths of null.

As an example, Drake. an elite group of pvpers could, with prior planning, lock down several systems on different ends of the galaxy with the use of jump clones alone. Without simultaneous coordination by the attacking parties, this could cause nullsec to become less available to newer or smaller groups.

Because what a small group can do well, a large group can do even better. At least in EvE.

Sure, but they'll be able to hold far more space than they can use...then they'll rent it out. To the extent that force projection is a problem, then this will exacerbate the problem.

So how do you limit it?

To me, who would mainly use this as a means of saving implants (because lets face it, I'm just not going to undock with my +5's if it's dangerous outside), I would suggest that the time be related to the number of jumps distant the clone is. One hour for every gate or some such. You couldn't jump from one empire to the other without taking 12-15 hours.

Finally, you have the skill method, which is obviously very much in line with EvE and CCP's method, but would also work more in the benefit of senior players than newer.

No he is saying that a small group could hold vast swaths of null.

As an example, Drake. an elite group of pvpers could, with prior planning, lock down several systems on different ends of the galaxy with the use of jump clones alone. Without simultaneous coordination by the attacking parties, this could cause nullsec to become less available to newer or smaller groups.

Because what a small group can do well, a large group can do even better. At least in EvE.