How exactly does this "move the game forward"? By introducing new tactics and proper operational manoeuvring and requiring something more clever than just dumping bubbles everywhere, thereby smartening up the game considerably for everyone involved.

Since tactics to catch these interceptors have already been developed (or more accurately have been there all along), not even the potential problem of making them difficult to kill exists. All around an excellent change of mechanics.

GǪbut the target is tackled, as intended, so it works out very nicely.

By introducing new tactics and proper operational manoeuvring and requiring something more clever than just dumping bubbles everywhere, thereby smartening up the game considerably for everyone involved.

Since tactics to catch these interceptors have already been developed (or more accurately have been there all along), not even the potential problem of making them difficult to kill exists. All around an excellent change of mechanics.

Are you serious? This implementation isn't to create new tactics or "proper operational movement". It is simply a change to make nullsec travel safer. I figured you'd be one of the few to rally against making EvE safer and easier!

It creates the possibility of new gameplay by breaking some existing, what many consider stagnate, gameplay

Plus, the fact that intie pilots will have to account for their new found ability that can prevent them from catching someone who is caught by a bubble while they are not means that this new ability would be a dual edged sword, which is inline with what Eve is about.

It doesn't make it safer though. Cloaky nullified T3's exist that are far safer for travel purposes. Carriers, Blops+Blockade Runners, and Jump Freighters are even safer still as those ships, if only considering moving from point A to point B for logistical purposes need never come on grid with another hostile. Ever.

Not really... Inty chasing my Vexor. I warp to a celestial to run away, and land in a bubble 100 km's or more off the celestial. The inty lands at zero on the celestial, in a very different place. Yes, I'm in a bubble, but can easily get out of it before the inty can tackle me.

Are you serious? This implementation isn't to create new tactics or "proper operational movement".

My biggest problem is that my fleet of miner's will now get instantly caught in a mining belt before they can warp out to a pos... and there's nothing i can really do about it.

I'll grant you that cloaky nullified t3's are the epidomy of "safe travel", right next to jump logistics. However, the former is expensive, not just in isk price, but in ship utility cost too. The later requires teamwork at the minimum, infrastructure at the maximum, and still has some serious drawbacks.

The drawback of nullified inties is nothing like that of nullified t3's. Apples and Oranges.

Really, as blasphemous as this is, you could do an MWD-Cloak inty and be just as safe as a nullified t3, and safer than a covops. lol at the fit, but I just don't see a good reason to implement nullified ceptors!

And unfortunately for me, the absolute final straw for this game.

CCP Fozzie and CCP Rise then went on to talk about features coming out with Rubicon, EvE's winter expansion:

While many of the ideas were pretty nifty, this little gem came out:

Interceptor changes: bubble immunity planned. Interdiction nullified, basically. Dropping average HP a little bit, very small cargo bays.

I'm sorry, but Interdiction Nullified ships are generally a BAD thing (i.e. too safe). Furthermore, giving Nullified to fast aligning interceptors is over-the-line, unless the Nullifier mechanics are revised.

Reason 1:

Interceptors are generally sent ahead of fleet to "catch" targets. This includes purposely warping them into bubbles where enemy "traps are", with the intention of tackling targets before they can run. This has mixed results depending on the inty pilot skills, but by making inties nullified, you prevent using this tactic!!!

Reason 2:

This is a dumbing down of the game. It allows inty pilots that stupidly warp gate-to-gate when hostiles are in system, rather than using bookmarks and celestials, to move about more safely. Nullsec travel already has covert ops ships, interdiction nullified ships, and MJD-cloak BSs to move around nullsec very safely. Interceptors themselves are currently very adept at navigating unhindered through nullsec, so why would we want to make them even safer?

Reason 3:

The number one method to gank inties is to surprise the gate-to-gate traveler with a drag bubble. This is a great way to catch scouts for a gang, which is very accessible even to very young solo frigate pilots.

At the end of the day, serious gate campers will still use sensor boosted tacklers to catch inties before they warp, so this really won't really change your big gate camps. Instead, you are

encouraging carebears to bubble wrap their systems gates, as a cheap inty will get them through the gate if they desire.

making travel safer, especially for the "I don't know how to avoid drag bubbles" crowd.

helping inties infringe on the covops role, by making it easier for inties to navigate hostile groups.

Potential change to the Interdiciton Nullifier System that could balance out interdiction nullified inties:

A long time ago, Interdiction Nullified subsystems were "accidentallied" by CCP, such that a nullified cruiser could warp out of a bubble, but if warped to a celestial with a bubble on it, they'd still be affected by the bubbles pull.

P.S. Since most people seem to misunderstand my point: This isn't about "wah my bubble camps can be bypassed". This is about WHY ARE WE MAKING NULLSEC TRAVEL SAFER AND EASIER. We already have covops and nullified t3's for the risk adverse carebears. Why add inties to that list?

this will bring much more players to nullsec, and thats a good thing... nullsec is empty, thats why more poeple need to go there, the only one risk averse is you like it seems, you are scared to have more people out there

I didn't read the thread so not sure if this has been mentioned.

CCP can start over-complicating mechanics like they have in the past and in the end have to go back and fix it all over. Or they can use the simple solution.

The simple solution is to get rid of bubbles.

Mr Epeen

The risk averse carebears are the gate campers, not the travelers.

The part where you called (some of) them "pro" was ******* priceless.

Keep an eye on all your intel tools, maybe? They may be fast, but they're not going to teleport into your belts without you knowing itGǪ

Heh,... yeah