I cant imagine this was its primary purpose but its seems like it could be abused.

Fail argument - Bring an heavy interdictor. Cause they can cloak in WH right? Won't work on T3s without focused.
Fail argument - fit more scrams. So a tackler now needs to fit up to 4 scrams to tackle one ship.
Fail argument - anchor a bubble. So we warp in, ask the guy to wait while we deploy a bubble and it anchors. Won't work on T3,s.
Fail argument - bring friends. Because the only way we should be able to catch a single ship is by ganking them. Remember for each ship you'll need a focused interdictor or a tackler with at least 4 scrams, for 8 low slot ships one will need to be a +3 of course.
Fail argument - put it into reinforced. It has 18k EHP. To reinforce it before he can right click and auto load his fit you're going to need about 3kdps.

We need this depot fixed such that it cannot be used during combat.

You cannot fit more scrams than you have mid slots. This module removes any functionality that a interceptor has regarding CCP's supposed "they're supposed to intercept". Please Tippia, explain to me how any interceptor can intercept a ship that can fit more WCS than an inty can fit disruptors?

Tell me how we're supposed to jump into a renter system with a 10 large bubbles on a gate, tackle a ratter and stay alive long enough to keep him there with our 3 scrams, no prop mod, tank, cap injector?

Yes, lets ask the target to sit around while our bubbles anchor

Bring friends... as I said above, every gang needs 8 interceptors now to tackle one ship?

To put an 18k depot into reinforced in a tackling ship is impossible before the owner can click it and refit, it takes several seconds to refit.

I have a depot deployed. I have 8 heavy neuts. Cap booster. Warrior 2's. 3 webs. 8 WCS. Some sensor damps and the depot filled with Cap Boost 400's.

How do you propose you're going to kill me?

All of my mega will be sporting these just because of this thread.

Isn't this still coming down to "A properly prepared opponent can get away before I can get them locked down"? Is that really not the way it should be?

Oh so they're capable of chasing down a fleeing ship, as in being able to warp to it before it warps off.

Well we know where they'll be warping to won't we.

Right to their precious I WIN button to fit some stabs.

Unless they shelled out for a Yurt. Those things are going to be very hard to scan down. But they should be at 500m isk.

Nice to see CSM hard at work turning EVE into WOW.

Its none of those things you mention, its a way of fitting WCS to flee from any risk.

Since you support riskless suicide ganking

The last part is right. Zero risk, sort of like throwing a bunch of WCS in a container and sitting next to it so you don't have to PvP is zero risk.

A ship capable of Alfa reinforcing the depo would take so long to land on grid, lock and apply dps that the target would be gone long before that argument was valid.

Nobody said anything about alpha. Have you even checked how much EHP mobile depots have?

So you're saying that an alliance, who may or may not be in a TZ that's different from your own, should have to maintain a 24 hour defence fleet on the off chance you decide to shoot their structures? Yeah you're a special snowflake.

Oh I know why, because CCP got all buddy buddy with the alliances of the day, and hired a few of them, and of course they did what any alliance bear would do, made it safe for alliances so they didn't have to do any work to keep their space. Gave it millions of HP and made it cast a 24 hour pally bubble on itself right :)

All I hear is Bonobo's trying to change the subject.... anyone can see it's pathetic 35000 people can't defend their stuff and need help from the server against small gangs or solo players...

3 words for you that completely blow the bolded and underlined statement out of the water:

Giant Secure Container

It took me two shots, but my stealth bomber skills are (ironically) complete ****.

Obviously when I said "You" eject and anchor I was not speaking of GSC, I was talking about SOV structures which was the topic of the conversation.

Doesn't the fact that the guy was sitting next to his depot and being able to refit instead having to warp to it mean he was aware of the thread? If so he could otherwise just have warped and cloaked in a savespot.
Also what about the thought that if he wasn't planning to use this mechanic against solo pvp threats he might not have risked to be in the wormhole to begin with?
The other way around that would mean you get more potential targets in wormholes due to this game mechanic. More risk of the target getting away versus more reward of having more targets. You just need to catch them on the wrong foot = more exciting gameplay.

In a sandbox game if one of the kids leaves his sandcastle unprotected to go have dinner it shouldn't magically become invulnerable.

It's no longer a sandbox in that situation.

Oh, I understand. I just don't think it will be as easymode or as widespread as people seem to think.

I do see it as a significant buff to droneboats, though, as you seem to be aluding with the "immobile" part. In particular I can imagine it's use with an Armageddon to pretty much render yourself un-gankable.

Just page 1 of the responses depresses me. Surely the average age of eve players is on the increase

The oP raises a valid point

next time use a SB... a single bomb will make the depot hit reinforcement mode.

1. Bring more friends sollution:
Yes that would definetly work. However this completely ignores the fact were talking solo pvp here.

2. Bring more scrams:
Fitting more scramblers gimps your fit greatly.

3. Reinforce the depot:
I see no problem reinforcing the depot if it is dropped after u arrived on field. However from the information ive gathered it will be very difficult borderline impossible to prevent target from refitting if depot was dropped beforehand.

4. Bring this/that ship
Since u solo pvp u can bring only 1 ship with u.

Yes it is a good "general advice". But solo pvp=/= more friends.

Yes but he doesnt have to commit to his fit.

Ofc preparation is key. However the preparation u have to take as solo pvper narrows down your options way too much in my opinion.

Never claimed "I wanted to do exactly as before."