Originally by: Sigurd Ross

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This may look like flamebait, but I will do my best not to push the thread that way. I will state the reasons I believe "instas" are an unintended and unfortunate game mechanic that ought to be removed (with some reasonable compromises for those dependent on them).

1. They are extremely convenient, and not having them means much longer travel times. Yet... if supposedly our nav computers can only get us to within 15km of a gate, why don't our super gee-whiz spaceships automatically warp to gate to begin with?
2. That's right. That's because warping instantly, from gate to gate, kills a lot of the peril, the risk, and yes, the FUN of playing EVE!
3. Pirates are forced to adapt, and do so by using sensor boosters (I already had a thread on those) and sniping anyone NOT using instas, thereby forcing even more insta use on all of us.
4. Pirates start using instas to get away, making it stupid and pointless to attack them except to chase them away.
5. Like all bad game mechanics in MMOs, if you don't use instas, you more or less suck. You'll be ganked at gate camps, and of course you'll take a long time to get anywhere, even if you survive.
6. Traditional (and intended) pirate implements such as scramblers are all but extinct for actual piracy. It's all about ganking anything that didn't insta away.
7. We're left with the mess we have now. A bunch of snipe and run, which, come on people, isn't really that fun for pirates or "carebears" compared to the game we had before instas.

So, I suggest that instas be done away with, a "warp navigation" skill be added to the skill list (with high SP cost), and maybe even compel people to take a little fire from pirates at lowsec gates, maybe even at close range (flame all you want, but sitting on your ass and plinking shuttles from 100+km is lame) with a simutaneous reduction of T2 ammo ranges and sensor booster effectiveness, and a range reduction on the sentry guns, as well, to compensate.

If you don't like the idea, let's discuss it. Offer something to the table, that is for the greater good for the EVE community. The only unwelcome comment is "omg if u dont liek it u maek insta noob."

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