As I see it, Logistics will be severely hampered but then again it forces local production into a degree of greater prominence. Massive but loose alliances will fail because they are full of self centered lazy people seeking only personal profit and that wont participate in escort duties. I foresee allot of people getting kicked out of Corps and alliances for not helping with moving assets or being productive. The tight knit smaller alliances will be stronger because they will work together for common goals better and won't be hot dropped every time they turn around. They will be forced to defend smaller regions that are easily accessible to their caps and black ops which, I think, means they wont hold sov over vast regions of empty space making room for others that can't do so now to move in and claim it. Moving caps through gates is great, they will require escorts which makes sub caps important, instead of treated like the bastard children they are now, for the protection of the fleet and webbing caps so they can warp quicker. Getting resources to High Sec for pure profit takes a backseat to using those resources for local production. Getting newbies into null? Install their clones in a rorqual and plan on guarding it in systems it jumps into.

I assume nothing here stops a safe log-off?

Your in a renter Alliance. I live in Curse. Please speak for me some more.

That statement is not accurate. EVE developers are definitely permitted to play the game in any region on their personal accounts.

In a word: regionalization