Infinity Ziona
Space Elves of Ragnoroth
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Posted - 2006.08.16 07:58:00 -
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 Originally by: Sentinel Eeex
Originally by: Infinity Ziona
Opens Infinities Instajump Kindergarten
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1. Instas are an exploit of the game mechanics abeit not a punishable exploit. Fact.
So is escrow, which is being used in a way it was not intended. And where exactly is it concluded (by devs) that instas are exploit?
Or is it a "fact" because you say so?
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2. Bubbles dont work in Empire. Fact.
You don't need bubbles to catch someone. Even in 0.0. Actually bubbles are rarely used. Very rarely.
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3. Instas are not fine. If they were Oveur wouldnt be asking people to think up a solution their reducing zones of interaction. Fact.
The fact he asks people for something, doesn't mean something else is not fine. Maybe it can be made to be better? And again, it's "fact" because you say so?
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4. People who obviously have never tried to catch something small, packed with WCS, or in Minny space, on the 'other side of the gate' shouldnt comment about how easy it is. Fact.
Oh noes, you're the only person who ever tried to catch "something small, packed with WCS" - so noone else would know. Did it ever occur to you that catching "something small, packed with WCS" is very hard thing to do, no matter if they have instas or not?
No matter what, instas will always exist. In one form or another (as it is, new skill, whatever). Otherwise, EVE player base will drop drastically. Not because they're scared of being killed while crawling 15km to gate, but because people have no intention spending insane amounts of time watching their ship crawl, in completely empty space, with no enemies around (many 0.0 areas), just because various mediocre pirate-types are lazy.
If people get to play EVE 1 hour a day, and they need to spend 70% of it watching their ships crawl... guess they'll be playing something else then.
So, instas are here to stay, in one form or another.
1. The change to escrow was implemented by the developers. Not the players. And once again, the developers of EvE have said 'the players' are using bookmarking in ways not intended which would make that use an exploitive use of the mechanic rather then a normal use. Simple isnt it?
2. Bubbles dont work in empire therefore they are not a solution to instas as many claim. Bubbles are used quite frequently in 0.0. As are interdicters which fire bubbles.
3. Thats a stupid argument especially considering Oveur has stated he thinks instas reduce the amount of vulnerablity too much. I havent heard of a solution that didnt require a problem. Have you?
4. Not someone small AND packed with WCS, I said something small (comma), packed with WCS (comma), or in Minnie space.
Firstly something small without a bubble will align and warp within a second of uncloaking. Not possible to catch it exiting the gate without a bubble. Even with an interceptor. A ship with multiple stabs is also going to be hard to lock down in the few seconds you have before it warps out. Now if your at a minmatar gate your in even more trouble since they are so huge that its unlikely the target will be in range when it uncloaks. So as you can see. A successful lockdown of a gate cannot be accomplished without a gank force of people because of these problems and gank forces are bad for the game.
The rest of your post is conjecture and speculation based on your fearful Mayan like fantasies of insta armageddon. As far as I am concerned I believe the removal of instas will make EvE really shine and will attract even more players because PvP will actually be PvP rather then the Almost PvP Chasey game we play at the moment.
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