the TLDR version of this., get out of your head that you can dock your super with impunity, its never going to happen.

And why should the casual pirate not be able to engage the casual worm hole player?

I'm thinking mooring spots are going to be perma-bubble by trolldictors that fly with trollceptors... Hopefully CCP doesn't allow bubbles on mooring spots, or else... yupp more bubble games.

We actually haven't seen or heard anything about the weapon loadouts on these sorts of structures beyond (paraphrasing here) 'some of them will definitely have guns like current POSes, and we're going to make these unique modules so we're not tied to Ship weapon balancing'.

Also it will only bear a superficial resemblance to the current POS shield mechanics if it's location based and creates an exclusion zone against enemy ships. If neither of these things happens then's closer to an un-dock timer that lets you move around a bit.

That would be the only way i see super's using those structures. Big difference between a ship not being in game (logged off) and still being in the game when the pilot is logged off (next time you log in... oh oh 50 bubbles and 50 dreads waiting outside camping for you and killing anything comming their way)...

if you don't log in while moored for a week or 10(50 skills in the queue) the structure might have exploded and you might already have lost your super. I've read that topic and there is a whole lot of time dependant mechanics being talked about.

the whole idea of mooring is to make pilots that are meant to be inside there ships free for some time, but after the amount of years that we have been stuck in the ships we are used to it, and some of us like the way it works and the commitment it takes. mooring should be an option granted but it should not be the only option which is what it currently looks like is happening, mind as there has been zero ccp input for sometime, who knows we might get hello kitty pos's and then they give up.

I did post a blurb a while back - no CCP comments since then.....

But:

- if 'Moored' means that you can interact with the station; get out; JC somewhere and back again before anything could happen - then I see no problem

- if 'Soft-mooring' is effectively the same as being inside a POS-shield and one can safe-log from that situation - then I also see no problem

Pilots who live in their SCs (Titans?) who used to safe-log in POS-shields can now simply login/out in a soft moor position as before in no more danger than if their POS was attacked, or not.

The new mooring mechanics are interesting and look cool.

They do not replace pos mechanics. If I cannot safely log off so that I can go on vacation or spend two weeks cramming for exams then you will lose some of my subscriptions.

If you safe-log off within a POS then your ship is safe until you log it back in. If that POS is knocked over then you have some fun ahead of you but the ship is still safe until you log it in (and if you have a Super you probably have someone you can ask either on another account or out of game). The worry here with the Mooring mechanics is that you Moor your ship, log off, and then the structure gets blown up and someone runs off with your ship (or the ship gets blown up with the structure) and you're kind of SOL.

mooring and current pos mechanics (safe place to log in that is effectively the same as the station screen) should go hand in hand.
we should not be forced to moor and we should always have the option to the same mechanics as we have now.

This is interesting.

So, since stations can be fitted, I just assume that to take control of their guns, they can also be piloted like ships. (if there is a dev statement to confirm or infirm this, please link it)

i agree that certain types of defenses need to be manned.

I will use this example to explain.

Say I have a super carrier. I moor it to a structure to go ratting in what ever ship. Then I see reds jump into local I warp to my structure. I doc as I see a red fleet bubbling up my structure. I man the guns. I feel that if my super is moored I should be able to use my fighters as an option in the fight. I would be controlling them just not from my ship. I am at the structure and not off line. This might explain what I think should be on option with moored capitals.

Maybe for dreads and carriers be able to either use the siege or triage mode to either boost defence and attack. Of course you would be in the structure.

The only other thing I think we might be able to do is turn on mining links of your rorqual or orca if you are the squad, wing, or fleet commander of you ship that is moored. This might be something that would only be used on a drilling platform.

This example is work of fiction. You would not find me in any super or Titan.

Lol

Yes, but SMAs have a fixed capacity while docking has traditionally not been space restricted, thus you can dock all of your assets and capitals in one structure and this removes the "count the SMA's" intel you were talking about. I was wondering about that since it's an interesting bit of gameplay and I'd hate to see something like that lost if there's no replacement for it.

I believe POSes are the large structures. POCOs fall under medium, if I remember the graphic correctly.