As somebody who does solo PvP almost exclusively (and for the folks who don't believe me, check my killboard) I am in favor of these changes. This is for the simple reason that PvP options which allow one party to have minimal risk are horrible. When I undock I know I'm almost certainly dead, and I'm going to die outnumbered, webbed, scrammed, jammed, bubbled, and unable to so much as scratch the paint on my attackers. Such is life. If I wanted to fight a duel against an equal opponent I would play Starcraft. If I want a challenge from a game with a huge element of the unknown I will play Eve; its the occasions when I get it right and win against the odds, or take a target out and moonwalk off grid, that make it all worth it.

If you think as an Eve player that you should have access to ships that are untouchable to any class but their own (read: any of the current long-point kiting setups) you need to re-evaluate what game you are playing. Your play-style received a huge buff with the introduction of the rapid light missile launcher, giving kiting cruisers a viciously effective way to kill fast tackle that was un-coutnerable by the tackle pilot.

Now, with this change and missile disruptors, just a smidgen of that power is being clawed back. If "I might be forced to commit to a fight not of my choosing" makes you stop undocking then you shouldn't have been playing Eve in the first place. As for "the blob will win now", well, I would turn that question around and ask why ten guys should be able to attack a thousand well organized players with no fear of getting hit back?

Sup Larrikin,

are you guys aware that this will push small- and probably medscale meta heavily towards oversized Afterburners?
In terms of balance/game design oversized ABs are a thing many complain about already.

Also, just for example: 100mn AB Broadsword with full force multiplication (links/mid-grade snakes) is pretty strong already, and now it would get an ultra-long scram.
My suggestion here would be: make focused HIC script subject to the same mobility penalties as the bubble, IMO this would solve at least some of players concerns.

Hi
I havnt read the 9 pages of comments but i wanted to say the hictor scripted scram is going to be a giant pain in the ass for anyone who likes to fight outnumbered with a kite fit.
Why do you hate solo players, why do you feel the need to buff gate camps and blobs, why do you continue to push eve players towards joining giant corps/alliances?

Couldn't help but chuckle at you being completely clueless. Kiting gangs of autowinmobiles are going to be absolutely invulnerable thanks to this new stuff.

Maybe if HIC is using this script he gets a speed reduction so you have a CHANCE to coast out of range?