ShahFluffers
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Posted - 2016.02.10 05:48:57 -
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What you were looking at was probably a Warp Disruption Bubble positioned in such a way that it acts as a "drag bubble."
What is a "drag bubble?"
A "drag bubble" is a Warp Disruption Bubble that is positioned in such a way that it will literally "drag" a person that coming out of warp into the bubble itself.
Now... there are conditions to make this work.
- The bubble must be within the visible grid.
- The bubble must be anchored and "active."
- The bubble must be "in-line" with the warp trajectory of the inbound ship. What this means is that a bubble must be placed before or after the destination that people are trying to warp to. Like this...
(Ship)----------->(Bubble)------>(Gate)---------->(Bubble)
If the bubble is not "in-line" with the warp trajectory of the inbound ship... nothing will happen.
(Ship)------------------------------>(Gate)
........................(Bubble).....................................(Bubble)
This is why it is important to not warp directly to a gate in hostile null-sec without scouts (who can go ahead of everyone else and see if there are bubbles) or to warp to a planet or asteroid belt that is perpendicular with the most popular (see: most direct) warp path.
And if a bubble is just sitting out in the middle of nowhere, seemingly doing nothing... well... it is either a leftover bubble from some other operation.... or it is a crafty trap (see: someone is waiting in the bubble, cloaked, waiting for some idiot to come take a closer look).
NOTE: Warp Disruption Bubbles do not prevent anyone from moving. All they do is prevent people from warping within their area of effect... regardless of the amount of warp core stabilizers they may have (see: they have "infinite" warp strength).
The exception to this are ships with the "Interdiction Nullified" bonus (see: Interceptors, some Tech 3 Cruiser configurations).
How did you Veterans start?
"Learn how things work. The intricacies, interactions, and hard limits... knowing these things will grant you far more power in the long run."
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