CCP, why are you fixing a problem that didn't exist for the broad masses of EVE players in the first place? Even for most small-scale pvp:ers, there has never been any problems with HICs beeing to oppressive or overpowered? Where on earth did you get that info from?! I strongly disagree with this change. It is not needed, especially not due to the reason you say!

I'm Probably not the first to think or say this, CCP Devs, please can you fix the actual broken things in the game, rather than screw with the things that DON'T NEED FIXING. This has Ridiculous ammounts of implications for a larger population of EVE than the nano-faggotry risk-averse Low Sec leet-pee vee pee'ers. Stop focusing on the whines of Fozzie's Butt Buddies and fix the real issues. If you really really want to fix a ship, look at the 70km+ point on the Arazu, or the retardation of the Orthrus.

Stitch, you know I respect you, but the vitality of solo battecruisers or battleships is not a good thing to balance an entire ship class around. HIC's are not the cancer here. It's the Orthrus, Omen Navy Issue, Keres, Tengu gangs. They are already very strong and now will be even stronger.

So you are admitting that the Keres and Orthrus are overpowered? Thanks. When your best answer is bring the very ships that are the problem, then you need to reevaluate your argument.