My question is the following : why was this introduced, rather than making bookmarks impossible in a 15km radius around stations, gates, whatever ?

If you did that then people would make BM's at the other warp to ranges and still warp at 0.

The BMs were putting a massive strain on the database as everybody had thousands. So it just made sense to eliminate the need for them.

Ok, I understand the database issue. So why didn't they introduce a mechanic that would have you drop out at 15km min of the gates ? Like a warp disruption bubble, but only for incoming traffic. Or even for outgoing traffic while we are at it. Wouldn't be a big deal since you always come out at 12.5km off the gates.

So why didn't they introduce a mechanic that would have you drop out at 15km min of the gates ? Like a warp disruption bubble, but only for incoming traffic. Or even for outgoing traffic while we are at it. Wouldn't be a big deal since you always come out at 12.5km off the gates.

Well if they did it now, it would make hauling stuff and travelling in every system outside highsec very dangerous. There wouldn't be any chance to avoid gatecamps anymore. Resulting in people staying away from those areas, which aren't very densely populated to start with anyway. Why would you want that?

we want to encourage people to goto Low and Null sec! not scare them off! :D

I am more scared of highsec TBH. Wardecs, suicide gankers, overcrowded local, so that it's hard to check for reds, etc...

No, more seriously, for the reasons stated in my previous post and maybe improving the utility of Transport ships compared to Iteron V.

It could also act as an additional incent for players to fight against the gate campers rather than waiting for them to go away. There could be roams organised for cleaning up trade routes and break blockades.

Games need content that can be done solo, otherwise it would make a lot of casual people stop playing the game.

I guess that's the best argument out there.

And Seany1212, FYI, I do not participate in gate camps, unless it's part of a CTA op. So I am not mad about anything, just curious about what I missed by joining the game so late.

This would encourage players to THINK about their indy fits, encourage teamwork (have a buddy in a t1 repair cruiser escort you).

Ok, I understand the database issue. So why didn't they introduce a mechanic that would have you drop out at 15km min of the gates ? Like a warp disruption bubble, but only for incoming traffic. Or even for outgoing traffic while we are at it. Wouldn't be a big deal since you always come out at 12.5km off the gates.

The economy would take a serious hit if warp to zero were changed. I do some freighter trips now and again and the amount of goods people have on courier contracts is huge, imagine if it were delayed by all the additional time to fly 15 k to each gate.

The economy would take a serious hit if warp to zero were changed. I do some freighter trips now and again and the amount of goods people have on courier contracts is huge, imagine if it were delayed by all the additional time to fly 15 k to each gate.

The problem is that the basic concept of the game's core travel system, of jumping and warping players right into killing range of each other with very little warning, is fundamentally flawed and has been the cause of pretty much every problem ever. Also due to having so much built on it (to try to mitigate the problems caused by it) the core problem can never really be fixed.