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Allowing corp/alliance to set their own certificates/mastery/kudos makes much more sense than the current batch of 'mastery' requirements.

I don't know how many times I've left a post on something, clicked "Post" and walked away to do something, and then returned to see that my post vanished into thin air. Catch it immediately and it's saved as a draft but if you don't catch it the draft is gone (or it has been a few times in my case, it may be some other factor than time passed) and trying to load the previous page gives a redirect loop error.

I hate re-typing things but I want to leave the feedback, so:

I love Interbus Customs Offices in HS - spent all day yesterday bashing them with a few of my friends, had a great time. We're a really small entity and managed a good number of kills (I made the first kill with just a pair of characters, took about 50 minutes) so I really can't take anyone seriously who is complaining about the new mechanic being unattainable for small groups. Yes, large power blocks will be better at it, but any mechanic, no matter what it is, will favor large power blocks because large groups of people are better at doing things than small groups of people.

We also set POCO taxes very reasonably, just like so many other groups, both large and small, who are replacing Interbus Customs Offices. Please don't complain about higher tax rates being an option, it FINALLY makes the Tyrannis expansion interesting, meaningful, and fun in High Security.

Interceptor warp speed is really cool, I absolutely love it for it's new role from the point of view of an interceptor/tackle frigate pilot, but you really can align an anomaly-running battlecruiser or battleship immediately upon a hostile entering the system (a cowardly move but if they are in an interceptor it may be your only chance for your BC/BS) and still get caught - not so much of a problem if interceptors were easy to kill, but they're really really good at not getting hit - at least long enough for their backup fleet to arrive. While there are plenty of ways to deal with interceptors and fleets in a non-PvE setting (or in a PvE setting with a good amount of "not-worth-it" work), I do worry that this will drive players to high security who would otherwise be interested in null. There is already a huge problem with the null mechanic when such a large number of players report that they go to high security to make their ISK so they can afford to live in null, I don't think the current changes help that very much. It takes, rough but informed estimate, about 10 hours of L4 mission grinding to plex an account in HS, 6 or so hours in a normal incursion fleet, 4 or so hours in a really high-end incursion fleet, 4 or so hours alone in sov-null (with better isk in null since there's no need to get a fleet formed up). 4 hours is no time at all if you have a chance of escaping an interceptor by paying attention, or a reasonable chance of killing it quickly if you're tackled; it starts to look pretty long in comparison after a few ship losses cut into your wallet, make you purchase and transport replacement ships, and hurt your killboard. A single ship loss reduces isk efficiency in null to lower than isk efficiency in HS L4 missions. Ship losses are totally a risk you should have to take for good rewards, but when the loss is so assured that you're more likely to get better isk in the low-efficiency activity, it's too much.

Note: Instead of changing interceptors, I think this could be fixed by improving rewards on all null anomalies to all be similar to the highest-reward ones. Besides making more "effective space" for players to live in null with good rewards (and a host of other good reasons), a level of chance is added in that provides a good amount of safety. As an interceptor pilot after a ratter, my best bet when entering a system is to immediately warp to a certain type (or couple types) of anomalies, and my chances of catching someone is good. If I had to take a guess in sov space, it'd be a lot safer for anyone in the system, and interceptors wouldn't have to have their role nerfed to do it.

Change of topic: the mobile depot is absurd. There were players who posted youtube videos in Test Server Feedback of it being used in combat on the test server, and as expected it has ended up feeling really overpowered now that it's live. As long as you have a mobile depot, you have as many warp core stabilizers as you have lowslots, and as many ECM/Dampeners as you have mids, you always have a cloak, or whatever you want really. You don't have to worry about making a meaningful decision about the risks you are taking undocking in a ship with a particular role - if the fecal matter hits the air mover, you'll just change up your fit and run. In HS you're not even threatened by HICs, you can damp/jam them and block an infinite point. If you are sure you're going to die you can protect all of your expensive modules and remove the risk from having faction/deadspace/officer modules fit, halving or more than halving the risk of flying an expensive shiny ship. It is nearly a perfect solution to the new interceptor problem, I didn't mention it there because I don't think a broken mechanic should be balanced around another broken mechanic. The idea of having deep-space personal bases is a really cool one, but being able to anchor and use a mobile depot whenever and wherever you want is really, really jumping the shark. I imagine it will be changed but I do have to request that CCP PLEASE read the test server feedback before launching an expansion, this was NOT a surprise to anyone who played with the module on Singularity.

Now, I'll take the time to copy my post to a notepad document so that I can actually post it once the "Post" button fails to do anything but reload the topic.

Eos BPCs invented prior to Rubicon have the old Brutix hull in the icon, rather than Myrmidon hull. However the invented ship is correct.

Issues with stealing from other peoples siphons. I get the message: That item is not yours to take.

I like it. Undocking from Jita is like the Indy 500.

proof of this patch being broken to start with...

This is a known issue and a fix is on the way.

This is obviously playing differently on different systems. I think it's great, doesn't sound anything like metal on glass to me - more like the revs being turned up on a powerful electric motor.

Feedback

Most of the deployable structures have restrictions or mechanics that make them a dissapiontement

Mobile cyno jammer - The placement restrictions and set up time make them inpractical for use in roaming fleets which is a shame. Currently they will be used by people camping one position for an extended period or for people wishing to reduce risk when structure bashing.

Siphon - It's practically yet another passive game mechanic and i hurts the small corp/alliance rather than the huge juganoughts, which is the opposite of what it was intended for.

Tractor unit - Pretty useless for anything other than level 4 mission running. I hope a T2 version is released that can tractor multiple wrecks.

Mobile Deport - I like this once, however, i home to see a different version in the future that allows corp/alliance use.

Ghost site - They should stand out more on your ship scanner. Instead of labeling them cosmic anomalies, they should be labeled as, wait for it... Ghost site!

Conclusion

The new deployable structures are a good start but their current implementation leaves a lot to be desired. If the mechanics remain the same, then i hope to see more advanced structures that are better implemented.

For example, i want to see a cyno jammer that has can be anchored anywhere and has no anchoring time and a siphon unit that requires constant player interaction to gain a better/faster yield.

Yeah um, why? Its called exploration for a reason.