Missions & Complexes

More like a severe lack of competent gamers. Right click on the Bastion module and turn off auto repeat. If you disconnect it will run through the cycle, stop, then ewarp. Of course this means that while you are playing you will actually have to restart bastion mode every time a cycle completes.

as far as i know this is a known bug and should be reimbursed, not sure where i have read that, so dont nail me on that
And for ppl saying that it should already have been fixed, think again this game is over a decade old. I dont think we players cant say how deep that thing is buried in the code and how much u need to change to make it work, maybe it is easy maybe not but i rly dont like how some ppl always say ccp sucks only because they cant solve a problem right the second they find it.

Exactly what happened to me, last week, DDOS, lost the Kronos. The good news is my reimbursement was accepted and I got a hull back yesterday. I was expecting to wait a couple of weeks according to the complaints I've seen on the forums so I was quite pleased with the speed of response.

They aren't asking for the bastion mode to end early, only for the game to start the deactivation when a disconnect is detected and then try and warp out when the module finishes it's normal cycle time. It is an incredibly realistic request, and something that should have already changed.

Have people put in petitions for this? What kind of responses have you gotten?

From what iv read people have been reimbursed but you would need to confirm that with someone who petitioned.

I believe so too, Batelle. The device is working as intended. I do not believe you will get any sympathy from CCP if you lose connection that is not because of DDOS. The module is meant to mimic the abilities of a triage/siege module. A carrier or dread using those modules also does not ewarp, and usually do not get reimbursed if they disconnect; so what makes a Marauder using Bastion mode special? If you do not like how the module works, you do not have to use it.

Marauders in bastion are special because they're used differently. By that I mean, the context in which triage/siege is used renders it a complete non issue. I would say that dreads and carriers should get their opportunity for a 1-shot ewarp right as the cycle ends, its just that in practice this would irrelevant because you've in pvp, you will probably be tackled before you align anyway, and you have a decent chance of being repped until you come back into game (once the cycle ends and you're still sitting there). So I would support a change allowing the cycle to end followed by a single attempt to ewarp for all 3 modules. It just wouldn't change pvp at all, but it would make a whole swath of people with rare or even regular connection troubles able to more confidently use marauders.

Losing something expensive to something unpredictable, out of the player's control, and unrelated to gameplay (such as a DC) is no fun, and CCP should take reasonable steps to prevent it, unless there is a compelling reason not to (ie breaking game mechanics or making DCing a desireable tactic). In this case, the solution is simple (although possibly difficult to implement) and steps on no-one's toes.

Wow. You really changed your stance didn't you Batelle?

Remember this little forum you posted in?
https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=308976&p=2

Here's the quote you made.




There are other ships you can use to PVE in. If people do not like the risk of using Bastion mode, then do not use it. The module works the way it does so it can't be abused in PVP situations. If the module worked the way people want it to, I could use a Marauder to great effect in PVP situations, and if things started to look bad I could just pull my connection and then restart the client. Once I log back in and warp back to the fight, if the targets are still there I fight a little more, and do the same trick again. I can keep doing this until help arrives, or the enemy gets bored. Imagine doing this with a fleet of bastion fit Marauders. Making Bastion mode able to use e-warp would be over-powered.

I was one of those people who "never dc'd" so I fit my paladin for full damage and lost it a month ago to a power outage.


there really is no good reason it doesn't work the way suggested here and elsewhere since bastion was implemented. there is no way to exploit the game ewarping after bastion cycle ends and CCP obviously thought people losing ships needlessly to DC's was bad for business by addind ewarp in the first place.


It still makes me sick everytime i look at my wallet knowing i was robbed of that isk . i eventually accepted it and am now flying a perma tanked pally and would HIGHLY suggest anyone who uses bastion to do so as well. it's only a matter of time.