Wormholes

Just to suggest a possible system that would help make rolling more dangerous but not make a huge mess as this new system is accomplishing.

Step 1: Throw out Mass-Based Spawn Distance

Step 2: Set a "destruction timer" on a wormhole that has received enough mass to close it. Say instead of "verge of collapse" it would say something along the lines of "collapse is imminent". This sets a timer randomly between 3-8 minutes in which the hole will close.

This allows for people to "All in" without the inconvenience of having to scan back home for an hour. In this theoretical scenario one corp might throw 3-4 Orcas through a hole to rush it closed and prevent conflict and would instead receive an intense battle on their side trying to keep their Orcas and forces alive for the next few minutes.

I feel this would be better as it puts risk on both parties pretty equally. It gives a good chance for the people getting rolled to have their chance at an attack and would still apply a lot of risk to the rollers as you would need to have the capability of keeping your force alive/getting them off field on your end.

I feel this would "Shake things up" and actually create more dynamic risk on a wormhole closing situation instead of creating suicide scenarios.

Edit: Adding a Mass Jump limit would resolve any "Mass Cap Jump" issues. Just restrict anything larger than a BC once the hole is in its final phase to close.

Haven't thought it through, but sounds interesting indeed.

Yet, it's probably not gonna happen ;(

While I like people thinking about alternatives this one is a 0/10.
a) Ragerolling would still lead to a 3-8 minute downtime after every hole, same as with the changes.
b) Instead of only 3 capitals being able to jump into a system this would allow you to bring in all the caps you have on the hole in one go. Then we can have cynos too...

I dont think this is a good idea because it would make wormhole control impossible. You crit a hole and the enemy can still jump in an unlimited number of ships.

Just think how much fun it'll be when an invader can jump their entire cap fleet through to evict you since mass won't kill it))

And then they could jump the entire thing out p easily too

Yes, definitely, but like I said a mass jump limit during the final phase would resolve that. I should prob edit the initial post to state that as it would definitely not work without that.

Nay you had it right at first, a Mass jump limit. Meaning only ships smaller than X can jump through. And sure 50 Ishtars can jump through, but they could have done that to a fresh hole anyways so there really isn't too big of a difference for eviction risk.

You have a really good point with the Covops thing, I often roll to get scouts to panic jump back out and hopefully catch and kill them and that would effectively stop that. But with the current system their about to roll out Covops will be effectively impossible to grab as they will appear distanced from the hole always able to cloak.

I just find this system a much better alternative to what they are trying to implement and I feel it helps serve the purpose they are trying to accomplish.

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