Assembly Hall

Which issues can CCP currently identify with the existing jump mechanics?
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What are the significant problems/weaknesses with the current jump mechanics as from the perspective of CCP?

One thing that I think should be added is a reduction of jump bridge fatigue based on index levels. That would encourage people to use their space even more. Added benefits are always a motivator for over all usage.

How did CCP think fatigue would affect players in lowsec who like to use capitals, and why does it seem like our playstyle is, of late, being consistently **** on when their intent appears to be fixing sov nullsec issues?

Does CCP think that the balance team have the manpower and capability necessary to balance this game when so many veteran players seem to doubt it and unsubscribe?

There are two camps. First camp is the people who are against hot drop central where people would drop a dozen capitals to kill... A ratting drake. http://m.imgur.com/r/Eve/BVXTA

The other is the group that believes thst capital gameplay is the only gameplay. Many in fact play eve solely to drop capitals on people (I mean that is their sole root in this game, they do nothing nor want to do nothing but drop capitals on everything and anything 24 hours a day 7 days a week across the entire universe). They argue that their gameplay and style of play has been destroyed because of fatigue and jump range changes.

In other words, bat phone does not instantly mean super capital drop from across the universe anymore. Fights are more regionalized and bat phones equal more subcaps vs instant super drop.

Not even a year ago, the main method of alliance hunting revolved around having an army sit on a Titan in a pos for 15 hours a day while a pair of guys warped around with a point and cyno. If they found something, point, light bulb. Does ccp want to return to this rootless gameplay? Do the players want to return to sitting on a Titans butt for 5 hours waiting for notice of "we found a drake?" "Did the players all say that this was fun???

The cold wars are ending, the old regimes are dying, the troops are leaving. They want the cold wars back because... They had absolute control and owned everything.

Nobody likes it when their power is curtailed.

Jump Fatigue expanded the eve universe 4 fold, and people want to shrink it again.

You really want to effect change and player attitude (on the self destructing capitals camp), would CCP consider the removal of insuring carriers and dreads?

Phoebe jump mechanics have introduced natural chokepoints in regional geography. Post-Phoebe, smaller groups can in some cases feasibly use capitals by properly monitoring and controlling these chokepoint systems without fear of being blindsided. A consequence of this is that some groups will find their capital fleets trapped in a region if they become surrounded by hostiles. Other groups sometimes find the effort of moving not worth the trouble, even if it could be done safely. The result is that capitals are often confined to a region without much hope of ever leaving. Is this a case of jump mechanics working as intended, or does CCP hope to make the movement of capitals out of a region more viable? Does CCP ever intend to introduce something that can replicate the functionality of a pre-Phoebe suitcase carrier?

1) "Who in CCP actually thought it was actually a good idea to use boredom and tedium as a balancing factor in a video game?"

2) "Why haven't they been fired?"

I am just going to say i am semi happy with the changes and yes its a pain to move but then moving something the size of a small town should be.

Is CCP happy (or even aware) with how the changes altered Jump Bridge usage?

Would CCP consider changes that rightfully prevent eye-of-terror multi-region jump highways, but allow a return of in-region mobility (ie, like no fatigue for in-constellation bridge jumps, greatly reduced fatigue for jumps between neighbouring constellations, and slightly reduced fatigue for in-region between non-neighbouring constellations)?

Oh hey, my training in parliamentary debate finally comes in handy:

"Would the honorable gentleman not agree that a mechanic which encourages self-destructing large assets rather than moving them is suboptimal?"

My own question: can you give us statistics about the use of black ops (jumps and bridges) in the month before fatigue and the month after? Are you happy with the effect fatigue had on their use?

That sounds pretty awesome; however, that sounds like a system that can be abused rather easily. I've got a couple fun ideas already.