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I have removed some troll/off-topic/disrespectful posts and those quoting them.

Indeed.

Well, actually, you demonstrated one way in which it did help new players. Recruitment benefits. Or more generally, the desire for older players to use their resources to help new players for mutual gain. Further, even that aside the proposed means puts gaining SP in a much more new player friendly package in terms of obtainability through cost (though I'd granulate further) and retaining of the players personally crafted identity.

This also builds actual attachment to reputation for old and new players rather than just seeking the most capable bundle of SP or liquidating past indiscretions for isk.

As stated above, that's actually a new player benefit. Performance wise all of that gets minimized in the intended use case for large groups as stated in the prior post. But also, it creates another incentive for infiltration and other forms of insidious gameplay.

This is somewhat of a half truth, most will expend RL currency to purchase characters at the Bazaar, but that isn't necessary, and is mostly driven by the high cost of entry.

When the packets become individually obtainable at reasonable rates they a) reduce the desire for RL cash expenditure for end users by being more obtainable through in game earnings (for sellers it's no change since they pay character transfer fees in the bazaar via PLEX now) and b) disincentivize RMT related directly to them for the same reason (black markets thrive where legitimate supply is very limited and expensive or doesn't exist. This actually tries to address that specifically as high character prices could actually drive RMT for isk trying to get a better exchange rate on $:SP).

Edit: With regard to tracking RMT for packets vs characters or isk I'm not seeing this as a new driver since isk alone is still effectively all of the above anyways so it may be moot, but if it's not how is it less traceable than isk?

There wouldn't be any lure for RMT if it was done by CCP, make it so it was for account use only and non market traded. Then it benefits those who want to pay2progress, not the blobs who can control it for there own mega corps.

Because for the most part that would make a huge target of new players by gankers and the pvp only orientated players. The object is to increase the player base not take a definite nose dive.

Most ganks newbies experience would be on T1 ships - mining retrievers - if they were exempt no problem

As for the PVP - most are not newbies and..... You can always buy more SP - because buying SP is what TSP is all about or do you think it should be just profit & gain without the possibility of loss?

I don't really want it either but if I have to have it - I want it to follow the isk-risk paradigm and introduce SP loss to balance SP gain

Because the idea is to get more players - not fewer...

Your idea penalizes every player in game for the sake of the skill point sale being the main reason.

My response to this is already just above what you quoted:

"When the packets become individually obtainable at reasonable rates they a) reduce the desire for RL cash expenditure for end users by being more obtainable through in game earnings (for sellers it's no change since they pay character transfer fees in the bazaar via PLEX now) and b) disincentivize RMT related directly to them for the same reason (black markets thrive where legitimate supply is very limited and expensive or doesn't exist. This actually tries to address that specifically as high character prices could actually drive RMT for isk trying to get a better exchange rate on $:SP)."

Edit: The logic presented for this being an RMT lure makes less sense the more I think about it. Firstly you state this presents a lure for RMT that doesn't exists due to isk not being a factor for new players. This ignores the pretty big fact that the resource in question will be visible on the market and have a direct association with isk. The desire for SP will, through that association be very much a desire for isk, hence " isk alone is still effectively all of the above anyways".

Second, the concern for RMT that was addressed by the Bazaar in the first place was a complete lack of a legitimate market. That situation will never have the chance to exist with packets as proposed.

And yeah, there is a reason Goons want this, deep in game pockets that can take advantage of it plentifully without ever having to even think about breaking the EULA.

Not to penalize but to balance and NOT for the sake of T3 pilots but because TSP is all gain and no loss

EDIT - Did you ever think that the introduction of T3's with SP loss may have been a step forward by CCP...