Warfare & Tactics

If a ceptor has a "get into warp" time of under 2 seconds its almost (if not 100%) impossible to point them on the gate even with the maximum possible scan resolution. On top of that they are nullified and can't be stopped by bubbles. This means they are invincible except for smart bombs. Then if they wish they can keep this speed and put a tank good enough to survive more than 16 large T2 bombs all at once. -- All in a ship that cost almost nothing. That is way more cancerous than some slow clunky battleship that has to be in an exact location waiting and hoping that someone will be dumb enough to warp to them while being so weak that a cruiser landing could kill them.

Smart bombs have already been nerfed several times in various ways. For example:
-Many ships have had their tank increased compared to long ago, and the bomb damage has remained the same.
-You can not smartbomb at zero on a gate or station. That was changed a long time ago. You must be at least the blast radius of the bomb distance from the sphere of the gate or the docking ring of the station.
-Ships used to have the same warp deceleration, making them much easier to hit. Now ships have different timing and faster warping ships land much faster requiring more skill to hit the target.

This means that its near impossible to smartbomb someone on the in gate, and only through very good placement can you get someone on the out gate. People can sit at 0 on the gate and the bomb won't hit them whatsoever. Using most celestials or a ping will easily avoid the bomb completely. Some gates are huge and difficult to catch someone from more than one precise direction. The only really dangerous gates are the ones that are way above or below the disk of the solar system because there are no celestials at the right angle to avoid the bomb. However these systems are easy to see and of course it would be boring if every system were the same and we couldn't use the topography to our advantage. Make pings off of these gates.

I call BS. I highly doubt you were podded when you came IN to a system. Only when you landed going out of the system. What you are saying just can't happen.

You appear 12 KM off of gate when you come in and you are cloaked. The smartbomb must be 6KM or more off of gate if its T2, or 5KM offf of gate if its T1.

So, if you appear 12 ish KM off of gate, and the radius is 5-6KM (a 10-12KM diameter), then that means that with optimal placement the smartbomb could only hit you in one single point on the IN gate and Only if they are using a T2 or faction bomb. The odds of you appearing in exactly that spot when you decloak, and them being able to hit you before you warp out are about 1 in a billion. So no. it is not possible.

Here is an image showing why: Smart bomb blast area on gate for large bombs

Anyhow, this is why I love smartbombing people like you. You bring me juicy loot and whine and cry that the evil baddy that killed you must somehow be botting or cheating to make it happen. Blaming the game for your failness rather than learn how the game works so it won't happen to you again.

You still shouldnt be able to get hit while warping. Im fine with the bombing happening after you exit warp, but dying midwarp is ********.

As in sucks, you should be able to die while warping.

So it's not the mechanic, it's that you're just a bit too lazy to bother playing well? I don;t think i'm paraphrasing, you literally just wrote that didn't you?

EvE is a game where the wheat is separated from the chaff by various game mechanics that are just annoying enough that not everyone will bother. This leaves the lazy vulnerable to the dedicated and is one of the main selling points of EvE for many of us yes.

Don't be lazy team and you'll be on the winning team.

Gate Pings.
Burn them. Use them. Love them.

I agree with the general thrust of OP Xzanos`s argument. Whilst those of the opposing view have made some good sound points, in my own personal experience its just too much effort to use celestials and pings everytime I travel between systems. Just my humble own opinion. I get that others have differing views