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About the removal of the jettison option from some deployables

Author
Che Biko
Alexylva Paradox
#1 - 2014-09-11 02:02:09 UTC  |  Edited by: Che Biko
Dear CSM/CCP,

I know it's a bit late to bring this up, but I did not have much time and motivation to play EVE the past months, and only just found out this change has indeed affected one of the things that makes me log into EVE. And this thing is dear to me, so I make this post, even though I currently have barely any hope that it will matter.

In Rubicon 1.1, the following change was introduced:

  • The jettison option has been removed from various deployable structures that have a cargo hold. These items are only launched into space.

When I read this, I was not active in EVE, but I thought "I hope this does not affect secure cargo containers." But I just found out that it does, which made me Sad.

You see, the thing that I loved doing most in EVE is/was sub-warp racing, but now that e-sport may never be practiced again, at least not as we know it. Sub-warp racing required the tedious process of building tracks, using secure containers to build square or arrow shaped checkpoints/corners. Accurate placement of these containers was already somewhat of a challenge, but after this change, it is pretty much impossible. By jettisonning, you could place them with an accuracy of around 25 meters, but launching them only gives an accuracy that's well over 1000 meters.
This could be one of the reasons why I have not heard from the sub-warp race organizer in months.

So, my questions:

  1. Why was this change madeQuestion
  2. Is there any chance of reverting this change for small secure containersQuestion
  3. Or even better, does this situation improve the chances of my suggestion for a checkpoint mobile structure coming to lifeQuestion
  4. Is there a deployable that could be used for building tracks instead of secure containers that still provides good placement accuracy (close to ~25 meters)Question


I thank you for any answers you can provide.