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Allow offline/abandonned POSs to be destroyed more easily. Offline == Shields down
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Lucjan
Deutzer Freiheit
#1 - 2012-01-28 05:06:40 UTC

POS Offline... Shields down.
Katalci
Kismesis
#2 - 2012-01-28 05:13:39 UTC
If the shields are really that much of a problem for you then perhaps your fleet should stop being terrible.
XXSketchxx
Sniggerdly
Pandemic Legion
#3 - 2012-01-28 05:14:04 UTC
Katalci wrote:
stop being terrible.
Aqriue
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2012-01-28 15:51:49 UTC
Lucjan wrote:

POS Offline... Shields down.


If a POS is inactive...that means its not producing reward. That means, you also have zero risk taking it down because it can't fight back and if no one is there to fight back its even easier. So deal with a tiny inconvience and bring a couple more friends to take it down.
Lucjan
Deutzer Freiheit
#5 - 2012-01-28 17:07:00 UTC  |  Edited by: Lucjan
Aqriue wrote:
Lucjan wrote:

POS Offline... Shields down.


If a POS is inactive...that means its not producing reward. That means, you also have zero risk taking it down because it can't fight back and if no one is there to fight back its even easier. So deal with a tiny inconvience and bring a couple more friends to take it down.



That is incorrect. The Corporation still gets notification of the attack.
Gizznitt Malikite
Agony Unleashed
Agony Empire
#6 - 2012-01-28 21:24:23 UTC

I support this, although I'd make it a little bit more detailed:

Upon Anchoring a POS, it should only have Hull and Armor HP.
Upon Onlining a POS, it starts with 50ish% shields, and then slowly builds them up or needs to be repped up.

Upon Offlining a POS, it reverts back to the anchored state with only Hull and Armor HP.

What will this effect:

1.) Offline POS will be easier to destroy because:
--They will only have 4m Armor and 4m Structure HP == 10m EHP.
--They will not "replenish" their HP while offline... so they can slowly be shot down.
While this is still a large amount of HP, it's much more reasonable.

2.) Suddenly there is a residual cost to having your POS go offline. The 30 minutes to online it is suddenly much less important than the 30 minutes you need to rep its shields up, or the 2 days you have to wait for them to regen automatically.