Jump Gates

[Leppy]

I'm just loving the new wave of threads appearing complaining about people being unable to *EASILY* camp next to an inRP-defended point in space and impose their will (read get free blues) there.

Having the ease with which camping a jumpgate allows catching other players helpless and unawares must be offset by something that gives those players a fighting chance to escape as well. This comes in the form of the current jumpgate pulses. They discourage hostile capital ships from sitting there and essentially insta-killing targets as soon as they pop out.

However, snubs and even most gunboats can avoid the pulses if you take the time to keep moving. Even if you do get hit, there is no possibility of you being killed by the pulse shot alone.

Someone please explain how this is a bad thing other than that it makes it oh so hard to get free piracy targets.