POBs near mining fields

[Epo]

POBs are not the problem. Their weapon platforms are.

No weapon platforms for pobs inside and 15k from a field (or less - weps doesn't really have 15k range) and problem's solved

Of couse that is a problem, even without guns.

You mine there, 1k from the POB.
You see a red contact on 14 k.
You thrust to the base.
The contact is at 9,8 k.
You hit F9, see "pirate transport" or "gunboat" or "bomber"
You hit "F3 dock" when the enemy is at 9,3 k.

You successfully killed off an interaction.
You were 100 % safe.
And a pirate will - after having experienced that a few times - not even bother to go there any more.
The system will die out (except for the happy miners that love to play safely) and become a barren desert where once used to be an activity center with cool action.

So... you are wrong:

Any POB that allows for the fast and easy denial for interaction harms the gameplay. The harm is bigger when there are guns, but it is already there by the sheer existence inside 15k of the mining field.

That's a duck (yes marDuck) move, not the POB's fault actually. The best way to change it is changing people's behaviours, but it isn't really possible unless the person wants to change or relizes his/her actions are mistakes and bad.

I can agree that POBs can sometimes ruin gameplay experience and if you want to, they should be moved, yet yes - MOVED, from their current locations by the dev/admin team. But well... I'm not really sure if they are willing to put that much effort to make it.