(10-27-2016, 12:13 AM)Croft Wrote: They offer a safe haven for those running from piracy or PvP without incuring any form of "death" simply by hiding behind the turrets and the base itself.
And why is that a problem?
It removes consequence from a decision and can effect how people will react to a situation, for example:
You stop a trader mid lane and demand your fee, at the end of the lane is an NPC base with a PoB on top of it. The trader decides to risk running rather than pay.
After a bit of a fight the trader gets close to the base with only a little hull remaining but the PoB guns open fire on you before the killing blow is dealt.
The next day you catch the same trader in the same lane, this time they don't bother waiting for your demand and just runs knowing they can escape you without issue because the PoB and its guns will keep you at bay.
But as I've said previously, this is only one aspect of a larger issue.
