Same thread:
I should elaborate and say that “Cits” is inaccurate since not all Upwell structures are citadels, and as such this is not acceptable since the distinction between them may be tactical important in many cases.
There are players who:
- Are physically unable to log into the game when this patch comes out to move their assets to safety
- Are active but unaware of the patch details - not everyone cares to read the patch details, nor should they be expected to
- Are inactive and unaware, but they cannot be described as negligent since up to now asset safety has been guaranteed. They have the right to assume their assets will continue to be safe, especially if they have to temporarily discontinue playing EVE for whatever reason.
None of these players should be penalized for their ignorance or inability to move assets when the patch is released for assets in existing POSes. In new POSes, they should get an EVEmail notifying them when a POS they have assets at goes abandoned and they asset safety is disabled should it become destroyed.
I should also restate that I’d rather there be a 20-day manual asset release than “no assets”, but were “no assets” to be implemented this is how-and-why I feel grandfather clause should be implemented. It doesn’t have to be 20 days specifically, but it would be consistent with the 20-day automatic release that currently exists, except that the release would not be automatic. 20 days is a long time in EVE, but it isn’t too short either, so I think it’s the perfect length of time to hold assets for an abandoned POS that went boom.