Players using POSes to Defend Anchorables

[ObviouslyIncognito]

Hello space friends,

Currently, mobile observatories are required to be deployed greater than 1,000km from any stargate, station, or upwell structure. This prevents players from using automatic gate/station guns or upwell structure defenses to protect a mobile observatory while it is deployed in space.

However, the minimum distance from a control tower is only 100km. This allows for the automated defense of a mobile observatory by the POS modules, preventing an attacker from destroying the observatory without themselves being tackled and destroyed by the automated modules of a “death star POS”. This gives little recourse for anyone wishing to destroy a mobile observatory, unless they want to bring capital ships that can tank or out-range a POS - a significant escalation and risk compared to the deployment of a 65 million isk item.

I propose that the minimum distance to deploy a mobile observatory be increased to 1,000km from a control tower, in order to prevent the automated defense of a deployable structure. If you actively deploy something, you should have to actively defend it.

Thank you and fly safe o7.

[Syzygium]

Not sure how many full-armed DeathStar POSes are still out there in 0.0, but since I am a believer of K.I.S.S., I have to agree, if 1000km is the distance from celestials/structures, this should include POS towers.

[Dyver_Phycad]

If you are solo, that might be an issue, but a group of 5-10 bombers can one-shoot a MOOB.

[ObviouslyIncognito]

This is in lowsec. And these deathstar POSes are everywhere. Especially in busy systems.

[Komi_Valentine]

POSes are just supreme. Citadels suck, POS rule! Citadels destroyed the spirit of eve :3

After 2 hours they are gone anyway no matter if you shoot them or not. I don’t see why anybody would ever anchor such a thingy in lowsec unless it’s meant to decloak a Nyx or something… or maybe bait people to attack it at the POS…