Trial and Error - The Local Answer!

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@ShahFluffers

This is assuming that people will carry on as usual rather than simply “quit” for the duration that local has been “turned off” or adopt more “low-sec PvE tactics” where people group up, find what pays the most, run it fast, and then hide (see also: do less but more lucrative PvE overall).

This will mess with the metrics and make them unreliable by default.

The ones who quit would stay gone if the change became permanent, so that doesn’t mess with the metrics at all. The ones who adopt different tactics… again, they’ll continue to use those tactics if the change becomes permanent - no metrics getting fubar there.

@ShahFluffers

Hypothetically speaking; PvEers could utterly despise the any change made to Local chat simply because they rely on it to know when a hostile has entered / exited a system.

PvPers could be a mixed bag… some loving the changes because it really allows for “cat a mouse” style games and other hating it because they have no idea what they may be potentially running into (like a drag bubble gatecamp).

Exactly why a trial is in order. Krabs may hate the idea of it, and then realize it’s not so bad. Or they may simply oppose it regardless because they can’t krab (good riddance?). The PVPers I agree are a mixed bag, which is the biggest reason I want a trial run.