CCP Fozzie is addressing what I think is one of the most maligned mechanics in EVE, Hobojamming a mechanic which he explains perfectly:
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Another of the many mechanics that we’re looking at for Phoebe is the so-called “hobojamming” mechanic. This is the mechanic where an interdictor pilot can undock from a station, drop a bubble to block capital ships from leaving the station, and then immediately redock before being locked.
In general we like to have lots of good methods for disrupting larger groups, but this “undock-bubble-dock-repeat” mechanic doesn’t provide enough risk to the dictor pilot to be properly balanced.
So after Phoebe if a player in an Interdictor ship docks at a station that shares a grid with some of his or her Warp Disrupt Probes, those probes owned by the docking pilot will be automatically destroyed.
We believe that this change provides us the best solution to keeping the station-camping gameplay balanced while avoiding breaking other aspects of interdictor gameplay.
Big thanks to all the players who have engaged in the robust and lively discussion around this issue of the past several months, reading these discussions greatly helped us zero in on the best change.
– CCP Fozzie
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According to CCP Fozzie, the drop bubble mechanics for gate jumps or destroyed ships remain as they are now.
