I guess my rationalization is basically a spark cooldown affects people who play the game, not people who post on the forums.
Please tell me what would accomplish more, instantly.
A spark cooldown beyond 5 minutes.
Epi a Beta mineral only.
Since I happen to play the game, and I happen to afk mine in Scarab Mk2 with T4+ gear on Gamma, surely it's not my advantage to suggest Epi Beta only. Do I have a billion units of Epi in my hanger? Nope, only roughly 85 million. Not enough to suggest a game changing mechanic and not be affected by it.
My interest he is for the good of the game, only.
Epi Beta only forces activity on Beta.
It increases the value of owning a Beta (sure we currently own all Beta, but again, not my secret political motivation to suggest this)
It will increase the value of the mineral, making Alpha miners more likely to risk for the reward.
It would increase the number of opportunities of many types of PvP, from the solo miner small gang roaming gank to the large mining logoffski bait trap to even a simple show up and disrupt your enemy for an hour or 2.
It would increase the risk of hauling and therefore provide even more PvP opportunities.
Epi on Beta would do far more to improve the game than any type of spark cooldown greater than 5 minutes ever will.
Prove me wrong. Not by repetitive posting, by actual logic.
Posted by someone who cares about the game surviving and flourishing rather than current game political landscape.