So, how about no timer on alpha, timer on beta/gamma.

*edit* hell, how about only on beta?

I don't like the concept of timers because it encourages "no-play"

what I mean by that is that people will attempt to bait fleets into sparking so they can hit another station that will be undefended.  What you get from this is a fleet in one spot doing nothing and a fleet in another spot doing nothing.,..

the point of sparks should be to encourage fighting as well as providing a means of limiting robot walking simulator.

Again, I think people here are jumping to conclusion based on the fact that 19 islands are not in game.  Add back gamma and the current system is very restrictive.  lv10 = one gamma two betas and one alpha 2...that's pretty damn restrictive.

The real issue is that current spark system favors veterans, and limits new player involvement in current pvp.

From what I can tell, its people who don't like that one alliance is wiping an inactive alliance off the map, made possibly by the ability to have....2 (two) sparks on beta...considering they can spark with no cool down.  Mind you...everyone else has the ability to make use of these sparks.

Hell in the future, a cooldown on sparks is just going to favor people with multiple combat accounts who can just undock and spark while the new players and those with one combat need to wait 4hrs...

Cooldown timers are a horrible idea.  It will reduce battles, it will further favor veterans and people with multiple accounts, and it wont fix the issue of "inactive corps and alliances will get wiped off the map"

Mind you if the game does get really active and a few more power blocks rise up (some are on the fast track right now) and gamma is added back asap....the current system is going to be restrictive enough on fleet mobility.  Its a shortsighted suggestion imo, based more on personal gain given the current powerblock situation, and isn't based in any way on the health of the game or real balance issues.

good that you say that.

like teleport deploy timers
pvp flag timer
syndicate protection timer
molecular instability timer
inflated lock-timer (because your supressed by some vets ewar mech)
death penalty undock timer
safe-log timer
two- and three-timers (multiboxing)

indeed, your sentence up there explains why the game is so popular and PvP is rather avoided then enjoyed by the masses.

That's pretty true.

You know.  What I enjoy about spark teleportation is that I can do an industry assignment that requires me to manufacture something.  Then I can (instead of WAIT for who knows how long for the item to be manufactured) teleport to another Terminal and do Assignments there. 

I mean seriously.  If you want a timer, impose one on yourself.  Just start your timer on your phone and don't use the teleport till the your timer is up.

What?  Oh, thats not fair?  Well, shove off and go play EvE if you want a farking timer.  Don't attempt to ruin the enjoyment for others because you aren't happy with something. 

I hope you realize that the GM's were trying to make it easier on the players to move around, do stuff at different stations and assist in Corporation endeavors.  You want to walk on beta?  Well, take the chance that reinforcements will come to decimate your Mech.  Don't whine that you can't do everything you want to do because you want something changed to assist you in accomplishing your whining goal. 

I'm NEW and I do not care what you have to say.  I read it all, the droning is ***.  I will not be lending an ear to rabble as yourselves.  Always whining about something not being in your favour.  WANT WANT WANT!  Get over it!  Its not unbalanced, its getting from A to B in 30 secs not 30min - 1hr.

As I said before ... set your own DARNED TIMER!

Hi, thanks for this quality well thought out, not at all idiotic post, please come again.

Industry and Market activity needs remote access and control. That is the solution you need not Spark TP with all its baggage. Well thought out? Sarcasm?

Perhaps a little

But yes remote access is where its at for what this dude was talking about.

You know now that i think about it the timer is kinda crazy short.  You would think at least a few minutes like a flag timer.

Look how small the world is. Anyone seriously wanting to siege anything at the other side of the map won't mind the 15 min travel.

yeah, but what about those who just build a gamma base and never actively live there except for the rare ocassion that its beeing attacked by a large enough force to inflict some damage.

a "siege" would mean that noone would be able to get in, or out of a base - but with spark teleport you can move in and out free as often as you want. You could even go out to do beta saps while your base gets "sieged"

its tad little to much freedom.