I've had excellent results with WTFast
I'm in Canberra.

https://www.wtfast.com/

reduced in game LAG from 450-600 average down to about 300ms
reduced/removed the random jumps to 1200-8000ms
reduced/removed random rubber banding
reduced (amount and time) of extra lag after teleporting.

still get the occasional micro freeze, but it seems most other people do as well.

It works for me, YMMV

It's about balance right?
The problem I see is with plates and speed nexus at the same time (fast and un-demobable).
I'd rather change it so you could not fit plates (well, medium ones) and LWF at the same time.
Whats that going to do to the relative speed of the different fits?
Plenty of scope for choices but you have to compromise on something.

plate
plate and nexus
frame
frame and nexus

You only "Have" to fit a nexus if you are solo.
In a group, you won't all have one anyway, and the one that does will be gimped for something.

Probably need to look at full config assault speed vs mechs but at least 100kph+ roams in MK2 Seth's is no longer possible.

1. No probes under TP or station.
2. But make them limited time operation, 1 hr or 2 hr.
Would be good if you could see the timer on them (how long before expire) like a teleport/field can timer.

Long enough to be useful but not used as a permanent sentry.
Come back after timer to sneak past it / or catch the guy dropping the next one.

Wouldn't that be a workable solution (at least initially) for HM.
Not able to fit both or just not working together.

Resist speed fit
Fast and good HP (if you pick correct resists) but demob-able

or

Plated tank fit.
High HP, Can't demob but slow

Pick one

Sounds reasonable.

Not sure how it would be balanced though.
Energy well's were introduced to make Corps work at keeping a Gamma station.

Compared to it's alternatives (cryoperine/energy cells etc)
it's per unit cost is high
It's volume is low.

How much energy/yield are you looking at ?
You don't want to be able to ship in 6 months of energy in 1 masked light bot.
Is it going to be better than just selling it.

The idea certainly fits game lore though.

-1

What for ?, plenty of more important things to look at first.
put it on the priority list at 2,000,001

Cargo scanner: If you are transporting something you want hidden, put it in a synsec container.
Good luck with that and not much point making it flagable.

Most of the issues of scanning seem to be at the entry points to pvp islands.
Multi destination TP's on the alpha border are in short supply these days.
If people don't want their scout/squad scanned, wait on the Beta side and shoot them in the face when they try.
If someone wants to scan my castel with LWF and masker on the alpha side, go for it.

Scanning outside an alpha terminal..
I don't think there are too many pvp fit bots with a chassis scanner installed doing the scanning.
Even now it's usually unskilled alts in cheap bots.
What is forcing flag going to achieve? It's not going to stop the scan.

Though I guess there "could" end up being more kill mails.
Will have to ask this guy http://www.perp-kill.net/agent/JetNexus&view=losses if he has any spare bots.

It's just another vet corp dock/undock - TP jump/jump back game, so I guess that is content in a way.
The people who should be using it are the new players to check what other people are using to run missions (or shock horror, pvp with).

The proposed system encourages people to actually play regularly. not just when when they have to to keep the station.

If you're too lazy to log in, get one of your minions to do it.

With the current population however, some sort of alliance mechanic might be appropriate to at least keep it from going negative during off time zone (alliance member takes it, stays same or goes up a small amount and still drops the loot??).

Well you could add CIR to the list.
The number of accounts might be the same but the number of players has shrunk.

Sure. 2 or 3 stations on each Gamma, one next to each beta TP would be nice.....

Or something more suitable to all the population.

1 STP alpha only (blood spark) + 1  any where you want

Make it so you can only have 1 beta spark.
Make it so that you have to take the sap or the stability goes down.
Make it so that the SAP always drops loot.

Makes it hard for small or less active groups to hold more than 1 station.
You have to be active to keep it.
Non owners are encouraged to roam, looking for sap loot, or even have a go at an out of the way station...

A million nic or 2 is well worth it if it prevents your mining fleet from
getting a ganking.

I might be wrong but I don't think probes were designed as a permanent tool that allows station
owners to sit on their fundament looking at porn/tv/whatever waiting for the
probe at a TP to go off and let  them know how many mk2's to send out to pvp the noobs.
The fact you are finding it more expensive than having real people guard the
gates is actually worth a chuckle.

If you really want to help the noobs, make the current probes limited to 2 hours. Plenty of time for them to protect their temporary fleet operation and it won't hang around broadcasting who was there.

"To flag in beta you have to demonstrate your willingness to PvP"
Actually, just by being on Beta, you show willingness to PvP.
You don't have to be flagged to be shot at.

" I didn't understand why we're allowed to jump when flagged."
You can jump when flagged because you stay flagged.
The only restrictions are on using mobile TP and extended instability (to reduce gate jump games).
Go ahead, chase them down and kill them.

If they are not flagged and jump out, good job on their part on escaping.
You need to kill them (catch them far enough away from the TP) before they jump.
It is already possible to kill people that jump onto beta in the time between syndicate ending and instability dropping.
(As several people in your alliance with Mk2 heavies have shown.... repeatedly)

What's the problem ? Everyone knows how it works and the same rules apply to everyone.