Некоторое время буду вне игр. Переезд, финансовые дела и работа над большим проектом.
Не кикните там, чар под бустером, вернусь - вкачаю какого-нибудь таклера

Maybe larger bots don't need to actualy use multiple tiles, and only visually take more than one?
For example, give every bot a radius value.
Shooting: check Source -> Target1 || Source -> Target2 || Source -> Target3 || Source -> Target4, where
Target1 = actualX + radius
Target2 = actualX - radius
Target3 = actualY + radius
Target4 = actualY - radius
find best radius values for bots.
run this check only if hit of actualXY is blocked or size of bot(it's large or extra large) requires it, to optimize resource costs.
points reducing to 2 if you can plot perpendicular line.
or might be increased (diagonals), then it'll be perfect, but will require more calculations.
Collision: something simmilar.
Height: Add Z axis to this check(?)
Just an example of how this can be with point-to-point.
The better variant can be somehow using new values of bot's width, length, height and existing direction info...

I'd vote for content. It's more important.
Imagine EVE with old graphics but with landing on planets.
But graphics is important too, of course. Many important things...

No, this would be fair. Because there are already islands which are too warm and dry for us

Row assignment bonus should work in opposite direction, obviously.

+1, a lot of disconnects recently.

Sorry, but i can't support this.
i like the station interface because:
1. It's feels safe and calm there. Even if it's alpha island anyway. Maybe it's because of privacy, and no teenagers running and jumping around you.
2. It's a content. Removing it will make game flatter and less interesting. Because it's 23rd century, we don't live on open ground these days

Although sometimes the loading bars can be annoying, when running missions, for example. I've read that DEVs were planning to add the same buttons as field terminals have to big terminals, this will solve it, and no need to remove the sanctuary interface

By the way, how about removing loading bars from teleports? Replacing it with some animation, and add a bridges between islands - long bridges, with loading islands on the fly somewhere in a middle of them. Maybe something interesting like convoy NPC on them(a perfect place for it), so they won't look dead and empty.
This would be awesome, and also solve the long walk for someones: shift+click on another island and relax. Or use teleports if you want it fast but annoying way.

When these packs will be in website shop?

Well, of course there will be bad side effects like, for example, the newbie with the pack will be able to pilot Mk2 heavy with average efficiency. Any reason to buy something lower than mk1 heavy?
But there isn't much players who'll buy the game and all the premium packs at the same time. In most cases people buy packs when they've know what to do with it, after hey've played some time and figured things out.
So i think, this change have much more advantages than side effects:

1) people wanted to try the game before buying, because price is too high to just try. Solved. A client more likely buy the game, and if he likes it, buy other stuff. If not... i don't think DEVs will have less proffit, but it's definitely better for playerbase. Although we still need other stuff like banners.

2) aren't you all wanted F2P with cash shop anyway? single-time packs with very good stuff is very common items in cash shops. And that's doesn't mean every newbie will buy this packs. Actually, such items are not exactly for newbies only.
It pretty same in all shops:

• limited packs with a lot of stuff, including unique for a decent price, like "starter pack", "ultimate pack", etc

• usual unlimited stuff like consumbles and boosters with standard price

• vanity stuff

Some games failed to strike a good balance with cash shop, though, turning it in payMore-to-win.

We should understand that for the game to survive, many things in marketing and pay model should change. Change is always a pain and risk, not olny for vets. Sooner or later, but it's inevidable. And a change in this blog is not ruining the game, so it's already good. If they'll make EP purchasable unlimited times then yes, it'll time to go, but so far it's a healthy direction, i think.

Hate to say it, i like the game, but i'm bored.
I miss such things as 5-player dungeons, or quite fun global map PvE events in Defiance.
PvE should be interesting not just because you need kernels or something.