Time that the deployment system was replaced with...

[psijaka]

.. a network of Teleporters

I'm sure I'm not alone in being frustrated by the current deployment system; all too often it will give me bizarre and useless choices yet not let me get to somewhere 2 lattice links away.

Solution - replace deployment with a network of teleporters that follow the lattice.

These would be located in the spawn rooms so travel between lattice linked outposts would be fast, efficient and reliable. A spawn room would contain teleporters to all the adjacent outposts, so a small outpost would have 2, but a larger outpost might have 4. They would obviously need to have a sign on them saying where the destination was, and teleporting would only be possible between friendly outposts of course.

And introduce a TCU (teleport control unit). This would be located near the spawn room, but could be hackable; a hacked TCU would disable the teleport link to and from the outpost; potentially serious consequences and an ideal target for "Black Ops".

Deployment should remain as an option, but perhaps only to the warpgate and to spawn points within a small radius. Players would then use the quick teleport system to get to where they want.

This would need to be tied in to a revamp of the spawn system, otherwise people would just suicide and respawn; not quite sure what the answer is here other than limiting the radius of spawn options as for deployment above.

As an afterthought - a series of RCU (resource control units) could also be added. Hacking or disrupting these would interrupt the flow of resources through the lattice link (probably been mentioned before).

[Rivenshield]

All I know is I can spawn at places across the continent or further south, for instance, and NOT RIGHT FUCKING NEXT BASE OVER WHERE ALL THE FIGHTING IS GOING ON.

Devs, I dunno what you've done, but you've taken something really simple and intuitive and turned it into a nerdrage-inducing bore. You want to speed people into the fight? Then don't make me jump a Flash and die en route to Reaver-spam to get where I want to go.

[psijaka]

I don't know why they have cocked up something that should be so simple. Should always be able to spawn at:

-the 4 nearest outposts/sunderers
-the outpost that has the most action involving your empire
-the warpgate
-and up to 3 outposts needing reinforcements.

If we had this I wouldn't have suggested a replacement (although I still like the idea of teleporting along the lattice lines and Black Ops to disrupt the teleport link).