I for one can see the benefits of this. This certainly makes charging in a lot more difficult. Huzzah from me!
It gives those who are about to enter the combat (cruised) there plenty of time to RP.
One thing I'm not too happy with though. The time it takes for re-charging to begin. It's nice to have a small pause before it starts to re-charge, but the pause feels like ages. Currently it's just something people have to get used to, nothing more.
A shorter time there? Because it takes time to load up the core anyway...