not long ago - there was a discussion that edgeworld trade is much easier than core trade. - reason for that is. in the edgeworlds - there are almost no dangers. - you enter a system, click cruise / autopilot and get a coffee.
in the much safer ( or so its said ) core worlds, - you enter one of the lanes - and hope that its not disrupted. - you have much more to do - and many more NPC and hostile encouters - additionally, you re easier to intercept by player pirates.
soo - as a baseline - core trade is more dangerous than the edgeworld trade
why would i suggest damage to big ships in jumpholes? ( come to that - i suggested a chance of like 5% ( which is 5 times out of 100 jumps ) - to be damaged in the cause of a wormhole journey )
firstly - cause the only thing that hits players in a "fair" way is money. ID restrictions, rule restrictions etc. is in a way "unfair" cause you cannot choose. - when you CAN choose to risk some money or not - but you have the freedom to do it anyway - it is fair.
secondly - edgeworld travel is dangerous. - i don t expect a battleship travelling from delta to gallia in a day and back again AND expect not to be in need of serious maintenance. if YOU do - so be it.
why i still think its a good idea?
cause it makes people think before they move. - i don t care if you re a zoner, a nomad, a phantom, a corsair, an outcast etc. - when you move your big ships around though "unsafe" jumpholes. no matter if you have no other choice - you do it for a purpose!
if a corsair wants to raid malta with a bunch of dreadnoughts - he might be unlucky and end up with 60% damage to all systems once he gets to malta... he might also end up with zero damage. - but he will think about "if its worth it" - but in contrast to a rule.... he has the full choice.
core battleships - like most house battleships move freely, cause they build jumpgates that take ages to be build. - the one and only benefit of them is that they allow "safe" travel.
so when an outcast destroyer wants to raid liberty - let him do it. - but the navy will be able to approach him 100% safely - while he will most likely be damaged on his way from alpha to liberty.