Porta sci program removal thread

[nefarious6th]

Was this change something people were asking for, or was there a lot of abuse that was ruining rounds for others? With the remote still working, it seems like powergamers can still powergame while the people who will be most impacted are those casually exploring azones just to see them. It also makes it nearly impossible to escape from certain scenarios, such as falling into the trench. The syndicate cargo transporter might as well just kill people instead now since there is nearly no chance of getting back even if you can survive the destination. I'm most disappointed by how this change will prevent some of the exciting close escapes I have seen play out where someone in deep crit is pulled back from near death.

just a push to master w/o pr that I know Tarm said they were eyeing doing like last week.

PSci itself as an object was not particulary abused from my experience, just one of the unfortunate factors that causes people to go solo azoning and running for stuff; i think that's where i'd rather have looked instead of at the psci app. the people who want to run azones for busted gear will continue to do so knowing how to get out of the azones in the minimally slower but still existent paths out of them. 

i just find removing the pda app insanely damaging. there's tons of times it was used for fun to go with other people somewhere and join everyone late or w/e; i've primarily used it and been shuttled in it out of the trench or asteroid field for rescue stuff; it's been instrumental to dump bodies i find with prints immediately where someone is waiting for them without me having to leave the field; and it came in handy one disasterous round i went telescience exploring with three friends and someone broke the actual teleporter console so we popped out in the middle of a handful of drones in the belt, and one-by-one evac'd out of there.

really unhappy with this change, and especially since it wasn't solicited for community feedback here or on github at all; just the comment from last week is what i know of.

i don't think anyone at all will think about doing recovery in the trench or the asteroid belt now, since it:
1. requires you have a pod/sub
2. requires you are willing to relay-race back and forth from where you are to the station to drop a body or hurt person off, and then back again