Hello Dan,

I like to hack, and I like to go for the big fish not the small stuff. Since you introduced the quantum firewall trap a few weeks ago, you just basically removed any high lvl players from hacking threat. The 8H timer is just too much time for any big players to react (and all are very active) ... They will install more scans / set another trap ... Result, I will have hacked them once and I'm gonna get trashed just for a bunch of RPs.

Every top lvl players has a quantum firewall on, Very few players are able to hack them = I'm the one getting the traps all the time. I take time to research and to equip cloaking equipment just to be at 0 cloaking all the time and get 300 extra RP a day ... You know it's not worth it (not counting the disabling part I'm gonna have when they strike back)

Hack traps are ok for low lvls who gets hacked all the time from many players.

Hack traps are not ok at top lvl players because very very very few players are hacking at my lvl.

Right now with 8H penalty ... You kill the hacking at high lvl, I suggest it goes down to 2H or less (afterall kryonus traps are 30mn penalty) ... Or I suggest it adds a halcyon aura with it (truce+1).

Halcyon traps are 4H truce and they go both side ... Quantum firewall traps are 8H penalty and just for the hacker.

Think of it please ... I have alot of space on my ship dedicated to cloak just to be at 0 cloak all the time.

I know it's not the response you are looking for, but possibly making the trap somewhat work both ways like the halcyon. Make the hacker unhackable since the firewall fried the system. Could also say that with the crew actively working on the cloaking/hacking systems they are also more aware of hackers and shut them out.

Personally since hacking can steal planets, I would rather see that I have been raided (even lose an artifact( than hacked.

Change the firewall to cloak loss for 2H + hack-truce for 2H too (systems too fried and jumbled to be hacked)... 8H without hacking... keeps hackers waiting and thus a defeated purpose while they are open to other hackers.

Sure - I'll think of a fair adjustment.

I am also in the same boat...I sigh and load up the guns, shields, hull plating and defense modules and wait for the retaliation once my 500 cloaking is reduced to zippy.

It's frustrating, to say the least.