Dont wanna have some Heavy dropping on top of you.

When I first saw the trailer with the Amarr heavies dropping into battle, I thought all spawns would start this way. I agree that only random spawns and objective spawning should have this like you said. Also add an option that automatically activates inertia dampener when you spawn only, not when jumping off stuff like the MCC or buildings. This OPTION would stop people from accidental deaths resulting from lag or spawning glitches.

Suits have built in systems for falling, and breathing already, getting shot or seen on your way down is just the risk you have to take. It's much harder to see someone who hasn't activated inertia dampener so just wait to last second in that case. (Doesn't really matter in Skirmish since most people can't see you, or they know where your coming from; but still kinda fun to see how low you can get before activation. Also they could make you activate dampener earlier depending on how far you have fallen, otherwise risking taking damage.

While generally I'm for the option of Sky Spawning... I have to ask how. Everything in this game is based on lore of some kind and assets. The only ship we have over any particular battlefield is the War Barge. But we wont always have said warbarge. At the moment, you can spawn in, and drop from the MCC, that is essentially 'Sky Spawning' with a manual twist, as you have to jump.

The spawn in the base, that is simply unrealistic, and should have a CRU, or other mechanic behind it to retain it.

If you want Sky Spawning, have a dedicated Dropship pilot flying over the battlefield with a Mobile CRU. Its the way it should happen, you do it yourself, rather than some random non-existent AI element that miraculously 'drops' you where you want to be on the battlefield.

What is wrong with keeping a war barge? Come up with some lore why its there??
Dropping from an MCC, I don't think this is what anyone is talking about in this discussionGǪ
Because...
Spawning in an MCC has nothing to do with an AMBUSH match. This discussion is not only in response to people wanting to fall from the sky, but also to get rid of the non-sense, random, on ground spawning in an AMBUSH match right??

If you are worried about lore and reasoning behind things happening (such as falling from the sky when you spawn)
what is the lore or reasoning behind spawning out of thin air on a battle field no where near a worm hole or CRU??

Pick and choose which things are supported by lore and reasoning? I say pick falling from the sky out of no where, instead of spawning on the ground in front of bullets, out of no where....

#just sayin

I wont disagree with you there on most points.. but these matches, especially instant matches, would require how many Warbarges.. especially if they are player-owned, jumping your Warbarge all over the Universe to fight in Instant Battles would be simply unrealistic, and in these 16 V. 16 Matches, you could potentially have 32 Warbarges over this tiny tiny tiny map... If you jumped from yours, you'd be just as likely to splat onto someone else's Warbarge as hit the ground.

I don't think you read between the lines on what I was trying to get at in my post. This is probably my fault.
Let me simplify this for you.

If the developers aren't worried about coming up with lore, or a reason for why mercs are spawning out of no where in the middle of a battle out of nothing....
Why should it matter if there is a war barge, not owned by anyone, not costing anyone any money, that ISNT REALLY THERE, its no ones asset. ONE war barge, just like the MCC, that we all fall from....

There is really no reason why this can't happen... You are never really in the barge, it is only there for the visuals... A merc syncs with his clone while already falling from the sky, while already in the planets atmosphere.

It's already been stated by CCP that the Barge will be more than 'just visuals' in the future. They will be player owned, and to some extent, operated. They are an Asset, as will the MCC...

Currently, yes, the spawn mechanic is off... but you could just as easily say that 'Ambush' area maps are inherently unstable Space-time locations and are spawning random micro-wormholes that us mercs have learned how to tap into. Or for an ambush map, they place a micro-wormhole generator in orbit, focused on a specific site.

The mechanic of Sky Spawning, while an awesome idea, isn't covered by lore in any way shape or form using the 'Instant Battle mechanics'. As I stated above, do it manually, by getting your squad to spawn in, and drop from, a Dropship fitted with a Mobile CRU.

I guess my main point isn't getting across...

The Real Issues:

1.) Mercs do not want to spawn randomly on the ground for no reason. (maybe CCP can release a background story to make this at least make sense)

2.) Mercs do not like the fact that an ememy can engage them, before they can defend themselves.

3.) Mercs want to fall from the sky and use their inertia like they show in this trailer (at 1:30)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI53ydJaus8

With these three key things combined, We need to find a spawn system that makes these possible all at once.
By making the merc able to position his body or choose which direction he will be facing when he is coming down from the sky, you get a split second of advantage over the enemy on the ground. With some sort of claoking device while you are coming down, the merc gets an even better advantage.

Finding what works best and makes the most sense is what is most important.

Okay, well that definitely covers the lore on why mercs spawn out of thin air, on the ground, in random locations. That makes perfect sense. Maybe if CCP wants to get people to stop debating why they spawn randomly in enemy fire they should use that explaination. I will give you that. Perfect idea and response to that issue.

Now...
What about the fact that no one likes that?? No one wants that. It sucks.
What about the ****** situation where your clone can take fire before you can move?
Don't you think there should be SOMETHING done about this?

I like killing someone that has no chance at firing on me and defending himself as much as the next guy, but don't you think that there can be something done about this?

I understand that there are dropships with CRUs. I understand that there are drop upinks (I drop them more than anyone I know.)

But the question still remains... Is there any way to implement a sky spawn that makes sense in an 'Ambush" style battle?

Clearly you think that my ideas do not work. Do you have any, or do you think that it isn't something that could ever be done, because of the lore/story limitations and asset/ownership limitations??

This suggestion needs to be realized.

I want to fall from the sky