CCP didn't "put it in" it was obviously a game mechanic glitch that idiots are taking advantage of. I think if you go 0 and 0 you should get no isk or skill points.

What if you just don't get the kills or deaths because the other team is all hiding on their barge? You should still get the sp for looking for them right?

EDIT for Completeness:
If I remember correctly, the current SP/WP system was "voted" on by the players. This was a request to make it easier on the new players who are just starting up to get up to a slightly competitive level of fitting ability before their hairs all go grey and fall out due to the vast difference in the abilities of a LV5 anything and a LV1/2. I think that the system isn't as broken as some of you think. Consider a 2000+ WP per match player vs a 250 WP per match new player. At 5 sp per WP that's 10000+ WP+ booster, vs 1000 sp to the new player. Yes the player that is higher skilled is going to increase his SP pool quicker, yes the new player didn't do as much for the team as a whole in the match, but 250wp=10 assists to the player with 2000 wp. Each kill being 50 wp means that he had 40 kills. That is four times more than that new player getting the assists off the Skilled player who has been playing the game for a good amount of time and possible 10 times where that new player save the skilled player's butt by putting rounds into other players that died later with less starting armor or shields than if they were in a fresh suit.

I bet that anyone who has played this game for over a month on a regular 3-5 days/week has seen their fair share of assists and has often finished off more than one player quickly to go and finish off another player afterwards while the new player is either dead or taking cover. Don't be too quick to write off the 5sp/sec rule. It is there so the new guys/gals can get into Duvolles or Tanks or whatever you currently believe is unfair when used against you, to help you and your team come out on top.

If you think the mechanic is broken because of the number of people going afk, consider this, CCP has yet to give us pool tables and cards in the MCC. They aren't there for lounging in they are there for deployment. The real question I have is if they are being used as a lounge to chat or just afk in, then why is the character playing, PSN Home would most likely be a better place to AFK in.

Attitude is everything, I believe in throwing myself in the line of fire to protect my team mates, even if it costs me a suit or 10, not stepping up and taking control of your merc destiny by participation in the battles is a sure way to lose your edge, respect, and a whole lot of isk when/if friendly fire is put in play.

Kinda shocking people admiting there AFK grinders, can someone make a list of all these idiots names so when i get in a match i know who won't be pulling there weight so i can do extra for the team.

To all those people that say "blue dots are ********" or " i went 20-3 and capped 3 objectives by myself with no support so i give up"
-Really so you assume before the match that all the blue dots won't do anything or they will be ******** so ill just sit in the MCC?
so your feeding to your own logic by sitting in the mcc in the first place.
-Ya blue dots can be ******** sometimes, its your job to show leadership, and motivate them as well as push that extra bit. Did you ever hop onto team chat? even though there many not be anyone there, you can communicate your tactics Example "Everyone needs to rush B, everyone rush B now" or if you have 2 letters on the 3 letter map "Hold the letters don't attack A, i repeat hold C and B don't push for A" or if your low on clones but winning on MCC damage and have majority letters "Every hold the letters, and revive downed solider, we can win this by MCC damage" Simply by doing this and calling out your tactics or your squads tactics can get blue dots motivated and organised.

As the system sits right now its broken: i think they should keep the 5wp=1sec, but for every lets say for every million skill points you get you get 1 wp taking away (example if you have 1 million sp you only get 4wp=sec in battle) but that 1wp is then put towards your WP to skill point ratio for example if your at 5 million sp you would be getting 1wp=1sec but you you would be getting lets say 5 sp=1WP this would still allow new players to level up and get good gear fast and would promote team work for the veterans

So, you'd wilfully steal from the poor if only it were legal?

That's your logic here. Fail.

It's not cheating, it's abusing the system which is done in plenty of games and Eve too

i myself find it funny how you AFK exploiters keep finding excuses for doing it like its the most natural thing to do, but you need to admit youre affecting the game in a negative way, imagine if all players start doing it , the game would render unplayable and totally lose its purpose , or would you like to have a team of statues on your side when you occasionaly decide to play legit ?

Friendly fire soon, problem will be better then.

you are gaining more SP+ISK compared to a player doing nothing in a lobby , at the same time youre indirectly hurting other players that are on your team by not playing, maybe CCP should create a AFK game mode just for you guys so you can have MCC camping partys together and not filling up slots for players who want to have a balanced game

Aww Crap, The Warriors might be back with this tactic to be had. lol

when I'm burned out, I don't turn the game on.