User blog comment:WolfgangBSC/The Random Chat Room/@comment-24142455-20160907014829/@comment-10905876-20160907164158

...What is your issue exactly with sublight drives in atmosphere, Marc? It's certainly more reasonable than the rather absurd notion of going faster than light through a fluid medium. Even in Star Trek, that's rarely ever used, and then is often frowned upon by Starfleet. And again, what is so bad about using conventional thrust to reach orbit? Because I honestly think that it makes more sense, and slows down RP a bit from the insane whirlwind that it is now.

Also, are you calling my current AIF procedure "not a bright idea" right now? Because current non combat operations typically involve a ship climbing to orbit before going to warp, along with exiting warp in orbit and descending on conventional thrust.

Now, as for accuracy, let's be clear Marc. This is not a change to the warp drives themselves. The calculations are still about the same, but spacetime itself has been altered by the massive battle. (Think of how the battle in Yesterday's Enterprise caused a rift in time, now apply that logic to a massive battle breaking subspace such that warp gets a bit, well, bumpy, and you have the current situation) Thus, warp is slower, and less accurate, due to changes in the universe it flies through.

But still, the main point of these changes is to reflect that warp travel will never be the same again, neither will the rest of RP. 3-5 billion people have died, an entire species reduced to a few million scattered across space. The balance of power has been radically altered. Now is the perfect time to alter things, including warp drive rules.