Actually
@CMDR Foursyth - my final point to you was wrong, since you are on the hauling side. You are not on the stopping people side.
So, if you don't mind, i have some questions:
How often do you and your people fail to make deliveries (on average)?
What ships do you fly to maximize your efficiency/chances?
What techniques do you use to get to your destination without being stopped/turned away/destroyed?
And some speculative questions:
I think its safe to say that if it did go open only, not everyone who currently does PP in PG/solo will continue to do so in Open. However, PP going open only is likely to attract a lot more who are interested in the PvP side of things.
First, do you think that is fair assessment of the situation?
If so, what do you think that will do for your chances of making deliveries?
If, as i suspect, it will reduce your chances, do you think it might have a negative impact on the motivation of some of the haulers, especially those who do transfer over from PG/solo, but perhaps also on those who are currently playing Open and more or less ok with the current survival chances?