Supermatter not reporting to common until emergency point

[ohnopigeons]

Bottom post of the previous page:

what's the tldr?

Fact: The SM frequently delaminates
Viewpoint A: The SM frequently delaminating is bad, not just for engineering but for all the players on the station and the game, so solutions are needed to make this less likely (this is the premise of this thread)
Viewpoint B: Frequent SM delaminations are a player problem, therefore engineering frequently turning into a giant hole to space is an acceptable, if not desirable, outcome and part of the game

Under viewpoint A: Frequent delaminations are a result of the inherent atmos-nature of the engine mechanics and not-atmos-tech playerbase inability to operate atmos. Therefore, for station engineers, the main engine should not be the SM, and should be replaced by something else entirely if not the singulo/tesla. The topic suggestion works but is bad from a game design standpoint because it relies on moonlighting from not-engineers for the engineering engine to operate correctly.
Under viewpoint B: Just come to terms with the SM delaminating frequently and tell anyone who don't like the SM delaminating to get over it. The topic suggestion is not needed in the first place, and is still bad for the aforementioned reasons.

[Tokiko2]

Remove the supermatter and replace it with a giant RTG array.

Advantages:
Engineers no longer need to stay locked up in their department and can actually fix and build stuff.
Engineers don't need to learn atmos. Who the hell likes atmos? Just follow goons example and remove it completely.
The RTG as an engine represents the /tg/station playerbase much better than a singulo or supermatter.

[ohnopigeons]

rude words

Yes okay orange fruit thank you for your contribution

[Lazengann]

Engines exist almost solely for antags to have a way to end the round so frequent engine failure is normal

[ohnopigeons]

Engines exist almost solely for antags to have a way to end the round so frequent engine failure is normal

Yeah okay this is a player problem.

[Lazengann]

How's it a problem

[Togopal]

Why cant all 3 engines be optional I just want mommy and daddy to stop fighting =(

[kevinz000]

releasing singulo/tesla is really easy btw.

[ohnopigeons]

releasing singulo/tesla is really easy btw.

However easy it may be it doesn't happen, for various reasons. In all of the SM delaminations in the past 2 months, I've only seen it happen once or twice. And therefore this is not relevant to the discussion in case I wasn't making that clear enough.