>How about this; When a plane hits the border, the plane will not respond to controls for >1 minute, and will automatically return to the owners ship.
That sounds awfully punitive. We don't need to think from the side of the intentional border humpers, but we do need to think from the side of the people who could potentially be hurt by the proposed fix.
What if the best fix is a simple one? Instead of punishing the problem, why not systematically remove it entirely?
Currently there is a box that goes all the way around the map. If a ship leaves that box, it cannot fire its guns. I propose that there could be a similar box for aircraft that's a little bit smaller than the map, smaller enough to make any exploitation of the border impossible. Then, if you were to direct your planes outside of it, it could just not process the action the same way it doesn't process firing from the border. Better yet, redirect the click to the nearest point within the aircraft box.
In this scenario, someone who accidentally clicks too far for a plane simply has their aircraft redirected by an inch or two. Someone who intentionally uses the border for concealment would get frustrated that it wouldn't work anymore, and be forced to change tactics.
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