Long after Starstepper had left Starwalker considered the new information. He had assumed that the bubbles would work against ships without warp core stabilisers but now he also knew they worked against stabilized ships as well. Starstepper had four warp core stabilisers fitted but could not jump immediately after entering the bubble, nor could his pod jump and that too had been destroyed.
Kaeda Maxwell had also shown Starwalker that bubbles are usually placed on the line between gates either just before the destination gate or behind it. Of course, they could be anywhere but were typically placed to catch any traffic between gates. In the demonstration, it was 100km behind the gate and when Starwalker warped to zero on that gate he was pulled into the bubble.
But it only worked based on the alignment between start point (typically a gate), end point (typically a gate) and bubble (up to 100km from gate). So if the warp to zero was from a different gate or via a celestial object then it was likely to not catch anything.
When moving around in null-sec, especially to gates in entry point systems it would pay to be very cautious and not warp gate to gate if someone else was in system. Jumping into a bubble from the gate like from Torrinos to EC-P8R can not be avoided as you cannot see or scan the other side of the gate. This leaves only two options: burn to safety if possible or go around.
Starwalker had told Starstepper to try again and go via Saranen rather than Torrinos. It was a low-sec route but was much less likely to be camped. Starwalker also noted that the route planner could set Torrinos as a system to avoid. Nice feature and would be used in future.
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