Are there any downsides to time warping in career?

[KocLobster]

4 minutes ago, Kerbart said:

The issue is not how you play it. The issue is that we fail to see how LS should limit you from excessive warping. Pack enough life support and you can still warp three years through a mission. On the other hand, I never warp for more than a couple of days at a time and somehow I don't need LS for that. That's the only thing that was really questioned as far as I was concerned.

By all means, do enjoy playing with life support.

Im pretty confident I never claimed that LS prevented being able to do that. What I said was I disliked the idea I could survive years at a time with no life support of some kind. An LS mod provides that, and that was the only point I originally tried to make. There isn't any room for debate, that's what an LS mod does.

[Kerbart]

 

Just now, KocLobster said:

Im pretty confident I never claimed that LS prevented being able to do that. What I said was I disliked the idea I could survive years at a time with no life support of some kind. An LS mod provides that, and that was the only point I originally tried to make. There isn't any room for debate, that's what an LS mod does.

Ah, unclear communication! Your original post could be interpreted as that though:

On 4/9/2016 at 8:45 PM, KocLobster said:

Besides the obvious contracts expiring or failing to complete on time, are there any downsides to time warping in career mode? I'm referring to large amounts of time warp of course, like months or years. From what I understand, there really isn't. I don't necessarily agree with this and think I'm going to reinstall a LS mod.

You're saying that the game allows you to warp large amounts of time without punishment. It did not say “you can keep your Kerbals for years on board of their vessels without sending or providing air, food or drinks.” 

The way I interpreted was that you did not agree to large amounts of time warping in career mode. And, provided you have enough life support on board, LS still lets you do that. Hence our suggestion that LS is not helping you.  Adding a line "if I'm going to send my Kerbals on a five year mission I'd like to think I bring enough snacks and air to keep them alive for that time, so that it is OK for me to warp for months or years" you would have made your intentions a lot clearer. For now, the original post left a lot to guess. Apparently I'm not an expert mind reader, and I guessed wrong. My apologies. 

[KocLobster]

5 minutes ago, Kerbart said:

 

Ah, unclear communication! Your original post could be interpreted as that though:

You're saying that the game allows you to warp large amounts of time without punishment. It did not say “you can keep your Kerbals for years on board of their vessels without sending or providing air, food or drinks.” 

The way I interpreted was that you did not agree to large amounts of time warping in career mode. And, provided you have enough life support on board, LS still lets you do that. Hence our suggestion that LS is not helping you.  Adding a line "if I'm going to send my Kerbals on a five year mission I'd like to think I bring enough snacks and air to keep them alive for that time, so that it is OK for me to warp for months or years" you would have made your intentions a lot clearer. For now, the original post left a lot to guess. Apparently I'm not an expert mind reader, and I guessed wrong. My apologies. 

Don't ever let it happen again.

No you are absolutely right, my mistake. In my defense, I did not expect this to become a long thread or one about LS mods at all though.

[Kerbart]

1 minute ago, KocLobster said:

Don't ever let it happen again.

No you are absolutely right, my mistake. In my defense, I did not expect this to become a long thread or one about LS mods at all though.

Haha, it's the internet! Anything can turn into a long thread if there's enough nitpicking to be done! The more info you provide the less chances of people getting your wrong.