Blackout - Why is this a thing?

Why not?

We’re trying something different to see what effect it has.

Personally if it was down to me, it’d be permanent and extended to lowsec too.

This was not tongue in cheek.

Permanent. Lowsec and nullsec.

Actually, to be more specific, I’d go with delayed local in nullsec and constellation chat in lowsec.

Hmmm, that could actually be pretty interesting too.