Hinkley is a good place to learn some basic pvp moves without risking gear. I think it's fair that nuubs can train without first losing 100 sets of gear to pros. The reason other people like to play hinkley more than participate ingame activities lie in the game itself, not in hinkley. Two example are no cheating and relatively fair teams.
Combat on 2238 is very simplistic, easy to play and easy to master. Thinking new players need specific training for that, well that's absurd and there's no better practice than the real deal even if you think so.
The game is not responsible for players who don't like to play it for what it really is, having an artificial arena alien to the game doesn't make it any better, just split the low amount of players we have that play a different game inside it.
So basically you want to force people who like to play in Hinkley, to play the game the way you like or GTFO?
Not necessarily how I like, but the way how the game is made, with full loot, risk and reward, with all it's basic attributes.
By the way I have to deal with this Idling timer and "risk" myself to play the game, at least that is what you think or GTFO and play like you think we should, that's no different.
I think people are not motivated enough to visit unguarded towns.
There's simple motivation to fight, just like they do in a fake arena, but there's a lot of things missing in that fake arena what the game provides.
What a shit thread, t888 are you serius? You are like Tespis when he loging his characters in ncr, hinkley and shouting to players move on north cause he had a swarm in this time 
Then I guess me and Tespis have something in common - sense.