Ahh ok, that is good to know that blackspots serve no purpose in BGs, thank you W00tsauce.
As far as pathing goes, is it the hotspots that control this or something else? My question still stands I suppose, would it be possible to alter the function that controls the pathing to simply use the ramp when coming from inside? This would avoid the whole stuck at a fully standing door.
The issue that lostsk8r speaks of is a red flag no doubt, but minor in comparison (I too experience that one). Yes it looks extremely unnatural, but at least that only last around 10-15 seconds. I've been studying the logs when this happens, I believe there is a relation to when HB processes a certain gate's status switch from "Fales" to "True" for being destroyed.
The stuck at the undestroyed gate issue is far worse as you will stay there for multiple minutes repeatedly trying to pass through with no success. This is where I would be most interested in seeing the pathing switch to the ramp (which is a mere 5-10 feet from the door anyway) to avoid my toon beating his head against a soild door for multiple minutes, at times until that round has ended...