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chatgris
Quantum Cats Syndicate
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Posted - 2009.03.21 18:47:00 -
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To preface this, I have some wrist problems and one reason I play eve so much (apart from the fact that I love the game) is that it isn't an intensively mousing game.
However, after recently joining in pvp, I find myself needing to continuously pump the scan button every few seconds while in a fw plex, waiting to see if there's just one destroyer coming, or a full fleet including griffins. Needing to manually pump the scan button every few seconds to be effective in pvp is just pointless. (Imagine if you had to do the same for your overview).
Thus, I suggest that the directional scanner have an auto-scan option (using the given range and direction settings), possibly one that cycles every 2-3 seconds? At that rate, the scanner may actually cause less lag than a person manually pumping the button more frequently, and save many players wrists.
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chatgris
Quantum Cats Syndicate
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Posted - 2009.03.21 18:49:00 -
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Supporting my own topic
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Karentaki
Oberon Incorporated Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2009.03.21 22:50:00 -
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make that 10-20 seconds and it may be viable. The database lag from EVERY SINGLE PERSON who has their scanner open scanning every 2-3 seconds would kill the servers.
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EVE is like a sandbox with landmines. Deal with it.
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Hesod Adee
Dark-Rising
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Posted - 2009.03.22 20:52:00 -
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So ideas to prevent it lagging too much: - Warping or a session change will disable your scanners auto-repeat. - If the auto-repeat has been running for too long, a message will show up. You then have another minute to hit the auto-repeat button, otherwise the auto-repeat will stop. No auto-repeat for AFK players.
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Santiago Fahahrri
Galactic Geographic
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Posted - 2009.03.23 10:30:00 -
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If this can be done without increasing lag I support it. ~ Santiago Fahahrri Galactic Geographic |
lucifers widow
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Posted - 2009.03.23 11:49:00 -
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Totally unsupported.
Pumping the scan button is only a mouse click just like all other funtions and sorry about you're wrist and all but this is making it a lot easier for low/0.0 sec dwellers to stay safe.
Spamming to scan button is not hard to do and the ones that don't know how to use the d-scan are the ones who get caught out, this would be a nerf to pirates and pvp'ers etc and a boost to low sec missioners and ratters.
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Razin
The xDEATHx Squadron Legion of xXDEATHXx
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Posted - 2009.03.23 19:03:00 -
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I support this on general principle.
However, the on-board scanner needs some severe changes anyway in time for the upcoming 0.0 Local nerf. The new scanner would hopefully include autoscan as well as other features. ...
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Santiago Fahahrri
Galactic Geographic
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Posted - 2009.03.23 19:43:00 -
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Originally by: Razin I support this on general principle.
However, the on-board scanner needs some severe changes anyway in time for the upcoming 0.0 Local nerf. The new scanner would hopefully include autoscan as well as other features.
Delayed mode local would be an enhancement, not a nerf! I can't wait! ~ Santiago Fahahrri Galactic Geographic |
LaVista Vista
Conservative Shenanigans Party
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Posted - 2009.03.23 20:08:00 -
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Originally by: Santiago Fahahrri If this can be done without increasing lag I support it.
Here's the problem: It probably can't.
I don't support this topic. I think local and intelligence gathering needs an entire overhaul. Patching up by automating a task for the player is not my idea of how to fix a problem.
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Razin
The xDEATHx Squadron Legion of xXDEATHXx
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Posted - 2009.03.23 20:32:00 -
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Edited by: Razin on 23/03/2009 20:32:40
Originally by: LaVista Vista
Originally by: Santiago Fahahrri If this can be done without increasing lag I support it.
Here's the problem: It probably can't.
I don't support this topic. I think local and intelligence gathering needs an entire overhaul. Patching up by automating a task for the player is not my idea of how to fix a problem.
The overview is somehow able to work in autoscan mode without any problems (up to a point) pulling significantly more information from the server than a scanner ever needs.
Perhaps the overview needs a "scan" button to place the action burden on the player and alleviate some server stress, right? ...
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