Entjudner Richter
Void Disbursements
War Ensemble.
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Posted - 2012.05.25 00:22:00 -
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Some really good ideas in the update. I love the ship balancing and the new nemesis model. Good job there. I also love the value calculator for my inventory (but it should calculate the value for stuff in boxes. Y U NO LIKE FOLDERS CCP?)
The unified inventory presents some usability challenges, however. I've seen a lot of these posted already but the point here is to add another voice of support. I suggest strongly that CCP consult with a few people who actually do the meat and potatoes stuff running a corp, because this **** has been broken since i started playing and still is....
-Salvaging missions has become absurdly cumbersome. Fix - don't put cargo containers, your ships cargohold in part of the unified inventory or give players the option to OPT OUT and let the client REMEMBER that we've opted out. I tried salvaging mordus with a maxed noctis pilot and wanted to die many painful deaths.
-POS management is again cumbersome because of the huge amount of modules present. This new system exposes several flaws in the corp hangar / POS system in general. Too many things to fix here, but it does highlight how this new unified inventory does not favor a large number of structures on your overview
-CORP hangar management suffers same problems as POS, especially if you use containers
-Station containers, vaults, etc still not fixed (why cant i trash things that are in them? If this inventory is going to be like an OS, at least let it work like an OS - imagine windows where I couldn't trash something if i'd put it in a folder, INSANE!)
-What I think is an obvious feature is still missing - I can't use filters in my wallet
-I cant see only corp orders from my wallet (I can see them from the market, but i like to look at orders and the market details SIDE BY SIDE just like everybody else)
All things considered, the inventory needed changing. I honestly do believe that the sidebar effect does have some uses, but I think the implementation hasn't been fully thought out and/or tested. Its good to move off in any direction, though instead of doing nothing. Please take note of the user feedback, and lets refine the inventory until it stops being a cause for frustration. |