Sevastian Liao
DreamWeaver Inc.
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Posted - 2013.03.30 14:46:00 -
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Hm, just came back from a short hiatus and found that the jukebox was missing. Then I found this thread.
I'm rather disappointed as well to find that several CSM members, as well as regular forum posters that I found to be reasonable people previously have jumped on a simple petition by members of the EVE community to brand it offhand as "stupid", "childish", and generally be obnoxious to a group - however small - just wanting to express their desire to have a feature back.
1) Some have said that the jukebox does not share equal footing with other features such as the in game map, since the map is an integral part of gameplay where the jukebox is not. I disagree both personally and in principle. In my opinion the engagement of auditory sense is a vital part of any game. I still get nostalgic at the soundtrack of the first MMO I played, despite the fact that the gameplay itself sucked.
The immersion value of the jukebox in my opinion was in giving the feeling of being alone in deep, dark space when you felt like it through the EVE soundtrack, and then having the feeling of going back in and taking refuge in your ship by changing the music to something more comfortable (Your own music or one of the livelier EVE soundtrack). As one of the earlier posters mentioned, battle tunes to get the rush before going into combat. All this being available via your "ship"s interface without having to alt tab out. It made the game feel more alive, more immersive, more real. As if your in game persona literally just reached out and changed the music in his pod whenever he felt like it.
(Yes, I thought that the radio you could use to change the tunes in Commander Shepard's private room was pretty cool)
2) As a result of 1), I do believe that the jukebox is worthy of inclusion, worthy of developer time and worthy of allowance for player customization. Yes, I am aware that you may believe that it is a waste of time and taking away from the "truly" important features that require developer time, but that leads to:
3) Despite what difference in opinion we hold with regards to the matter, please at least respect that someone else could hold an opinion that is not necessarily misguided, just different from yours because of a disagreement on the basic premises. It's a "smaller" feature, yes, but some people do place emphasis on the little touches that affect the game atmosphere in a big way - for themselves, at least. If we're not being offensive about it there's no reason for you to start.
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