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Natassia Krasnoo R3D SHIFT DRACONIAN COVENANT 85	Posted - 2013.02.14 03:30:00 - [1] - Quote Ran across this interesting piece of info today while researching the Microsoft Surface Pro. If it can play those games it should be able to play EVE with no issues. My question is how does the touch interface react with the UI in EVE? Can anyone shed some light on this from experience?
Derath Ellecon Washburne Holdings Situation: Normal 1142	Posted - 2013.02.14 03:36:00 - [2] - Quote Natassia Krasnoo wrote: Ran across this interesting piece of info today while researching the Microsoft Surface Pro. If it can play those games it should be able to play EVE with no issues. My question is how does the touch interface react with the UI in EVE? Can anyone shed some light on this from experience? I just got an HP elitepad 900. Haven't had a chance to try loading eve on it yet.
Maire Gheren Imperial Shipment Amarr Empire 142	Posted - 2013.02.14 03:40:00 - [3] - Quote Honestly, from playing with a full sized touchscreen, I would think the screen is just too small. The EVE UI is the single most graphically real-estate hungry thing I have ever encountered in a game, and touch screens tend to have relatively low accuracy when it comes to clicking things rapidly. Plus, right clicking? Kind've a pain in the neck to navigate those in an intuitive way. I mean, take an ittybitty screen and put up your overview with several columns and room for tags, your dscan, local, people and places, you're not going to have much screen left.
Prophet Bathana Southern Cross Empire Flying Dangerous 4	Posted - 2013.02.14 04:32:00 - [4] - Quote Maire Gheren wrote: Honestly, from playing with a full sized touchscreen, I would think the screen is just too small. The EVE UI is the single most graphically real-estate hungry thing I have ever encountered in a game, and touch screens tend to have relatively low accuracy when it comes to clicking things rapidly. Plus, right clicking? Kind've a pain in the neck to navigate those in an intuitive way. I mean, take an ittybitty screen and put up your overview with several columns and room for tags, your dscan, local, people and places, you're not going to have much screen left. Get a mouse and keyboard for it???
Sariah Kion School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State 34	Posted - 2013.02.14 04:35:00 - [5] - Quote Prophet Bathana wrote: Get a mouse and keyboard for it??? Oh my... Librarian-á and -áExotic Dancer Extraordinaire A modern girl for a modern world.
Renzo Ruderi State War Academy Caldari State 22	Posted - 2013.02.14 05:21:00 - [6] - Quote Sariah Kion wrote: Prophet Bathana wrote: Get a mouse and keyboard for it??? Oh my... LOL.
Ohanka 223	Posted - 2013.02.14 06:30:00 - [7] - Quote Tablets are a disease on the world. If it becomes any more prolific i'm moving to North Korea free from the devices. Of course then i won't have enough food, but its a small price to pay. Crapposting.
Anya Ohaya School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State 196	Posted - 2013.02.14 09:59:00 - [8] - Quote The Surface Pro uses an intel processor and has direct x support, so it should at least start, but the interface would be awful.
Zakar Shazih Blood Seraphim 1	Posted - 2013.02.14 11:15:00 - [9] - Quote Great device but I think touch in Eve is not an easy way to navigate the UI. Whats great about Surface is you get a laptop and tablet in one device. So plug in the mouse and keyboard when you need it. Remove it when you need a tablet. _____________________________________________________ Power is not something that is granted - it is something to be taken. Your future-áawaits....................................join channel "Sani Sabik"
Zhantiii Arnoux Garoun Investment Bank Gallente Federation 1	Posted - 2013.02.14 11:21:00 - [10] - Quote Anya Ohaya wrote: The Surface Pro uses an intel processor and has direct x support, so it should at least start, but the interface would be awful. Thats called a x86 platform, all other tablets use a ARM based platform thus being less powerhungry and more tweakable. Tho i support the x86 atom tablets because it will make it soooo much easier to migrate your software to it like office suites and presentations, tho i wouldnt suggest gaming on them, because a x86 CPU is 10x more powerhungry then a ARM CPU and with the internal intel HD GPU you probably will lagg playing pinball :) Still want one tho :D
Ruskarn Andedare Lion Investments 95	Posted - 2013.02.14 11:31:00 - [11] - Quote Zakar Shazih wrote: Great device but I think touch in Eve is not an easy way to navigate the UI. Whats great about Surface is you get a laptop and tablet in one device. So plug in the mouse and keyboard when you need it. Remove it when you need a tablet. No problems playing EVE on a large Win7 touchscreen, until combat starts - then you really want the mouse and keyboard handy
Brooks Puuntai Solar Nexus. 1113	Posted - 2013.02.14 11:52:00 - [12] - Quote The UI is designed to use as many right clicks as possible. This does not go well with touch screen. Also targeting from the overview would be a pita.
Ptraci Militaris Industries Northern Coalition. 1246	Posted - 2013.02.14 12:12:00 - [13] - Quote Touch interfaces are useful in specific situations only and apart from that should die a fiery death. I will continue to eat with a knife and fork, and I will not consider eating with my bare hands to be "progress".
Aracimia Wolfe Brave Newbies Inc. 205	Posted - 2013.02.14 12:30:00 - [14] - Quote My brother has a surface but since I'm searched everytime I leave I have not been able to try it Malcanis for CSM 8 https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=192717 \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ m8m8m8m8m8m8m8 o7
Musashi Date 25TH miss 40	Posted - 2013.02.14 15:46:00 - [15] - Quote MUJAJAJAJA 60 FPS I hope CCP already is playing around with it already. DAT CURSOR OFFSET.
Captain Tardbar NEWB ALERT 93	Posted - 2013.02.14 15:48:00 - [16] - Quote Lord help you if you need to use drones. "Entitlement" is a euphemism for "I hate the way you play and it makes me cry like a baby". If you fantasize about being immoral it means you enjoy being immoral deep down.
Unsuccessful At Everything The Troll Bridge 2121	Posted - 2013.02.14 18:00:00 - [17] - Quote Sariah Kion wrote: Oh my... +1 for epic Picard facepalm *Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?*
Markku Laaksonen EVE University Ivy League 76	Posted - 2013.02.14 18:38:00 - [18] - Quote One day we can wear a pair of glasses and gloves for controls and hook up a catheter. Then we can be real pod pilots.

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