The new feature page from Odyssy has alarmed me somewhat regarding the vague details

I hope they add the ability to save probe formations and quickly set them to that formation.

Learning to probe is learning what works and why. Once you have that down, you waste most of your time putting out probes in the same few formations by hand.

I'd like to see this also. But I still want the ability to customise my own formation too.

Personally i used to be into exploration before the changes (dumbing down for the unthinking masses) and was disappointed at how easy it became as eve should have some skill /intelligence requirement, its not angry birds after all.

Instant gratification is probably where the money men are heading, its in their short term interests, its not actually in the unique selling point of eve, its complexity, its harshness and its required level of thought to get the best out of for years long enjoyment.

An easier game means more people playing, but as most will be risk adverse, they will stay in high sec which will increase competition and actually drive people away from the game as some will never find anything and bemoan the waste of time gaining the useless to them skills.

I hope they add the ability to save probe formations and quickly set them to that formation.

Learning to probe is learning what works and why. Once you have that down, you waste most of your time putting out probes in the same few formations by hand.

On a side note, something I just thought of: Sometimes I am getting reasonably strong results so I try to chase after two sigs at once, It would be nice to be able to split probes into two separate formations so using a modifier key (ALT, CTRL, SHIFT) only affects those probes without mauling the formation around the other sig.

OP, do you go to the doctor every time you hiccup as well? Way to overreact before there are even any details out there, HTFU

What i want to see is anti probes.

Anyways making the game easier won't bring in more people , this game has already peaked. Only way they will bring in new people is making mission running actually interesting and fix sov mechanics but anyways that for a new thread.

NOTHING HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED YET.

I'd like to introduce this new friend to you.

His name is PATIENCE.

If it is just interface changes and perhaps adding a few automations, such as making default configurations to set up probes automatically then that'll be pretty nice.

I got the impression they were completely overhauling it though, perhaps just an over reaction though on my part there.

There is a big difference between easy and just plain dull.

Take chess for example, simple game, all you have to do is move the pieces, but it still is a complex and hard game to master.

And last, don't fool yourself with thinking that EVE is a hard game.

The new feature page from Odyssy has alarmed me somewhat regarding the vague details given that something is being done with exploration.

I essence I welcome any improvement to this aspect of the game and look forward to seeing it. But what worries me is that players like myself and others have spent a lot of time mastering the current scan probe mechanics, and spend a lot of time training new players up in these techniques. This is specifically important for wormhole corporations were some basic knowledge of these techniques is required to survive.

It would be good of CCP if they could indicate whether the actual scan probe mechanics are going to be drastically altered in any way, as two months is little notice to prepare for such a massive change to the way a lot of players currently play.

Specifically I need to know if it is worth still training up new players with the current mechanics, and also if it is worth telling them to continue training on their current paths if the skills are going to be affected in any way.