Sorry to pre-judge but it looks like garbage. There really wasn't much wrong with exploration anyway, so they'll probably ruin it now instead of fixing null or something useful. As someone who has all probe skills at V and salvager, analyzer, codebreaker at V, I really won't be too happy if a whole load of new probing and module skills are released on the back of this junk.

A mini-game, I mean seriously, WTF!

Thanks for the feedback, the reactions are varied and heated and that was expected.

I want to underline one thing in this feature, and that is that you get the loot you take automatically put into your cargohold, if you have available space for it. There's no UI window management involved. The plan is to show the cargohold button blink and above it what it is that you recovered.

I'd really like to hear how CCP rationalizes this new mechanics on lore level - the wreck of the ship that was shown in new and "improved" exploration was of the same class that came from Earth, how can it still have a positive pressure after hundreds, if not thousands of years after being abandoned? And how are the explorers SO stupid that they don't check pressure before opening the hatches - i mean fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me, fool me.... etc?

It just feels like CCP wanted to put some new "feature" in and they went along the first idea they got without even thinking how or why.

Prototype = "stated intent" apparently

E.g. click on the container/wreck --> radial menu or plain old menu --> loot --> stuff goes into cargohold if it all fits, no windows pop up.

Understand where I am coming from. I think the designers at CCP are intelligent people who do good work for the game and have worthy goals. ItGÇÖs true, I have personally lamented the fact that design documents always included real at the expense of fun when considering new features to add into EVE when I thought both factors should be included. For example, the new multi-launch probe system with preset formations is both fun enhancing and feels real. It is a great addition to the game in my view.

However, the new system of hacking a hull by way of a mini-game that results in an explosion of goodies you and a pal have to run catch or lose looks to be a SILLY addition to play. ItGÇÖs a feature more worthy of an action game that doesnGÇÖt take itself seriously instead of a a space sim like EVE. I think they should keep the goodies in a can to collect even if said can looks like a space ship to loot now. There are better ways to make exploration less of a solo activity but I am not sure they can kill multi-boxing on PC to get around this anyway as boxer can account for it.

I understand the need to make the game more accessible to new players. I understand making the game look nicer to improve its appeal with gate, docking, and new probe interface animations. ItGÇÖs why I can accept the change in terminology for site names. But none of it should be done at the expense of actual, in-depth, play. Put it all together with the catch and grab mechanic and its like some one is looking to GÇ£dumb downGÇ¥ the game into an action game for PS4, tablets, mobiles, and novelty gadgets like Oculus.

There are enough shallow, pretty looking, little action games on the market right now and EVEGÇÖs intelligence, depth and breadth, is the only thing that keeps people here and playing as long as they do. I know the game has to grow and adapt but not at the cost of its core values with features like that.

Complaining doesnt work, try seducing hilmar in his favourite pub...

It can't possibly be as boring as what we have now.

the hate, it burns! Looking forward to trying this out.

will our hacking and archeology skills be modified?
will we still have to be within 2500m of the cans to open them?
will the cans appear on overview?

Why else would you prototype something and introduce that mechanic into the game? Until CCP Bayesian clarified the situation, it appeared to me that they were prototyping this, testing with exploration, with the intent of moving the mechanic to mining in a later expansion, since changing how a hacking container spawns might be easier than changing how asteroids spawn.

Remember, if you worry about being too paranoid, you're not paranoid enough.

Holy crapola a couple devs with balls that will answer questions and admit a few small mistakes like not having a blog out in time??? I don't like the loot spew mechanic but the openness is refreshing. The mini-game is ok...I tend to like anything that keeps people's eyes off of local and d-scan so they don't notice the Pilgrim decloaking.

All mechanics aside, will the loot still be the same for mag sites or is there more valuable stuff being added to the drop tables? I see there are many new decriptors so radar is probably still solid income. Unless something worthwhile is added to the mags they will remain the bottom of the barrel for exploration regardless of what system you find them in. No mini-game is going to attract more people to sites that are a waste of time in comparison to almost every other activity in the game.

... They have ZERO to do while you go about your business of discovering and hacking the site. The only reason they're there is to wait for that magical 30 seconds when the loot explodes so they can click like mad. Who wants to do that? ...

It really makes no sense for a second pilot to be there. CCP, please reconsider this forced arcade game mechanic that makes no sense when everything else, most importantly your solo player base, is taken into account...