A character switch option has been asked for YEARS and is almost always warmly received by the community.

I think there are technical problems on CCP's side.

A character switch option has been asked for YEARS and is almost always warmly received by the community.

I think there are technical problems on CCP's side.

Yes, This is one of the long needed features in the not so soon(TM) list.....

Take a look please...

Using alts should be harder, not easier.

Using alts should be harder, not easier.

UPDATED: Of course if you did use FCS you would still be subject to the "FCS screen me baby!" or the "30 seconds to be sure I'm safe then please FCS screen me" as with the current "Log off" "Log off Safely" buttons.

All other timers etc STILL apply like not cloaking and warping you off if you have an aggression timer for PVP etc. = Abuse free.

So, perhaps two buttons are required:
(*) Safe Switch = Wait the 30 seconds same as a Safe Log-off and then switches to the Character Selection Screen
(*) Switch = No wait period just goes straight to the Character Selection Screen. For those that REALLY just need to switch out.

I guess, the reason for not implementing a character switching mechanics is that CCP wants us to run more accounts for our alts, not alts within the same account. More subs, more money, it's a business after all.

Isn't this the idea of SSO via the launcher with "play" launching a game client that is already logged in?

I guess, the reason for not implementing a character switching mechanics is that CCP wants us to run more accounts for our alts, not alts within the same account. More subs, more money, it's a business after all.

A little Wednesday love from anyone for this feature to be added?

Sure, since you asked for it... I hold you responsible for the terrible state the launcher is currently in.. you should feel bad and stop posting.

Isn't this the idea of SSO via the launcher with "play" launching a game client that is already logged in?

Anyone else tired of retyping your password when you just want to switch to another character on the same account that you've already logged into? I am and so my idea is this:

1) Enable a "Switch Character" function from the ESC menu with a button next to Log Off | Quit Game etc.
2) Clicking this button takes you, via a confirmation prompt that can be can be disabled for future use like most of the others, to:
3) Character selection screen. The same screen as if you had just entered your password and logged in.

Just like in Windows XP with it's "Fast User Switching" ability this would remove the need to enter the password required again. This uses up minutes of game time when you could really need that character with the HIC to be shifting his butt from the Safespot you left him at or you've just got an EVEHQ notification none of your Chars are training anything, not even Veldspar Repro!

Flame me, hate me, love me, I want it all but if you do please add a reason and I'll respond where I can. I've thought this through as a general idea but not the specifics so let the burning commence

Max.

The idea of being able to switch between alts is an obvious one, and the fact that this is so heavy with lost time makes no sense.

If CCP wanted a delay between switching alts, they could manually add in a cool down timer.
The fact that person with fast computer and person with slow computer take wildly different amounts of time to log in with an alt is clearly not an intended balance point.

As they have not done so, or to my awareness described the delay of a full log out and back in as intended to support other items, this idea makes perfect sense.

+2

Took you this long to hit up my signature link Nikk? Really? Shame on you . Thanks for the support and addition to the thread.

I usually don't click links in sigs, but yours seemed more likely to be worth the effort.

There are pages on the internet one should not see, unprepared.

It's just possible this has been suggested before.

It's also been stated by the CSM and CCP that this is not currently possible but they'll look at it for the future (I believe it's mentioned in Town Hall #2 but I could be wrong).

Anyone else tired of retyping your password when you just want to switch to another character on the same account that you've already logged into? I am and so

My idea is this:

1) Enable a "Switch Character" function from the ESC menu with a button next to Log Off | Quit Game etc.
2) Clicking this button takes you, via a confirmation prompt that can be can be disabled for future use like most of the others, to:
3) Character selection screen. The same screen as if you had just entered your password and logged in.

Just like in Windows XP with it's "Fast User Switching" ability this would remove the need to enter the password required again. This uses up minutes of game time when you could really need that character with the HIC to be shifting his butt from the Safespot you left him at or you've just got an EVEHQ notification none of your Chars are training anything, not even Veldspar Repro!

Flame me, hate me, love me, I want it all but if you do please add a reason and I'll respond where I can. I've thought this through as a general idea but not the specifics so let the burning commence

Max.

EDIT: For clarity and due to the persistent launcher I have edited the parts that are no longer relevant by scoring them through.

just have the launcher stay up when the game's running.
simple, easy, magical solution.

just have the launcher stay up when the game's running.
simple, easy, magical solution.

It's funny how the game pretends a feature that is not there.

The main menu has two buttons: Log off and Quit Game. And both do the same - quit.

If you choose log off, this is the message you get:

"Do you really want to log off and return to the login screen now?"

If you select yes, the game quits.

You can even assign a keyboard shortcut to the "log-off" function that quits the game.


I already reported this as a bug.

I don't have a log off button atm, o wait i shot something in space i have it now !!!!

This doesn't make sense to me :confused:

Anyway more changes and promotion for Dual Character Training, so i feel the need to bump this even more and get it back into people there faces ;)

It's funny how the game pretends a feature that is not there.

The main menu has two buttons: Log off and Quit Game. And both do the same - quit.

If you choose log off, this is the message you get:

"Do you really want to log off and return to the login screen now?"

If you select yes, the game quits.

You can even assign a keyboard shortcut to the "log-off" function that quits the game.


I already reported this as a bug.

It doesn't work that way for me.

The Log Off button only appears if I have logged in by the ExeFile.exe method and it does exactly what it says - it logs me off and then reopens the log in screen.

Then this is not consistent with the launcher, if you only see it by that being run directly.

Not sure, if this is unfinished or simply broken, but the result is the same. It needs to be worked on.

Log off button removed

-Historically the log off button hasn't functioned as a log off feature; the button used to simply close the current Client, and start a new one on the login screen. Since it is our goal to remove this login screen, the log off button doesn't make sense. There is some design that needs to be done here, since the intent of most people clicking the button is to take them back to either a) the character selection screen so that they can switch characters or to the login screen to change users.
-With user login moved into the EVE Launcher, we need to follow up on the release of the new EVE Launcher by adding in either the ability to switch characters or to relaunch the EVE Launcher and switch users, or supply a way to improve this flow. We're aware of this and are planning accordingly.

+1

please read the latest CSM minutes - CCP'd love to do this, but can't

please read the latest CSM minutes - CCP'd love to do this, but can't