Slaktoid
Aperture Harmonics
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Posted - 2013.05.10 12:23:00 -
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Repost from the general thread, and some more comments:
Scanning system pros and cons:
Pros:
Easy to use/understand for newbie probers.
Sufficient for entry level scanners.
Cons:
Not sophisticated enough for wormhole people/people who scan a lot.
No programmable probe formations (Give us the tools to decide. Do not decide whats best for us, you don't know!).
Tool tips are gone. Cannot easily center on probes.
7 probes are not enough for wormhole dwellers who are maybe scanning three digit number of sigs in a day.
The "Bracket" icons in space are a cool idea, but you cannot interact with them in the usual manner (right click align/warp to x/broadcast etc). This needs to be worked on. And while you're at it, can we please get normal bookmark brackets/icons in space (and even on overview). Thanks =)
To clarify why 7 probes is not enough: When you scan a lot (wh-chains for example), the signature you're scanning isn't the important one, it's the next one you intend to scan after you're done with the one you're currently scanning. 4 probes in 8.0 au box formation will show you the nearby signatures, and 4 probes in 2.0 au box formation will identify all signatures (with good skills/rigs etc). So you can quickly identify ie 20 signatures in a matter of minutes, and only fully scan down the ones you are interested in (wormholes). The quicker you scan down chains, the quicker you can find some potential pew-pew.
I'll come back with more if I feel something is overlooked.
Keep on working guys. You got lots of good stuff in there, even though we tend to focus on the negative, you're doing great.
Edit: The new system is noobfriendly and easy, just slower than what I normally do. Faster when your gonna scan 2 sigs down to 100%, but slower when you wanna scan 100 signatures to make a wh-chain.
I have also tested all types of probe formations and number of probes, something I'm sure everyone who have lived in wormspace for 4+ years, and have scanned tens of thousands of signatures, have done.
It's not about being good or bad, it's about lacking options. Being forced to do something a certain way. To have ones choice taken away. That's whats we object to. |