CCP Atropos wrote:
The login that is in the EVE Launcher is intended to bypass the login screen. For the time being, if you want to feel nostalgic, you can start the underlying game client by starting the ExeFile.exe directly, located in the bin folder in your EVE client, but note that this won't be supported forever.
As for the Log Off button, wasn't it more of a quit-and-restart button? If so then it's probably a part of the design. The token you generate when you log in is passed to the EVE client and if it restarted it would attempt to reuse the same token to log in with, which by then has timed out.
I understand that this has come as a surprise, and for that I apologise; we're working to improve the experience and you'll hopefully see fixes and such rolling out over the next days and weeks.
So let me understand this correctly, by you saying that, "For the time being, if you want to feel nostalgic, you can start the underlying game client by starting the ExeFile.exe directly, located in the bin folder in your EVE client, but note that this won't be supported forever," you are telling us that we are wrong for actually wanting to login the same, PERFECTLY USABLE AND WORKING WAY, that we have for years?
I'm honestly having a hard time believing that you, including the rest of CCP who came up with this
brilliant idea to randomly throw this onto the live servers, thought this was even remotely good ? You guys did not even bother to ask the players about how they would feel with a different approach to the launcher and the login?
I do not know if you actually have multiple accounts and play EVE with multiple monitors, or even play it at all, but this honestly ruined the way people like myself are able to play this game effectively. I currently have 8-9 accounts active right now, many of them cyno capable to help with my capital/freight logistics, and the new method of logging in via the launcher literally destroys my ability to efficiently switch between characters and accounts for when I need new cynos in different locations, or even just switch between my characters to play market games, PVP, etc etc.
In the end, I know I am not the only one who feels this way. The original way of logging in was completely perfect from a player prospective. I am all for changing things up if it means that the system will be better and may prevent botters/"hacking" programs(rumors on why they changed it), but when it comes at a cost like this, I have a hard time even understanding, let alone agreeing with the change.
Please, PLEASE, consider leaving ExeFile.exe or at least making a new system that requires the same, if not less, time to login and switch characters. Also, next time something as big as completely changing the login system is on the radar, let your players know.