This is truly the thread that "may not be mentioned" by CCP!

I honestly think that can only mean on thing. There is a fundamental issue with the avatar rendering and animation engine that won't scale and render on hardware currently available on this plane of existence. nVidia sold CCP a barrel of snake oil and got them to bet on a tech science fair project and to deploy any more WiS on this tech would result in global fire storms as everyones PC catches on fire.

If this isn't a tech issue then I am sure we would at least have gotten some "weasel words" about getting back to WiS in some form soon.

Sadly the laws of physics have done CCP in.

I'm throwing down the gauntlet CCP, if it isn't a tech issue then put the WiS with multi-avatar in a station that you were so close to deploying on the test server so we can see it, even if it doesn't have interaction other than a lot of us walking around in a box.

Otherwise let us know when we see WiS re-coded on an engine that can be deployed.

Issler

What happened with that?..Did all of that work get scrapped?

Didn't they have full stations modeled, and mini-games done?

There has been a lot of speculation as to whether there is a tech issue holding up Incarna development. So far, that is all it is, speculation.

We really don't know how Incarna scales yet. We don't know if our Avatar models put a huge amount of strain on it, or if it being linked to our hangers does, or if in fact that this is an issue for the engine at all.

I would say it is much more likely that the lack of comment is due entirely to PR reasons. CCP has a legitimate concern that anything they say about Incarna at the moment is likely to raise a storm of controversy... which is something they very much want to avoid for now.

Much better for them to wait, let people enjoy the new expansion, let old wounds heal. Develop another expansion based primarily around FIS content and Dust Integration and see how things stand. Once the Dust controversy (you know it's inevitable even if it's integration goes perfectly) sorts itself out they should have a pretty good idea if it's safe to broach the subject again.

Nah, they've fixed a lot of small niggly issues, added a few ships and changed a few database values in that time. I hope the next expansion will be where they make nullsec good, mechanically, so they can move on to make WiS good, mechanically.


If you could care less about PVP, why don't you?

so the end game is avatars /emoting each other?

but youse the twit who thought 0.0 was the endgame

look what they managed to pull out of their collective ass in just a few short weeks, a load of new ships, balancing, fixes and tech upgrades which hadnt been looked at in YEARS.

I think they were giving themselves the luxury of too much time in developing WIS. That much time makes you cautious, when whats needed are BOLD STEPS.

THe next big thing for CCP is the integration of DUST which should be fun. After that, lets talk incarna for real.

Pile of crap and distracts from gameplay

Because CCP has already told you all what will happen with WiS.

It is on the back burner for improvement and expansion at a later date. If you want it so badly, you're going to have to wait. CCP has decided that there are things more important to deal with right now, like, ya know, EVE's core gameplay.

I'll welcome WiS when it's ready and prudent to work on, but until then, I'm gonna go have fun with my new Raven. And Maybe even a T3 BC. Or all the Papercuts fixes/additions. See where I'm going with this?

I didn't link it.

Keep on truckin goonie.

"Generally, the straw man is a highly exaggerated or over-simplified version of the opponent's original statement, which has been distorted to the point of absurdity"

WiS =/= "dresses for toonies"

Go back to pulling wings off butterflies or burning ants with a magnifying glass.

You clearly don't know what a white knight is. I hate it when people see something used on the internet that has a very real actual meaning and then apply it completely incorrectly.

Jesus Christ, it's even on urban dictionary... it's even on any historical reference or any definition or piece of knowledge anywhere for that matter.

Please lurk before posting, you are a ******* disease GTFO

it's 2012 and you are still butt hurt about those pranks?

I humbly suggest that you check out Planet Calypso (which is F2P) so you can see what the limitations of multi-avatar gaming involves using the very latest in available licensable technology

What CCP had in mind was very ambitious, but cannot be achieved using present tech.

How about moving this thread to Features and Ideas Discussion, and replacing it with a sticky here in GD directing interested players over to F&I?

Your fascination and fixation on my posting is quite telling, but by all means don't let me make you miss your cartoons.

maybe your are right , but can CCP loose face like that?i don,t think so