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Xaen
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Posted - 2007.11.14 22:31:00 -
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 Originally by: Fink Angel
Because you currently have to think. To plan the training around your availability, downtime etc.
You train short skill while you're logged in playing, medium skills overnight or when you go to work, long skills when your going on holiday.
With a skill queue and a new character, I'll buy the skillbook, set all the learning skills to train, and come back in a few weeks with it all done.
Easy mode = dumbing down.
Not very bloody helpful when you have not long skills available to train, now is it?
The whole benefit of a skill training system that doesn't require an in-game grind is that you don't have to be attendant to the game to "level up". However, the lack of a skill queue nerfs those benefits into oblivion for all skill plans that have no long skills currently trainable. This even applies to veteran characters like Xaen here and especially to newbies.
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Posted - 2007.11.15 04:49:00 -
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Originally by: Fink Angel
Originally by: Xaen
Not very bloody helpful when you have not long skills available to train, now is it?
The whole benefit of a skill training system that doesn't require an in-game grind is that you don't have to be attendant to the game to "level up". However, the lack of a skill queue nerfs those benefits into oblivion for all skill plans that have no long skills currently trainable. This even applies to veteran characters like Xaen here and especially to newbies.
I simply don't believe what you're saying there.
After a couple of weeks in game, you should have a mix of short / medium / long skills available at any point.
At this very moment ... goes to browse char ... I can pick anything from 25 minutes to 33 days.
Ok, I'll give you an example then. I have an alt that I want to complete a fairly length skill plan for. It'll take about 45 days.
Right now I need a skill that is at least 18 hours to get me through sleep tonight and work tomorrow. You know how many skills in my plan that are trainable right now, and will last that long? Two. Warhead Updgrades III and Scout Drone Operation IV. And if I hadn't sat here and babysat Scout Drone Operation III tonight I would only have one.
There were several days where I had zero skills that would get me over the work/sleep hump and so I had to choose between training some skill that wasn't in the plan (and hence not very useful/important) and losing training time. For a game that is supposed to level you without grinding not being able to queue at least two skills is a pretty asinine drawback.
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Posted - 2007.11.16 14:10:00 -
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Originally by: Sleepkevert
Hmmm, web based skill training switching... I already see the websites arising that automatically change your skill if the previous one finished...
I'm not giving some third party website my EVE login. That's just asking for it. A skill queue of limited capabilities is safer and more preferable, though I'd love to load it up with a bunch of short skills that can be completed while I'm at work. The limitation that makes the most sense to me is time, rather than skill based. Queue only starts new skills for a week or something then you have to log in and reinitialize it. Even that is pretty silly since a lot of people no longer log in except to switch skills.
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