Angry Dan
Caldari
Widowmakers
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Posted - 2008.02.19 17:17:00 -
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In general,I support this feature. I have a number of bm's for cans in providence that I know haven't been accessed in over 2 years. More to the point, a number of these are private cans, not corp ones. Corp ones can be checked using the corp interface, private ones can't. Can we get a your cans are here feature please?
I have numerous caches deployed in a certain region. These are stored at positions located through bookmarks. Why should these go? You can't probe them, they can't be easily found. In fact, there's no reason for them to be in the cache unless I am in system. AS the server does log when I arrive in system, can't the SQL check for my deployable's, and if there present, dump them in the cache until I leave?
I also deployed a number of cans with warning messages when I was on the command team for a 0.0 alliance. These cans served a useful purpose (IE, advising who owned the space, our rules of engagement, and that if you warped to a moon and got owned, that was your problem. Stupidity wouldn't get you a refund). These have drawbacks. They cause lag, there not noticeable and frankly, can't convey enough info. They are, however, a useful resource. Can we get a BULLETIN BOARD that requires anchoring, has a reasonable amount of HP (IE, not something that takes a dreadnought to remove, 2 minutes with a BC or BS should be enough), and will stay as long as the owner has sovereignty. With a limit of 1 per grid (or 1 per gate in system) it's not going to cause that much lag. I would also only allow a small text box in space, getting the full message would require a show info request. Again, this would cut down on the server traffice, as your not going to have to spam 5K of text at me unless I request it.
My request list is simple.
- Delete cans at gates, planets, unused moons, stars, stations and belts (yeah for action)
- Exploderise all rookie ships and shuttles that are abandoned in space
- Only cache the cans that are at global bookmarks, cans that are hidden should only spawn when the owner jumps in.
- Alliance bulletin boards please
Founder member of the Huzzah Federation.
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 Originally by: Butter Dog
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