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Arthor Dark
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Skunk-Works
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Posted - 2008.05.14 16:32:00 -
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Just want to pipe in and voice my support of UI improvement. For a software product that has been out this long, to have such an inefficient and buggy User Interface is something worthy of firing developers over.
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Arthor Dark
Gallente
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Skunk-Works
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Posted - 2008.05.14 16:44:00 -
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Drone UI is still terrible. It looks like they used the same monkeys to write the old drone control code to write the new drone control code, but with added features that can have additional bugs with it. /palm forehead
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Arthor Dark
Gallente
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Skunk-Works
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Posted - 2008.05.14 16:55:00 -
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... do you really want CCP to spend time on surface gloss rather than something that will vastly improve the back-end?
YES.
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Arthor Dark
Gallente
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Skunk-Works
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Posted - 2008.05.14 17:00:00 -
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Originally by: Tippia
Originally by: Arthor Dark
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... do you really want CCP to spend time on surface gloss rather than something that will vastly improve the back-end?
YES.
Why? Why would you prefer a tiny improvement to a huge one?
It's a matter of perception and position. To me, improving the UI is a huge improvement. Improving the back-end to reduce lag, which has never been really a problem for me, is a tiny improvement, which if fixed, would merely invite more people to form bigger blobs. Fixing the UI is a scalable improvement. Everyone benefits.
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Arthor Dark
Gallente
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Skunk-Works
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Posted - 2008.05.14 17:30:00 -
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Originally by: Tippia
Originally by: Arthor Dark
It's a matter of perception and position. To me, improving the UI is a huge improvement. Improving the back-end to reduce lag, which has never been really a problem for me, is a tiny improvement
This is where assumptions will hurt you: read what I wrote again, and in which context.
I didn't talk about lag, nor about anything specific. I was talking about anything that sits behind the UI, be it gameplay, content, network structure, community, whathaveyou. The UI is a tiny part of the game, and there are quite likely things CCP can improve on that would make an immense difference for everyone for the same amount of work. So, again, why would you prefer a tiny improvement to a huge one?
"Network structure" is not lag? and "community" is the back-end? And by back end you mean content and gameplay? LOL.
New content doesn't amount to much if you have to play it thought a crap-stained UI.
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Arthor Dark
Gallente
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Skunk-Works
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Posted - 2008.05.14 17:43:00 -
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For the record, I agree that the UI in EVE needs love.
Alot of love. Whereas new content may be beneficial to everyone, most of the time it's only used by a small fraction of people who can attain it.
What percentage of people are actually using the new tech2 ships introduced in trinity? How many people are flying Jump Freighters? Marauders? Black Ops? a very small fraction of people.
How many people use a 'warp to' function? everyone, so why not make it a shortcut?
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Arthor Dark
Gallente
N.A.S.A.
Skunk-Works
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Posted - 2008.05.14 17:50:00 -
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Originally by: Tippia
Originally by: Arthor Dark
"Network structure" is not lag? and "community" is the back-end? And by back end you mean content and gameplay? LOL.
I made a distinction between "surface" (UI) and "back-end" (everything else that feeds the UI) û you chose to narrowly interpret that as "back end = network".
Again, read what I wrote and the context in which it was written.
Regardless, we're just talking semantics now. My point is that improving (don't even need to re-haul) the UI would affect everyone in the game, and not just a select few, in a very beneficial way. It would be like putting on a fresh new pair of prescription glasses, it may hurt a little while your eyes adjust, but everything is just crisp and clear.
If I ever quit this game, it would be because I get fed up with constant fighting against the buggy click-click-click-click ad nauseum user interface.
We have a keyboard, it can and should be used for more than just chatting.
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