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Liemoris Starbuck
MGroup9
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Posted - 2011.09.11 02:03:00 -
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How come we can orbit a jetcan, but not a planet.
Makes no sense. Even the damn Space Shuttle from old Earth was able to orbit, but my hyper advanced ship of the future cannot?
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Herping yourDerp
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2011.09.11 02:04:00 -
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cause orbiting a planet would take a few days. u can orbit the planet u just have to fly manually |
Epiphaniess
Verboten Technologies
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Posted - 2011.09.11 02:15:00 -
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Because this EvE, not Star Trek.
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Arctur Vallfar
Knights Adamant
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Posted - 2011.09.11 02:29:00 -
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Your question intrigues me, but I doubt I would want to orbit an entire planet in EVE Online. Unless, of course I'm highly intoxicated and desire a picturesque orbital view for my mp3 playlist. |
Bienator II
24th Imperial Crusade
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2011.09.11 02:40:00 -
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exactly. how can you be sure that you have hit every xbox user on that planet without flying in an orbit?
rocket science is kindergarden. Thats serious spaceship business! |
Cyber Duck
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2011.09.11 02:48:00 -
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bit of quick math, fastest ships in game go around 4 or 5 km/s...
diameter of the earth is around 12,500 km
12,500/5 = 2500 seconds...
or around 45 minutes for a ship to orbit an earth size planet...
I know people that would go afk for that long...
meh, why not?
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non judgement
Evolved from the Wreck
Flying Burning Ships Alliance
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Posted - 2011.09.11 03:04:00 -
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If you have ever gone to a planet you might notice that it is spinning. So you might be said to be orbiting it already?
It's very slow but after a few minutes you'll notice it.
Don't go to a gas planet to test this out. Just go to a Temperate or Lava. |
BBJ Shepard
Thunderwaffe
Goonswarm Federation
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Posted - 2011.09.11 03:06:00 -
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ies can no orbet jita ford, can no orebet strenge anoboemly,. mh,.hm. yea |
Arctur Vallfar
Knights Adamant
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Posted - 2011.09.11 03:09:00 -
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I'd say 45 minutes seems a little slow for a starship around an Earth-sized planet. The International Space Station takes about 90 minutes to orbit the planet. Something with engines to mix in with natural forces could probably do it in 20 or so, depending on the ship in question. Regardless, I doubt CCP would throw in that sort of feature when there is very little, if at all, reason to orbit a planet in EVE.
We can warp through them, after all. |
KaarBaak
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Posted - 2011.09.11 03:14:00 -
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The real issue is that if players aren't paying attention and fly in a direction opposite the planet's rotation, they run the risk of turning back time and emptying other players' PI. Such grief play will cause further bittervet tears and right now the tearcup at CCP is full.
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Foodpimp
Heaven's Harvesters
LEGIO ASTARTES ARCANUM
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Posted - 2011.09.11 03:16:00 -
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Arctur Vallfar wrote:I'd say 45 minutes seems a little slow for a starship around an Earth-sized planet. The International Space Station takes about 90 minutes to orbit the planet. Something with engines to mix in with natural forces could probably do it in 20 or so, depending on the ship in question. Regardless, I doubt CCP would throw in that sort of feature when there is very little, if at all, reason to orbit a planet in EVE.
We can warp through them, after all.
Geosynchronous orbit takes 24 hours above earth. |
Liemoris Starbuck
MGroup9
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Posted - 2011.09.11 03:36:00 -
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Herping yourDerp wrote:cause orbiting a planet would take a few days. u can orbit the planet u just have to fly manually
Ummm. A few days?
The Space Shuttel orbits the earth in 90 minutes.
That's 1/16th of a day.
And I get EVE is not Star Trek, but if we can bother orbiting a wreck and a can, why not a blasted planet.
Who cares how long it would take to orbit. It would be different for each planet.
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KaarBaak
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Posted - 2011.09.11 03:46:00 -
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Cyber Duck wrote:bit of quick math, fastest ships in game go around 4 or 5 km/s...
diameter of the earth is around 12,500 km
12,500/5 = 2500 seconds...
or around 45 minutes for a ship to orbit an earth size planet...
I know people that would go afk for that long...
meh, why not?
I would recommend going back to your 8th grade geometry text and learning the difference between "diameter" and "circumference."
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Varesk
Maelstrom Crew
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Posted - 2011.09.11 04:06:00 -
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Bienator II wrote:exactly. how can you be sure that you have hit every xbox user on that planet without flying in an orbit?
you dont need to orbit a planet to hit xbox users since dust is going to the PS3.
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Richard C Hoagland
Anarchos Syndicate
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Posted - 2011.09.11 04:28:00 -
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When I saw the topic I was hoping that it referred to the idea of planets orbiting stars, which we don't seem to have in Eve. |
Arctur Vallfar
Knights Adamant
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Posted - 2011.09.11 05:06:00 -
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Foodpimp wrote:Arctur Vallfar wrote:I'd say 45 minutes seems a little slow for a starship around an Earth-sized planet. The International Space Station takes about 90 minutes to orbit the planet. Something with engines to mix in with natural forces could probably do it in 20 or so, depending on the ship in question. Regardless, I doubt CCP would throw in that sort of feature when there is very little, if at all, reason to orbit a planet in EVE.
We can warp through them, after all. Geosynchronous orbit takes 24 hours above earth.
Yes, because that means the object in question is fixed geographically with a point on the surface of a planet. Many objects are not geosychronous, though, including the ISS.
Anyhow, it would be great if the planets/moons/etc all orbited in a realistic fashion. As well as having the ability to orbit such objects. But there is little use for such implementations as far as gameplay is concerned.
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Samuel Caldara
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
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Posted - 2011.09.11 05:23:00 -
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Considering the ISS does an average of 7k m/s groundspeed, its booking it pretty fast. Also the ISS is much closer to the earth then we can really get.
ISS Speed |
Nemesis Factor
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
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Posted - 2011.09.11 07:13:00 -
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Samuel Caldara wrote:Considering the ISS does an average of 7k m/s groundspeed, its booking it pretty fast. Also the ISS is much closer to the earth then we can really get. ISS Speed
I have flown inside several planets, so a beg to differ. |
Grimpak
Midnight Elites
Echelon Rising
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Posted - 2011.09.11 07:23:00 -
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BBJ Shepard wrote:starennr day te 22288899991 this is bbj sheperd ,, .,. i haeve hmm,.,,.mhm,m wle bene askd to orbat is buet yes, strenge .
ies can no orbet jita ford, can no orebet strenge anoboemly,. mh,.hm. yea
awesome. do tell more.
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[quote]The more I know about humans, the more I love animals.[/quote]
ain't that right |
Sacredx Taredi
Hard Knocks Inc.
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Posted - 2011.09.11 07:30:00 -
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Considering the fact orbiting the earth in real life involves moving quite a bit faster than 5km/s, Id have to say that its really not feasible in the game..
Also, @ the diameter/circumference thing...good chuckle.
Quote:I'd say 45 minutes seems a little slow for a starship around an Earth-sized planet. The International Space Station takes about 90 minutes to orbit the planet. Something with engines to mix in with natural forces could probably do it in 20 or so, depending on the ship in question. Regardless, I doubt CCP would throw in that sort of feature when there is very little, if at all, reason to orbit a planet in EVE.
We can warp through them, after all.
If the fastest ship somehow made it to the level of the ISS (355km or so), that might work. lol |
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