Jay Nishidate
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Posted - 2009.02.05 02:20:00 -
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Sigh.... reading more than half of this topic, it saddens me to see that many people just don't get it:
1) This is a tool to ease you into skill training when you can't fit certain skills in in a certain amount of time. This said, I've done the tired old thing of changing to a longer skill just an hour before reading about this because I can't play for the next two days! And yes, it was a long skill which was about to finish! So yes, it's going to be useful, but it's not meant to change the way EVE operates. If you're on a long sabbatical, DECIDE on whether you want to continue. If you do, set your super-long skill. Yes, you lose time. Yes, you're still paying despite that. But YES, you should still log in to change skills as this is the way EVE is!
2) Players come in varied flavours. There are those who do nothing but come in and change skills. Basically, these are those who are not in the game, and if they find it a hassle to log in to change skills in the first place, they should not be complaining about this tool at all. The players who DO play EVE are logged on whether or not it's time for their skill(s) to change. How can one say that one is playing the game when all he/she is doing is being on for a couple of minutes for the entire life of that character? If this tool does not suit you, don't use it. CCP can't make the game suit every player in the game, and I personally wouldn't bother with characters I can't interact with because they're only on for a few seconds each time.
3) I really can't understand some other players. What's the point of not playing (ie. coming in to only change skills) when their character is as old as they say they are? You rock New Eden in my eyes and it's a shame to see (or rather NOT being able to see) such a character. They might as well be 5-year ol' noobs for all that they are! But they're right, this tool is not for them, nor would I ever want to see this tool benefiting them.
4) My own 2 sen worth: It matters not how long you set the time limit, players are going to find a way to fit their schedules in. While I AM inclined to suggest a longer period of time (like 72 hours), I, like some other players who have shared their views on this topic, readily agree that it is going to be better than it not being available.
5) What I personally want to see:
- To be able to absorb books that the character has unmet pre-requisites for, so that they can be included into the QueQue.
- Like EVEMon, better time prediction when learning Learning Skills.
- Like EVEMon, offer suggestions to improve training time.
- Alerts when the final skill in QueQue is about to complete (since there are no more skills to be trained after that).
東方の剣士
武士道を学べ
馬鹿を無視
Touhou no kenshi
Bushidou o manabe
Baka wo mushi
Oriental sowrdsman
studies the way of the warrior
Ignoring the idiots
（西館キツネ）
Nishidate Kitsune, The Fox of the Western Mansion
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