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Downtime Message Pop-up
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Paikis
Vapour Holdings
#1 - 2012-10-21 11:47:20 UTC
One hour before downtime, and then 30/15/5 minutes before, there is a popup message to tell the players that the server is coming down. This is all well and good, but it completely shuts down your User Interface until you click the OK button.

Can we change this? I haven't lost anything yet, but Im waiting for the day one of my ships explodes because I can't click on anything due to this popup window.

Can this be changed so that the window still shows up, but doesn't shut down your overview.

Ta.
James Resley
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2012-10-21 11:49:00 UTC
+1
Monikis
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#3 - 2012-10-21 11:50:04 UTC
+1

Frequent annoyance for me as well. This is an issue for anyone who plays before downtime.
Interconnector
Orion Forward Unit 212
#4 - 2012-10-21 11:50:45 UTC
Despite corp affiliation I agree completely with this. The day when I die to a gate camp when I can't cloak because that message pops up is the day I **** and moan and keep playing eve anyway. A good change.

+1
Dr Jade
Lycosa Syndicate
#5 - 2012-10-21 11:54:44 UTC
A quick fade in and out notice would be good.
Lavitakus Bromier
WTF Bunnies
#6 - 2012-10-21 14:11:41 UTC
Or if it pops up in a corner some were. And fades away
Brandon Magnus
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#7 - 2012-10-21 15:15:22 UTC
ITT: Bot users
Interconnector
Orion Forward Unit 212
#8 - 2012-10-21 16:02:23 UTC
Brandon Magnus wrote:
ITT: Bot users


Or people that play near downtime everyday with multiple accounts and are tired of having their entire overview shut down till you click an ok box that pops up. Straight
Turelus
Utassi Security
#9 - 2012-10-21 16:32:50 UTC
+1
Known a couple of people to lose close frigate battles because of it.

Turelus CEO Utassi Security
James Resley
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#10 - 2012-10-21 17:49:09 UTC
Interconnector wrote:
Brandon Magnus wrote:
ITT: Bot users


Or people that play near downtime everyday with multiple accounts and are tired of having their entire overview shut down till you click an ok box that pops up. Straight



Exactly this, downtime is during aussie prime time (9:30pm).
And with living in a wormhole, you end up running the world of alts all at once.
Nariya Kentaya
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#11 - 2012-10-21 17:58:45 UTC
Doesnt effect bot users, since its close to servers shutting down anyways, but it DOES effect players in those awkward timezones, im all for this, as i used to play around downtime, and nothing is more frustrating then trying to sneak-haul some moon-ores out of a lowsec pos and having to log out 13 jumps from highsec, and try to coordinate logons afterwards to get the fleet back on at the same time, not a game breaking issue, bhut definetly a severe inconvenience.

(note: i dont hang in lowsec anymore, just what my old corp did, so i know the feels of downtime suckage)
Goldensaver
Maraque Enterprises
Just let it happen
#12 - 2012-10-21 18:31:48 UTC
Good idea, not being able to activate reppers/boosters, or various other important modules at the right time because popup can really break things. The guns may not shut off, but you had the booster turned off to save cap until you needed it?
Interconnector wrote:
Despite corp affiliation I agree completely with this. The day when I die to a gate camp when I can't cloak because that message pops up is the day I **** and moan and keep playing eve anyway. A good change.

+1


Truth. It is this. You don't escape EVE. It could be the worst experience of your life, and you'd still come crawling back.
Colonel Xaven
Perkone
Caldari State
#13 - 2012-10-22 10:25:20 UTC
supported change

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Paikis
Vapour Holdings
#14 - 2012-10-23 10:00:48 UTC
Supported BUMP
Astroyka
IXXAXAAR
#15 - 2012-10-23 10:23:44 UTC
+1 .. focus should not be stolen!

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Interconnector
Orion Forward Unit 212
#16 - 2012-10-24 11:26:17 UTC
This needs more discussion!
Luc Chastot
#17 - 2012-10-24 13:07:18 UTC
Make the whole UI turn red with alarm sounds. People will get the message without the need to block the UI.

Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot.

Paikis
Vapour Holdings
#18 - 2012-10-26 14:48:51 UTC
This is still annoying. Any chance of a fix CCP?
Interconnector
Orion Forward Unit 212
#19 - 2012-10-31 10:58:39 UTC
Buggered once again. So I came here to whine and complain about it here.
Paikis
Vapour Holdings
#20 - 2012-11-01 11:01:42 UTC
Bump, because this damned popup almost cost me a transport tonight.

FIX IT PLEASE!
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