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Ciyrine
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#1 - 2013-07-23 20:09:05 UTC  |  Edited by: Ciyrine
The few times ive tried to use it the information was out of date. I just tried looking up some info on the tristan and it lists the drone bay/bandwidth as 5.

Considering the complexity of eve as a game the one thing that should be exceedingly easy for ccp is to keep that info up to date. Do a patch of the game and evelopedia info simultaneously.

Tldr ccp get ur **** together
tiberiusric
Comply Or Die
Pandemic Horde
#2 - 2013-07-23 20:10:55 UTC
sadly CCP expect other websites to do this for them.

All my views are my own - never be afraid to post with your main, unless you're going to post some dumb shit
Erotica 1
Krypteia Operations
#3 - 2013-07-23 20:13:15 UTC

It is very out of date. But the good news is there are lots of friendly people around whom you can ask.

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Kaarous Aldurald
Black Hydra Consortium.
#4 - 2013-07-23 20:13:48 UTC  |  Edited by: Kaarous Aldurald
It has it's uses.

But for up to date ship info? Use the market browser, and just look up the ship's stats in game.

Also, anything I seriously fly? I try and remember any pertinent info about it. EHP, overall DPS at what optimal, speed with and without prop mods, and any special tricks it might have (ewar, mjd, bombs, etc).

Sounds like a lot to ask, I know. But it gets to be fairly second nature after long enough.

[Edit: Also, super derp. EFT. That stays up to date really well, and it lets you tinker with fits to boot.

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Seven Koskanaiken
Shadow Legions.
SONS of BANE
#5 - 2013-07-23 20:53:15 UTC
Might as well just redirect straight to eve uni wiki.
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#6 - 2013-07-23 20:56:07 UTC
I wasn't aware anyone actually used the Evelopedia.

I just assumed people posted in GD with any random question that popped into their head.

Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?
Ciyrine
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#7 - 2013-07-23 21:19:26 UTC
Unsuccessful At Everything wrote:
I wasn't aware anyone actually used the Evelopedia.

I just assumed people posted in GD with any random question that popped into their head.

I use lots of resources. Lots of downtime at work so use my phone to read the **** out of the game. Evelopedia is linked at the top of this forum so was one click away. Was hoping it would have at least the basic stuff like drone bandwidth for the tristan. Let alone in depth fitting descriptions like uniwiki has
Ciyrine
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#8 - 2013-07-23 21:20:11 UTC
Seven Koskanaiken wrote:
Might as well just redirect straight to eve uni wiki.


Thats probably the least they could do
Moneta Curran
Federal Defense Union
Gallente Federation
#9 - 2013-07-23 21:39:12 UTC

Look, someone found something original to whine about.
Mr Mutombo
Zulu Uprising
#10 - 2013-07-23 21:40:13 UTC
why dont you curl up in a ball an cry like a little girl
Ciyrine
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#11 - 2013-07-23 21:57:26 UTC
I prefer to cry like a big girl here on the forum where u can collect my tears. Ive heard u guys lov teats
Chamile Eonic
The Church of MDAMC
#12 - 2013-07-23 22:06:43 UTC
Isn't this one of the things that was left out to die after CCP sacked a bunch of staff?

The really sad thing is they stopped doing Chronicles to work on this. While I can see it seemed a good idea at the time, new chronicles would have stood the test of time better.

I agree with other suggestions. Either give more of the community access to update (the ISD can't keep up) or close all the sections with in game data that can/is get out of date. just leave it as a lore database.
Echo Echoplex
#13 - 2013-07-23 22:12:50 UTC  |  Edited by: Echo Echoplex
Ciyrine wrote:
Ive heard u guys lov teats


You've noticed this too huh?

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Steve Ronuken
Fuzzwork Enterprises
Vote Steve Ronuken for CSM
#14 - 2013-07-23 22:19:08 UTC
It's being worked on.

They're trying to get the SSO working right with it atm, in a way that doesn't leak information, then they'll update the information on it. Or so I believe a news post was saying.


It does appear behind schedule though.

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Jeffrey Asher
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#15 - 2013-07-24 02:28:21 UTC
Ciyrine wrote:
Ive heard u guys lov teats


Guilty as charged

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Hesod Adee
Perkone
Caldari State
#16 - 2013-07-24 02:50:29 UTC
For other MMOs, there were enough players to keep the wiki up to date without the developers having to do anything but host it. When the developers change something in game, players update the wiki.

For Eve Online, CCP decided that large parts of the alleged wiki can't be edited. Those parts are the parts that are out of date. Those are the parts that make me say that EVEleopedia is not a wiki.

The other problem is that the search function is broken. For example, try and find me the search terms that get the Barrage M page in the first page of results.


But CCP can fix this in three easy steps:
1 - Delete this entire wiki.
2 - Get some off the shelf wiki software and create a wiki with it.
3 - Get someone to deal with anyone trying to vandalize the wiki.

Then they can just sit back and watch players fill in all the information. Probably by someone writing a script to pull all the stats from the data files.
Inokuma Yawara
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#17 - 2013-07-24 04:06:40 UTC  |  Edited by: Inokuma Yawara
Ciyrine wrote:
Ive heard u guys lov teats


You meant "tears", right?

Watch this space.  New exciting signature in development.
Ciyrine
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#18 - 2013-07-24 04:15:51 UTC
yes but i post from my phone a lot so subject to many errors. The screen scrolling is terrible while typing