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Viejo Melholm
NecroRise Squadron
Galaxy Spiritus
#1 - 2011-11-13 17:17:03 UTC
Seeing all these nice little fixes (my regard, team BFF) motivaded me to raise the issue of hotkey lack.
So here goes my "Hot hotkey list":

Unlock all targets - when flying Noctis & getting ganked in the middle of PvE.

Add bookmark - making bookmarks without opening People&Places window (BTW AFAIR some dev said they are looking into making boolmarks visible in overview).

Open wreck/container - doubleclick just isn't healthy. P

Opinions? Ideas? You are welcome! Big smile
xanderh
Red Viking Conglomerate
#2 - 2011-11-13 21:03:13 UTC
I like all of them, except the "unlock all targets". What's the idea behind that? Why would someone want to unlock everyone they have targetted in an instant, and why would it be a rush? I just don't see the reason to add it.
Tacyon
The Phayder Corporation
#3 - 2011-11-13 21:41:21 UTC
When I read your "Unlock all targets" I though ... wow, someone else came to the same conclusion.

To: xanderh - reason for this would be a rapid and sudden change in targeting priorities.

Say you're limited to 5 targets and you've locked them all up and are working down the line ... then one of the targets was a trigger or a spawn 8k off you starboard bow. Unlock and reallocation of targeting assets would be nice ...

I would NOT want to hit this by accident though !. . Shocked
Viejo Melholm
NecroRise Squadron
Galaxy Spiritus
#4 - 2011-11-13 23:42:29 UTC
xanderh wrote:
I like all of them, except the "unlock all targets". What's the idea behind that? Why would someone want to unlock everyone they have targetted in an instant, and why would it be a rush? I just don't see the reason to add it.

When I loot on Noctis I have to lock & unlock almost 300 targets in 20 minutes. What's better: lock 8 targets one by one + unlock them one by one to lock next 8 or lock 8 targets and unlock them with one hotkey click without creating that nasty lag when unlocking targets?
Plus that "preparing for incoming gankers" thing. Just one click and targeted NPC's are not getting in the way.
No one is making you use it, but for some people this hotkey could be pretty convenient.
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#5 - 2011-11-13 23:53:00 UTC
Viejo Melholm wrote:
When I loot on Noctis I have to lock & unlock almost 300 targets in 20 minutes. What's better: lock 8 targets one by one + unlock them one by one to lock next 8 or lock 8 targets and unlock them with one hotkey click without creating that nasty lag when unlocking targets?
…or salvage them so they disappear on their own. No need to unlock anything. P
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Plus that "preparing for incoming gankers" thing. Just one click and targeted NPC's are not getting in the way.
That makes even less sense… why are you locking up anything other than wrecks in a Noctis? Ugh
Viejo Melholm
NecroRise Squadron
Galaxy Spiritus
#6 - 2011-11-13 23:58:12 UTC
Tippia wrote:
Viejo Melholm wrote:
When I loot on Noctis I have to lock & unlock almost 300 targets in 20 minutes. What's better: lock 8 targets one by one + unlock them one by one to lock next 8 or lock 8 targets and unlock them with one hotkey click without creating that nasty lag when unlocking targets?
…or salvage them so they disappear on their own. No need to unlock anything. P
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Plus that "preparing for incoming gankers" thing. Just one click and targeted NPC's are not getting in the way.
That makes even less sense… why are you locking up anything other than wrecks in a Noctis? Ugh

No time to waste on poor salvage.Blink
"Preparing for gankers" refers not to Noctis and looting wrecks but to %PvE_shipname% and %NPC_type% farming. Lol
xanderh
Red Viking Conglomerate
#7 - 2011-11-14 07:55:07 UTC
Oh, I understand. But the gankers thing is not a good reasoning, if someone tries to gank you, you either try to tank them, or you get the hell out. Enemy fleet getting blaster backup right next to you is a lot better, though.
Arya Greywolf
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#8 - 2011-11-14 08:36:39 UTC  |  Edited by: Arya Greywolf
Viejo Melholm wrote:
Seeing all these nice little fixes (my regard, team BFF) motivaded me to raise the issue of hotkey lack.
So here goes my "Hot hotkey list":

Unlock all targets - when flying Noctis & getting ganked in the middle of PvE.

Add bookmark - making bookmarks without opening People&Places window (BTW AFAIR some dev said they are looking into making boolmarks visible in overview).

Open wreck/container - doubleclick just isn't healthy. P

Opinions? Ideas? You are welcome! Big smile



I think these are GREAT ideas. Just the sort of thing that would go along perfect with the "New and Improved" CCP and how they are already making small but HUGE changes for the coming expansion (loot all, shots actually visually missing, etc.).

For those trying to argue with OP on the "unlock all targets" hotkey... I have one question: WHY?! Obviously, it's not necessary, but it would only improve the game. It's like you're trying to prevent a good idea only for the sake of arguing. You don't have to use it if you don't want to.
xanderh
Red Viking Conglomerate
#9 - 2011-11-14 10:40:12 UTC
I'd like to see it. I really would. But, it's a minor inconvenience to most people, and it might be quite difficult to implement (you never know. It takes quite a lot of time to unlock one target, and currently not even a button to do it, so that would have to be coded too).
And if it's difficult to implement, it takes a lot of time, which could be better spent trying to fix bigger issues, or even fixing faction warfare (I don't use it, but I'm getting tired of it being mentioned all the time).

Basically, if it doesn't take a lot of time, do it. If it's hard to implement, wait until you don't have a lot else to do. But, if you add the others, why not add it at the same time.
Viejo Melholm
NecroRise Squadron
Galaxy Spiritus
#10 - 2011-11-16 05:39:00 UTC
Yeah, you got the idea. Big smile