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Ebs Tarmin
BOVRIL bOREers Mining CO-OP
Goonswarm Federation
#1 - 2013-11-27 10:36:57 UTC  |  Edited by: Ebs Tarmin
Autopilot is broken -why don't CCP fix it?

-No experienced players use it.
-The only players that do use it are newbies who don't know any better, and specialist haulers.
-What's the point of having a game feature if nobody uses it?
-Adjusting it so you warped to within (say) 5km of gates would make it a useful feature that people would actually use.


The only reason I can see for it being the way it is, is to make 'autopiloters' gankable (essentially: everybody else suffers so a handful of bored, killmail-obsessed, oldtimer trolls can gank folk).


I regularly have to do 'the Jita run' which involves 24+ jumps, having to right click 'Jump' on the gate in the Overview every time is just hassle. Why does it have to be this way?
I Love Boobies
All Hail Boobies
#2 - 2013-11-27 10:38:20 UTC
Ebs Tarmin wrote:
Autopilot is broken -why don't CCP fix it?

-No experienced players use it.
-They only players that do use it are newbies who don't know any better, and specialist haulers.
-What's the point of having a game feature if nobody uses it?
-Adjusting it so you warped to within (say) 5km of gates would make it a useful feature that people would actually use.


The only reason I can see for it being the way it is, is to make 'autopiloters' gankable (essentially: everybody else suffers so a handful of bored, killmail-obsessed, oldtimer trolls can gank folk).


I regularly have to do 'the Jita run' which involves 24+ jumps, having to right click 'Jump' on the gate in the Overview every time is just hassle. Why does it have to be this way?








Stop right clicking, use the radial menu. Should lessen your issues. Twisted
Kagura Nikon
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2013-11-27 10:39:32 UTC
Ebs Tarmin wrote:
Autopilot is broken -why don't CCP fix it?

-No experienced players use it.
-They only players that do use it are newbies who don't know any better, and specialist haulers.
-What's the point of having a game feature if nobody uses it?
-Adjusting it so you warped to within (say) 5km of gates would make it a useful feature that people would actually use.


The only reason I can see for it being the way it is, is to make 'autopiloters' gankable (essentially: everybody else suffers so a handful of bored, killmail-obsessed, oldtimer trolls can gank folk).


I regularly have to do 'the Jita run' which involves 24+ jumps, having to right click 'Jump' on the gate in the Overview every time is just hassle. Why does it have to be this way?








You use AP in high sec whatn you want to go get somethign to eat, or take a shower while you move your shuttle around.

Nothign wrong with that.

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Abdiel Kavash
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#4 - 2013-11-27 10:39:34 UTC
Because CCP wants you to play the game, not click a button and come back in 30 minutes.
Icarus Able
Refuse.Resist
#5 - 2013-11-27 10:39:39 UTC
APing ceptors is good. Or just in your pod because you wanna go cook something. Plenty of people use it just people with expensive clones dont.
Pak Narhoo
Splinter Foundation
#6 - 2013-11-27 10:41:18 UTC
Ebs Tarmin wrote:
Autopilot is broken -why don't CCP fix it?

-No experienced players use it.
-They only players that do use it are newbies who don't know any better, and specialist haulers.
-What's the point of having a game feature if nobody uses it?
-Adjusting it so you warped to within (say) 5km of gates would make it a useful feature that people would actually use.


The only reason I can see for it being the way it is, is to make 'autopiloters' gankable (essentially: everybody else suffers so a handful of bored, killmail-obsessed, oldtimer trolls can gank folk).


I regularly have to do 'the Jita run' which involves 24+ jumps, having to right click 'Jump' on the gate in the Overview every time is just hassle. Why does it have to be this way?








Think I got some Mark II armor around here...
lemme see... hmm.

Ah, there it is!
/pulls skeleton in blue overall from metal armor and hands it over to Ebs.
Slightly used but should keep you safe from most harm. Twisted
GreenSeed
#7 - 2013-11-27 10:43:27 UTC
Ebs Tarmin wrote:

I regularly have to do 'the Jita run' which involves 24+ jumps, having to right click 'Jump' on the gate in the Overview every time is just hassle. Why does it have to be this way?


you know there's a hotkey, right?

bind it to mouse3 or mouse4.
Mr Pragmatic
#8 - 2013-11-27 10:46:12 UTC
I've been playing 2 years and I AP all the time. Food, Shower, Family, Door, Phone. Or just plain don't feel like clicking and traveling long distances.

Nothing is wrong with AP. Keep it as it is.

Super cali hella yolo swaga dopeness.  -Yoloswaggins, in the fellowship of the bling.
Mascha Tzash
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#9 - 2013-11-27 10:48:34 UTC
GreenSeed wrote:
Ebs Tarmin wrote:

I regularly have to do 'the Jita run' which involves 24+ jumps, having to right click 'Jump' on the gate in the Overview every time is just hassle. Why does it have to be this way?


you know there's a hotkey, right?

bind it to mouse3 or mouse4.


I think it was "D" by default.
Automation is allways a bad thing
Dextrome Thorphan
#10 - 2013-11-27 11:03:10 UTC
I Love Boobies wrote:
Ebs Tarmin wrote:
Autopilot is broken -why don't CCP fix it?

-No experienced players use it.
-They only players that do use it are newbies who don't know any better, and specialist haulers.
-What's the point of having a game feature if nobody uses it?
-Adjusting it so you warped to within (say) 5km of gates would make it a useful feature that people would actually use.


The only reason I can see for it being the way it is, is to make 'autopiloters' gankable (essentially: everybody else suffers so a handful of bored, killmail-obsessed, oldtimer trolls can gank folk).


I regularly have to do 'the Jita run' which involves 24+ jumps, having to right click 'Jump' on the gate in the Overview every time is just hassle. Why does it have to be this way?



Stop right clicking, use the radial menu. Should lessen your issues. Twisted


Just left click the jump button in your overview header... the game automatically selects the next stargate in your travelroute when jumping into a system, so all it takes is 1 leftclick per system Pirate
Cavalira
Habemus
#11 - 2013-11-27 11:10:04 UTC
The tutorial is broken. Seriously. No experienced player use it. Why have something in the game that no one uses?
Crumplecorn
Eve Cluster Explorations
#12 - 2013-11-27 11:19:39 UTC
Got some responses, but no wharblgarblgarblgbtowow. Gonna have to give this a 2/10.

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Rhivre
TarNec
Invisible Exchequer
#13 - 2013-11-27 11:20:50 UTC
Ebs Tarmin wrote:
Autopilot is broken -why don't CCP fix it?

-No experienced players use it.
-The only players that do use it are newbies who don't know any better, and specialist haulers.
-What's the point of having a game feature if nobody uses it?
-Adjusting it so you warped to within (say) 5km of gates would make it a useful feature that people would actually use.


The only reason I can see for it being the way it is, is to make 'autopiloters' gankable (essentially: everybody else suffers so a handful of bored, killmail-obsessed, oldtimer trolls can gank folk).


I regularly have to do 'the Jita run' which involves 24+ jumps, having to right click 'Jump' on the gate in the Overview every time is just hassle. Why does it have to be this way?


Press D for jump/dock

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Cheng Musana
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#14 - 2013-11-27 11:45:33 UTC
I use it when im in highsec with something like a atron or shuttle. Apart from that i dont really advise the usage of the auto pilot in low or nullsec.
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#15 - 2013-11-27 11:48:59 UTC
How is it broken?

Plenty of people are using it for more and less intelligent reasons. Its ability to auto-dock you when you jump to an off-axis close docking point is particularly useful, for instance.
Erotica 1
Krypteia Operations
#16 - 2013-11-27 11:54:54 UTC
Mr Pragmatic wrote:
I've been playing 2 years and I AP all the time. Food, Shower, Family, Door, Phone. Or just plain don't feel like clicking and traveling long distances.

Nothing is wrong with AP. Keep it as it is.


I've added you to the list, thanks.

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Mamucha
Rookie Empire Citizens
#17 - 2013-11-27 12:04:11 UTC
Abdiel Kavash wrote:
Because CCP wants you to play the game, not click a button and come back in 30 minutes.


Maybe CCP should buff freighter align and warps speeds then Blink

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Richard Ramlrez
Doomheim
#18 - 2013-11-27 12:06:22 UTC
They should rename autopilot to deathtrap pilot. Indeed a useless game tool.
Mr Pragmatic
#19 - 2013-11-27 12:10:21 UTC
Erotica 1 wrote:
Mr Pragmatic wrote:
I've been playing 2 years and I AP all the time. Food, Shower, Family, Door, Phone. Or just plain don't feel like clicking and traveling long distances.

Nothing is wrong with AP. Keep it as it is.


I've added you to the list, thanks.


I'll give you 1 trillion Interstellar Kredits, if you gank me.

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Seven Koskanaiken
Shadow Legions.
SONS of BANE
#20 - 2013-11-27 12:17:07 UTC
Ebs Tarmin wrote:
The only reason I can see for it being the way it is, is to make 'autopiloters' gankable (essentially: everybody else suffers so a handful of bored, killmail-obsessed, oldtimer trolls can gank folk).


Using a bot is always a bad idea, even if the game gives the bot to you.
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