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Station window fix idea without having a window to look out of...
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Bait'er De'Outlier
Trans-Aerospace Industries
#1 - 2013-12-21 21:44:09 UTC
How about adding a symbol/marker next to the player's name in local chat that shows they are in the same grid with you?

This would allow players docked to know if someone is outside of a station if that player is not on the station's guest list.
Kirimeena D'Zbrkesbris
Republic Military Tax Avoiders
#2 - 2013-12-21 22:14:49 UTC
Bait'er De'Outlier wrote:
How about adding a symbol/marker next to the player's name in local chat that shows they are in the same grid with you?

This would allow players docked to know if someone is outside of a station if that player is not on the station's guest list.


No more free intel please..

Opinions are like assholes. Everybody got one and everyone thinks everyone else's stinks.
Little Dragon Khamez
Guardians of the Underworld
#3 - 2013-12-21 23:45:51 UTC
Agreed, enhancements to local are not good.

Dumbing down of Eve Online will result in it's destruction...
Arthur Aihaken
CODE.d
#4 - 2013-12-22 02:41:58 UTC
Bait'er De'Outlier wrote:
How about adding a symbol/marker next to the player's name in local chat that shows they are in the same grid with you?

This would allow players docked to know if someone is outside of a station if that player is not on the station's guest list.

How about all of you finally give up on this WiS idea...

I am currently away, traveling through time and will be returning last week.
Daenika
Chambers of Shaolin
#5 - 2013-12-22 04:35:49 UTC
Nope, can't see this backfiring with regard to cloaks at all.
Behnid Arcani
The Lucky Rogers
#6 - 2013-12-22 04:54:43 UTC
It'd probably be easier to have a short range D-scan button in the station tabs. Limited to about 100-200km radius around the station. You can still get your surprise ambushes in with sniper fleets, but tackle on un-dock is much more difficult. Since the D-scan requires a click and a (relatively!) simple query, it shouldn't need a lot of server processing.

Label it as Docking Perimeter Scan, and put it in the Station services window. Still needs players best judgement ("Does that Badger have a warp scrambler on it?"), and will get more people to attempt un-dock if there's a station camp... since they can decide to bring out the big ships.
Nevyn Auscent
Broke Sauce
#7 - 2013-12-22 07:50:05 UTC
Kirimeena D'Zbrkesbris wrote:

No more free intel please..

This isn't 'free' intel.
This is basic information that should be accessible to pilots.
And it's only CCP's poor mechanics that when you are docked in a station can't feed you any information about the grid said station is on that prevent that occurring, since it treats you as in a totally different location.
ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors
#8 - 2013-12-22 08:13:19 UTC  |  Edited by: ShahFluffers
Nevyn Auscent wrote:
Kirimeena D'Zbrkesbris wrote:

No more free intel please..

This isn't 'free' intel.
This is basic information that should be accessible to pilots.
And it's only CCP's poor mechanics that when you are docked in a station can't feed you any information about the grid said station is on that prevent that occurring, since it treats you as in a totally different location.

Oh... but you are. You're in the station (ergo, you're not in space... ergo, you are not on grid)!

That said... you can always undock, see what is outside, and redock before your invulnerability timer runs out (~30 seconds or activating a module or altering your ship's course... whichever comes first).

How did you Veterans start?
Nevyn Auscent
Broke Sauce
#9 - 2013-12-22 09:30:49 UTC
Unless it's a kick out station, or you get bumped or or or......
When you should just be able to duck your camera drones out the hanger door for a quick look. If nothing else.

Hopefully this is something that Brain in a box can affect, as it's a coding issue at present.
Seranova Farreach
Biomass Negative
#10 - 2013-12-22 11:55:49 UTC
Arthur Aihaken wrote:
Bait'er De'Outlier wrote:
How about adding a symbol/marker next to the player's name in local chat that shows they are in the same grid with you?

This would allow players docked to know if someone is outside of a station if that player is not on the station's guest list.

How about all of you finally give up on this WiS idea...


NEVER!!

WiS IS COMMING!...but not before everything else gets fixed first

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Komodo Askold
Strategic Exploration and Development Corp
Silent Company
#11 - 2013-12-23 09:09:21 UTC
I came here expecting an idea about getting a window into space in our Captain Quarters'...
suid0
Pandemic Horde Inc.
Pandemic Horde
#12 - 2013-12-23 11:22:41 UTC
Bait'er De'Outlier wrote:
How about adding a symbol/marker next to the player's name in local chat that shows they are in the same grid with you?


I spy a stealth afk cloaky thread

the entire enemy support fleet is dead except for one interdictor a titan could easily finish off with drones  - Commander Ted
Niena Nuamzzar
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#13 - 2013-12-23 11:57:50 UTC
I'd like large station windows, please deliver.