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D-scan auto refresh
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Daniel Ornulf
Grae Universe Enterprise
#1 - 2014-09-29 11:44:49 UTC
I've looked up several threads on this but couldn't find any reasons against implementing this feature. so...any chance we might get this at some point? I don't think it makes me a better pilot to hit a button every 8 seconds for hours
Tabyll Altol
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#2 - 2014-09-29 11:48:57 UTC
Because sometimes players forget to klick and through such fails there are opportunities for the enemy.
If the D-Scan is refreshed automatically that won´t happen.

And be serious is it so hard to push a button every 8 seconds ?


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Daniel Ornulf
Grae Universe Enterprise
#3 - 2014-09-29 11:55:54 UTC
I think you should be able to kill someone because you're better than him not because he's a bad player Smile

it's not hard, all I'm saying is..thousands of years in the future where we explored the entire galaxy and invented unimaginable technology...we have to push a button every few seconds... if we had to solve a captcha every time I hit scan I'd agree with you that it's a measure of being good
Lugh Crow-Slave
#4 - 2014-09-29 11:58:50 UTC
the fact that you have to click it is part of the balancing the D-scan is an extremely powerful tool and as such you are made so that you can't do anything else when you go to click that button

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The 16.8km Bubble
afkalt
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2014-09-29 12:00:53 UTC
If the ability to click was removed at the same time and the interval increased such that a GOOD prober could be in and out between "pings".....maybe.

Until then, I'll keep tuning out the sensor is still recalibrating messages....
w3ak3stl1nk
Hedion University
#6 - 2014-09-29 12:08:21 UTC
afkalt wrote:
If the ability to click was removed at the same time and the interval increased such that a GOOD prober could be in and out between "pings".....maybe.

Until then, I'll keep tuning out the sensor is still recalibrating messages....

I agree no manual control and 30 second timer might add meet the OP intent of adding more risk to eve.

Is that my two cents or yours?
Daniel Ornulf
Grae Universe Enterprise
#7 - 2014-09-29 12:19:49 UTC
w3ak3stl1nk wrote:

I agree no manual control and 30 second timer might add meet the OP intent of adding more risk to eve.


well, I didn't mean to change game balance as in adding or removing risk, just to remove a repetitive action that makes me feel like I have OCD...

as for making the game too easy by automating this. I admit I'm not really into pvp but if the only way you can catch someone is by hoping they make a huge mistake, doesn't that mean you need to find a better approach?
w3ak3stl1nk
Hedion University
#8 - 2014-09-29 12:29:55 UTC
Daniel Ornulf wrote:
w3ak3stl1nk wrote:

I agree no manual control and 30 second timer might add meet the OP intent of adding more risk to eve.


well, I didn't mean to change game balance as in adding or removing risk, just to remove a repetitive action that makes me feel like I have OCD...

as for making the game too easy by automating this. I admit I'm not really into pvp but if the only way you can catch someone is by hoping they make a huge mistake, doesn't that mean you need to find a better approach?

In the future the systems like direction scan should require calibration so 30 seconds could work.

Is that my two cents or yours?
Khan Wrenth
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#9 - 2014-09-29 12:35:32 UTC
Also think of the server load. Automation means having a lot more local queries every few seconds for every ship undocked. And many ships aren't really needing it. Flying a quick shuttle between highsec points A to B? You really don't need to be dscanning.

It doesn't sound like much, but wait until the next time there's a few thousand ships undocked in the same area for an event or battle. Want TiDi to be that much worse due to each ship quering data that it really doesn't need and the pilot isn't even paying attention to?

Let's discuss overhauling the way we get intel in EvE.
Jessica Duranin
Doomheim
#10 - 2014-09-29 13:08:10 UTC
Please tell me: in which situation do you need to spam dscan for hours? Shocked
Daniel Ornulf
Grae Universe Enterprise
#11 - 2014-09-29 13:12:39 UTC
Jessica Duranin wrote:
Please tell me: in which situation do you need to spam dscan for hours? Shocked



in my case running missions for half a day and not wanting to be ganked... despite having a cheap ship and being in hisec I've seen several times 10 thrashers warp into my pocket. I guess they're just doing it for "fun"
Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#12 - 2014-09-29 13:13:33 UTC
Daniel Ornulf wrote:
I think you should be able to kill someone because you're better than him not because he's a bad player Smile

Those are the same thing....

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Jessica Duranin
Doomheim
#13 - 2014-09-29 13:16:03 UTC
Daniel Ornulf wrote:

in my case running missions for half a day and not wanting to be ganked... despite having a cheap ship and being in hisec I've seen several times 10 thrashers warp into my pocket. I guess they're just doing it for "fun"

Then change system.