Player Features and Ideas Discussion

I think Aura is a good example of how elements in EVE fall short in ergonomics. She's an information helper type of entity, but her communication with the player is through popups, and she has a lot of things to say which basically makes it nagging. Especially due to the fact that her information is unsolicited by the player. That's pretty much unavoidable when the player doesn't know about something to even ask about it in the first place.

I realize players may think a holographic woman is cliche, but that's already what she is: a tropey holographic advice-dispensing character, but with poor implementation. Her appearances in the game are a static avatar in the CQ holo-TV, or thumbnail avatars in the neocom.

She needs more of a voice. Our characters are mute, which helps preserve immersion and RP--we can assign a personality to our characters rather than have one forced on us, but Aura belongs to no one, so players shouldn't have an issue accepting Aura for whoever she is. Her voice is integrated into a lot of the game already, as if she boards our ship with us.

The nagging factor of her advice can be solved by allowing players to approach her for information. If she's in CQ, players should be drawn to her presence. There isn't much else in the way of interaction (in CQ). Rather than forcing Aura's advice onto players on her schedule, let players approach her.

She could use a bit of non-informational interaction, such as "Follow" or joining the player's avatar for a seat on the couch (there are three spots).

To anyone who accuses me of presenting this idea as a foot in the door for WiS development, I say: You're damn right.

make her have market data and contract interface

but you pay isk to access it

SiriAura, anyone

Aura is the next cortana.

Rivr, the indignant pose of your avatar colors the tone of your comments in the most amusing way.

According to Sisi, she's not holographic anymore. She looks more like a very poorly drawn C3PO than anything else.

So you want to see a barely-clothed holographic woman walking around your CQ? Do you feel these desires before or after your medication kicks in?

WTH is that? This looks more like a cyber-punk Iron Man monster hybrid than the caring and always helpful Aura, who guides you through the first moments in EVE.


Who said something about "barely-clothed"?

Because EVE is not just a shooter and offers more than just shooting ships, or should offer more than that.

Such an Aura feature would be 1 step of many, ie. slow development.

By the way: If you don't want the CQ and WIS, Neuron Stew, why are you wearing these useless arms and these clothes? They are wasted dev time as well. Even worse, you/someone need/s to pay extra money to get them in the first place.