EVE General Discussion

right, if i do recall, theya lready ahve several teams, not all programmers can work on everything, whos to say the majority fo the work on this project would requrie the guys that are responsible for fixing glitches adn reiterating on old content? honestly the only teams that this would effect that already ahs alot of work would be the art and hamster departments.

+1.. Do it,,
+1 for new shield,amor,hull hit effects // Do it !!!!!!!

You should have another one. My round.

+1 for graphics updates.

If you're a gamer aged 35+ or rich, then the idea of an expensive, gaming-dedicated desktop brick doesn't seem so strange. For me, my "PC" purchases are based on a balance between performance and portability because I don't use my computer simply for games. Maybe I'm an exception, and the EVE crowd is very niche, hence my last paragraph.

There is no free lunch...

please keep that in mind when you are asking for this update. It will mean that you will not get something else that needs art resources, like the pos revamp or new ships etc. just going about shouting DO IT! is pretty short sighted in my opinion.

I would like to know what the exact trade of is. When the resources will be taken from Dust/WoD/Character gameplay, do it. When they gonna be taken from FiS/pos, dont.

I'm fine with upgrading the EVE graphics - as long as CCP allows me to run at least 2-3 clients in windowed mode on reasonably current hardware (updating to a new mid-range card every 18-24 months).

If they repeat the Incarna mistake of writing system specs for one client only (ignoring the realities of how their game is played) I'm not going to be happy.

Hell yes.

My concern with the new graphics system is scalability when facing huge battles. However, from what I saw on the presentation, the ability to adjust tessellation on the fly with a simple slider means that you could effectively create a means to handle graphics scaling as more and more ships enter the same spot. Basically, gracefully degrade the poly count per ship so that the client is not overwhelmed with a massive explosion in graphical goodness.

Other than that, new graphical tech is always nice, especially if it is well done. It adds to the game and helps it age better, which is always a concern for an long-lived MMO like EVE Online. So, whilst I'm sure CCP have the scalability side of things in mind (for both low-end and high-end systems, along with fleet scaling), I can then say that:

Yes, I do want to see the graphical goodies as demonstrated by CCP. My only caveat is for this not to be the top top priority.

Anyways:


24 here, and using a gaming rig I put together with my own earned money. Big tower too. AND the system was put together with more than just gaming in mind, since I wanted to do some heavy duty processing work (3D modelling, rendering, etc). It is the product of planned budget and geeky love. I named my creation Bhaal.

And please, the PC is never going to go away. No matter how much hipsters say the next best thing is going to make it obsolete. Desktops were supposed to make servers obsolete; Servers are still here and very much widely used. Consoles were supposed to kill PC gaming; PC gaming is thriving. Tablets are supposed to do the same, but based on history, tablets will simply create a niche and thrive in that niche, without necessarily diminishing the PC niche. Casual gamers are one thing, but don't think every traditional gamer out there has converted into a casual gamer, simply because they can now touch some screen into doing various gimmicky things.

Yes, there are a lot more 'gamers' out there, but a lot of the very casual crowd did not come from the more traditional pool of gamers. The traditional crowd still exist, and they have their own preferences, ones which tend to differ from more casual gamers. I'm not saying casual gamers are bad, in fact, I welcome my casual brethren! But EVE is not a casual game. Therefore, the fact that more casual users are migrating to systems more suited to their needs will not impact the game nor its long-term success. And so, your point and objection is largely irrelevant.

Do it!

Having awesome graphics is never a bad thing.

+1 so long as 1) texture resolution goes up [even V3 textures are pretty blurry right now] and 2) there aren't swarms of magnetic asteroids unrealistically close together, like there were in the Revenant video.