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Restricted "look at" range
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Rek Seven
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2012-05-19 15:49:42 UTC  |  Edited by: Rek Seven
What is the reason for not being able to "look at" a target (zoom in) over 100km?

The wishlist is pretty much complete...
Malak Dawnfire
Unquestionable Prosperity
Grand Inquisitors Federation
#2 - 2012-05-19 15:50:17 UTC
Privacy laws.
Rek Seven
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2012-05-19 16:08:49 UTC
seems like a pointless restriction to me. It would be better if you could zoom in on anything on grid

The wishlist is pretty much complete...
Kehro Urgus
Dark Nebula Academy
O X I D E
#4 - 2012-05-19 16:18:51 UTC
Binoculars will be added to the Nex store soon.

Yeeee! 
stoicfaux
#5 - 2012-05-19 16:36:26 UTC
Try flying a freighter. You can't Look at anything while in the process of accelerating to enter warp, which in a freighter, is mind numbingly slow.

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Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#6 - 2012-05-19 16:54:15 UTC  |  Edited by: Tippia
If I were to guess, I'd say it's an attempt to limit the fidelity of the client-side simulation so it doesn't have to deal with stuff that's “too far off to care about in detail” — a LOD setting for the physics engine, if you like.
Giorgos Rbs
Lead Head Inc
#7 - 2012-05-20 03:28:32 UTC
it does have a "functional" effect at least. When "looking at" a wormhole (gate?) cloaked nearby in order to hear the jump sound effect, you can no longer be further than 100 km, which places you in the range of other pilots "warping to" the wormhole at random distance (100 km being max) and thus there is a chance for them to decloak you. In general it forces you to move closer to stuff in order to look at them exposing you to more potential danger.

I consider this and the new maximum orbit start distance finaly fixed and working as intended :)
Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#8 - 2012-05-20 04:15:50 UTC
Malak Dawnfire wrote:
Privacy laws.


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