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Is there a point to constellations?
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YuuKnow
The Scope
#1 - 2013-03-30 18:13:57 UTC
I'm just wondering if anyone has ever found a use for the 'constellations' in game. Everything I see ingame resolves around the regional level. Anyone found differently?

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Montevius Williams
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2013-03-30 18:16:52 UTC
Tradition. I mean, what is the point of having constellations in real life? There really isn't a point outside of it was what people used to track stars thousands of years ago.

Besides, its space.

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Solstice Project
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2013-03-30 18:21:11 UTC
I like them.

I wished more people would use constellation chats.
Like ... remove local and push everybody into these.
Or whatever.
Arduemont
Rotten Legion
#4 - 2013-03-30 18:22:22 UTC
Use? Sure. I "use" the word to help describe a small grouping of solar systems.

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S'Way
State War Academy
Caldari State
#5 - 2013-03-30 18:22:41 UTC
Constellations used to be important for sovereignty.

Pretty sure agents usually send most mission runners to systems in the same constellation most of the time too (not all the time, but a high percentage are).
Leetha Layne
#6 - 2013-03-30 18:34:24 UTC
Sometimes applicable to trade.
Abrazzar
Vardaugas Family
#7 - 2013-03-30 18:39:53 UTC
Constellation chat is the future local chat when local gets reduced to grid range and set into delayed.
(I know, I'm dreaming)

Sovereignty and Population

New Mining Mechanics
Kamden Line
Sovereign Citizen and other Tax Evasion Schemes
#8 - 2013-03-30 19:21:38 UTC
Constellations in RL = useless in modern astronomy.
Constellations in nulsec = We'll give you this constellation
Constellation chat = Welcome to the Twilight Zone, beyond here strange things are known (+1s to people who get the song)
Constellations beyond that = useless. An annoying thing that gets in the way when you're trying to use some other function of the map.
Solstice Project
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#9 - 2013-03-30 19:59:00 UTC
I always had a favour for constellation chats ... i don't know why.
It always saddened me that there's no one in them.

Best time i had with them was when i moved to Sivala.
One day later, an incursion started ... so i had the incursion chat,
which is constellation wide, and had a lot of people to talk with. ^_^
EvilweaselSA
GoonCorp
Goonswarm Federation
#10 - 2013-03-30 20:05:03 UTC
they matter for COSMOS constellations in null as those are the only places to get specific booster gas and booster stuff
thats about it
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#11 - 2013-03-30 20:08:32 UTC
They limit the scope of a wide array of PvE content — missions, COSMOS, incursions, and used to matter for exploration as well.
Zenos Ebeth
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#12 - 2013-03-30 20:28:04 UTC
I think they are just sub divisions , New eden is split into regions ,which are split into constellations , which are split into systems , i woudn't look farther than that.

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Vaju Enki
Secular Wisdom
#13 - 2013-03-30 20:33:40 UTC
Instead of Systems, CCP could use Constellations in Sov. Warfare.

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Solhild
Doomheim
#14 - 2013-03-30 20:45:47 UTC
Solstice Project wrote:
I like them.

I wished more people would use constellation chats.
Like ... remove local and push everybody into these.
Or whatever.


This is a good idea, replace local with this. Also, render more nebula skyboxes to the constellation level please. I know that this would need lots of hard drive space but it doesn't need to be compulsory.
James Amril-Kesh
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#15 - 2013-03-30 20:50:03 UTC
Incursions.

Enjoying the rain today? ;)
Holgrak Blacksmith
Prophets of Motav
#16 - 2013-03-30 20:54:56 UTC
Yeap, when constellation 'x' is in retrograde motion it implies that true love is around the corner, or that being more confident could lead to an important promotion. Derp.