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Exploration is entering a system and wondering if there is anything worthwhile to seek, dropping probes and taking the manual effort to actually determine what is there via skill and knowledge.

Exploration is seeking prey by using the directional scanner, locating the target, warping out of scan range, arranging probes and then dropping them on target ready to warp.

Exploration is developing the skills to probe effectively utilizing multiple probe types and developing your own scanning style.

etc.etc.etc.

Exploration is not a system-wide scan when I enter a system and see sigs all around me. Then click a buttan, move a box, click and get sigs.

If you want to have new players recognize there are other things out there then do that, but don't make it so simple that there is no depth other than to train skills.

There are so many other directions probing could go.

Improve it so you can actually see where ships are warping to. If I drop a probe in system, maybe I see a trajectory of where ships are headed so Intelligence of ship movement can be collected

Multiple probe types. Perhaps you're hunting a T3 and could use specialized probes that improve your scan strength vs this type of ship.

Probe interference. Probes that give false intelligence or lead someone into a trap.

This is what I want. Make it simple to get into, but once in, offer specilization. That will keep players hooked. There are many paths in Eve. Generate the interest, then develop those paths.

I use a deep space probe placed way out of scan range and out of range of other probes around the system to scan if new ship sigs pop up or new signatures. Doing this allows me to keep tabs in wormholes without others seeing my probes. With the removal of deep space probes you are making it so everyone and their mom will be able to see your probes out. What is wrong with having deep space probes in the game?

I normally use 1 dsp to cover system and then 7 core probes for scanning down the sigs, disable the dsp when needed. While i like many of the probe changes and am not opposed to the new system. My only issue is not having anything to cover extremely large ranges. If you can explain why dsp's are pointless then maybe i'd be fine with the idea.

Dedication to the exploration way of life.

Scanning could go in many new directions, as the poster above described a great way to improve PvP scanning.
Exploration and PvE scanning could be improved as well, there is a good thread in F&I about new ways of escalation.
That could be expanded upon with Relic and Data sites giving a possible location to a hidden pirate base, a expedition if you will.

That seems too subjective to be actionable, unless the fundamental meaning is to make it tedious to the point of discouraging participation. I'd prefer that not to be the goal.

Well, might as well add my two cents.

1) I don't like the way it launches 7 probes by default. The number to launch should be selectable. It's fine if you want to make 7 (or better yet, 8) the default.

2) I would like to see sigs removed from the UI overlay in WH space for obvious reasons. Keep the anoms on there because they are accessible with the onboard scanner today. Maybe the lore could be updated such that sigs in K-space appear on the UI overlay due to some assistance from the stargate network positioning functions or whatever. But in Wormholes it would be nice to still not know about sigs unless you scan for them with probes. At least in my opinion. Yes, it's a different game mechanice. WH space is a different game mechanic. Eve is hard. HTFU.

3) 8 probes would be nice. Is not game breaking to leave this out but see 1) above.

4) The auto-recall upon jumping should be configurable so you can disable it. There are use cases where leaving probes in a system while you are next door can result in fun.

5) While you're at it, a slider to select D-scan range would be awesome, and it should be in AU to match the UI overlay info.

So much this. The current UI inconsistency doesn't seem very 250th century at all and dare I say is immersion breaking for that reason.

a slider for d-scan would be nice that automatically converts from km to au once its is >= 1 au

Please run this by a panel of selected players who have varying styles of probing.

Fleet scouts/punters, combat probers for bomber gangs, w-space residents, w-space PvPers, etc.

Don't just assume nobody here knows what they are talking about or they just aren't able to adapt. There are some really critically broken things in here. Never forget that a good prober is a profession onto itself (not a game-intended one, but a VERY valuable one for a given corporation).

• 100% signatures being lost when the new scan doesnt cover them
• difficult to keep track of the scan range of your probes, as they are no longer listed right there
• resizing columns
• defaulting probes on the sun (why?)
• i find the use of mid-slots for the scanning modules very problematic

i'm little confused
please correct me if i mistake something,
they delate dsp, but give new Sensor Overlay Scan wich should work like dps,
ofcorse it not work yet like dsp but ccp work on it?
and they do this becouse they wish to make from scaning more simple thing, with out waiting for astrometics 5?
or they not plan to improve this more and leave it like is it rigth now, with hope there will be any riot?