Market Discussions

More datamining has been promised for quite some time.. I agree its about time we pushed for it, especially because it has so many added advantages.. General narrative, deeper understanding of market and demographics, and ofc the real life option to use EVE as a scientific simulation in writing about virtual economies.

Same is related to knowing when something entered the game or was changed.. I think a boost to wiki use would help here, just making items link to their wiki entry and let players "login" and edit from ingame client would be really a small thing with huge boost effects.

This may sound like gimmicky and fluff.. but I would really get them to consider creating an ipad and smartphone comaptible app, that could show ingame map and ingame market data. Adding a lot of things like current real estate prices (office rent) current number of offices in use, avg daily pilots in space, and docked. System based, and station based. etc etc..

The visuals would be very similar to being inside the client, but maybe a bit "simplified" but with added overlay based features. So you would look at the full 3d map and get the sized blobs, and be able to click them and get charts generated etc.

All the data should ofc be available from a new dedicated database, a mirror that is at least 3 days old, to not cause abuse on ingame activity directly. This db should be open to tools like gapminder and similar functions of visualizing data.

Yes I even think payment for the app would be warranted, though it should also be possible to buy with PLEX.

Would like to revive this thread.

Now that the CSM8 have had their first week officially.

Already the new members have shown nice activity in the MD. Things might be possible to get some focus on this year, if we can be a bit realistic and we can collect and present the ideas and wishes properly.

CCP's position on this is that this kind of info should be revealed through CREST rather than ad-hoc data points.

CREST is the most recent synonym for Soon™.

The blanket reply to anything players ask for or to make possible.

Its basically an enhanced version of the API calls, granting access to read and even write data to and from servers..


So every time someone say wait for CREST, its basically code for ccp cant be arsed, let the players make it!

A rather epic fail response in the case of relevant needs, that demand ALL players to have easy and intuitive access to the features..

So NO Crest is not the solution to market related features. Since CCP should at the least strive to service the game to the same level as players tools. The fact that out of game sites are now way better and more useful than CCP content in these matters, with the slight exception of "live" content, is sort of embarrassing imho.

Making research and other POS slots publically avalaible. I know it not' really MD but it would have some pretty improtant ramifications

Also fix the bug that screws up the market graph scaling because it including outliers. At a minimum exclude today from graph. High.