Test Server Feedback

The devs should be getting back into the office from their holidays round about now so if they're intending to make any changes they'll only just be starting to look at them.

Checking in after more months have passed since this post is still sticky.

Loot spew is still an un-fun chore to do. The interface is clunky in space, and doesn't follow established EVE interface patterns.

On initial spew, cans are stacked on top of one another and you cannot isolate the type you want until they spread. Why doesn't the loot spew mechanic use the bracket-stacking feature on the "brackets in space"? This is probably the one and only time I would want the instant stacking effect to happen instantly, but instead it doesn't happen at all.

With the server ticking once every second, and this being a frantic game where seconds matter, it is unrewarding to see a flashing can go green, click on it, wait a second, and have it disappear instead at site after site. The frustration of dealing with a timed click-fest on a once-per-second server response is such that I've given up on even bothering with data and relic sites now. I don't need the aggravation.

I hope this feedback is helpful.

What would be fantastic is at least a Dev response saying they are still working on Exploration. Instead of letting us believe that it is just another dropped ball in a long list of half-finished projects from our beloved CCP.

I'm pretty sure this behaviour was supposed to be fixed so the site would despawn on a timer after the first can was hacked, might be worth a petition if you still have the details.

LOL So instead of responding or doing anything even remotely informative, they just un-sticky the thread. Awesome!

This is some bullshit. It was promised that development of the new exploration site mechanics will not be abandoned after initial release. Two months ago it was also said that tweaking the loot tables is on high priority.
Not a single fecking word from a dev since and now the thread just gets unstickied.
I assume the mess will now just left to rot like so many other half arsed features. Great job CCP, hope you're proud of yourselfes!

Bumping in hopes that at some point Team Prototype Rocks will actually let us know whether or not Exploration is still being worked on and when we can hope to see future iterations on it.

No scatter on successful hacks! It's already a penalty when you fail twice for most hacks; why penalize us when we succeed???

Forgive me if what I say is in error. I have not spent a ton of time researching the mechanic regarding the sites themselves.

I've gone out sporatically flying through highsec and nullsec looking for these sites. In highsec, if I go far enough off the beaten path, I can find 2 or 3 sites. There payout generally is Zilch as there will only be maybe a invention decryptor or some carbon inside. Generally the sites in highsec are ravaged and no longer exist when I log in (lets say at 7pm eastern time). I'd have to spend 1 to 2 hours to find a place that has signatures that are not wormholes.

Nullsec though, I haven't found any. Most likely its my bad luck, but the only signatures I see will be either combat sites, or wormholes.

Now I don't know if people have all these sites camped, but do these sites spawn on a regular basis throughout the day, or do they spawn just after downtime?

I am guessing (and this is just a guess), that if they are spawning just after downtime, people are mass sprinting to login just to run any new sigs that have poped up in 20 minutes or less. Again I do not know if that is how it functions or not, if not then no biggie I've just had lousy luck trying to find lowsec/nullsec relic and hacking sites.

If it is though, could the spawn be randomly generated throughout the day, instead of at a static time at downtime (I remember this being a issue with people sprint running combat sites at downtime to collect faction modules).

Again I don't know if this is how they currently function or not, I just haven't seen any sites in low or null except for combat sites since odyssey.

No apologies needed for your vacations. Seems quite a few of the folks here on this thread could use one away from Eve too. And interesting choice of team name as well. Let me tell ya what I do like about the current Hacking/Archeology(sp?):

What I like:
The Scatter Mechanic - Plesae, please DON'T get rid of this. It is a nice little challenge that is a bit like gambling, giving me a little of bit of a rush each time I choose a good container. I don't care what anyone else says, I think it is a good thing to have and I will be disappointed if it gets removed.

Profitability - I have perfect Arch and Hacking skills, and it is a nice and reasonable way for a guy like me (a man with a job, wife, and three kids), to make isk without spending hours upon hours upon hours ratting or mining. It isn't EASY to make money, but it isn't time-consuming, either.

Mini-game Challenge - I think the challenge of the mini-game is just about right. Even with the best possible virus offense and defense (ships/rigs/skills), I still lose one from time to time.

Danger - I run my Relic and Data sites in a Cheetah in null-sec. Which means that I have to trade between speed and effectiveness for safety while working/Travelling and carrying capacity. I think its a fair trade.

What I don't like:
Random Tractor beam lock/speed - This might be intentional, as it means it ALWAYS takes x number of seconds to pull in a container no matter how close or far away it is.

Scraps/Equipment containers/Loot Options - Scraps and Equipment Containers can be largely ignored as even their contents aren't likely to have anything of value. While I still think you need to have "junk" containers, it would be nice to have a little more variety with loot possibilities.

Interfaces BPCs - I could wallpaper a titan with how many of these things I get each week. Cut the spawn rate in half. And is there any other use for the parts we get to make these interfaces either?