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The Westies 41
Jimmy O'Shanty The Westies Likes received: 41	#1 - 2014-10-03 23:56:41 UTC 3 Do these things not have windows? How is it possible that one would have no knowledge of what lies just off the dock of an enormous technical marvel of a space station? Seems to me a quick look out would tell you what's out there. Maybe not who's out there but certainly what's out there.

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Solecist Project Likes received: 33,643	#2 - 2014-10-03 23:58:10 UTC 4 Because there is a huge amount of legacy code preventing it. That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia

Furious Enterprises 8,745
Doc Fury Furious Enterprises Likes received: 8,745	#3 - 2014-10-03 23:58:59 UTC 9 Knowledge of glass making and forging transparent aluminum was lost after the collapse of the EVE gate. ☼ There's a million angry citizens looking down their tubes..at me.

Solecist Project

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#4 - 2014-10-04 00:00:18 UTC

And because you are in a completely different environment within the program,
when you are inside the station. The client does not know anything about what's
going on in space when one is docked. Changing this would need a huge amount of work.

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia

It's All About Me 11,530
Mr Epeen It's All About Me Likes received: 11,530	#5 - 2014-10-04 00:01:19 UTC 18 Riddle me this. How the hell do you open the door so you can go find a window to look through? Solve that and the problem fixes itself. Mr Epeen

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Erin Crawford Likes received: 495	#6 - 2014-10-04 00:22:21 UTC 2 Mr Epeen wrote: Riddle me this. How the hell do you open the door so you can go find a window to look through? Solve that and the problem fixes itself. Mr Epeen Aaah! But, what if it were a glass door? The mind... explodes! "Those who talk don’t know. Those who know don’t talk. "

Eve Cluster Explorations 2,059
Crumplecorn Eve Cluster Explorations Likes received: 2,059	#7 - 2014-10-04 00:30:03 UTC 3 Jimmy O'Shanty wrote: Seems to me a quick look out would tell you what's out there. With current docking mechanics, can't you take a quick look anyway? Witty Image - Stream Not Liking this post hurts my RL feelings and will be considered harassment

Sigma Special Tactics Group 8,697
Herzog Wolfhammer Sigma Special Tactics Group Likes received: 8,697	#8 - 2014-10-04 01:22:43 UTC 3 Mr Epeen wrote: Riddle me this. How the hell do you open the door so you can go find a window to look through? Solve that and the problem fixes itself. Mr Epeen This sums up the CQ door Bring back DEEEEP Space!

The Troll Bridge 23,523
Unsuccessful At Everything The Troll Bridge Likes received: 23,523	#9 - 2014-10-04 01:52:53 UTC 8 Really?!??!?! We cant get a ******* functional door.... what in the three hells makes you think they are capable of making a window??!?!? *Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?*

State War Academy Caldari State 1,462
S'Way State War Academy Caldari State Likes received: 1,462	#10 - 2014-10-04 02:11:28 UTC 2 Unsuccessful At Everything wrote: Really?!??!?! We cant get a ******* functional door.... what in the three hells makes you think they are capable of making a window??!?!? A window with closed shutters that never open should be possible.

Doomheim 2,225
Felicity Love Doomheim Likes received: 2,225	#11 - 2014-10-04 02:17:02 UTC 1 ... a severe lack of windows in the CQ ? Just saying. "EVE is dying." -- The Four Forum Trolls of the Apocalypse. ( Pick four, any four. They all smell. )

Yamato Holdings 185
Hadrian Blackstone Yamato Holdings Likes received: 185	#12 - 2014-10-04 02:41:50 UTC 2 You guys don't know how to open that door? Wow.

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Lucien Rouen Likes received: 8,216	#13 - 2014-10-04 03:35:37 UTC 1 I think your ESP is broke.

Mara Pahrdi

The Order of Anoyia

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#14 - 2014-10-04 03:42:44 UTC | Edited by: Mara Pahrdi

You are still not paranoid enough. We are capsuleers. At the same time admired, feared and loathed by the rest of New Eden.

Your pod is the only place where your survival is ensured without some sort of loss. Who would entrust his well being to a window?

But I agree, there should be some kind of information in CQ about what's going on outside of the station.

Remove standings and insurance.

Solecist Project

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#15 - 2014-10-04 07:21:45 UTC

Mara Pahrdi wrote:

Undock in pod.
CTRL+SPACE.
29 seconds.
Dock.

A window to space, combined with the current CQ is not going to happen, because ...

... designwise it makes no sense.
... it would be a nightmare rewriting the station part.
... too gfx heavy.
... huge restrictions in possibilities, even if the TV is used.

Not gonna happen with current station environments.

J'Poll

School of Applied Knowledge

Caldari State

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#16 - 2014-10-04 07:54:40 UTC

Jimmy O'Shanty wrote:

Do these things not have windows? How is it possible that one would have no knowledge of what lies just off the dock of an enormous technical marvel of a space station? Seems to me a quick look out would tell you what's out there. Maybe not who's out there but certainly what's out there.

Pff, windows are so 20th century, we have clear aluminum now according to Scotty in Star Trek - The Voyage Home.

also, what in hell prevents you from just undocking and redocking before your invul timer runs out?

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Vardaugas Family 6,225
Abrazzar Vardaugas Family Likes received: 6,225	#17 - 2014-10-04 08:05:24 UTC 5 Because the station interior is an isolated Planck Bubble. Sovereignty and Population New Mining Mechanics

Viziam Amarr Empire 853
Celthric Kanerian Viziam Amarr Empire Likes received: 853	#18 - 2014-10-04 09:52:39 UTC 1 Being able to look at what is happening outside the station would remove the risk of undocking

Frigateer 82
Brochan McLeod Frigateer Likes received: 82	#19 - 2014-10-04 10:01:34 UTC 3 I'd be more interested in looking in from the outside ... Even the nicest person's patience has a limit!