Wormholes

I love watch lists as much as the next guy, but sometimes it feels overpowered as an intelligence source. Especially in w space where the lack of local adds to the mystery and shroud, but watch lists kind of undermine that. Any thoughts?

The watchlist is a strong tool for both the watcher AND the listed. It's fine.

Seeing as you can watchlist the people you're hunting, and they can watchlist you, the mechanic is balanced, not OP and should not be touched

double post...

Eve forums are very good.

Give the ability to opt out of showing when you log in

Watchlists are fine. Its funny people complain about them even though they don't know they are watchlisted unless you check them to notify.

So, I am sat at a POS, watching this Domi, hoping he runs sites. I turn away for two secs to sort out the cat. Turn round and he's gone. If he logs off it tells me and I can go do other stuff instead. If it doesn't I'm left with my thumb up my arse wondering if he's online...

The watchlist doesn't tell you where said person is, what ship they're in, what fleet they're in or what friends they have. There is nothing wrong with the watchlist system and it should be left that way. Who gives a **** if you're being watchlisted, I'm probably on multiple watchlists, the horror, they know when I log in!!!

It works both ways: I'm hunting them, they see me come in due to a scout who drags my name into a channel the people in the wormhole all watchlist me... Does it impede the way I play... Nope... Should it? Nope...

Tl;dr: See first sentence.

sigh - good grief CCP the quick reply function is a bit borked

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I've actually spent some time thinking about watch lists, and my opinion is that the way it works is just OP.

I'm not against watch lists since they are a very important tool in-game, both for social and intel reasons, however I think there should work like one of 2 options:

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-or if it was too much, at least have an notification delivered to the watch listed char, saying who did it.

I think the first option is better, but knowing the use watch lists have in the gameplay, most people would go nuts, because now they wouldn't be able to know when that super capital char logs in, when they've been waiting to hunt for a week. (which I don't think it's a bad thing, because with all the nerfs to capitals and all the groups dedicated to hunting capitals in this fashion it just isn't worth using them).

The other use is that blocs in a battle wouldn't be able to know what chars the other side is logging in, which I also think it's a good thing.

As far as I'm concerned, watchlists are fine in wormholes. As has been stated, it doesn't tell you where someone is, what they're flying, how they're fit, or even if they're actively flying or watching reruns while parked in the FF. You only know if they're online or offline, that's it, and if you want to know anything else you have to go find out for yourself thereby creating content.

Watch list is free intel, so should be removed