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Auras new "voice":

It has nothing to do with change being scary.

It has to do with smearing over a Rembrandt with acrylics!

New Aura is kinda quick spoken, as if she has an improperly calibrated speech timer. Speech for her to us is, after all, a nicety, as it's far more convenient for her to project information and read data. Shouldn't she at least be calibrated to a speed that is pleasant, doesn't give the impression of something about to happen that she has to speak very quickly for so she can say it all before something happens. The voice itself is different. It's just how quickly she speaks.

Hear Hear. I just can't get used to it.

I'm perfectly okay with all the other changes that have been implemented and feel that I just have to take the time to get used to them. But why, why??, change the voice of aura? Completely unnecessary...

Now I just feel annoyed everytime I warp.

I wish CCP would just revert to the old voice but since they paid for a new voice actress, and apparantely saw a reason to change it in the first place, I guess we won't see that happen. ...However much that might hurt

Overall I am on board with MOST things... but having said that.

OH MY FV$KING GAWD... The New AURA VOICE IS HORRIFIC!!!!!!

I seriously thought it was a joke on test...

This new voice is more aggravating that nails on a damn chalkboard. BRING BACK the sexier, slower, more aloof Aura we all have come to know and love....

If you wont do that is there somewhere I can just turn this new atrocity off without affecting anything else soundwise???

Amarr cannot train missiles even though the Dragoon and Arbitrator have launcher hardpoints.

Minmatar can only field a maximum 3 drones even though the Stabber and Rupture can field 5 drones. Furthermore, they (as well as the Caldari) can only train light drone operation to level 1. I would assume that the ships are balanced with their drones in mind. Thus making them suboptimal.

Suggestion: Drone and missiles skills should be equal for all factions.

Races like the Amarr and Caldari are, for all practical purposes, locked into one form of effective tanking. Alphas who play these factions will be at a disadvantage when it comes to different fleet doctrines. For instance, if people are running shield fleets Amarr alphas are going to be excluded.

Suggestion: Limit players to one "alliance". I.e. Amarr/Caldari or Gallente/Minmatar. However...

Gallente have no downsides. Not much of a surprise there. As far as I recall CCP has always shown blatant and unapologetic favoritism toward the Gallente. Missile skill deficiency doesn't hurt them. They can both shield or armor tank. They have arguable the best T1 frigate, faction frigate and cruiser and objectively the best rookie ship (hehe) and T1 destroyer. Gallente alphas have a clear advantage over non-Gallente.

Suggestion: I would say "see above suggestion", but the fact remains that the Gallente are superior to the other factions given the alpha limitations. Even the Minmatar have some advantages in their tank flexibility. Any alpha with access to Gallente ships will have an advantage as Gallente are better in the T1 frigate to cruiser range. So I'm going further: No faction locking at all. People are probably going to have to make 4 accounts (they are free after all). That's being the case, why even bother with the 1 faction limit on ships? If they want to disable pirate faction ships, then just block those specific ships from alphas.

4. Physical appearance dictating you options. If I want to be African I can only fly republic ships as an alpha. Meanwhile, every other race is represented in every faction. Suggestion: Race should no longer force you into a faction. Even in the lore their are minmatar living in the Federation, Empire and State and the same for other races.


Isn't it kind of unfair not to warn new players that Gallente alphas are the Alpha Master Race? Save them some headache later on :)

I agree with the previous posts about the new Aura.

I would much rather keep the old Aura voice for all the existing stuff like Warp Drive Active, Docking Request Accepted, etc.


Unless I am doing the NPE, I don't care about any of the new voice stuff.

Been playing Eve since 2006 and do not want to lose the old Aura voice.


Please give us the option to choose. kthx.

Also this.







Explosions are wicked cool though :D
Also the auto pause queue when jump cloning is amazing.

What's with the annoying golden borders?

If you need alphas to not be able to use a module, how about just grey it out for them....

This golden border is an eyesore. Please remove.

Yes, please CCP, give us the option to choose between both voices.
Just have the new one as default so that new players won't know better, but at least give old players the option to keep using the old voice.
That would really be fantastic.

Best comment regarding Aura that I've read. Aura is indeed part of Eve's soul, for me too at least.