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Switching between alts. A quicker way?
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Karizma Karpenter
Doomheim
#1 - 2012-02-15 18:12:20 UTC
I have 3 characters on one account and i tend to flick between them quite often for multi region trading etc.
I find im having to log out all the time to change character. Is there a quicker way to get back to the character selection screen as im already logged in, i just want to swap characters.
Bumblefck
Kerensky Initiatives
#2 - 2012-02-15 18:13:49 UTC
Get Buffy to do it - failing that, Angel might be willing to lend a hand as long as you tie up Wesley for a bit of "interrogative fun".

Perfection is a dish best served like wasabi .

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Karizma Karpenter
Doomheim
#3 - 2012-02-15 18:19:18 UTC
I asked buffy and she told me she wouldnt do my dirty work.
Bumblefck
Kerensky Initiatives
#4 - 2012-02-15 18:21:20 UTC
But she 'did' Spike, so one thinks that she might well do it!

Perfection is a dish best served like wasabi .

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Sweetest Kiss
#5 - 2012-02-15 18:21:31 UTC
There should be a quicker way, I agree. All other MMOs manage as well.

Sounds like a small fix with a lot of difference in terms of convenience.
malaire
#6 - 2012-02-15 18:34:23 UTC  |  Edited by: malaire
Get 3 accounts, one for each alt. Launch EVE 3 times. Use alt-tab. Big smile

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Ettu Brute II
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#7 - 2012-02-15 18:52:33 UTC
malaire wrote:
Get 3 accounts, one for each alt. Launch EVE 3 times. Use alt-tab. Big smile

And how would that help with switching between the three characters on the original account?
Jita Alt666
#8 - 2012-02-15 19:48:57 UTC
Ettu Brute II wrote:
malaire wrote:
Get 3 accounts, one for each alt. Launch EVE 3 times. Use alt-tab. Big smile

And how would that help with switching between the three characters on the original account?


Transfer 1 alt to each account...

When I have alts on same account I want to log into quickly I open multiple instances of Eve Online, then without logging out or closing original instance log into the second. It saves about 15 seconds from the log out/log in process.
CanIHave YourStuff
In Praise Of Shadows
#9 - 2012-02-15 20:11:53 UTC
This reminds me of a tactic BOB used to do where they would have a secod client open at the character select screen and if they needed to gtfo quick they would log in their alt, making their currently active character vanish instantly.
Riley Moore
Sentinum Research
#10 - 2012-02-15 20:15:19 UTC
Jita Alt666 wrote:
Ettu Brute II wrote:
malaire wrote:
Get 3 accounts, one for each alt. Launch EVE 3 times. Use alt-tab. Big smile

And how would that help with switching between the three characters on the original account?


Transfer 1 alt to each account...

When I have alts on same account I want to log into quickly I open multiple instances of Eve Online, then without logging out or closing original instance log into the second. It saves about 15 seconds from the log out/log in process.


And what if you have 15 characters over 5 accounts? :3

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Zeras Allyndar
Mass Disruption
#11 - 2012-02-15 20:30:56 UTC
Opening a second client and logging in to the same account will immediately disconnect the first client. Leave several instances of the game open in the background for slightly faster load times?

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Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
#12 - 2012-02-15 20:39:36 UTC
Sweetest Kiss wrote:
There should be a quicker way, I agree. All other MMOs manage as well.

Sounds like a small fix with a lot of difference in terms of convenience.


That's a really dramatic avatar you've made. Quite impressive!

To answer the OP...

If you want fast switching you pay for the convenience by having multiple accts open at the same time. CCP is not going to make it any easier to play with only one acct any time soon. Why would they?

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Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#13 - 2012-02-15 20:55:10 UTC
CanIHave YourStuff wrote:
This reminds me of a tactic BOB used to do where they would have a secod client open at the character select screen and if they needed to gtfo quick they would log in their alt, making their currently active character vanish instantly.

Wat. If this is still true, why isn't it being abused more?

And if it's false, I have to go kill my alt. Right now.

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Ajita al Tchar
Doomheim
#14 - 2012-02-15 21:10:09 UTC
Petrus Blackshell wrote:
CanIHave YourStuff wrote:
This reminds me of a tactic BOB used to do where they would have a secod client open at the character select screen and if they needed to gtfo quick they would log in their alt, making their currently active character vanish instantly.

Wat. If this is still true, why isn't it being abused more?

And if it's false, I have to go kill my alt. Right now.


Your character doesn't vanish immediately, in my experience, it now behaves as if it were properly logged off. Sometimes I can catch an alt sitting at a POS shortly before disappearing, and if the characters were switched in space, not at POS, I can still see the previous char's ship on d-scan for a bit if in d-scan range of the logoff point. I've thought of trying to find out what happens if you aggro the logged off character, presumably the logoff-aggro rules would apply, but haven't bothered to test.
Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#15 - 2012-02-15 21:26:33 UTC
Ajita al Tchar wrote:
Petrus Blackshell wrote:
CanIHave YourStuff wrote:
This reminds me of a tactic BOB used to do where they would have a secod client open at the character select screen and if they needed to gtfo quick they would log in their alt, making their currently active character vanish instantly.

Wat. If this is still true, why isn't it being abused more?

And if it's false, I have to go kill my alt. Right now.


Your character doesn't vanish immediately, in my experience, it now behaves as if it were properly logged off. Sometimes I can catch an alt sitting at a POS shortly before disappearing, and if the characters were switched in space, not at POS, I can still see the previous char's ship on d-scan for a bit if in d-scan range of the logoff point. I've thought of trying to find out what happens if you aggro the logged off character, presumably the logoff-aggro rules would apply, but haven't bothered to test.


I have two accounts. I can get a character from my second account to scram my alt (on this account), then switch to Petrus and blow up my alt. What joy!

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Beduit
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#16 - 2012-02-15 23:36:15 UTC
Instead of logging us out just auto-login to the character selection screen. It can't be hard to code we just need enough people to request it.
Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#17 - 2012-02-15 23:42:04 UTC
Beduit wrote:
Instead of logging us out just auto-login to the character selection screen. It can't be hard to code we just need enough people to request it.

It's one of those overdue features that has been requested for years, like proper Amarr drones and proper missile graphics. Fat chance it'll happen. Sorry.

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Ettu Brute II
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#18 - 2012-02-29 15:50:26 UTC
Jita Alt666 wrote:
Ettu Brute II wrote:
malaire wrote:
Get 3 accounts, one for each alt. Launch EVE 3 times. Use alt-tab. Big smile

And how would that help with switching between the three characters on the original account?


Transfer 1 alt to each account...

When I have alts on same account I want to log into quickly I open multiple instances of Eve Online, then without logging out or closing original instance log into the second. It saves about 15 seconds from the log out/log in process.

Then you're switching between alts on three separate accounts, not between 3 alts on one account. Roll
Bumblefck
Kerensky Initiatives
#19 - 2012-02-29 15:58:25 UTC
I just watched an episode of Angel today - poor Cordelia, with her painful visions. You do play her very well OP :(

Perfection is a dish best served like wasabi .

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Viscount Hood
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#20 - 2012-02-29 16:07:58 UTC
Karizma Karpenter wrote:
I have 3 characters on one account and i tend to flick between them quite often for multi region trading etc.
I find im having to log out all the time to change character. Is there a quicker way to get back to the character selection screen as im already logged in, i just want to swap characters.



It would be nice wouldn't it. One of the tedious aspects of the game.
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