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Show info sucks doesn't it?
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stoicfaux
#21 - 2012-07-23 23:41:30 UTC
+1 for revamping info.

If not, then plan B is for 'show info' to provide links to EFT, pyfa, and EveMon.

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Gaellia Bonaventure
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#22 - 2012-07-24 00:18:25 UTC
It could definitely be optimized.

Bring your possibles.
DrSmegma
Smegma United
#23 - 2012-07-24 00:46:56 UTC  |  Edited by: DrSmegma
Dave stark wrote:
just a list of numbers... want to know what they mean?

you do?

well go and find out, we won't miss you if you decide to quit the game instead.

i think it's fine as it is. i logged in to wow today for the first time in months and i was immediately struck down by the stupidity of the playerbase. hell i'd rather read jita local for 24hs straight than spend an hour idle in wow having to read general chat.
wow is what happens when you give players everything on a plate and remove the need for them to want to improve their skill/knowledge for the sake of doing so.


You don't know what you're talking about. A convenient user interface has nothing to do with gameplay. Also convenience isn't generally bad just because you are actually stupid enough to feel smart for using a crappy interface.

Ohhh you're so alternative, we get it.

It really doesn't help the game that 90% of EVE's players are so messed up that they don't mind that they aren't enjoying their time in game, or even wasting it, for example by being forced to click 10 times more than neccessary or read a bunch of unimportant nonsense just to find the info you're looking for.

"WoW bla bla this and that" Roll

You know what WoW players can do that EVE players can't do? They can stfu about endless comparisons to other games whenever something in their game isn't like it should be.

EDIT: Btw I just accidently hit "Cancel" instead of "Post" and I was .. slightly in rage about it and sad, because it seemed like my posting had been lost, but the forum automatically saved a draft. Good job, makers of this forum. That's convenience. Something your customers enjoy.

Eve too complicated? Try Astrum Regatta.
Bootleg Jack
ACME Mineral and Gas
#24 - 2012-07-24 01:49:29 UTC  |  Edited by: Bootleg Jack
I don't mind the display as it is consistent with the rest of the UI. I don't like the "Excel on Tabs" or "VB Grid Gone Wild" look but that needs to be changed globally.

The thing is every single number is important. It would be easy if it was all watered down to a paragraph "A pretty tough and sort of fast ship"; but that would remove all the content that makes EvE great.

The problem with Show Info is there is no real summary. They just need to add a tab that rolls it up to high level numbers like "Effective Hit Points" and "Potential DPS", something new players can make decisions on.

EDIT: Piper Aircraft, Show Info :) A summary.

I'm an American, English is my second language...
MotherMoon
Tribal Liberation Force
Minmatar Republic
#25 - 2012-07-24 02:28:12 UTC
DrSmegma wrote:
Dave stark wrote:
just a list of numbers... want to know what they mean?

you do?

well go and find out, we won't miss you if you decide to quit the game instead.

i think it's fine as it is. i logged in to wow today for the first time in months and i was immediately struck down by the stupidity of the playerbase. hell i'd rather read jita local for 24hs straight than spend an hour idle in wow having to read general chat.
wow is what happens when you give players everything on a plate and remove the need for them to want to improve their skill/knowledge for the sake of doing so.


You don't know what you're talking about. A convenient user interface has nothing to do with gameplay. Also convenience isn't generally bad just because you are actually stupid enough to feel smart for using a crappy interface.

Ohhh you're so alternative, we get it.

It really doesn't help the game that 90% of EVE's players are so messed up that they don't mind that they aren't enjoying their time in game, or even wasting it, for example by being forced to click 10 times more than neccessary or read a bunch of unimportant nonsense just to find the info you're looking for.

"WoW bla bla this and that" Roll

You know what WoW players can do that EVE players can't do? They can stfu about endless comparisons to other games whenever something in their game isn't like it should be.

EDIT: Btw I just accidently hit "Cancel" instead of "Post" and I was .. slightly in rage about it and sad, because it seemed like my posting had been lost, but the forum automatically saved a draft. Good job, makers of this forum. That's convenience. Something your customers enjoy.


ppssfftt, the forums would be way more hardcore without that draft feature. That makes posting way to simple.

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