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Change to AWSD Flight controls to Ships
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Sara Mars
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2013-02-25 23:05:20 UTC  |  Edited by: Sara Mars
Title just bout says it all, my only questions can the server handle it? And would big fleet battles be adversly affected with said change.

Discuss
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#2 - 2013-02-25 23:06:50 UTC
Next youll want joystick controls......

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Hra Neuvosto
Party Cat Enterprises
#3 - 2013-02-25 23:09:38 UTC
Hell no, that would be horrible.
Theron Dashto
Doomheim
#4 - 2013-02-25 23:09:53 UTC
Eve isn't twitch combat.

There's really no need.
ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors
#5 - 2013-02-25 23:12:29 UTC  |  Edited by: ShahFluffers
Play a flight simulator at 1 frame per second. That's how fast the server updates and how fast your controls would respond. Mouse commands/clicks will remain superior.

How did you Veterans start?
Dekras Trevize
Doomheim
#6 - 2013-02-25 23:14:48 UTC
There's no need. Simply double click to the part of space you wish to travel to
M'pact
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2013-02-25 23:17:47 UTC
Sara Mars wrote:
Title just bout says it all, my only questions can the server handle it? And would big fleet battles be adversly affected with said change.

Discuss

EVE is not a flight simulator with a view from the cockpit. Having those controls would be counter-intuitive.

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Caldari State
#8 - 2013-02-25 23:20:13 UTC
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Scatim Helicon
State War Academy
Caldari State
#9 - 2013-02-25 23:21:55 UTC
You're captaining a supertanker, not a jet fighter.

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Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
#10 - 2013-02-25 23:26:58 UTC
Freelancer did a pretty good job as a 3rd person shooter for ships.

But EVE would need to be rebuilt from scratch to do that. It just wouldn't be EVE any more. Might be fun if they coded fighter drones for it as a kind of mini game as I think they would lend themselves well to that mechanic.

But, in general, It's fine as it is.

Mr Epeen Cool
Whitehound
#11 - 2013-02-25 23:31:34 UTC
I already press A, W, S and D, as well as Q, E, C (new!) and several other keys.

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Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#12 - 2013-02-25 23:35:55 UTC
Mr Epeen wrote:
Freelancer did a pretty good job as a 3rd person shooter for ships.

But EVE would need to be rebuilt from scratch to do that. It just wouldn't be EVE any more. Might be fun if they coded fighter drones for it as a kind of mini game as I think they would lend themselves well to that mechanic.

But, in general, It's fine as it is.

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Fredfredbug4
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#13 - 2013-02-25 23:42:53 UTC
The primary reason this hasn't been implemented is the strain on the server. Handling mouse clicks is enough to put a strain on a server with tens of thousands of players, button combos would be an even bigger strain, only slightly, but with so many people it adds up.

The engine for EVE would also have to be completely reworked. I could imagine that adding WASD controls in the current engine would be unbelievably clunky.

Plus, we are flying ships the seize of towns and cities, even the smallest frigate is bigger than a 747 Jumbo Jet. Capsuleers are less like the pilots of a plane, and more like the captains of an extremely large boat.

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Tom Gerard
Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
#14 - 2013-02-25 23:45:53 UTC
This Idea Sucks.

Now with 100% less Troll.
FloppieTheBanjoClown
Arcana Imperii Ltd.
#15 - 2013-02-25 23:47:32 UTC
Gotta be a troll.

How would one fly in three dimensional space using WASD?

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Mire Stoude
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#16 - 2013-02-25 23:56:21 UTC
FloppieTheBanjoClown wrote:
Gotta be a troll.

How would one fly in three dimensional space using WASD?


Have to add 2 more buttons for forward and reverse throttle.. but its doable.
FloppieTheBanjoClown
Arcana Imperii Ltd.
#17 - 2013-02-26 00:00:45 UTC
Mire Stoude wrote:
FloppieTheBanjoClown wrote:
Gotta be a troll.

How would one fly in three dimensional space using WASD?


Have to add 2 more buttons for forward and reverse throttle.. but its doable.

Not really. MAYBE 8 buttons (4 directions, throttle, and roll), but then that would be the most basic possible controls and flying it would SUCK. Don't believe me? Try flying a flight sim with a keyboard. It's terrible.

Besides the terrible controls, you would also be adding massive server and client loads getting all those command updates. TiDi would be everywhere.

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Theron Dashto
Doomheim
#18 - 2013-02-26 00:00:45 UTC
Mire Stoude wrote:
FloppieTheBanjoClown wrote:
Gotta be a troll.

How would one fly in three dimensional space using WASD?


Have to add 2 more buttons for forward and reverse throttle.. but its doable.


The whole 3D thing is apparently lost on you.
Ris Dnalor
Tribal Liberation Force
Minmatar Republic
#19 - 2013-02-26 00:04:43 UTC
Sara Mars wrote:
Title just bout says it all, my only questions can the server handle it? And would big fleet battles be adversly affected with said change.

Discuss


no

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James Amril-Kesh
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#20 - 2013-02-26 00:42:50 UTC
AWSD only works with two dimensions anyway.

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