Ever gonna be able to walk around the space stations?

[Gubernaut]

Hey just wondering if they'll ever make it so we can walk around the space stations? Well when I heard about it years ago I thought it would be pretty cool. Last I played I saw you can walk around your personal space but will they make it so you can walk around the space stations, see other players, interact with some stuff? Just wondering

[Xenrek]

they ran into a couple issues

1) people ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and complained about how slow CCP said implementing any of that would be, after YEARS of them leaving core game mechanics broken

2) the engine that runs those graphics has a tendency to melt computers with mroe than 1 avatar in the same area

3) unlikely since the core playerbase of loud bittervets dont want anything "social" in the game


4) maybe though, since CCP is on a big "scare the old players away in favor of new ones" campaign right now, what with them removing so many core mechanics lately for a more "simplified" game.

[Gubernaut]

Interesting I've noticed in other games where "vets" don't want to see any radical changes but I would think something like this would be good for immersion as long as it has interactive gameplay elements (like when you want to buy/sell you walk to the "market" area of the station or something, but keep the distances reasonable of course or have some teleport pads too)

I hope they add it in I would think they should be able to optimize it with levels of detail to run good. What kind of "core mechanics" have they removed that sacres away the older players?

[Shotgun]

Very highly unlikely, OP.

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Hekantonkheries:

4) maybe though, since CCP is on a big "scare the old players away in favor of new ones" campaign right now, what with them removing so many core mechanics lately for a more "simplified" game.

Some "sacrifices" need to be made in order to replenish the player base. However, the only thing that CCP can change in order to consciously remove the old guard from the picture is to remove the "unsafe everywhere" aspect of EVE. As long as they don't touch this component of the game, nothing else can truly detract from the core experience EVE has offered thus far. Changing ships, skills, travel mechanics, etc, is all just a rebalancing act.

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Emton:

I hope they add it in I would think they should be able to optimize it with levels of detail to run good. What kind of "core mechanics" have they removed that sacres away the older players?

They really haven't done anything of the sort. Some recent travel mechanic changes have shaken things up a bit, but they haven't made old players less competitive to new players in any capacity.

[Laptop]

Uh, it's been brought up here and there, but honestly I really don't see the need for it. How many people are actually going to use that? And if they do, how long are they going to use it for? 5 minutes and then undock and go out in space again?

[Bandit]

It would be neat, but highly unlikely. It would be one of those things where it'd be really cool for the first few minutes and maybe a couple other times during certain events, but overall, it'd be more important for the developers to focus on other things.

[Pharaoh]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Laptop65:

Uh, it's been brought up here and there, but honestly I really don't see the need for it. How many people are actually going to use that? And if they do, how long are they going to use it for? 5 minutes and then undock and go out in space again?

i would definitely use it, as for how long, it would depend on the type of people i meet that day.

[Shotgun]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย EulogyOFaPharaoh:

i would definitely use it

For what?

[CerN]

The problem with this is the amount of resources it would require to implement. Players are scared that if CCP devotes themselves to walking in stations, the rest of the game will be without significant upgrades and balancing untill that is done, since CCP don't have the resources or manpower to do both.

[will]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย CerN:

CCP don't have the resources or manpower to do both.

One would think they have the money to fix that.

[Gubernaut]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย ayy lmao:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย CerN:

CCP don't have the resources or manpower to do both.

One would think they have the money to fix that.

Hah no kidding at 15 bucks a month and the crack addicting nature of the game. Then again if I had to choose between having stations to walk around in or a lower price I'd probably take the lower price.

[Shotgun]

People think that half a million subscribers at 15 bucks a month is "♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ like 90 million bucks a year, they can afford yachts and jet planes!" And they completely ignore the fact that just maintaining the server cluster and bandwidth costs tens of millions per year, and that's before the labor cost of hundreds of employees. While I'm sure CCP isn't straddling the bankruptcy line, I doubt they have the money to throw around on features that are unlikely to pay off.

And EVE can actually be quite cheap (around $8/month) if you grab a yearly sub on a discount.

[Baneken]

I think the problem is the multiplayer aspect that WIS needs in order to become meaningful.
Though just being able have "video conference" with other avatars while sitting on your couch in CQ would be good start.

[CerN]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย ayy lmao:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย CerN:

CCP don't have the resources or manpower to do both.

One would think they have the money to fix that.

No they don't. CCP has just been through a really bad period of layoffs and canceled projects. They are not doing too strong financially.

[Niblolkik, DLG]

would be awesome if station had casino :D

[Rat Scabies]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย CerN:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย ayy lmao:

One would think they have the money to fix that.

No they don't. CCP has just been through a really bad period of layoffs and canceled projects. They are not doing too strong financially.

Please provide further information or links so I can research this for my own personal ends.