Posted - 2007.03.08 16:01:00 - [241]

 

Please say that it will be dx9, or that there will be a version for dx9 that looks the same. I just upgraded my computer this winter and vista is probably the worst operating system ive ever worked on, i would hate to have that piece of rubbish on my computer just to enjoy eve.

Posted - 2007.03.08 16:05:00 - [243]

 

Originally by: Stitcher

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I just noticed something.... that Zealot had a corporate logo on the side....

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It's the Red Alliance logo.

Can't wait for this stuff to go live!

Posted - 2007.03.08 16:11:00 - [245]

 

Originally by: DarkMatter

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Mandatory download also yes

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You would quit because it might take a few extra minutes to download?

So what if it took 1 hour to download, WTF does it matter???

Just like EVE Voice, it's OPTIONAL!

At least CCP is giving you an option, and not forcing you to use it like all other MMO's do...

Get a grip man! This will NOT change your gameplay if you CHOOSE not to use it, just like the new Voice system...

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I can see several dozen amarr characters in a bar in Jita doing a line dance, or sombody doing some stupid song with Eve-characters in it. No it wont change my gameplay...but it will change Eve-Online...I left 'other' games cause the character interaction was getting out of hand.

What brought me here to Eve 4 years ago was the 'lack' of social gathering places, that caused lag....

All this is going to do is put Eve-online in the same boat as the other games out there...

Posted - 2007.03.08 16:19:00 - [247]

 

VVVVVVVVVVV. Nice

Posted - 2007.03.08 16:25:00 - [249]

 

Entertainer profession like in SWG :)

"lol noob, to use that flute properly you need wind instruments lvl 5. I'd pwn you anyway with my rigged bass, does 3 riffs/second"

Posted - 2007.03.08 16:30:00 - [251]

 

I smell a new graphics card in my futures, methinks a processor and/or a ageia physx card aswell.

Posted - 2007.03.08 16:34:00 - [253]

 

Originally by: Roshan longshot

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Optinal yes...Mandatory download also yes...so bugger off tell me when the damn thing is comming out so I can cancel before then uh?

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I have a feeling you will cancel your account when you have to download all the high resolution textures and models that will be included with the new graphics engines (both dx9 and dx10) so this walking in station patch will never be an issue for you.

Posted - 2007.03.08 16:48:00 - [255]

 

Originally by: j0sephine

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It looks beautiful.

These huge windows in station makes me wish it was merged with the space part so the view of outside matched what's actually going outside of the station (have observation deck in the station or whatever) ... then it'd be both beautiful and actually useful for regular gameplay right off the bat ;s

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god yeah, im worried too that both environments may feel disconnected. anything to eliviate this problem is a worth while development.

What about the ships in station hanger? Due to the fact that they will be balloned up in proportion to avatars, is it too much to ask for higher res skins?

Or to be even more cheaky, could they have more polygons hmmmm i guess i can just hope that the new ship models are sufficient.

Posted - 2007.03.08 17:36:00 - [257]

 

well as everyone has said before, you need to read the dev blogs to get an idea of where they are going with this.

to start, there will be no pvp in the stations. at least not at first release. that may or may not change. I am pretty sure that the other concerns about dancing and all that other crap in other mmo's have been noted by the dev's as something that is not all that wanted in the game (unless of course I can get the 150 exotic dancers to give me a private show ).

I wish I could have found a hi-res video of it, but that was actually forwarded to me be someone else. he found it, so I got to give him some credit for it.

there are a ton of possibilties, but like the dev's said, having another mmo in one mmo is not something that they want. plus, this is probably close to a year from being released - just guessing here on that.

shoot, all I want is to be able to walk into my hanger and see how friggin' massive that machariel really is!

Posted - 2007.03.08 17:40:00 - [259]

 

Edited by: RaWBLooD on 08/03/2007 17:42:46

Originally by: Ecliptix

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Linkage

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ever since i started eve, i thought, hey if in eve you could walk on stations, and eventually explore planets and asteroids themselves, there will be nothing better in even the most minute aspect !

Posted - 2007.03.08 17:51:00 - [261]

 

Originally by: Neon Genesis

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Originally by: PDoggy

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Very impressive, but don't forget there was a video released of atmospheric flight too, what was it, two years ago? And that still isn't around.

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This is absolutely amazing.

Also, that atmospheric flight video looked like a completely minor change, this stuff looks nearly done!

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link of that video ? and is it still in development ?

Posted - 2007.03.08 17:59:00 - [263]

 

You know .... walking around on stations ... factional combat, Conquerable stations.

Anyone else getting ideas here?

*having visions of being trapped in a station thats under siege from an enemy alliance and awaiting boarding parties nervously gripping a rifle*

Posted - 2007.03.08 18:03:00 - [265]

 

just saw the video...
well... it's cool... but really don't needed

ccp should improve perfomances of the actual game, instead of waste money on new features

is useless to have infinite feature and an unplayable game
(yes i'm talking about the lag....)

Posted - 2007.03.08 18:13:00 - [267]

 

OH EM GEE

Posted - 2007.03.08 18:21:00 - [269]

 

Originally by: SonOTassadar

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There's a number of people here who are saying quite a lot of crap about this whole project. Before I even begin to counter your arguments, let me just ask you this: is this your game? Is it really? Do you own the rights to this game? No? I didn't think so. You can disagree, but what I've read so far is basically that CCP are a bunch of terrible people for doing something so abhorrent as adding something like walking in stations. Get over yourself, unmount from your high horse, and off your soap box.

Having said that, this game is not without fault. It's hard to miss with all the threads about nanos, nos, drones, titans, etc., etc., etc., repeat, ad infinitum. Now, what you, as an individual ranting in this thread about a project CCP has been working on for the better half of a year or more, is immersion. Part of what makes a good game is immersion. Gears of War is a graphically stunning game, and if you have played it, you know how satisfying it is to take your chainsaw and cut an opponent in half. That is immersion. If you're looking forward to Bioshock or Mass Effect, they flaunt the "realistic" AI that they have put into the world, or, specifically, with Mass Effect, the sheer size of it. That is immersion; that is one aspect of the game that entices you to play, in the same way the massive size of Eve entices you to play.

Moving away from the 360, since I know people will throw **** at me for that, the Wii has been a stunning success in the gaming industry for immersion. Technologically basic motion-sensitivity was a key selling point to the game -- you've probably seen the ads for Zelda or Red Steel, you see sword swings, aiming your bow and arrow, or aiming your gun at specific parts of the body for meximum efficiency. That is immersion.

Even games where you have no physical character there is still immersion. Any of you who have played the Starcraft single player campaign have come in contact with this. When you run missions for the Terrans, you are the Magistrate, and are included in the conversations and arguments. When you run missions for the Protoss, you are the Executor, and you are spoken to by heroes such as Tassadar, Artanis, and Zeratul. As Zerg, you are, of course, one of the many cerebrates in the story, and depending on which chapter you are playing, you are a servant of either the Overmind or the Queen of Blades, Kerrigan. That is immersion, even on the simplest level.

If you still don't feel that this project is a good idea, I don't know what else to tell you. Others have stated you don't have to participate, but I think eventually you'll come to realize how enjoyable it is once its released. Immersion, like graphics, story, replay value, and other aspects of video games is part of what makes a good game.

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starcraft is a great game ...