Posted - 2008.06.07 11:04:00 - [1]

 

After reading some discussions about the 'local' channel, I realised how detracted the chat in Eve really is. The chat is integrated in the UI but not integrated into the game in itself in any way, except for 'local' and 'region' channels.
Wouldn't it be great to fly up to a station and getting an incoming radio communication demanding your intention. Some scenes from Star Wars come to mind here, when Han and crew fly onto the Star destroyer.

What do you think about the following idea:

• The 'local' channel remains present but is implemented by a station
  module.


• Such module is present in all NPC owned stations


• The module opens communication channels with other stations


• The module will scan for new schips and tries to establish
  radio communication with such ships


• Naturally there in setting up communication, causing a delay
  before new ships show up on a shared chat such as local


• The initial communication can be distorted by interferences
  such as moons, planets, stars.


• The scanner is a very sophisticated system-wide scanner looking
  for differences in the system, and thus picks up all movement


• Stations also contains a station chat, which can be accessed
  from the outside by connecting specifically to that station


• POS's can contain such a module, but don't have to, thus a 'local'
  wouldn't exist in such a system.


• Capital ships could also contain such a module

The above doesn't implement the star wars scene, but does make communication perhaps somewhat more game-related.

Any thoughts,

-Durkanis