tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post5537066018459961837..comments2024-02-29T00:38:48.299-08:00Comments on Sand, Cider and Spaceships: Active Scanners, Pleeeease.Drackarnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13450640948811964177noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-59810654149528923972012-12-13T01:41:13.427-08:002012-12-13T01:41:13.427-08:00@Knug Lidi - ... and if you overheat the active sc...@Knug Lidi - ... and if you overheat the active scanner, your ship explodes.<br /><br />Silly ideas. Scanning whilst under gate cloak is a major part of getting an idea what you jumped in. And clicking dscan is not part of the game, it's a non-necessary nuisance. Carebears that don't use dscan will not even open it. PvPers will anyway. So where's that massive advantage of automating it?Kikhttp://www.whatevs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-87601016749863184712012-12-12T07:58:27.945-08:002012-12-12T07:58:27.945-08:00Even easier, make the active scanner a module that...Even easier, make the active scanner a module that cannot be activated while cloaked.<br /><br />And the active scanner takes a low or mid slot and has a 4 second cycle time, with the T2 variant have a 3 second update time.<br /><br />Nothing without cost; no benefit without risk.<br /><br />Knug Lidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168621175894976018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-39484840902257675632012-12-10T17:12:18.678-08:002012-12-10T17:12:18.678-08:00Save the mouse button. Click 'scan' once t...Save the mouse button. Click 'scan' once then hit your return key from then on. Works provided you don't shift focus.<br /><br />Auto-update would be a terrible idea. Remembering to click d-scan is part of the game.Oreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17463371090240353831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-56035406690605777062012-12-10T17:12:06.639-08:002012-12-10T17:12:06.639-08:00Save the mouse button. Click 'scan' once t...Save the mouse button. Click 'scan' once then hit your return key from then on. Works provided you don't shift focus.<br /><br />Auto-update would be a terrible idea. Remembering to click d-scan is part of the game.Oreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17463371090240353831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-57643382933294162622012-12-10T10:52:17.726-08:002012-12-10T10:52:17.726-08:00Personally I like the current dscan method. We alr...Personally I like the current dscan method. We already have plenty of passive intel systems. Local, the overview, and blue intel channels. Making dscan passive as well is basically just extending the overview to the entire system. Not cool.<br /><br />DSJ does have a good suggestion. Make passive dscan available with a risk associated with it. A beacon popping up on a passive dscanner? That would give everyone else information on your whereabouts just as easily as you're getting it on them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-82240996462671573132012-12-10T07:48:15.816-08:002012-12-10T07:48:15.816-08:00I'd have no problem with an active D-scan ... ...I'd have no problem with an active D-scan ... provided it was broadcasting the position of whoever was using it. Let passive be "safe" and active have a risk associate with it.Ragellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10285176601838226959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-11332786971169422862012-12-10T07:25:23.539-08:002012-12-10T07:25:23.539-08:00Would it increase server load?
It is safe to say t...Would it increase server load?<br />It is safe to say that it would indeed increase server load.<br />By how much is the big question. With nullsec systems always going into TiDi on almost every fleet fight, I wonder how much worse it would get.<br />On the other hand, they could disable it in TiDi systems (or lower the frequency way down). <br />I doubt it would make much difference on a cluster with normal load.Trebron Zniehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11539481050781863223noreply@blogger.com