Redundancy in Travel

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Elooie

01.10.2012 , 02:02 PM \| #21	Quote
I understand MMOs are time sinks but reducing downtime is important for enhancing gameplay.. I mean they let us send our companion off to sell grey items to save time. Traveling should be no different. I understand the need to go to a spaceport but all the loads in between are excessive. The more time I am actually doing something and less running places the more enjoyable and rewarding the game will be.

racsofp

01.10.2012 , 02:05 PM \| #22	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Bawheidbob Because if it was real life that is the trip you would have to take? Yes...and instead of Jedi's and Smugglers we'd be level 45 Accountants grouping with Level 43 Lawyers to file a class action suit against the level 38 CEO who said it was okay to dump his garbage in my neighbor's pond. And this fun real life game would take place on Earth not on Alderaan or Tatooine. I'm all in favor of streamlining some of the travel here. Wouldn't surprise me if changes were made in the next couple of updates to address this.
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Striker

01.10.2012 , 02:15 PM \| #23	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Vitellius I've heard this a bunch of times and it doesn't really bother me, but I understand it. Your ship is like your house. Every time you go in your house, it would have to load. Every time you leave your house, it would have to load. Fine. One caveat is in TOR your house moves. Here's how I think it should be. 1. The ship and hanger should be COMBINED into 1 instance. Having a separate instance for the hanger AND the ship is silly. When you enter the ship, it doesn't = take off. You enter the open door and that's it. (loading screen 1) 2. If you want to take off, you go to the helm, select the map, and pick where to go. Then a cut scene plays WHILE the new zone loads. (loading screen 2 but kinda hidden under the animation) 3. You appear in the hanger of your destination and leave through the open door into the hanger and exit to the main area of your destination. (loading screen 3) This is a good idea and I agree with. I am not for loading screens. I am just for the requirement to walk into your hanger or across the orbital station to your ship. Since thats where it is. Reducing the loading screens and having loading go on in the background during travel is ideal.
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monjiay

01.10.2012 , 02:18 PM \| #24	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Dreislao in a world where people want ultra realistic gameplay and graphics you have to accept that there will be ultra realistic ways you have to travel. namely the steps you posted. If we all stood about waiting to be ported to wherever we needed to be that would soon get tired aswell. It ports you to warzones. Last time I checked that was not considered ultra realistic. This is a game. Also, I can't spacebar my way out of boring conversations in real life.

EllipticSmile

01.10.2012 , 02:20 PM \| #25	Quote
I've seen people posting about this for a while and decided to see how long it took me to get onto Balmorra from the middle of nowhere on Hoth. My friend needed help with a heroic. Took me about 3, maybe 4 minutes, which is how long it could take to wait for a Zep/Fly to where I needed to go in WoW. Actually a lot less if I was trying to get somewhere like Dalaran.
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Xerda

01.10.2012 , 02:20 PM \| #26	Quote
It is very tedious getting on and off your ship. I agree.
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MackumDog

01.10.2012 , 02:22 PM \| #27	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Bawheidbob Because if it was real life that is the trip you would have to take? Because if it were real life that is the trip you would have to take. Was if first person singular, Were if second person singular.
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Blackavaar

01.10.2012 , 02:22 PM \| #28	Quote
Just like to point out that for most planets you don't have to land at an orbital station. Those are special cases. So, in reality two of your steps aren't really there a majority of the time. And I like ship hangars personally. It gives me a chance to see my ship in more detail, rather than just in cut scenes and space combat.
Only the meek get pinched. The bold survive.

Blackavaar

01.10.2012 , 02:26 PM \| #29	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Vitellius I've heard this a bunch of times and it doesn't really bother me, but I understand it. Your ship is like your house. Every time you go in your house, it would have to load. Every time you leave your house, it would have to load. Fine. One caveat is in TOR your house moves. Here's how I think it should be. 1. The ship and hanger should be COMBINED into 1 instance. Having a separate instance for the hanger AND the ship is silly. When you enter the ship, it doesn't = take off. You enter the open door and that's it. (loading screen 1) 2. If you want to take off, you go to the helm, select the map, and pick where to go. Then a cut scene plays WHILE the new zone loads. (loading screen 2 but kinda hidden under the animation) 3. You appear in the hanger of your destination and leave through the open door into the hanger and exit to the main area of your destination. (loading screen 3) One problem with that, if the hangar and the ship were the same instance the hangar would have to look exactly the same on every planet, space station, etc. you go to. I would prefer it be left as it is.
Only the meek get pinched. The bold survive.

MackumDog

01.10.2012 , 02:28 PM \| #30	Quote
i want the telly on my star ship to stream in you tube videos, so I can watch telly
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