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CCP Considering Mobile Apps For EVE Online

Posted by Soulskill on from the universe-in-your-pocket dept.

Massively reports on statements from EVE Online developer CCP Games indicating that they'll be working with MIT students to see if they can create mobile applications that will interact with EVE . They specifically mention things like skill trainers, route planners, and transaction viewers, but they leave the door open for other apps as well, saying they are "eager to hear what ideas MIT students might come up with."

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  1. I might throw in a few bucks. by east+coast · · Score: 2, Informative

    As a new EVE player (a little over a month now) it would be fantastic not having to be at my laptop every time a skill training expires. That's the whole thing about EVE; it's great that you can train for skills while off line but the time it takes makes it a regal pain in the ass any time you need to switch to a new skill but aren't at your machine. I actually take the time to plan my skill training around my real life schedule.

    I understand that it's part of the appeal of the game and takes away from the grind a bit but still, I want to play when I went to play, not when my training tract says I should. I find myself putting time into lesser skills because they have large time cycles and I don't feel like I'm wasting my time.

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    Dedicated Cthulhu Cultist since 4523 BC.
  2. Re:can't because it's been done? by Ixokai · · Score: 2, Informative

    You don't have to be logged in when a skill update happens exactly, but you can't schedule a -new- skill to be updated after.

    So if you're training your Frigate skill and it takes two days to complete, after those two days you have it if you're logged in or not-- but you have to log in then to set what skill to start training next.

    There's already some iPhone utilities fans made (in addition to some great Windows ones for planning your future skill update path in the most efficient way possible), but they're just plans-- they can show you your current status with the API Eve provides, but once one is trained you have to log in again to get started on the next step.

    If Eve provides the way to initiate training over their web API... that'd be awesome.