EVE Online Drops Classic Client Support, Welcomes Players To This Century
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Loading ...CCP has announced plans to phase out the current Classic Client for EVE Online in favor of a new system that could require users to upgrade for the first time in a decade.
The dual-client nature of EVE Online in its current form allows players with more modern PC technology to enjoy spectacular graphics, while an older Classic Client allows the game to be played on pretty much any system from 1998 onwards. It's a great system for stubborn PC gamers who haven't seen the inside of an electronics store in 10 years, but not so much for CCP, who have to basically create all graphics twice every time they add something to the game. Not anymore.
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If you haven't yet gotten a computer that can handle EVE Online's premium settings, you might want to hurry. According to CCP Zulupark over at the EVE Insider Dev Blog, the classic mode won't be around much longer.
Raising the graphical bar has a number of benefits, says CCP. They include less testing, faster turnaround on fixes, and the ability to focus on one graphics engine, among other things. Once classic is out, they will go to "premium lite," which will use the same art assets that premium currently uses, but with less eye candy.
