tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post937634435173137492..comments2024-03-05T12:41:20.217-05:00Comments on Low Sec Lifestyle: Let's Stake a ClaimSugar Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15437978687639772023noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post-34004036642270236782014-03-27T09:22:25.753-04:002014-03-27T09:22:25.753-04:00I've been asked my opinion and I will respond ...I've been asked my opinion and I will respond to it. I have my opinion just as I expect everyone to have their own. I'd be saddened if people felt alienated because we disagree on one topic. The handling of this has been poor which is unfortunate because it is a very important issue that is now clouded by people doubling down on sides.Sugar Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437978687639772023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post-25127648780380186312014-03-27T05:40:25.475-04:002014-03-27T05:40:25.475-04:00I like these ideas in general.
I think all that i...I like these ideas in general.<br /><br />I think all that is needed in low is something with a warp accel gate. That would be the minimum requirement.<br /><br />I think it would be more interesting if Highsec had current ores. Lowsec had ores that refined for 2x as much and Null/Wormholes had ores that refinded for 4x as much. <br /><br />Some way to incoporate new mobile structure and you might be able to sell it to CCP.<br /><br />(I will be very interested to hear your response to the current debate. The Jester blog, Erotica 1 thing.)Kethry Avengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839045983974381623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post-40316876462578286082014-03-27T04:20:16.443-04:002014-03-27T04:20:16.443-04:00Offtopic, but are you going to jump into Erotica1&...Offtopic, but are you going to jump into Erotica1's quagmire and perhaps take a chance at ruining your CSM prospects by alienating one of the two sides in this discussion?Raziel Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02545370350482232205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post-19387186225351872672014-03-26T21:06:17.376-04:002014-03-26T21:06:17.376-04:00I like it!I like it!asdfasfdadfssfdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838919994537367828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post-73203771465239754442014-03-26T18:40:07.686-04:002014-03-26T18:40:07.686-04:00I have no interest in being any more grizzled than...I have no interest in being any more grizzled than I already am. The donkey would be nice, though. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331242706687994674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post-66676086329939493222014-03-26T16:51:21.254-04:002014-03-26T16:51:21.254-04:00Gavin, that's my concept of it as well. I rem...Gavin, that's my concept of it as well. I remember some conversations of this idea in Sugar's ingame channel a few weeks ago - at the time, I said I'd love to be able to fly a reasonably nimble ship in/around lowsec and sniff out ores. <br /><br />Maybe 1 nugget per belt, maybe less. Would give me a reason to kill belt rats, and allow me to be mobile enough to avoid most random gankings. I said in comments elsewhere that most PVE in lowsec requires the player to be too static in position -- mining especially requires you to be an immobile target, fit specifically for maximum yield. Give me a fighting chance and I can see a "mining roam" with 2-5 folks shaping up as good clean fun. // Abavus<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post-60218411155456225902014-03-26T15:36:34.056-04:002014-03-26T15:36:34.056-04:00By "condensed veldspar" I mean the velds...By "condensed veldspar" I mean the veldspar that is used for mineral compression, not the +10% variant.Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12986103558584967247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post-14524910688050627102014-03-26T15:34:04.977-04:002014-03-26T15:34:04.977-04:00So basically you trot around the belts in lowsec, ...So basically you trot around the belts in lowsec, sneaky sneaky, checking out the asteroids with your nifty prospecting tool, and if you lucky you hit pay dirt. An asteroid that contains condensed velspar instead of the regular veldspar. <br /><br />You mine your asteroid. It's a small one. Probably only enough ore for two loads, but two loads of condensed veldspar refines to a lot of minerals. You hope no one notices the asteroid while you take the first load back. Be careful on the way back, if someone did see your asteroid they might be waiting for you to come back to get the second load.Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12986103558584967247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post-43304657720660612482014-03-26T15:30:07.361-04:002014-03-26T15:30:07.361-04:00Did anyone else have a bit of a smile begin to for...Did anyone else have a bit of a smile begin to form at the idea of zipping from belt to belt looking for Eldorado? All the while keeping a look out for the wolves.<br /><br />"A new ore anomaly can be created that has regular asteroids or current decorative asteroids could spawn that have these deposits inside of them."<br /><br />So would you identify the likely asteroids through visual inspection? If so yes! Anything to get eyes into space and off a simple d-scan or survey scan results.<br /><br />It would be great for low-sec for an idea along these lines to be pursued. As it stands now solo mining in low sec is a death wish. Back when you had to probe down hidden belts you at least didn't have to worry about random people passing through system as long as you watched for probes. <br /><br />When I speak to new players trying their hands at mining in low-sec these days I have to admit to them that I can either blind warp to an ore anom, or have them d-scanned down even before my gate cloak drops. Either way with the warp speed changes even if they are diligently spamming d-scan, they will be caught alot. The risk is just not worth the reward atm.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11654788170276505600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post-41349896603425741102014-03-26T14:40:49.592-04:002014-03-26T14:40:49.592-04:00Yeah, I think that's the end goal ;)
(a green...Yeah, I think that's the end goal ;)<br /><br />(a green donkey)Mining-my-own-businessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post-15388578791760526582014-03-26T14:39:16.222-04:002014-03-26T14:39:16.222-04:00And let us be honest. Who does not want to be a gr...And let us be honest. Who does not want to be a grizzled man with a donkey?Sugar Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437978687639772023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post-56033986809554906552014-03-26T14:27:33.190-04:002014-03-26T14:27:33.190-04:00I wonder about a mini-TCU/deployable that miners w...I wonder about a mini-TCU/deployable that miners with your prospector ship could use, that... I don't know, hides the whole belt from anyone without a BM? A way for a prospector to seek out hard-to-find resources and get some help retrieving it within a certain window? Lots of issues to work out but I like the direction you're going.Steve Ivyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680413616152665100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post-49341755789055516802014-03-26T14:25:36.894-04:002014-03-26T14:25:36.894-04:00I'm very careful with gun mining options simpl...I'm very careful with gun mining options simply because CCP has moved forceably away from them as a mechanic.<br /><br />In chat we discussed not displacing the Venture with its amazing gas mining abilities. This type of thing is avoided by keeping it mineral/ore related or even just not allowing for it to fit gas harvesters. I don't want to create a higher level Venture because I love the Venture's huge flexibility and range of use for such a tiny ship.Sugar Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437978687639772023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post-74393580108009036532014-03-26T13:35:36.714-04:002014-03-26T13:35:36.714-04:00Great Idea ! I have seen the Ore Site (as in a sig...Great Idea ! I have seen the Ore Site (as in a signature to scan down and not a warpable anomaly) on several blogposts now. Most of them are from Wspace where mining is also a very risky business. The scanning would also bring some safety and a bit of buffer time to warp away. <br />I agree that the dynamics of mining in LS should match the dynamics of the regions, a lot more movement and awareness required, while giving decent yield.<br />Making those scannable sites more a challenge in changing the way one discovers rich rocks, is a great idea. <br />I also find that the transport spawns in belts are a good idea in the right direction. They are, in their current form, more a fun event than an actual source of decent minerals. I had the idea a while ago to suggest to vary a lot more the potential drop of a combat site. For example, one site could the attack of a Pirate NPC mining camp or refinery, that would have a certain amount of ore and/or minerals in their structures/ships. They would then be interesting to look for (scan down) with a small fleet accompanied with an industrial.<br />Lastly, the new ship ideas are great. Like the SOE ships try to be a mix of combat and exploration, there could be more hybrids: combat/mining, exploration/mining.<br />Maybe use the mining bonus of the Vexor and make a version of the ship that has an ore hold ?<br /><br />Anyways, always a great read. Thanks for the posts and the great debates/silliness in your channel :)<br />Mining-my-own-businessnoreply@blogger.com