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Digital Messiah
Heroic Era
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Posted - 2013.05.23 10:38:00 -
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At max skills a tech 2 mining drones bring in 62 m3 a minute not including travel time. It takes 43 days with +5 implants, and a 22, 26, 22, 22, 32, remap. 43 days with perfect attributes, 65 days for someone learning at 1800 sp / hr. That is 312 m3 at 0 km from an asteroid... Now I am not saying it doesn't help. I also am not saying we should increase the amount that they bring in. For someone who is min / maxing, it is a decent investment when it comes to mining. However I do propose we make a few changes to mining drones specifically.
Skills to optimally use tech 2 mining drones Drones I Drones II Drones III Drones IV Drones V Drone Interfacing I Drone Interfacing II Drone Interfacing III Drone Interfacing IV Drone Interfacing V Mining Drone Operation I Mining Drone Operation II Mining Drone Operation III Mining Drone Operation IV Mining Drone Operation V Drone Sharpshooting I Drone Sharpshooting II Drone Sharpshooting III Drone Sharpshooting IV Drone Sharpshooting V 30% increase to optimal range Drone Navigation I Drone Navigation II Drone Navigation III Drone Navigation IV Drone Navigation V 30% speed increase Scout Drone Operation I Scout Drone Operation II Scout Drone Operation III Scout Drone Operation IV Scout Drone Operation V
Old tech 2 mining drone / level 5 "optimal skills" Volume - 5 Shield - 60 / 75 Armor - 40 / 50 Structure - 40 / 50 Ore Yield - 25 / 62.5 Duration - 60 Optimal - 5000 / 6500 Speed - 500 / 625 Signature Radius - 25 Bandwidth - 5
New tech 2 mining drone / level 5 "optimal skills" Volume - 5 Shield - 60 / 75 Armor - 40 / 50 Structure - 40 / 50 Ore Yield - 25 / 62.5 Duration - 60 / 40.596 "orca" Optimal - 11539 / 15,000 / 25,915.5 "orca" Speed - 500 / 625 Signature Radius - 25 Bandwidth - 5
You may have noticed I only changed one stat. This plus a change to allow mining foreman links to work on mining drones would fix them completely. You could finally mine in one place and see a more realistic reward for the 43 to 65 days worth of training. Not to mention I think it would be good for drones in general to receive the benefits of all types of boosting. I'm unsure as I have never tested it myself. Fleet boosting effecting drones would also increase total m3 per minute from 312 to 530. With out travel time as well this would be a huge boost to mining drones in general.
I can't be bothered to do the final yield comparison between where drones are now per hour to where drones would be without travel time. This change would be almost equal to turning mining drones into mining laser 2's. Given the jump from a mining laser to a strip miner, I feel this could be justifiable. for those wondering it is a 2,815,750 skill point investment, for 530 m3 a minute or 1,590 m3 every 3 minutes. Which is a little bit better than a non boosted strip miner 2 using tech 2 crystals no implants, with perfect skills.
Btw my math is terrible and it is late. If you see that something, or everything, is off, let me know. Join a Heroic Era today! |
Digital Messiah
Heroic Era
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Posted - 2013.05.24 04:01:00 -
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Was this post really that bad, 98 people didn't feel like even saying it was bad? Join a Heroic Era today! |
Some Rando
University of Caille Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.05.24 04:13:00 -
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Post it in Features and Ideas. CCP has no sense of humour. |
Sex Slave Girl
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.05.24 04:15:00 -
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Hmm, those 98 people probably think "that thread again".
To be honest, what these 5 mining T2 drones bring in for me in my mack is about 25% cargospace. So I don't think it has to change.
I do believe we need a much better and intelligent drone interface, cause the current one is just to tiresome. |
Doc Fury
Furious Enterprises
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Posted - 2013.05.24 04:19:00 -
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Some Rando wrote:Post it in Features and Ideas.
This.
I'll even link it for you: --> Features & Ideas Discussion
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Digital Messiah
Heroic Era
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Posted - 2013.05.24 04:23:00 -
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My bad, I put it up at 4 am last night. Thought I did, I'll petition for a move. Join a Heroic Era today! |
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Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises Otherworld Empire
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Posted - 2013.05.24 06:20:00 -
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Harvester Drones ftw!
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