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Mark Blema
Amarr
Aurelius Federation
Apotheosis of Virtue
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Posted - 2009.07.09 04:44:00 -
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Edited by: Mark Blema on 09/07/2009 04:45:17
I've been thinking a lot about the Hulk and something that would throw it over the top making it by far the best ship for mining out there. A number of people consider it to be on par with a few of the Battleships or Battle cruisers when set up properly. That simply will not do in my book. I've spent that amount of time training up to use this beast only to be considered 'ON PAR' with a Battleship...something that wasn't even a mining ship doing just as good if not better than me. While still being able to OMGBBQWTFPWN bad guys.
So I figured the Hulk needs something to make it more desirable than a crumby 'ol battleship/cruiser. It hit me about two days ago...Increase the range of the Strip miners. At first it was a 1% range bonus but at lv:5 exhumers that equates to something like 15.7K of range total...not enough to really throw it into the top. I finally settled on 5% increase per level. which makes the range something like 18+KM at Level 5. Then to balance this puppy out I figure it could be set-up so that the Range bonuses from the Orca or any other mining Foreman Gang link modal superceeds the Hulks Natural range bonus. Since most Orca flyers give better bonuses than what the hulk would get at LV:5 anyway thats not much of a problem with me. For further Balancing it out I figure you can take out the Bonus it gets to Ice Harvester duration. We've already got a beast for Ice mining...It's the Mack and we don't need to take away from it's glory.
I would be willing to talk to someone to iron out any details....but I think this is what CCP is looking for to make the Hulk the Beast it truly is...a Mining MONSTER.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
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Traderboz
SlaveMart
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Posted - 2009.07.09 05:04:00 -
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The thing is, it IS better than battleships at mining. Just because "some dude said BS is leet miner" doesn't mean that it's true. The Hulk is the best mining ship around at the moment, and I don't think anyone can seriously dispute that.
What would be nice is if they'd make mining more interesting than dragging something around every 6 minutes or whatever. I don't mine, but it's a rather ridiculous thing for a game to have, as there's really no "playing" involved. If they're going to do anything to mining, it should be an overhaul of the way it's done IMO, and not just a minor buff to a ship.
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SK Rooster
Gallente
No Trademark
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Posted - 2009.07.09 06:15:00 -
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i hear it makes a good mining ship
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Brego Tralowski
Gallente
Dead space evolution
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Posted - 2009.07.09 07:38:00 -
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Before i got my Hulk I mined in a Battleship, and to be honest it pulls in ore only slightly better than a Retriever. The Hulk (if you are really serious obout mining) is the best mining vessel in game (so far). Implants, Orca and skills (also modules) will help your yield, if you look at Halada's mining guide he lays out all the numbers for you to see including some battleship figures.
I doubt you will see a new mining vessel any more powerful than the hulk, but perhaps a new 'mining system' can be thought up (im sure its being looked into) making it seem less of a chore to many many players. There have already been several ideas thrown around to-date, so be happy in your Hulk, skill up a bit more and perhaps treat yourself to some fancy implants.
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Royal Hiigaran Navy
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Posted - 2009.07.09 07:49:00 -
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I think it's possible to set up the tier three BSs to get a mining yield close to the Hulk, but you're still limited by cargo space pretty significantly. Unless you want to transfer stuff to the jetcan every single minute the Hulk is better. Hulk also still has a viable tank after it's been set up for mining, and doesn't really have to rely on jetcans to harvest a decent yield if you don't want it to.
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kyrv
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Posted - 2009.07.09 09:04:00 -
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The ability to teleport ore into station :D
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Washell Olivaw
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Posted - 2009.07.09 10:56:00 -
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 Originally by: Mark Blema
A number of people consider it to be on par with a few of the Battleships or Battle cruisers when set up properly.
A number of people are idiots. Some battleships can outmine a retriever, but that's a far cry from being on par with a hulk. Since it requires 8 turret slots to do that, every battlecruiser is disqualified from the race. Hulk is fine, you didn't waste your training time, you're better than any crumbly 'ol bs/bc.
Originally by: Signature
Everybody has a photographic memory, some people just don't have film.
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girlyminer
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Posted - 2009.07.09 14:00:00 -
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Originally by: Washell Olivaw
Originally by: Mark Blema
A number of people consider it to be on par with a few of the Battleships or Battle cruisers when set up properly.
A number of people are idiots. Some battleships can outmine a retriever, but that's a far cry from being on par with a hulk. Since it requires 8 turret slots to do that, every battlecruiser is disqualified from the race. Hulk is fine, you didn't waste your training time, you're better than any crumbly 'ol bs/bc.
^^
The numbers heavily favour the hulk.
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Hester Shaw
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Posted - 2009.07.09 14:11:00 -
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Additionally, trying to mine in a rokh will rapidly cause RSI. Try it and see :>
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