Greygal
Gallente
Sephray Industries
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Posted - 2010.02.21 11:55:00 -
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 Originally by: Rahnem
1: I thought I saw it mentioned somewhere that there was at least one wormhole in every system but I got zero in any system I scanned.
2: I tracked down a couple magnetometric (archeology) sites but the loot was laughably bad. I am assuming this is because that were little skills are required. Does that mean if I improve my skills in astrometics I will get better sites/more wormholes?
3: Along similar lines to the previous question do deep space probes give out better sites or do they just improve efficiency?
4: Is possible for a solo explorer to make good isk in W-space or is to to dangerous/time consuming to even attempt by yourself?
Some suggestions...
1. Scan in .5 and .6 security status systems, preferably ones with low traffic. You'll usually find more sites, and better paying/more challenging sites in those systems.
2. To find wormholes, scan in dead-end systems of any security status, again preferably ones with low traffic. Wormholes can be found anywhere, yet for some odd reason I seem to find more wormholes in these type of systems than just about any other system.
3. Don't fit every single exploration module you need on your ship - just fit one or two, and carry the rest in your cargo hold. When you find a site, dock and refit your ship as needed for the site.
4. Train the appropriate scanning skills, they help a lot.
5. Fit one or two appropriate scanning rigs to your scanning ship of choice, they help a lot.
6. Especially in wormholes, become expert with your directional scanner. It'll save your ship.
7. The more you scan, the better you get at it :) Especially when it comes to judging exactly what the heck that big red circle means :)
In hisec, I have the best profit from radar sites - usually around 15 to 20 million isk per site. Mag sites I don't even bother wasting my time locking them down, not worth it in hisec.
Grav sites can be quite profitable to mine - especially if they have hemophrite (spelling?) in them, but are often already occupied. If so, just ask the current miners if you can join in - quite often they will say yes, sometimes they will tell you to bugger off. Sometimes you can sell the location of grav sites, just make a deal with any miners you know.
I solo class 1 and 2 wormholes several times a week. The hardest part is finding one that isn't already occupied. I used to just gtfo whenever I saw that a wormhole was occupied; now I just start talking in local (cloaked and ready to jump back out!) and ask if it's ok to explore, or if there is anything I can help with. About half the time, nobody responds or they respond with force (haven't lost a ship yet tho - fortunately!). Every other time, I've been invited on in, usually to mine grav sites for a cut of what I make. A few times told I could help myself to the ladar sites, and one very rare and indecently profitable time joined in on a radar site in a class 5. The coolest thing about talking with the current occupants of a wormhole is you don't usually need to spend time scanning - they already know where everything is :)
Hope this helps - safe flying!
Greygal
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