Originally by: St Mio

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Cosmic signatures do not respawn at downtime, they only respawn when a) completed or b) naturally expiring :)

Also high-sec only combat sites (Hideout, Lookout, Watch, Vigil, 3/10s) won't respawn in low-sec for... obvious reasons :P

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Originally by: Capt Sly

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It may not be broken but ALL exploration sites and any of the complexs I have tried in high sec have been seriously nerfed since Incarna.

For example, the Station loot in the last room of Serpentis Narcotics Warehouse used to drop Coreli A type mods..heck I even got a Vigilant BPC once. Now you get an 8th Tier Overseer's thingie...not even worth the effort. I also used to pick up some T2 salvage from the bigger ships in that one...very rare to get one piece even now.

Low sec escalations...now way worth the risk IMO as I have been getting really busy border systems.

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Originally by: Capt Sly

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No troll here your Emporerness, just a statement of facts....something you may or not be familiar with.

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Originally by: Tabernack en Chasteaux

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Random loot is random. Random sites are random. /thread

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Originally by: Emperor Salazar

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Originally by: Tabernack en Chasteaux

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Random loot is random. Random sites are random. /thread

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You don't get to /thread your own post.

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Originally by: DeMichael Crimson

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Originally by: Hito-Shura

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I just spent 3 hours looking for something other than mining belts and wormholes and I finally find a Angel Hideout.

But I couldn't enter with my Tengu, I couldn't enter it! No matter how much I tried, I couldn't go in! Is this what exploration is all about!? I think I'll go back to doing Level 4 missions.

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I have to believe exploration isn't broken......yet.

It does seem to be extremely buggy ever since the Incarna expansion and has probably been stealth nerfed almost to death.

If it took you 3 hrs to find something else other than w-holes and Grav sites, go to a different area.

As for that combat site you found, try reading the gate message next time. It clearly states what ship class is allowed access. That site allows Frigate, Destroyer Class and their T2 versions.

Obviously there's a few things to remember when it comes to exploration:

Proper Planing Prevents Poor Performance.
Expect the worst and hope for the best.
Failure is not an option.
Evelopedia is info.

And above all else:

Exploration - It's not just an adventure, it's a job.

Seriously, like a job in real life that gives regular base pay for 40 hrs along with overtime pay and bonus pay.

Regular pay is the Radar and Magnetometric sites.
Overtime pay is the Anomaly's, 'Unknown' combat sites and hidden DED Complexes.
Bonus pay is the Commander NPC spawns at Anomaly's, DED complexes and combat sites along with the Expeditions gained from those.

As an Explorer, you're an 'Independent Contractor' going from system to system doing your job for regular pay, always looking for overtime pay and hope for bonus pay.

You should look at the area you do exploration in as a company. Some areas will have lot's of work available while others barely have any. The trick is to find a few areas or companies that have a lot of work available and make those your dedicated routes which should keep you very busy.

'Tools of the Trade' are high exploration skill levels and top equipment with your ship set up to quickly scan and complete the various exploration sites 'On the Fly' without having to switch ships or refit very often.

Have a 'Base of Operation' centrally located in each area to quickly rearm, refit, switch ships and unload loot asap. Time lost is ISK lost due to a lot of competition, especially on the weekends. Always refer to the Star Map stats when looking for new areas.

Exploration - It's not just an adventure, it's a job.


DMC

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Originally by: Capt Sly

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It may not be broken but ALL exploration sites and any of the complexs I have tried in high sec have been seriously nerfed since Incarna.

For example, the Station loot in the last room of Serpentis Narcotics Warehouse used to drop Coreli A type mods..heck I even got a Vigilant BPC once. Now you get an 8th Tier Overseer's thingie...not even worth the effort. I also used to pick up some T2 salvage from the bigger ships in that one...very rare to get one piece even now.

Low sec escalations...now way worth the risk IMO as I have been getting really busy border systems.

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Originally by: Capt Sly

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...just a statement of facts...

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Originally by: oolk

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ORDER,ORDER \o/

You wouldnt believe the drops I had in any type of sites,so dont assume its on a strict and regular database grid.

I said it before and say it again;nothing is broken,its all a matter of timing.

And timing in exploration is so random,cant control that new guy coming in your region/systems or the time anyone decides to scan your route.

As random as the loot contained in the cans really.

Derp.

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Originally by: Capt Sly

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It may not be broken but ALL exploration sites and any of the complexs I have tried in high sec have been seriously nerfed since Incarna.

For example, the Station loot in the last room of Serpentis Narcotics Warehouse used to drop Coreli A type mods..heck I even got a Vigilant BPC once. Now you get an 8th Tier Overseer's thingie...not even worth the effort. I also used to pick up some T2 salvage from the bigger ships in that one...very rare to get one piece even now.

Low sec escalations...now way worth the risk IMO as I have been getting really busy border systems.

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Originally by: Powie XIII

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Just got a C-Type Adaptive nano membrane. Exploration is broken. CCP pls fix.
And guys, Salazar is not a troll, he might sound like a ***** and he might really be a *****. But he has experience and knowledge to share to lesser beings.

And no Salazar i won't self destruct.

Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.

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