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Drizit
IzMine
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Posted - 2012.12.05 16:21:00 -
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The Mackinaw used to be the best ice mining ship in the game with the Hulk being the best ore miner. It seems that the Mackinaw is now the best all round which really leaves the Hulk redundant. A 35K ore hold compared to the Hulks paltry 8.5K and the bonuses to the mining lasers means it can mine an entire jet can at the same speed as the Hulk before it has to stop.
The only real saving grace for the Hulk now is a slightly better ability to tank damage which could maybe make it more useful in lowsec or 0.0 but since most operations in those areas have combat ships for protection, it's really not needed anyway.
I really expected the Hulk to get some love in this patch, at least give it a respectable ore hold size, 8.5K is just two full cycles of all its lasers and just under a third of a jet can for an Orca or Rorqual to pick up. Even if it can't mine any faster than a Mackinaw, at least let it hold the same amount of ore.
This really makes the bot miners in highsec happy though, it means they don't have to train for so long to get a mining barge that can strip every belt in a system 24/7. |
Sakari Orisi
Gallente School of Advanced Industry
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Posted - 2012.12.05 16:26:00 -
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Drizit wrote:The Mackinaw used to be the best ice mining ship in the game with the Hulk being the best ore miner. It seems that the Mackinaw is now the best all round which really leaves the Hulk redundant. A 35K ore hold compared to the Hulks paltry 8.5K and the bonuses to the mining lasers means it can mine an entire jet can at the same speed as the Hulk before it has to stop.
The only real saving grace for the Hulk now is a slightly better ability to tank damage which could maybe make it more useful in lowsec or 0.0 but since most operations in those areas have combat ships for protection, it's really not needed anyway.
I really expected the Hulk to get some love in this patch, at least give it a respectable ore hold size, 8.5K is just two full cycles of all its lasers and just under a third of a jet can for an Orca or Rorqual to pick up. Even if it can't mine any faster than a Mackinaw, at least let it hold the same amount of ore.
This really makes the bot miners in highsec happy though, it means they don't have to train for so long to get a mining barge that can strip every belt in a system 24/7.
Are you sure you know what you're saying ? The mackinaw requires roughly the same amount of training as a hulk. The hulk outmines the mackinaw, but has a smaller ore hold & little cargo to compensate.
The mackinaw is ment for solo mining, if you're solo mining, use a mackinaw. The Hulk is ment for fleet supported mining, if you have an orca grabbing jetcans, you can use a hulk and will get a tad more ore for your trouble. The evefit project Pyfa thread Phobos thread |
Drizit
IzMine
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Posted - 2012.12.05 16:48:00 -
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Sakari Orisi wrote:Are you sure you know what you're saying ? The mackinaw requires roughly the same amount of training as a hulk. The hulk outmines the mackinaw, but has a smaller ore hold & little cargo to compensate.
The mackinaw is ment for solo mining, if you're solo mining, use a mackinaw. The Hulk is ment for fleet supported mining, if you have an orca grabbing jetcans, you can use a hulk and will get a tad more ore for your trouble. A marginal amount more from a Hulk but not really a great deal. With my maxed mining skills, it amounts to a difference of about 50 M3 per cycle per laser, is that really a big deal? You make it sound like it's closer to 300 or more per laser.
OK, so they changed the skills to Mining Barge level 5 for a Mackinaw, I normally fly a Hulk so I didn't notice. It still makes the Hulk redundant because the Mackinaw can still mine almost as much and with the larger hold, makes it more valuable. Check the market to see that, the cost of a hulk has plummeted from 400m a year ago to a little over 200m now while the Mackinaw has retained it's price of 200m.
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Lord Calus
Fractured Core Fatal Ascension
60
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Posted - 2012.12.05 17:04:00 -
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Are you serious?
Really .... is this a serious poast and not a troll?
Hulk mines the most, but has the worst ore hold. This is on purpose.
Mack has the biggest ore hold now, this is on purpose.
The other one is the tankiest, this is on purpose.
Sorry you have to make choices and cannot have your cake and eat it too. Protip: no-one in nullsec bot mines, it isn't profitable enough. |
Norris Packard
Wings of Redemption Black Flag Alliance
43
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Posted - 2012.12.05 17:11:00 -
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Drizit wrote:Sakari Orisi wrote:Are you sure you know what you're saying ? The mackinaw requires roughly the same amount of training as a hulk. The hulk outmines the mackinaw, but has a smaller ore hold & little cargo to compensate.
The mackinaw is ment for solo mining, if you're solo mining, use a mackinaw. The Hulk is ment for fleet supported mining, if you have an orca grabbing jetcans, you can use a hulk and will get a tad more ore for your trouble. A marginal amount more from a Hulk but not really a great deal. With my maxed mining skills, it amounts to a difference of about 50 M3 per cycle per laser, is that really a big deal? You make it sound like it's closer to 300 or more per laser. OK, so they changed the skills to Mining Barge level 5 for a Mackinaw, I normally fly a Hulk so I didn't notice. It still makes the Hulk redundant because the Mackinaw can still mine almost as much and with the larger hold, makes it more valuable. Check the market to see that, the cost of a hulk has plummeted from 400m a year ago to a little over 200m now while the Mackinaw has retained it's price of 200m.
LOL
So you are telling us the market balanced out when they balanced the ships and teircided them? Wow that's amazing! Seems to be working as intended. Don't be lazy and fly a hulk, more ore; be lazy and fly a mackinaw, more cargo. That is called balance. |
Alara IonStorm
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Posted - 2012.12.05 17:19:00 -
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They should have given the Mackinaw and Retty only 2 Lows and the Covetor and Retty should have 3 Mids. Put the Mack / Retty on the same plate as the Pro / Skiff when it comes to yields and let the Hulk / Covi get the most out of their bonuses. |
Brego Tralowski
Tralowski Independent Traders.
69
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Posted - 2012.12.05 17:27:00 -
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All working as intended!!
Supplying Quality goods to the masses.
See 'T1 Module supplies' for all your T1 needs or T1.com in game chat. |
Ginger Barbarella
State War Academy Caldari State
277
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Posted - 2012.12.05 19:07:00 -
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Jeezus, I wondered when the whining would start... |
Darenthul
SUPERIOR RESOURCES
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Posted - 2012.12.05 19:10:00 -
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The Hulk mines like 10-25% more overall doesn't it?
That also means it gets more out of Orcas than Macks, which was done on purpose..
Hulks are the best fleet Miner (by a large margin), Macks the best solo. Mercenary Massacre 2012 (12/9/2012)
I find mining to be an incredibly relaxing thing to do after work. It's like fishing without waking up early. Or cold. But the beer, the beer is the same. - arramdaywalker |
Dorian Wylde
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
187
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Posted - 2012.12.05 19:21:00 -
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Darenthul wrote:The Hulk mines like 10-25% more overall doesn't it?
That also means it gets more out of Orcas than Macks, which was done on purpose..
Hulks are the best fleet Miner (by a large margin), Macks the best solo.
I recall someone did the math and worked out that the ships by themselves, the hulk has about 9% more yield.
Not really worth the paper thin tank, to me. Although if anyone actually knows of a corp with people willing to sit in belts and watch me mine in case rats spawn, I'll happily join. As it stands, if they aren't in the belt with you in a high volley ship, you're either going to need shield reps on the hulks, or the hulks need to warp out until the rats are dead.
Giving the mack and skiff comparable yield to the hulk, while giving the hulk zero tank and ore hold was a little silly. They need to remove the yield role bonus on the mack entirely, and knock the skiff down to 2 effective turrets. Then I might consider taking the risk. As it stands, I mine in a skiff, and make decent enough isk doing so. |
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Guthris
The Shard Restaurant Shaktipat Revelators
30
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Posted - 2012.12.05 21:06:00 -
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Ginger Barbarella wrote:Jeezus, I wondered when the whining would start...
You mean when it would continue
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Sakari Orisi
Gallente School of Advanced Industry
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Posted - 2012.12.05 21:27:00 -
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Dorian Wylde wrote:Darenthul wrote:The Hulk mines like 10-25% more overall doesn't it?
That also means it gets more out of Orcas than Macks, which was done on purpose..
Hulks are the best fleet Miner (by a large margin), Macks the best solo. I recall someone did the math and worked out that the ships by themselves, the hulk has about 9% more yield. Not really worth the paper thin tank, to me. Although if anyone actually knows of a corp with people willing to sit in belts and watch me mine in case rats spawn, I'll happily join. As it stands, if they aren't in the belt with you in a high volley ship, you're either going to need shield reps on the hulks, or the hulks need to warp out until the rats are dead. Giving the mack and skiff comparable yield to the hulk, while giving the hulk zero tank and ore hold was a little silly. They need to remove the yield role bonus on the mack entirely, and knock the skiff down to 2 effective turrets. Then I might consider taking the risk. As it stands, I mine in a skiff, and make decent enough isk doing so.
I'll translate what you said: "I want all miners except the hulk to be useless again. Why would you want that ? CCP went down the only viable route: they made all T2 ships close in yield, with each having their strong point. THis is as it should be imo and shouldn't be touched The evefit project Pyfa thread Phobos thread |
Derath Ellecon
Washburne Holdings Situation: Normal
490
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Posted - 2012.12.05 21:30:00 -
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Drizit wrote: I really expected the Hulk to get some love in this patch, at least give it a respectable ore hold size, 8.5K is just two full cycles of all its lasers and just under a third of a jet can for an Orca or Rorqual to pick up. Even if it can't mine any faster than a Mackinaw, at least let it hold the same amount of ore.
Jesus Drizit, where have you been. They just Tiercided Mining barges in August. They very clearly explained why the ships got changed the way they did, and the roles they are now designed for. They are DONE and moving on. Why would you think they would do anything more at this point? Especially given they never even said a peep about any further changes. |
Jack Miton
Aperture Harmonics K162
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Posted - 2012.12.05 21:31:00 -
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mining barges recently got the biggest buff anything has ever gotten in eve (just about) and miner STILL complain. do you really wonder why everyone else hates miners? |
Naomi Knight
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2012.12.05 21:32:00 -
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CCP overbuffed their tank :( |
Dave stark
Black Nova Corp. R O G U E
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Posted - 2012.12.05 22:32:00 -
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Derath Ellecon wrote:Drizit wrote: I really expected the Hulk to get some love in this patch, at least give it a respectable ore hold size, 8.5K is just two full cycles of all its lasers and just under a third of a jet can for an Orca or Rorqual to pick up. Even if it can't mine any faster than a Mackinaw, at least let it hold the same amount of ore.
Jesus Drizit, where have you been. They just Tiercided Mining barges in August. They very clearly explained why the ships got changed the way they did, and the roles they are now designed for. They are DONE and moving on. Why would you think they would do anything more at this point? Especially given they never even said a peep about any further changes.
they clearly explained what they wanted from mining ships, failed at delivering it, and are now stuck with the same situation they were in before, except the new "one size fits all" ship has more tank and cargo space than before.
why wouldn't they do more? the rebalance is clearly wide of the mark and didn't address any of the issues with having 2/3 exhumers and barges being totally redundant. Reading my posts is like panning for gold; most it will be useless, but occasionally you'll find a nugget of gold. |
Derath Ellecon
Washburne Holdings Situation: Normal
490
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Posted - 2012.12.05 22:35:00 -
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Dave stark wrote:Derath Ellecon wrote:Drizit wrote: I really expected the Hulk to get some love in this patch, at least give it a respectable ore hold size, 8.5K is just two full cycles of all its lasers and just under a third of a jet can for an Orca or Rorqual to pick up. Even if it can't mine any faster than a Mackinaw, at least let it hold the same amount of ore.
Jesus Drizit, where have you been. They just Tiercided Mining barges in August. They very clearly explained why the ships got changed the way they did, and the roles they are now designed for. They are DONE and moving on. Why would you think they would do anything more at this point? Especially given they never even said a peep about any further changes. they clearly explained what they wanted from mining ships, failed at delivering it, and are now stuck with the same situation they were in before, except the new "one size fits all" ship has more tank and cargo space than before. why wouldn't they do more? the rebalance is clearly wide of the mark and didn't address any of the issues with having 2/3 exhumers and barges being totally redundant.
They won't do more anytime soon because they have a whole slew of other ships to slog through before they are done with this rebalance. I highly doubt they will be going back to any of the ships already done until they finish. |
Lord Calus
Fractured Core Fatal Ascension
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Posted - 2012.12.05 23:18:00 -
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So you are mad that one ship allows you to AFK mine, one ship allows you to have an incredibly beefy tank, and one ship that with proper support willl outmine all the others?
And you say everyone else is entitled, and can't understand the miner hate?
From the ship descriptions for gods sake!!
"The Hulk is a mining barge with superb mining yield." "The Mackinaw is an exhumer with an extensive ore bay" "The Skiff is an exhumer with exceptional defensive capabilities.
I fail to see how there is a lack of balance there, and how you feel slighted. Let me give you a little hint. The Hulk is NEVER going to get a huge ore bay. Not gonna happen. Sorry you have to jetcan mine in a hulk. Maybe the purpose of having to jetcan every 2 cycles was designed on purpose ... so you would have an orca on grid, or even a rorq?
Maybe there really is balance, but give an inch take a yard?
HTFU.
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Derath Ellecon
Washburne Holdings Situation: Normal
490
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Posted - 2012.12.06 00:28:00 -
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Lord Calus wrote:So you are mad that one ship allows you to AFK mine, one ship allows you to have an incredibly beefy tank, and one ship that with proper support willl outmine all the others?
And you say everyone else is entitled, and can't understand the miner hate?
From the ship descriptions for gods sake!!
"The Hulk is a mining barge with superb mining yield." "The Mackinaw is an exhumer with an extensive ore bay" "The Skiff is an exhumer with exceptional defensive capabilities.
I fail to see how there is a lack of balance there, and how you feel slighted. Let me give you a little hint. The Hulk is NEVER going to get a huge ore bay. Not gonna happen. Sorry you have to jetcan mine in a hulk. Maybe the purpose of having to jetcan every 2 cycles was designed on purpose ... so you would have an orca on grid, or even a rorq?
Maybe there really is balance, but give an inch take a yard?
HTFU.
At least he hasn't asked for a refund for his T2 cargo rigs...yet.
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Zhilia Mann
Tide Way Out Productions
785
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Posted - 2012.12.06 17:55:00 -
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Oh look, a devblog. And it has pictures.
It looks to my like these changes worked exactly as intended. Hulks are no longer the only option and Macks have taken on the expected role of afk mining. Pretty sure this isn't being iterated any time soon -- not because other ships are up first but rather because there's simply no need. |
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Toroup
Prometheus Deep Core Mining and Salvage
44
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Posted - 2012.12.06 19:01:00 -
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I'm sure that this has been stated in the replies but just in case - The Mack is a solo miner and the Hulk is meant to be used in a fleet. Hulk has a greater yield (in isk terms Mack is 19.6M per hour and Hulk is 21.5M per hour) but you need a hauler.
They are both role specific ships, it just depends on your style. If you solo then Mack, if you have any Orca to fleet with then Hulk. It doesn't mean that one or the other needs to be adjusted. They are trying to get away from A>B and move towards A=/=B but both fit a role. |
Kosetzu
Avitus Lugus
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Posted - 2012.12.06 19:15:00 -
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Quote:Boohoo, my mining ship doesn't get a buff every patch/expansion =( What's wrong, why can't they give it capital EHP and mine an entire ore hold on each cycle =( My ship is broken!...
This about sums up what forum miners whine about constantly... |
Mathrin
Synthetic Solution Synthetic Systems
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Posted - 2012.12.06 20:15:00 -
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Well since the only reason the ore hold of the Mack is usefull is when hauling to station that just means the hulk mines even more since it never stops mining. |
Lord Calus
Fractured Core Fatal Ascension
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Posted - 2012.12.06 20:18:00 -
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Mathrin wrote:Well since the only reason the ore hold of the Mack is usefull is when hauling to station that just means the hulk mines even more since it never stops mining.
Zing. |
Ttochpej
Orbital Horizons University Peregrine Nation
0
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Posted - 2012.12.06 22:20:00 -
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I like the changes to the mining ships but I disagree that the Hulk is now a fleet mining ship, I think the Mack is still a better ship for fleet mining. The Hulk might beat the Mack on paper but I think it's a bit like how harvest drone can look better on paper but don't work out in practice.
If you are going to do fleet mining in a belt with an Orca and 4 exhumer Mack's or Hulk's then these are the things you have to way up.
with 4 Hulks you have 16 mining lasers they need to be next to the Orca so end up targeting the same asteroids sooner than you would with Macks. You could get the Hulks to jet can mine but then that adds more Risk and you are still going to get the same problem when you get to the end of the belt.
If you are using Hulks and they are sitting next to the Orca then I think you should also consider the amount you would be loosing in travel time if you are using drones and they need to travel to asteroids, compared to if you had Macks filling up and a hauler coming to them or the Orca slowly flying back and forth between them.
Using Macks you can keep the Orca in Belt giving boosts longer at the end of a mining op because the Macks can fill up there cargo hold before warping back to station.
Hulks seem to get ganged more and so I would also consider that when picking mining ships for fleet operations.
If someone things I have missed something or does use Hulks for feet ops and has found that they are better I would be interested in seeing how, or by how much they are better?
If you where going to try and change Hulks, or mining again to make Hulk more useful again, I would like to be able to use Heat on Mining lasers and over load them, I think that would make the Hulk a good ship for mining out missions faster then, because it could mine out a mission and burn out lasers and then return to station to swap out lasers or repair and then haul in the ore from the mission. |
Kosetzu
Avitus Lugus
20
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Posted - 2012.12.06 22:26:00 -
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Ttochpej wrote:Lots of text Errrr.... heard about haulers?
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Lord Calus
Fractured Core Fatal Ascension
63
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Posted - 2012.12.06 23:37:00 -
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Ttochpej wrote: Misconceptions and bad information.
Orca has tractor beam range/level.
Hulk w/ orca support works well when you are not in highsec. Mack works in empire so you can be lazy and sort of safe.
Yield boost, cycle reduction, etc. links on the orca. It scoops up the stuffs. Your hulk gets better, your orca gets fat with loots. This of couse assumes you are not playing EVE solo in Highsec.
If you want to be super pro, you have a deployed Rorq on grid, who will crush everything down as you mine it keeping you in the grav site even longer. This also assumes team activity.
The hulk will NEVER EVER EVER EVER NEVER NOT GONNA HAPPEN get a larger ore hold. You already have a mackinaw for that. If you want to continue to whine I am sure MiniLuv would be interested in learning more. |
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