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Ormand Antollare
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Posted - 2013.04.15 23:36:00 -
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Hey guys. I am a relatively new player. About 3 months old. Anyways I spent freaking 40 days to get into this mackinaw. That's almost half the time I've even been around. And what do I get? 7,000 bigger ore hold. THAT'S IT. It says that the two strip miners can actually do the work of three, which it should, BUT IT DOESN'T. My yield is exactly the same as if I was using a retriever. It's literally exactly the same ship except with a bigger ore hold. How does that make it worth it? Instead of selling my load for about 4 mil it was 5.3 mil. Big whoop. I mean, it took a little bit longer to fill too.
I am extremely disappointed and confused. It seems like there should be a bigger yield bonus associated with it. The degree to which it's better is so miniscule. So what was that 40 days and 200 mil for? The retriever only takes 4 days, and like I dunno, 30 mil or so? Maybe 40 including fittings? Something is wrong. If I gotta do like 10 times the amount of training time and freaking 7 or whatever times the cost, then why only a tiny improvement? |
Ormand Antollare
The Scope Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.04.15 23:59:00 -
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What are you going on about? This is a legitimate concern... |
Ormand Antollare
The Scope Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.04.16 00:26:00 -
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Tsukino Stareine wrote:You're solo mining in a fleet mining ship
doingitwrong.com est. 1996 What? I thought the mack was good for soloing. I thought the hulk was for fleet mining.
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Ormand Antollare
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Posted - 2013.04.16 01:29:00 -
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Zhilia Mann wrote:Eram Fidard wrote:My only legitimate concern here is the fact that the evelopedia hasn't been updated with the mining barge changes, so I'd have to actually log in to the game to dig out the numbers to prove you wrong.
In case you haven't noticed, EVE is a game where people will pay billions for a few scant percentile. I did the math for you. 14%, in this case. Mack mines 14% more, plus has the larger ore hold. Which, yeah, makes it a pretty good buy in the world of marginal returns. 14% more yield or ore hold? From what I can tell, neither. The exhumers skill bonus is only 1% per level. Meaning a max of 5% per laser. Also the hold is only 25% bigger. |
Ormand Antollare
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Posted - 2013.04.16 02:47:00 -
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Ok. Thanks guys. I am beginning to see how it works. The max yield is increased 14% ok. That is pretty significant. So really I just need to up my skills more to the point where the mack is more worth it. Do you guys believe in mining drones? |
Ormand Antollare
The Scope Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.04.17 00:34:00 -
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That's a uniquely disrespectful comment, you reprehensible psuedo-intellectual hard-ass loser. I feel some pity for you eve players whose lives are so pathetic that they feel the need to be hard on good people like me. I'm sorry your expectations in life have fallen short so many times that you take pleasure in trying to make me feel the same. I, on the other hand, have the character, good nature, and enough sheer success in life not to display this pitiful character flaw.
To those who where helpful, kudos for not being transformed into a malevolent basement-dwelling cretin.
As somebody with some REAL intelligence, (I don't just think I'm smart, I actually am) I don't entirely agree with this game mechanic. The price and sheer time invested are not reflected by the actual gain/return. If I manage to get the money to buy a Ferrari, it would not be right for me to receive only a slightly better honda civic. (With a different paint job) In this case nobody would want to pay the hundreds of thousands of dollars for only a slight upgrade. There is no actual need for the game to be this way. Games are fair because the rules are consistent from player to player.
If I spend 10 times more money and time on improving my tennis game than somebody else, for instance, Then I should expect to be about 10 times better, not 14% better. That's not how real life works; that's not how ANYTHING works. One more example. If I buy a handgun and somebody else spends 10 times more on a state-of-the-art assault rifle, I should expect to be blown the hell away in a gunfight between us! You get what you pay foe in life.
Yeah I already know what you miserable bastards are going to say: "If you don't like it, then quit." Yeah maybe I don't and maybe I will, but not necessarily because I am wrong and the game is right. But simply because I ******* disagree with the mechanics of this game. I will miss some of the lovely people on here but there are certainly many of you who I will not miss. |
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