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Winminnie Minmatar
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.06.26 07:22:00 -
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Hi there, i wonder if any DEV is aware of current mining laser working mechanics and are they planing to change it? Now when you mine an rock that has 1 unit in it, mining laser will complete full cycle before notifying you that this rock is empty. Is it possible to change that so you would mine that 1 unit and get notification/deactivation of laser right away? |
Jint Hikaru
OffWorld Exploration Inc
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Posted - 2013.06.26 08:07:00 -
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You know that there is a scanner module that tells you this right?
Jint Hikaru - Miner / Salvager / Explorer / SpaceBum
In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. |
Winminnie Minmatar
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.06.26 08:35:00 -
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Yes i know, but it's kinda pointless if you mine with multiple accounts. I remember seeing a post about this some time ago but i cant find it. I would like a dev response on this if possible |
Jint Hikaru
OffWorld Exploration Inc
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Posted - 2013.06.26 08:56:00 -
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The thing is, if you are actively mining, paying attention to what you are doing... useing a roid scanner and manipulating your mining lasers, then you get the benefit of the increased productivity. Why should the game automatically do it, so people who are too lazy or want to sacrifice their ability to concentrate on one ship for boxing a fleet of ships, can have the same benefit.
Wait, (its been a long while since i mined), if you manually turn off your lasers, wont it finish its cycle anyway...? not saving any time.
I think that thread you are looking for was someone complaining that a second laser on the same roid would get nothing if the first laser finished its cycle and took the remaining minerals.
Jint Hikaru - Miner / Salvager / Explorer / SpaceBum
In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. |
Winminnie Minmatar
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.06.26 09:00:00 -
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Correct me if i'm wrong but you are wasting crystals if you are turning lasers on/off all the time to prevent mining "nothing" from empty rock |
Kirimeena D'Zbrkesbris
Republic Military Tax Avoiders
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Posted - 2013.06.26 09:03:00 -
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Winminnie Minmatar wrote:Correct me if i'm wrong but you are wasting crystals if you are turning lasers on/off all the time to prevent mining "nothing" from empty rock
Use scanner to avoid mining nothing.
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Tchulen
Trumpets and Bookmarks
The Volition Cult
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Posted - 2013.06.26 09:09:00 -
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Jint Hikaru wrote:The thing is, if you are actively mining, paying attention to what you are doing... useing a roid scanner and manipulating your mining lasers, then you get the benefit of the increased productivity. Why should the game automatically do it, so people who are too lazy or want to sacrifice their ability to concentrate on one ship for boxing a fleet of ships, can have the same benefit.
This, basically.
Jint Hikaru wrote:Wait, (its been a long while since i mined), if you manually turn off your lasers, wont it finish its cycle anyway...? not saving any time.
I think that thread you are looking for was someone complaining that a second laser on the same roid would get nothing if the first laser finished its cycle and took the remaining minerals.
No, if you turn off your mining lasers they turn off and if you're mining an asteroid you get the proportion of the mining cycle in your hold. If you're mining ice you get nothing if you're mid cycle.
For active miners who use the scanner you can definitely avoid wasting cycles. This is why it was designed like this. The only thing CCP could do to improve the situation is to automate when your lasers turn off which removes the need for player interaction for optimisation purposes.
Therefore, -1 to the OP from me. An active player can already manage the optimisation of mining. |
Jint Hikaru
OffWorld Exploration Inc
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Posted - 2013.06.26 09:24:00 -
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Tchulen wrote:
No, if you turn off your mining lasers they turn off and if you're mining an asteroid you get the proportion of the mining cycle in your hold. If you're mining ice you get nothing if you're mid cycle.
For active miners who use the scanner you can definitely avoid wasting cycles. This is why it was designed like this. The only thing CCP could do to improve the situation is to automate when your lasers turn off which removes the need for player interaction for optimisation purposes.
Therefore, -1 to the OP from me. An active player can already manage the optimisation of mining.
Thanks for confirming, its been a long time and I wasn't sure.
Fully agree with your comments... active player can gain better productivity by 'playing the game'.
Jint Hikaru - Miner / Salvager / Explorer / SpaceBum
In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. |
Winminnie Minmatar
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.06.26 10:01:00 -
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Tchulen wrote:Jint Hikaru wrote:The thing is, if you are actively mining, paying attention to what you are doing... useing a roid scanner and manipulating your mining lasers, then you get the benefit of the increased productivity. Why should the game automatically do it, so people who are too lazy or want to sacrifice their ability to concentrate on one ship for boxing a fleet of ships, can have the same benefit. This, basically. Jint Hikaru wrote:Wait, (its been a long while since i mined), if you manually turn off your lasers, wont it finish its cycle anyway...? not saving any time.
I think that thread you are looking for was someone complaining that a second laser on the same roid would get nothing if the first laser finished its cycle and took the remaining minerals. No, if you turn off your mining lasers they turn off and if you're mining an asteroid you get the proportion of the mining cycle in your hold. If you're mining ice you get nothing if you're mid cycle. For active miners who use the scanner you can definitely avoid wasting cycles. This is why it was designed like this. The only thing CCP could do to improve the situation is to automate when your lasers turn off which removes the need for player interaction for optimisation purposes. Therefore, -1 to the OP from me. An active player can already manage the optimisation of mining.
Yes i know that all. I would only want for laser to turn off when there are no more ore in it. Because let's look at it logically. Your lasers are mining nothing for a full cycle (or 60-70-80% of the cycle)
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baltec1
Bat Country
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Posted - 2013.06.26 10:12:00 -
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Winminnie Minmatar wrote:
Yes i know that all. I would only want for laser to turn off when there are no more ore in it. Because let's look at it logically. Your lasers are mining nothing for a full cycle (or 60-70-80% of the cycle)
Use the scanner. |
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Winminnie Minmatar
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.06.26 10:32:00 -
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I just want to know from a dev if they are going to change that. |
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