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Talhlia
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Posted - 2003.08.24 05:46:00 -
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This last week the price of Mega has risen more than 40%!!!!
I used to get Mega for 6500isk/each, but now can't find it for less than 8000-8500isk/each in quanity.
o Are large corporations buying up all the lower priced Mega and resetting the prices???
o Are megacite ores like Bistot having the problem with pebble roids again?
o Are larger corporations using all their mega to upgrade their corp members with Battleships and thus not have extra to sell?
o Are people getting bored mining and thus are mining less?
Anyone have any ideas?
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Kimi
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Posted - 2003.08.24 05:55:00 -
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I think the real problem is that people are not mining it as much. I have no way to confirm it, but it seems like there is less on the market at ANY price.
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Tnelyos
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Posted - 2003.08.24 05:56:00 -
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you're right...it's not being mined very much. you're usually looking at a 40-60 jump round trip if you want to mine something like bistot.
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Shadow Walker
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Posted - 2003.08.24 06:12:00 -
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not true, i mine at a place tahts 5 systems away from a station and has lotsa bistot. the problem is Ark no longer exist and thas all people look for.
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Ramuis
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Posted - 2003.08.24 06:50:00 -
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the problem is that there aren't that many places with bistot close to stations. When a new spawn happens there's alot of bistot and people mine - the price drops. When people have to many a couple of jumps away from stations the price go up...
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Arud
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Posted - 2003.08.24 11:48:00 -
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1-2 weeks ago the price where I am for megacyte was around 5000, yesterday I sold some for 6700isk
this is actually great news! this shows that eve has a real market system where prices fluctuate according to demand
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Kimi
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Posted - 2003.08.24 11:53:00 -
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I did some exploring, and it is VERY hard to find any of the Mega/Zyd ores anywhere near a station in any quantity.
IMO, this all goes back to CCP's nerf of the ores when then took all the higher level ores out of any but 0.0 space. Their idea was to get people to move out of civilized space, but in fact it has had totally the opposite effect.
Since there is now nothing worth mining in .1 to .4 space that you cannot get in higher sec (safe) zones, the 0.1 to 0.4 systems are almost totally deserted except for pirate hunters - yet I see up to 75 AFK miners in Todaki, some with battleships.
On the other hand, the meag/zyd ores have been so stripped out that it is simply not practical in many areas to mine it - not when you have to jump 20+ gates just to get it refined, much less sell it.
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Tyr Guann
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Posted - 2003.08.24 14:21:00 -
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the baby "growing" roids really are a problem. while looking for gnesis this afternoon, all the roids had 10 units in it. and i need 4000 units of zydrine :(
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BSOD
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Posted - 2003.08.24 17:31:00 -
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Edited by: BSOD on 24/08/2003 17:32:19
I think the biggest problem is babyroids, which are STILL not fixed, in any security system.
I've managed to deplete 2/3 of an entire 0.9 belt in 2 weeks with nothing but a pair of industrial ships. I would have depleted the entire belt now if I hadn't started rotating between belts.
As a result, it's getting harder and harder to mine bistot. Many of the alliance-controlled regions have numerous bistot belts in the same system as a station, but over time those belts get depleted.
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Talhlia
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Posted - 2003.08.25 01:04:00 -
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Don't asteroid fields get reset on Mondays??? If so maybe it'll get fixed tomorrow.
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Talhlia
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Posted - 2003.08.25 01:04:00 -
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Oh...now Mega is going for 10-10.5k in quanities of 1000+...
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Thallia
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Posted - 2003.08.25 05:07:00 -
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You should all be happy, some challenge for the miners.
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Shock
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Posted - 2003.08.25 06:47:00 -
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Why is everyone so upset about the mega roids moving deeper into deep space? This would actually reward the ones who are willing to make the dangerous journeys to get it then.
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TheHornet
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Posted - 2003.08.25 08:39:00 -
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Edited by: TheHornet on 25/08/2003 08:40:42
true, shock
but, unfortunatly, combined with the "baby-roid-problem", you are forced to either
-1 never get a hand on a "worthy" roid (aka. stay in civilized space)
-2 risk a lot, to come close to "better" stuff (aka. go deep into deadly region's)
so, one more reason, to call eve a simulation of the real world
only the big ones can risk it / the big get bigger, the small stay small
greetings
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Ruulex DeMors
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Posted - 2003.08.25 09:45:00 -
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Gneiss and Dark Ochre are pretty plentiful within almost all 0.0 systems.
Now Bistot on the other hand...Know of a few that are 20 Jumps from the nearest station...
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TheHornet
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Posted - 2003.08.25 10:27:00 -
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again true, Ruulex DeMors
but exactly there lies the problem
these roid's are often (allmost all the time) only "baby's"
so, take a little "algebra"
example GNEISS
you go into a 0.0-sys and find some roid's
you have to mine one minute to get the 10 out of the roid (sometimes only 8/9 - btw.)
you have to "kill" 40 roid's, to get one refine
you have to kill tonn's of pirates, while getting enough for one refine
you will end
- in the best case - with some zydrine (depending on the refine-skill)
- in the worst case - killed by the npc-pirates
- in the mega-worst case - killed and podded by a PC-pirate
in my eyes, it is not worth the try (for a small corp/independent)
the big corp will not do it either, they have the potential to go deeper and mine better roid's
greetings
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Berged
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Posted - 2003.08.25 11:58:00 -
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Edited by: Berged on 25/08/2003 16:51:59
Larger corp ops have to go far out, but they can be organised with indys and BS's though to make it worthwhile the trip as they give much needed bistot for ship building.
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Kimi
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Posted - 2003.08.25 14:42:00 -
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"This would actually reward the ones who are willing to make the dangerous journeys to get it then...."
Actually it does not. They might get more for the mineral, but they have to spend 2x or more the amount of time to mine, refine, and sell it.
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Thallia
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Posted - 2003.08.25 14:49:00 -
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Actually it does not. They might get more for the mineral, but they have to spend 2x or more the amount of time to mine, refine, and sell it.
Then let the price go up 2x. You control the ore market don't you ?
Do a strike ! That would be fun
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Gravedancer
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Posted - 2003.08.25 15:06:00 -
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Ive not had any problem finding Crok/Gneiss/Dark Ochre in large quantities right near stations in non empire space. Bistot on the other hand is another matter.
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Shadow Walker
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Posted - 2003.08.26 13:21:00 -
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well if ur in fountrain you fine shiny ores quite asily,you can crokite in a station system, like 4000 crokite in an Hour.
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Kimi
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Posted - 2003.08.26 16:16:00 -
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"Do a strike ! That would be fun.."
We have
It simply is not worth mining for mega at this point because of all the time it takes, and the buy price is way too high now for what little is available.
So at this point we are neither mining, buying, nor building ships. I essentially have nothing to do.
I am, however, looking at the EQ2 page.
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