Hi, welcome to eve.

The Miasmos isn't a mining ship, it's an industrial vessel for transporting ore in medium quantities.

To progress in your mining career, work on getting into a mining barge. Use the ISIS ship viewer under ORE ships for a guide here.

A retriever is a good choice for solo mining, and should only take a week or so of training.

Good Luck

Joy

n00b mistake on my part...so what do I do with this Miasmos? Should I keep it or sell it? Idk what to do with it :-/

I have a problem...I have a fully outfitted Tech I Venture that is totally stocked up with Tech I goodies. I'm rocking

Small Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
Small Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Small Core Defense Field Extender I

Mining Laser Upgrade I
Hobgoblin II x2

1MN Afterburner I
Survey Scanner I
Medium Shield Extender I

Miner I
Small Tractor Beam I
Miner I
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I'm using the 5000m3 of ore bay it has plus the 50.00 amount of cargo hold and my mining lasers are running 111m3 per 60s, right?

OK! I went and bought a Miasmos (46,000m3 ore bay!) and fitted it with tons of goodies like:

Medium Low Friction Nozzle Joints I
Medium Polycarbon Engine Housing I
Medium Core Defense Field Extender I

Damage Control I
Warp Core Stabilizer I
Warp Core Stabilizer I
Nanofiber Internal Structure I

Medium Shield Extender I
EM Ward Amplifier I
Thermic Dissipation Amplifier I
Adaptive Invulnerability Field I

Small Tractor Beam I (another miner I laser wouldn't go on it)
Miner I
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Right? But lo and behold...'ol Miasmos only does 46m3 of ore every 60s so I went from 222m3 per 60s to 46m3

I spent 8 million isk and spent all day jumping through stargates collecting this setup and I am only roughly 1/4th as efficient. What did I do wrong? Why have I lost 176m3 per 60s?

Use the ISIS ship viewer under ORE ships for a guide here.

No offense to OP.

But CCP added ISIS, which clearly outlines what ship does what, and what progresses after what....and still people make mistakes.

If you must mine, the Procurer is fairly safe for a newer player (it is cheap and hard to gank). But expect to be bored to tears and quit the game soon.

Hey no offense taken...you're totally right. I acknowledged n00b mistake on my part....lol might have to get my eyes checked to make sure I can read and pay closer attention.

I really appreciate everyone's help though....I mined for days to garner up the 8 million isk and just spent it all on the Miasmos lol
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n00b mistake on my part...so what do I do with this Miasmos? Should I keep it or sell it? Idk what to do with it :-/

I sit on my laptop at work all day and run EVE lol I am never bored to tears with mining because I am at work doing it so I can set it to mine and do paperwork and what not. I have external speakers set up so I can hear what the game is doing and what not...so Procurer you say? I'll check into that. I just need an ore bay bigger than 5,000m3.

Wait, isn't OP the Dust guy that came over for FW? Or am I confused?

Faction War to AFK mining is quite a fall to take :)

A few barge losses should solve that problem. Though FW and mining can be similar - orbit some object for 15 minutes, collect bacon unless you got ganked...

You will probably bump into the New Order or similar organisation if you mine in highsec, they'll want a xx million isk fee for an annual/monthly etc mining permit, usually after making some poor sod in a Retriever explode .
Yes it's an extortion racket, yes it's explicitly allowed, and yes you might explode anyway

My mining started out like this:

1. Bantam -> fill up, put in large container, get container stolen, lesson 1 learned

2. Upgraded to a badger after having recovered from container losses -> afk fill while watching TV -> get badger mk2

3. Bought an Osprey, felt on top of the world with THREE bonussed mininglasers

So that hauler is a decent way to build a bit of cash for your first barge imho.

I'm sure there's "better" ways, but play EVE for about a week and you'll realize there's always a better way out there and it only matters when you aren't enjoying what you're doing right now.

My mining career ended yesterday when I thought I'd undock my Orca for the first time in 3 years and grab some veldspar. It's gone now, along with my belief I don't suck at EVE. Pro-tip: Don't shoot wrecks you didnt make in H-sec.

No offense to OP.

But CCP added ISIS, which clearly outlines what ship does what, and what progresses after what....and still people make mistakes.

OP, you may have bought the wrong ship, but you did a very good job of researching and fitting your ships. You're on the right track. That Miasmos will prove useful so be sure to keep it while you stay with mining.

And then bought the wrong ship lol oh hey btw what will it prove useful for? Because I'd really like to start getting a return on my hefty investment lol like, now haha

J'Poll - when did you get bitter?


Legit rookie question. When I started I bought an exequrer and wondered why it was a crappy combat ship (when it was a high cargo / semi mining cruiser at the time).

Hauling. Specifically moving your ore from where you mined it to where you want to sell it