Let's not try to pretend that 95% of people with this skill didn't train it so their alt could sit in station while running research remotely at their POS. I'd be VERY curious to know what % of characters with this skill injected have it trained higher than level 1 or 2.

Just wondering if people don't read through these forums. . .

I've seen about 10 post for extra slots or queue-able slots...

lol

edit - nvm. of 110 post, half seem to be ether for extra slots for queue-able slots!

Here it is Sheeana.

Material Efficiency (skill) was pretty much a barrier to doing any industry.

I don't see them adding skills which will be required in the same fashion, for doing basic T1 industry.

Greyscale did pretty much say that there would be no ME reductions from skill, for example.

TE reductions aren't required in the same way. you can make the same things, just slower, without it.

Skills which gate basic functionality are bad. (like the learning skills)
Skills which gate advanced functionality are fine.

I fully agree there, love that it now drops a lot of stuff to under 4 hours.


What of skills that add a free level to bps?
IE
if BP(ME|TE < cap)
New_BP_Research = ME|TE + AI_New_Skill_level * %
return(New_BP_Research )

That way it dovetails well with all the upsetness about perfect BPS being measured in years for some people, while still allowing for a market for researched BPs

Yes, but why not just install the full 5 runs in the first place? I see no need to 'stack' jobs in the manner you are suggesting, other than a shortage of materials that could be remedied inbetween runs.

I wouldn't have a problem with materials being used on a 'per run' basis as each run is completed, rather than having all the materials for the build being taken away when the job in installed.

But you can still use a ME 10 bp, and by the same it loses the point if all you have is an ME10

Which is the point really, its a diminishing skill as you have many methods to boost a bpo already, and this one effects only you without giving a the bar is now this high for entry

Sort of like how copper heat sinks over aluminum slow the rise to a thermal shutdown, but do nothing to increase that horrid point.

Where as the old ME skill was adding fresh thermal paste and actively raised the temperature, something that had to be done.

Another skill I would like to see is a skill that increases the effectiveness of standing on corporation tax. The taxes I am talking about are broker fees and refining tax.

Note this is not changing which taxes having standing benefits, just allowing route to make those saving with less standing grind but at the expense of training time.

So at the moment there is a magic number of 6.67 (or thereabouts) for minimum tax in a NPC station. Could we have maybe 4 skills, one for each faction that means you can get that value to only needing 3 or something. You still need positive standing but as an industrial character you don't have to grind missions. You still can but you can also invest training to reduce that.

This has the benefit of allowing players to more easily move industrial bases. If they only need to a effective standing of 3 at a different station then that is less grind and after a while your faction standing may do it opening up entire empires as possible bases.


KIA

I knew all that, but for lots of training that is very small decrease, and still means trading toons have a standing grind. The idea was to have a skill that attacks the probelm from the other end. This is as with standing grinding it is very easy with lvl 4 missions, but most trading characters don't have the skills for lvl 4 missions. So getting to 5.8(ish) even with social lvl 5 is a massive grind.