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Nadarius Chrome
Minmatar
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Posted - 2006.12.15 03:22:00 -
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Something some friends were talking about, apparently some mission roids now have a chance to proc a 50km 500hp smartbomb explosion on a mining cycle completion? I haven't got any other details, but that sounds nasty. Anyone come across this?
Could kill a scythe in one unlucky cycle if that's the case.
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Bryoni
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Posted - 2006.12.15 04:18:00 -
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Yes found this today ... blockade, lots of prox and plagu astroids.. every one mined with smart bombs... the thing got me was not the fact they were 'trapped' but the fact they were laced.. the more you mined the more frquently they went off (i got hit 4x 500 in on go at one point).
yes trap them fine but lets not be unrealistic about them.. if a smart bomb went off it would detonate all the others and damage structures around it.. yes... so maybe 1-3 smarts on an astroid but not unlimited.
I mined about 10km3 and got bored and left.
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Frug
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.12.15 06:25:00 -
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hahah.
"I'll just mine this... AAGH GOD MY SHIP"
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Sinder Ohm
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Posted - 2006.12.15 12:57:00 -
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Edited by: Sinder Ohm on 15/12/2006 13:19:09
OMG LOL post of the day
I almost cried from laughing
The astroids are fighting back 
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Fliewatuet
Angelus dos Business
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Posted - 2006.12.15 13:42:00 -
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Hey, thats great! It means we just go in with miners fitted and start mining to complete the missions with roids in it. No more shooting for players, the roids get it done way faster. :-))
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Dolly Parton
Amarr
5punkorp
Interstellar Starbase Syndicate
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Posted - 2006.12.15 13:58:00 -
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Edited by: Dolly Parton on 15/12/2006 14:00:00
Edited by: Dolly Parton on 15/12/2006 13:58:17
does anyone know which type of damage these roids are doing? i would like to set up my tank for them instead of Sanashas. I always wondered how CCP would make mining more exciting, but damn roids fighting back, never saw that coming
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Sinder Ohm
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Posted - 2006.12.15 14:09:00 -
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Did the Roids get concorded when they agressed you  |
Kuolematon
Space Perverts and Forum Warriors United
Privateer Alliance
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Posted - 2006.12.15 14:26:00 -
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wtf!
This can't be!!
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Tachy
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Posted - 2006.12.15 14:44:00 -
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/me has a dTja-vue and looks over to the Earth&Beyond box.
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Doppler Shift
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Posted - 2006.12.15 17:18:00 -
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God bless you guys...
I was rolling on the floor laughing...
Tanking Asteroids OMG MWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
LOLLLL
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Magnus Card
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.12.15 17:52:00 -
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 Originally by: Doppler Shift
God bless you guys...
I was rolling on the floor laughing...
Tanking Asteroids OMG MWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
LOLLLL
ZOMG!! what damage type is it? Hmm "Roid tanking" just sounds wrong on more than one level.
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WrathchildeVOTF
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Posted - 2006.12.15 20:27:00 -
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Originally by: Tachy
/me has a dTja-vue and looks over to the Earth&Beyond box.
Rofl! Ain't that the truth!
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Tsoula Chimaera
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Posted - 2006.12.16 11:46:00 -
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Hehe it's a fact, the smartbombs do 500 EM damage almost every cycle:)
it really is funny but easy to mine with a support cruiser feeding you shields and/or armor :D
i just wouldn't want to try this with a cruiser fitted with some 5-6 miner II's lol
6* 500 EM damage every 60 sec would really be some challenge to tank hahaha
Message > Someone triggered a hidden trap placed on one of the asteroids here. The trap causes a powerful smartbomb to go off, damaging many ships in the vicinity.
(combat) <color=0xffbb6600>Beacon hits you, doing 423.7 damage.
(some em-resist there for the retriever i think)
hehe well done CCP for some good laughs on that one :D
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Nyphur
Pillowsoft
Interstellar Starbase Syndicate
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Posted - 2006.12.16 12:54:00 -
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Originally by: Doppler Shift
Tanking Asteroids
OK, even I am disturbed by this.
Eve-Tanking.com - For tanking spreadsheet and resources. |
Malibu Stacey
Gallente
Playboy Enterprises
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Posted - 2006.12.16 15:40:00 -
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This doesn't sound like fun. Can't use Mining Drones if that's the case. Since it's EM damage if you use an Osprey like me you can probably tank it using a shield hardener & a med booster but if you get unlucky & take 3 hits in succession it could get a bit hairy.
There needs to be some sort of limit on the time between detonations if there isn't already. Infact why would a 'roid detonate repeatedly? Surely something of this magnitude (50km is is more than 8 times the range of a Large T2 Smartbomb) should be a 1 shot thing. It'd also RP a bit easier, like the mission rats have left mines (as in the exploding type) on the 'roids to hamper any clean up attempts etc.
A related question, I used to mine the Omber 'roid in Human Cattle 5/5 whenever I got the mission using an Osprey with 3 Miner II's & 4 Mining Drone I's which would take me 2 hours to fill 2 jetcans. I'm about to switch to level 4 missions & was wondering whether I should train up to fly a Retriever if there are many good 'roids to mine (good=omber/kernite or better) because I'd like to be able to mine out the 'roids into cans & turn the mission in before the bonus timer is up. I'm not a miner at all outside of the Human Cattle 5/5 Omber so it'd take me about 9 days & about 12 million ISK to buy & fly a Retriever with 2 Strip Miner I's hence it'd be good to know if it's worth doing it or just sticking with the Osprey with Miner II's.
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Big Al
The Aftermath
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Posted - 2006.12.16 16:08:00 -
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Edited by: Big Al on 16/12/2006 16:11:18
Originally by: Malibu Stacey
A related question, I used to mine the Omber 'roid in Human Cattle 5/5 whenever I got the mission using an Osprey with 3 Miner II's & 4 Mining Drone I's which would take me 2 hours to fill 2 jetcans. I'm about to switch to level 4 missions & was wondering whether I should train up to fly a Retriever if there are many good 'roids to mine (good=omber/kernite or better)
Rogue Slave trader 2/2 has 200k omber that respawns daily if you don't complete the mission
Enemies Abound 1/5 has ~ 1.2m omber and 350k kernite that does not respawn (as you have to complete the mission objective to mine it safely)
Originally by: Malibu Stacey
because I'd like to be able to mine out the 'roids into cans & turn the mission in before the bonus timer is up.
Once the mission is flagged complete you will always get the bonus no matter how late you turn it in.
In the end a retriever doesn't do that much better than an osprey, probably not worth it unless you grab a covetor.
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Malibu Stacey
Gallente
Playboy Enterprises
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Posted - 2006.12.16 16:33:00 -
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Originally by: Big Al
Rogue Slave trader 2/2 has 200k omber that respawns daily if you don't complete the mission
Enemies Abound 1/5 has ~ 1.2m omber and 350k kernite that does not respawn (as you have to complete the mission objective to mine it safely)
Once the mission is flagged complete you will always get the bonus no matter how late you turn it in.
In the end a retriever doesn't do that much better than an osprey, probably not worth it unless you grab a covetor.
I didn't know the thing about the mission complete flag, that's pretty useful to know (it comes up in Human Cattle 5/5 as soon as you get to the deadspace pocket with the Omber).
With the amounts of ore you quote I reckon it's a good idea to go straight for a Covetor as 1 operation will more than pay back the initial investment. The only problem is it will take me 33.5 days just to train Astrogeology V & Mining Barge V so I think I'll get the Retriever first & use it while I train for the Covetor since the modules would be used on both & I could resell the Retriever on the market for only a 1-2 million loss.
Thanks for the help as always Al. Not seen you in *the* channel for a while, hope you're still fighting the good fight.
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Charok
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.12.16 17:01:00 -
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Edited by: Charok on 16/12/2006 17:02:16
This is kind of funny,
Glad I have a hulk to tank the roids..
Oh please tell me that 5 mining drones would set off 5 50k smart bombs!!! if so I have a new way to clear out a mission read fast....
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Skarraza
Gallente
The Scope
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Posted - 2006.12.16 17:15:00 -
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I hope this is a joke. I could see if they had some good 0.0 roids but for pyrox? It's not like its rare...
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Big Al
The Aftermath
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Posted - 2006.12.16 19:12:00 -
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Now we just need a mod to tow the roids to the ice belts and blowup 50 ice mining isk farmers at once with no sec hit.
I know what I want for Christmas CCP!
Save a miner, kill a farmer today |
Elvarien
Caldari
The Night's Watch
THE INTERSTELLAR FOUNDRY
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Posted - 2006.12.16 21:04:00 -
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win .. pure win I lolled ;D
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