Marcus Xavier
Minmatar
Xavier Institute for Higher Learning
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Posted - 2007.02.18 13:24:00 -
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 Originally by: HighExperiencePlayer
Originally by: AmmoaceII
A. Okay save up to buy a hauler and do some mineral moving. Suicider in Jita kills it.
B. Save up and get a mining barge and someone comes and steal everything in my can.
These both have many many counters, to name a few:
1 a) Don't use an indy to transport high value goods - use a t2 hauler
2) a) Don't jet can mine, full stop. Fly back to the station when your bay is full. jet-can mining was never an intended usage of them. What you are effectively doing is discarding your ore, then picking it up again.
I cleaned up the quote to address these two suggestions. First, given the OP needed to save to purchase the T1 hauler, he is in no financial position to purchase a T2 hauler let alone the skills. I've noticed that many highly skilled players give perfectly valid advice for someone who is equally skilled as they are, but useless advice for low skilled players. Fortunately, someone did provide an answer that the OP could use: transport the minerals to a system outside or adjacent to Jita and create a sell order that is equivalent to the buy order in the system (you'll need to account for the broker fee, of course).
The second suggestion, flying back to the station, is very time consuming and not necessary for a solo mining operation. There are several alternatives to this. First, the OP could chose a low-traffic solar system to jet can and transport the raw ore to his preferred base of operation (presumably a station with the lowest processing fees).
Second, he could ninja mine into a jet can that is located in a safe spot outside the belt (create a safe spot BM and locate a transfer jetcan with 1 ammo round, warp to belt and create a mining BM, then rinse and repeat the following cycle: mine for one cycle, warp to safe spot and drop off the ore, warp back to belt BM and align to safe spot).
Third, to minimize the chances that an ore thief will bother you in a high-traffic system, select a belt that is not at the beginning nor end of the dropdown list. Set up your mining operation OUTSIDE of the belt rather than inside the belt such that an ore thief would actually need to work to reach your can (most casual ore thieves looking for an easy kill are pretty lazy). If someone drops into the same belt, converse with them in local ... ask them about their corp, any pvp tips, etc. Most casual thieves target faceless victims and would be reluctant to steal from a "new" friend.
As a final word of advice, an industrialist needs to factor in the bad stuff as part of doing business. You should always maintain a reserve of ISK equal to an amount to rebuild your fleet, if not more. You also need to be flexible and have several back-up plans available in case your primary plan is not working. Finally, it's not worth taking the griefing and ganking personally... just set a low standing for the bum and adjust your plans accordingly when you see the bum in local again.
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