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Kerushii Menz
Blue Republic
RvB - BLUE Republic
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Posted - 2012.03.16 18:28:00 -
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Just a quick question.
If the most annoying thing about freighters is their painfully long align time, and ships warp at 3/4 max velocity, and the freighter skill increases max velocity for each level...
Does this make that aspect of the freighter skill somewhat detrimental?
Would an agility bonus be better?
I haven't tested this and I don't know how max velocity affects acceleration.
Thanks if you can answer this for me. |
Zaxix
Black Frog Logistics
Red-Frog
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Posted - 2012.03.16 19:10:00 -
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The most time consuming portion of freighter flying isn't align time, it's warp time. No, I don't think its detrimental (I'm sure Tau will give us some maffs soon enough).
edit: http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Acceleration
"Two ships with identical masses and Inertial Modifiers but different top speeds will reach their respective top speeds in the same period. Thus, a ship with a higher top speed will have a higher acceleration in ms^-2 but will take the same time to reach the speed required to use warp engines. "
Red Frog--Hisec Courier
Black Frog--Losec/Nosec Courier
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Mongo Travler
Royal Order of Security Specialists Support
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Posted - 2012.03.16 20:15:00 -
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A way around it (albeit very expensive) is to create a jump clone and get low grade nomad implants. If you are pretty dedicated and have access to the lvl 4 agents you can grind the lp from Thukker mix for slots 1-5 in a weekend or two. I think when all is said and done they cut your align time by a third. |
Silas Shaw
Coffee Hub
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Posted - 2012.03.16 21:00:00 -
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As Zaxix said, nah. the max speed changes nothing. its just 3/4 of a bigger number that you reach in the same length of time.
if you want to speed up the trip, i recommend getting a frigate with webs on a second account in the same corp. Web once aligned, presto. |
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
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Posted - 2012.03.16 22:07:00 -
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Zaxix wrote:The most time consuming portion of freighter flying isn't align time, it's warp time. No, I don't think its detrimental (I'm sure Tau will give us some maffs soon enough).
Hey now, I resemble that remark!  Now I have to avoid "maffs"...
The freighter velocity bonus make a HUGE difference when travelling AFK, as the majority of the travel time is spent approaching the next gate (12.5 km).
Example: AFK Charon, the slowest freighter, is faster than an AFK Orca, even though the Orca warps faster and travels faster in warp, because the Orca is a lot slower and spends a lot more time approaching gates.
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