Tchell Dahhn
Suddenly Ninjas
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Posted - 2008.12.28 05:09:00 -
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 Originally by: Bunyip
The container would fit up to 15,000 m3 (about half of what a jetcan holds) and would take about 30 seconds to assemble or disassemble in space, as well as anchoring and password protecting it. It could be accessed by any hauler to remove the ore (with the appropriate password, of course), and would only be able to be disassembled once empty. It would not take any roles to deploy, but the Anchoring skill (level 1) would be required to anchor and password protect it. As with all deployables, the container would not be able to be anchored in 0.8 or higher security systems, but could still be deployed (without the password).
No, but if you created a container such as this which had different rules attached to it, you might get more support.
For example - you deploy a special "Mining Can" which is, as you mention, very low in armor/structure. Make it longer (as opposed to your idea) to deploy, lasting a significantly shorter time (i.e. usable for 1 hour, max), and sure, give it a password. However, and here's my contribution, make it so that if someone shoots the can, they can get aggro from the MR, but would NOT be Concorded for the offense.
Now, you have a can with greater capacity (a boon for MR's!) and the balance of non-Concord intervention for the griefers. From the RP side, it could be understood that "Mining Cans" just don't show up on Concord's scanners, and thus, they don't know when they're being shot.
I might (might) support something like this, but certainly not the idea you're proposing here.
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Tchell Dahhn
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Posted - 2008.12.29 21:30:00 -
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Originally by: Divad Ginleek
the simple answer to this whole issue is for CCP to run the numbers on what the maximum possible mining yield in m3 is with all skills and fleet bonuses at lvl V on a hulk, and change the capacity of GSC to that number. would probably be a damn easy change too. currently, jet can mining is the only reasonable way to go without a ton of micro managing and floating around to other cans.
the other fix would be to take the 5000m limit from anchoring GSCs, so we can make clusters of them to cram full of ore while the hauler flies back and forth to station.
Yet another good idea is the ability for a skilled/trained player to be able to scoop/loot the GSC by hacking the can. (Hey, you have to balance the increased capacity with increased chance of loss, too.)
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