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Lord Fitz
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Posted - 2009.01.16 15:02:00 -
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If in the same system, and you're flying something like an iteron V (12 GSCs ish) then no, it's not, because you can do more than 30% more runs in the time it takes to individually fill each can. If you have less GSC's (smaller hauler) or are going further, then it might be worthwhile.
Personally the frustration counts for something too.
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Lord Fitz
Project Amargosa
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Posted - 2009.01.17 15:01:00 -
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If I had to open 12 GSCs repeatedly I'd probably wind up shooting myself. Imagine doing it while you're managing mining / other haulers etc, the time in warp then isn't 'spare'... Mind you I gave up the mining concept years ago anyway...
Brain numbingly boring. Again, I'd say that unless you are going much further than 'the same system' the effort to open a dozen containers (and fill them, and empty them) is most certainly not going to be worth it. You only have to make 5 trips without instead of 4 with and you've undone all that effort.
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Lord Fitz
Project Amargosa
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Posted - 2009.01.18 06:31:00 -
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It's true they don't, sadly mining / hauling isn't a great money maker per hour even if multi-boxing. I kind of figured that the ability to do so easily was about all it had over running missions. |
Lord Fitz
Project Amargosa
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Posted - 2009.01.18 11:07:00 -
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 Originally by: Rilwar
I manage a pair of Exhumers with an indy filled with GSC's, takes my cargo capacity from ~27,000m3 to 35,100 total hauled. Adding 10k is worth it to open 9 GSC's every 20 minutes or so.
Right, yeah that's fine if it's every 20 minutes, but if you are hauling back and forth from a station in system (or POS) it's likely going to be every 1-2 minutes. I put GSC's in my dread, that's a great use for them, extra stront / ammo / fuel etc.
It's quite worth it if you're going to do a 20 minute round trip. But < 2minutes, I don't think so. I'm not saying they're never worth it, just that in the same system I feel getting an extra 10k when you already have > 38 k, isn't worth basically opening a new can every 10 seconds (on average), constantly.
When it was only 3-4 cans, I did it a lot more, when it got to 12, it was getting silly. Putting dozens in something like a Rorqual gets silly too, unless you are going deep into 0.0 / selling them at the other end ;) - which sometimes is quite worthwhile. |
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