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Standardizing mining barge drone bays
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Etharion Calthon
Perkone
Caldari State
#1 - 2012-08-02 19:11:37 UTC  |  Edited by: Etharion Calthon
I'd like to throw in some feedback // ideas for changes to the mining barges.

There'd really been fairly little discussion in the threads I have read about the mining barge drone bays, and based
on the dumps I have seen, apparently with all the changes drone bays have NOT changed.

I'd like to see the following changes, which involves a REVERSE tier system:

Small barges: 75m3 standard OR 25m3 on Procurer and 75m3 on Skiff

Medium barges: 50m3 standard

Large barges: 25m3 standard

Reasoning:

Large barges are now supposed to slot into the fleet role with support // Orca. Therefore, most folks are going to carry 5 Mining Drones II for max yield and rely on their Orca pilot for rat defense and/or a support pilot. I for one really dislike pulling in my MD IIs when Orca and/or support ships have defensive drones available.

Medium barges are your solo barge, 50m3 then allows 5 Miners and 5 lights for hi-sec defense + yield, or 5 meds for ninja/solo low-sec firepower.

Small barges as they stand now are totally inadequate. 5m3 on the Procurer / 15m3 Skiff is pretty useless. As a minimum 25m3 on each would be a start....Skiff really should get more...Id like to see 25m3 standardized....so at least you have a choice of 5 miners or 5 lights or combination thereof.

I look forward to everyones thoughts.
Shalua Rui
Rui Freelance Mining
#2 - 2012-08-02 19:37:49 UTC  |  Edited by: Shalua Rui
Well, with the next patch, all barges except Proc and Ret get 50 m³, and those get 25 m³... that is pretty ok, in my opinion.

"ginger forum goddess, space gypsy and stone nibbler extraordinaire!" Shalua Rui - CEO and founder of Rui Freelance Mining (RFLM)
Etharion Calthon
Perkone
Caldari State
#3 - 2012-08-02 19:45:18 UTC
D'oh....

Did I miss a data dump or post with these changes. I thought I had seen everything.

So Hulk/Cov/Mack/Skiff -> 50m3
Proc/Ret -> 25 m3

If this is confirmed then:

+1 CCP

And you know I don't give that out often. Well done, indeed.
Shalua Rui
Rui Freelance Mining
#4 - 2012-08-02 19:53:20 UTC
It is on SiSi, atleast... pretty shiny, if you ask me.^^

Now the only thing missing is +2 medslots and decent powergrid for the Retreiver, since it's the only barge with one medslot.

"ginger forum goddess, space gypsy and stone nibbler extraordinaire!" Shalua Rui - CEO and founder of Rui Freelance Mining (RFLM)
Hypercake Mix
#5 - 2012-08-02 19:59:55 UTC
Before the build costs changed, the 25/25 bay/bandwidth seemed fine.

Now that the barges cost around the same to make, I don't understand why the Procurer and Retriever aren't 50/25 or 50/50.
Shalua Rui
Rui Freelance Mining
#6 - 2012-08-02 20:05:01 UTC
Hypercake Mix wrote:
Before the build costs changed, the 25/25 bay/bandwidth seemed fine.

Now that the barges cost around the same to make, I don't understand why the Procurer and Retriever aren't 50/25 or 50/50.


And ther is that... good thing I stocked up on barges and exhumers before the prices skyrocket.^^

"ginger forum goddess, space gypsy and stone nibbler extraordinaire!" Shalua Rui - CEO and founder of Rui Freelance Mining (RFLM)