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Hi-Sec Solo Mine in an Orca: Crazy?
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Alphax45
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2013-01-06 00:33:56 UTC
I know the Orca isn't intended to be used as a solo ship; but would doing so be crazy if it is done in high sec?
celebro
Ember Inc.
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
#2 - 2013-01-06 00:43:40 UTC
As a solo ship to do what? Hauling is what is does solo or give out mining bonuses for a fee in High sec, could work.
Alphax45
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2013-01-06 00:47:05 UTC
Thanks.
Eric Ryan
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2013-01-06 00:55:16 UTC
I assume you wanted to mine ore. Since it has no turret hard-points you can only use mining drones. You can do it while it is boosting your primary mining fleet. You just have to park it close to cluster of rocks and assign every drone to different asteroid. Then check in every now and then if asteroids popped.

However I've not tried this since new AI change which probably made this technique obsolete.
Skorpynekomimi
#5 - 2013-01-06 01:08:02 UTC
Crazy? No. Stupid? Yes.

Economic PVP
Kirkwood Ross
Golden Profession
#6 - 2013-01-06 01:47:47 UTC
You could go to a hisec system with sec status of 1.0 - 0.8 and not worry about pirates spawning in the belts. Launch your mining drones and put 1 on each asteroid of your choice. Make sure your Orca is buffer tanked with a DCU II and RB II in the lows and AFK all day. Your isk/H would be pretty terrible but you probably would never die.
Backfyre
Hohmann Transfer
#7 - 2013-01-07 18:21:48 UTC
5x mining drone II = 125 m3 per minute (plus bonuses but ignoring drone travel time)

In a hulk with good skills, you can solo mine at 10 times that rate.

Full jetcan every 20 minutes or every 3 hours 20 minutes?

AFK mining? What if the rats start shooting your drones or a player comes and bumps you out of range?
GreenSeed
#8 - 2013-01-07 18:42:13 UTC
what if they take a particular disliking at your lazines and gank the orca?


i mean, if you are asking this type of questions i bet your orca is rigged for cargo and the lows full of expanders...
coolzero
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#9 - 2013-01-08 08:29:04 UTC
[Orca, Orca: AFK Drone Miner]
Expanded Cargohold II
Damage Control II

Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Large Shield Extender II
Large Shield Extender II

Mining Foreman Link - Mining Laser Field Enhancement I
Mining Foreman Link - Laser Optimization I
Small Tractor Beam I

Large Drone Mining Augmentor I
Large Drone Mining Augmentor II
Large Drone Mining Augmentor II


Hammerhead II
Mining Drone II


[Skills - All V]
Best yield: 429m3/minute [w/o rigs 312m3/min]
Cargo: 87813m3
Time to fill cargo: 3.4 hours [w/o rigs 4.7 hrs]
Tank: 254dps uniform damage distribution

Read more: http://eve.battleclinic.com/loadout/18175-Orca-AFK-Drone-Miner.html#ixzz2HN2xTi7n


sounds like fun well at least if you park the orca next to a miner you might as wel set the orca to work and mine
enterprisePSI
#10 - 2013-01-08 11:49:01 UTC
AFK mining is forbidden, according to the CODE of The New Order.

The tears of the many, outweigh the tears of the few. Or the one. enterprise-psi©
Dave Stark
#11 - 2013-01-08 13:25:23 UTC
enterprisePSI wrote:
AFK mining is forbidden, according to the CODE of The New Order.


that's like saying "you can't walk down the road because a six year old with a twig said you can't".
Durrr
Arzad Ammatar Defense Squadron
The Shogunate.
#12 - 2013-01-15 01:08:42 UTC
Dave stark wrote:
enterprisePSI wrote:
AFK mining is forbidden, according to the CODE of The New Order.


that's like saying "you can't walk down the road because a six year old with a twig said you can't".


but... but... hes got a twig!

On a more serious note, the new order is growing in popularity and isn't hulkageddon coming soon?
Kestrix
The Whispering
#13 - 2013-01-15 07:30:36 UTC
Eric Ryan wrote:
I assume you wanted to mine ore. Since it has no turret hard-points you can only use mining drones. You can do it while it is boosting your primary mining fleet. You just have to park it close to cluster of rocks and assign every drone to different asteroid. Then check in every now and then if asteroids popped.

However I've not tried this since new AI change which probably made this technique obsolete.


I've not had my mining drones attacked once by belt rats... they love my Orca though which is just fine with me.
Annunaki soldier
Perkone
Caldari State
#14 - 2013-01-15 11:49:35 UTC
enterprisePSI wrote:
AFK mining is forbidden, according to the CODE of The New Order.


lol at the ****** people that feel unsafe to gang and lose their ship. Get a life

Ride hard, live with passion 
Salpad
Carebears with Attitude
#15 - 2013-01-15 19:01:05 UTC
Kirkwood Ross wrote:
You could go to a hisec system with sec status of 1.0 - 0.8 and not worry about pirates spawning in the belts. Launch your mining drones and put 1 on each asteroid of your choice. Make sure your Orca is buffer tanked with a DCU II and RB II in the lows and AFK all day. Your isk/H would be pretty terrible but you probably would never die.


The exact threshold for belt rat spawns is 0.85. I can't remember if they spawn in 0.85 and under, or only under 0.85, but either way you will be safe in 0.86 and above.
DiKKy Heartiez
The Northerners
Pandemic Horde
#16 - 2013-01-15 21:14:41 UTC
You could always just launch your hulk from the orca bay, switch ships and use the orca as a giant jetcan. Cool
Cap James Tkirk
Baba Yagas
The Initiative.
#17 - 2013-01-15 21:40:52 UTC
DiKKy Heartiez wrote:
You could always just launch your hulk from the orca bay, switch ships and use the orca as a giant jetcan. Cool



great way to lose your orca from a passing stranger
Alyssa SaintCroix
Leihkasse Stammheim
#18 - 2013-01-15 22:02:02 UTC
DiKKy Heartiez wrote:
You could always just launch your hulk from the orca bay, switch ships and use the orca as a giant jetcan. Cool


And reason enough for my alts to all be able to fly an Orca.
Bjorn Greyloc
Doomheim
#19 - 2013-01-16 11:40:28 UTC
I don't own an Orca but I have fleeted with them and this is my suggestion if you want to remain "solo". You can advertise in the system for pilots to join you, offer them the base fee for their ore although you shouldn't require them to sell it directly to you. If you do this and also have competent refining skills you can make some money and allies quite easily.
Captain Tardbar
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#20 - 2013-01-16 16:08:11 UTC  |  Edited by: Captain Tardbar
Durrr wrote:
Dave stark wrote:
enterprisePSI wrote:
AFK mining is forbidden, according to the CODE of The New Order.


that's like saying "you can't walk down the road because a six year old with a twig said you can't".


but... but... hes got a twig!

On a more serious note, the new order is growing in popularity and isn't hulkageddon coming soon?


No, because people found out you can gank freighters on a daily basis and still extract more isk and tears than you ever could ganking miners.

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