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Mining Frigate skill - Can't fly Barges now?
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Anderson Footman
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#1 - 2013-06-06 19:09:26 UTC  |  Edited by: Anderson Footman
I like to mine sometimes. Mainly, I fly a retriever in a mining fleet. Imagine my surprise when I get the inkling to run a mining op with my corp, and see that I have to wait 8 hours to train into a new skill. Didn't CCP say that if we could fly it before the patch, we can fly it after the patch?

http://i.imgur.com/M4e3DgM.jpg
crazy0146
The Federation of assorted candy
#2 - 2013-06-06 19:10:09 UTC
Have you tried getting in your barge?
Anderson Footman
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#3 - 2013-06-06 19:12:04 UTC
crazy0146 wrote:
Have you tried getting in your barge?


Hey, it worked.

It still claims that I lack the prerequisites on the info screen, though.
crazy0146
The Federation of assorted candy
#4 - 2013-06-06 19:13:26 UTC
mining frigate 3 is now needed to inject the mining barge skill but you already have it
Anderson Footman
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#5 - 2013-06-06 19:15:33 UTC
crazy0146 wrote:
mining frigate 3 is now needed to inject the mining barge skill but you already have it


Ah.

I can't see a situation in which flying a mining frigate would ever be a good idea, at least for its' intended purpose. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Noxisia Arkana
Deadspace Knights
#6 - 2013-06-06 19:20:30 UTC  |  Edited by: Noxisia Arkana
You're very wrong if you want to do any gas mining. It's also doesn't cost anything and is a great way to make money until you can fly L3 missions if your just starting out. Also, warp strength is nice in wormholes unless you get bubbled.

So better than barge for gas, so it has a niche role. But no, it will not make you more money than sitting in a Mac in highsec.

-Nox

Edit: Sarcasm wasn't intentional, I realize not many people mine gas.
Ireland VonVicious
Vicious Trading Company
#7 - 2013-06-06 19:22:43 UTC
Anderson Footman wrote:
crazy0146 wrote:
mining frigate 3 is now needed to inject the mining barge skill but you already have it


Ah.

I can't see a situation in which flying a mining frigate would ever be a good idea, at least for its' intended purpose. Correct me if I'm wrong.



You're wrong.

It's used in low sec by the rest of a corp while the scouts sit in the cloakers waiting for you.

They get back to station fast since it's a frig and are hard to catch if they don't.

Then the entire combat fleet comes out.

It's just a ship for new players to mine in high sec with or for low sec guys to keep making isk while they wait for people to come their way.

Also look into gas mining. Venture is made for it.
Fronkfurter McSheebleton
Horse Feathers
CAStabouts
#8 - 2013-06-06 21:20:33 UTC  |  Edited by: Fronkfurter McSheebleton
The venture exists both as a starting point, for newer players to get going in mining, and as a dedicated gas mining ship that can get in and out of tough places rather quickly. Most people that start the game with mining will begin in one of these.

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Jokus Balim
Miner At Heart
#9 - 2013-06-07 11:32:26 UTC
Anderson Footman wrote:
I can't see a situation in which flying a mining frigate would ever be a good idea, at least for its' intended purpose. Correct me if I'm wrong.


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