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75% refining arrays? Why couldn't they get to 100%?
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Phoenix Jones
Small-Arms Fire
#1 - 2013-06-27 20:28:08 UTC
More curiosity than anything else. The refining arrays are hard capped at 75% efficiency regardless of skill. I'm guessing its not possible for the array to determine the persons ability.

But why couldn't they allow the array to refine compressed blocks at 100%. Makes more sense, and at one point a skilled rorqual pilot would have been involved (they'd get more use too).

Curious as to why though.

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Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#2 - 2013-06-27 23:08:36 UTC
Wild guess: to encourage pilots to use outposts where they have to pay a tax.
Derath Ellecon
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2013-06-27 23:38:06 UTC
Except it does determine the pilots skill. It is capped at 75%, not locked at 75%

And I would also guess CCP didn't want them used instead of stations and outposts. But honestly even at 100% given the time it takes to refine (vs immediate at stations) people would still only use them when absolutely necessary.
Phoenix Jones
Small-Arms Fire
#4 - 2013-06-28 03:26:10 UTC
Derath Ellecon wrote:
Except it does determine the pilots skill. It is capped at 75%, not locked at 75%

And I would also guess CCP didn't want them used instead of stations and outposts. But honestly even at 100% given the time it takes to refine (vs immediate at stations) people would still only use them when absolutely necessary.


Then why lock it to 75%. Seems like one "massive" tax. I was told by a friend that if the refinery was able to refine at 100%, the rorqual would become somewhat obsolete. That's why I wondered why CCP couldn't set the refinery to refine base ores up to 75%, but compressed ore at 100% (its a little odd but fixes a few issues) It would make the rorqual a near necessity then for refining ores at a refinery.

It's a odd question though, and we have just some assumptions but no real reason.

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RubyPorto
RubysRhymes
#5 - 2013-06-28 03:37:51 UTC
Tau Cabalander wrote:
Wild guess: to encourage pilots to use outposts where they have to pay a tax. compress ore with a Rorqual and refine in High Sec.


Sorry couldn't help myself.

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Phoenix Jones
Small-Arms Fire
#6 - 2013-06-28 11:47:38 UTC
RubyPorto wrote:
Tau Cabalander wrote:
Wild guess: to encourage pilots to use outposts where they have to pay a tax. compress ore with a Rorqual and refine in High Sec.


Sorry couldn't help myself.


Seems like a needless logistical hoop to jump through.

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Dinsdale Pirannha
Pirannha Corp
#7 - 2013-06-28 14:22:58 UTC
Tau Cabalander wrote:
Wild guess: to encourage pilots to use outposts where they have to pay a tax.


Yes, the wormhole guys have easy access to stations.
RubyPorto
RubysRhymes
#8 - 2013-06-28 14:31:33 UTC
Phoenix Jones wrote:
RubyPorto wrote:
Tau Cabalander wrote:
Wild guess: to encourage pilots to use outposts where they have to pay a tax. compress ore with a Rorqual and refine in High Sec.


Sorry couldn't help myself.


Seems like a needless logistical hoop to jump through.


And yet people do it instead of refining locally, making mining an essentially untaxable activity for corps/alliances.

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Zifrian
The Frog Pond
Ribbit.
#9 - 2013-06-28 14:36:34 UTC
Never understood it either. The pg/CPU on it is pretty large too so it's not like a free thing.

Don't see why they don't just change it to allow 95%/100% with max processing skills and implant. Not very practical but if you wanted to use it, you could.

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#10 - 2013-06-28 17:01:50 UTC
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