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Janus Clegli
Sardaukar Merc Guild
General Tso's Alliance
#1 - 2014-01-15 09:34:41 UTC
Today I tried exploration for the first time(Prior I was mining, manufacturing and running PVE)

I was exploring in high-sec now I have been told many times the loot is not worth it but I came across a relic site(I'm pretty sure)
and ended up getting a BPC for a small pirate tower which I then sold for 100Mil ISK my main question is was this just a very lucky day for myself or do people find these quite abit?Shocked
DeMichael Crimson
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#2 - 2014-01-15 09:44:09 UTC
Gratz on the find.

I'm gonna think outside the box and say you had a lucky day.



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Janus Clegli
Sardaukar Merc Guild
General Tso's Alliance
#3 - 2014-01-15 09:49:02 UTC
That's kinda what I was thinking but...Not a bad first day on the job.Twisted
Sid Crash
#4 - 2014-01-15 09:52:19 UTC  |  Edited by: Sid Crash
Anyone telling you high sec exploration isn't worth it is an idiot, you can make lots and lots of cash even in a simple destroyer as a 1 week old character and once you get into bigger ships you can do the more difficult sites and make even more cash.

Having said that, data/relic exploration doesn't pay much on average in high sec and you have to be really lucky, doing combat exploration IS very worthwhile.
Omega Sunset
Black.Omega
#5 - 2014-01-15 09:59:09 UTC
No way to say, it's really based on luck and all. When I say luck, I mean luck. Anyway, sitting duck in a 500mil explorer it better dish out 100m isk items sometimes, rain them down! :P But yeah, sometimes spend days and days with just absolute junk, then suddenly have 100m isk item jump at you, not out of the unordinary.

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Janus Clegli
Sardaukar Merc Guild
General Tso's Alliance
#6 - 2014-01-15 10:00:20 UTC
Sid Crash wrote:
Anyone telling you high sec exploration isn't worth it is an idiot, you can make lots and lots of cash even in a simple destroyer as a 1 week old character and once you get into bigger ships you can do the more difficult sites and make even more cash.

Having said that, data/relic exploration doesn't pay much on average in high sec and you have to be really lucky, doing combat exploration IS very worthwhile.



I was toying with the idea of doing combat sites with my cane got a nice 200K in bounty's earlier today from a drone site in a thrasher
Sid Crash
#7 - 2014-01-15 10:06:51 UTC
Janus Clegli wrote:
Sid Crash wrote:
Anyone telling you high sec exploration isn't worth it is an idiot, you can make lots and lots of cash even in a simple destroyer as a 1 week old character and once you get into bigger ships you can do the more difficult sites and make even more cash.

Having said that, data/relic exploration doesn't pay much on average in high sec and you have to be really lucky, doing combat exploration IS very worthwhile.



I was toying with the idea of doing combat sites with my cane got a nice 200K in bounty's earlier today from a drone site in a thrasher


It's not about the bounties, it's about the fancy loot. Don't bother with drone or anomaly sites in high sec as they pay quite a bit less on average. Go for DED 1/10 to 3/10 and Hideouts and Lookouts, once you get a much better ship you can do 4/10 and Watch or Vigil sites. Trust me, it pays really really well.
Omega Sunset
Black.Omega
#8 - 2014-01-15 10:08:08 UTC
Janus Clegli wrote:
I was toying with the idea of doing combat sites with my cane got a nice 200K in bounty's earlier today from a drone site in a thrasher

Well those sites can have better drops is all. When you get further into the game 200k will be near nothing while common to have 1m bounty just on one npc rat among many with him. But some combat sites found by probing can drop items worth over 1b. That's b as in billion.

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Janus Clegli
Sardaukar Merc Guild
General Tso's Alliance
#9 - 2014-01-15 10:12:43 UTC
Thanks for the info/tips everyone I'm still pretty green but will soak up whatever information possible!
Kahega Amielden
Rifterlings
#10 - 2014-01-15 16:30:40 UTC
Exploration is extremely random. That said, hisec exploration is perfectly good income for a new player - good, even.

Prior to some patch in the past few months, some vets would farm the DED combat complexes with t3 cruisers which gave hisec exploration a reputation as being a high-return income source for veterans with pimped ships. That was since removed.

Hisec exploration is still profitable, but not nearly as much as lowsec/nullsec exploration.
Janus Clegli
Sardaukar Merc Guild
General Tso's Alliance
#11 - 2014-01-15 17:37:43 UTC
Kahega Amielden wrote:
Exploration is extremely random. That said, hisec exploration is perfectly good income for a new player - good, even.

Prior to some patch in the past few months, some vets would farm the DED combat complexes with t3 cruisers which gave hisec exploration a reputation as being a high-return income source for veterans with pimped ships. That was since removed.

Hisec exploration is still profitable, but not nearly as much as lowsec/nullsec exploration.


How is it different, is there some sort of modifier that increases what can be found in null/low when compared to high?
BeBopAReBop RhubarbPie
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#12 - 2014-01-15 18:45:19 UTC
Basically combat exploration sites have a rating from 1-10. This describes difficulty as well as drop rates. 1/10-4/10 appear in high sec. 5/10 and 6/10's appear in low and the rest only appear in null sec. 4/10's are actually pretty decent, but they're quite a bit harder than the other high sec sites, and can be kinda hard to find. If you move to low theres 5/10's and 6/10's all over the place.

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Centis Adjani
Adjani Corporation
#13 - 2014-01-15 19:41:24 UTC
For Exploration, you may find following Websites useful.
They explain the sites you find, what NPC you face there, aso.

Exploration Overview of EvE University
Click at the sub categories for information about Complexes, Relic and Data sites, and so on

Another information about Complexes

Scanned Combat sites may escalate to new sites. Read here more about: Escalations
Katran Luftschreck
Royal Ammatar Engineering Corps
#14 - 2014-01-15 21:01:48 UTC
Hisec combat sites pay plenty. They're just a pain to run because of all the ship size restrictions. So when I feel the itch to do some hisec exploring what I usually do is pack an explorer frigate and three or four combat ships (various sized) into my Orca and use it as a sort of mobile mission platform. Keep me from having to run all the way back home every time I run I need to grab a bigger/smaller ship to run a site.

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Janus Clegli
Sardaukar Merc Guild
General Tso's Alliance
#15 - 2014-01-16 00:15:07 UTC
Katran Luftschreck wrote:
Hisec combat sites pay plenty. They're just a pain to run because of all the ship size restrictions. So when I feel the itch to do some hisec exploring what I usually do is pack an explorer frigate and three or four combat ships (various sized) into my Orca and use it as a sort of mobile mission platform. Keep me from having to run all the way back home every time I run I need to grab a bigger/smaller ship to run a site.


I'm working on getting a orca but am really liking this exploration thing at this time
Kahega Amielden
Rifterlings
#16 - 2014-01-16 00:20:37 UTC
Quote:
How is it different, is there some sort of modifier that increases what can be found in null/low when compared to high?


All types of sites are different in low/null as compared to high. They tend to be harder (but also allow bigger/shinier ships in the case of combat sites), and pay out more.
Janus Clegli
Sardaukar Merc Guild
General Tso's Alliance
#17 - 2014-01-16 01:53:38 UTC
Kahega Amielden wrote:
Quote:
How is it different, is there some sort of modifier that increases what can be found in null/low when compared to high?


All types of sites are different in low/null as compared to high. They tend to be harder (but also allow bigger/shinier ships in the case of combat sites), and pay out more.

I noticed when I was not allowed to bring in my Cane Lol
erg cz
Federal Jegerouns
#18 - 2014-01-16 08:55:45 UTC
Katran Luftschreck wrote:
I usually do is pack an explorer frigate and three or four combat ships (various sized) into my Orca and use it as a sort of mobile mission platform. Keep me from having to run all the way back home every time I run I need to grab a bigger/smaller ship to run a site.


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