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[PI] Raw output quality index vs. total output
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Aelyn Everdawn
Laminas Noctis
#1 - 2015-01-01 18:14:55 UTC
I have recently encountered a strange phenomenon when trying to place extraction heads on an ice colony.
I noticed that a spot with lower output quality rendered higher total output. I am aware that what scans show is not 100 % accurate, but I would like to know why this is happening.


In this first image you can see the second extractor head has a ROQI (raw output quality index) of 129,69 and the total output of this program is 23.384 units.
In this second image I moved the extractor head towards the center of the "hotspot" and my ROQI increased to 144,06, but my total output decreased to 16.222 units.

How can this be explained?
Elena Thiesant
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2015-01-01 19:54:44 UTC  |  Edited by: Elena Thiesant
The hotspots' accuracy is based on your Planetology and Advanced Planetology skills, so are the estimated outputs. The higher you have those skills trained, the more accurate the heatmap and estimated outputs are.

Basically, everything's an estimate until you hit Submit.
Goti fase
Faulcon de Lazy
#3 - 2015-01-01 20:07:31 UTC
Also the hot spots on planets will be mined by others which does have an impact on your output. This is why I never put heads down on the middle of the hotspot anymore and instead go for a ring around it.
Aelyn Everdawn
Laminas Noctis
#4 - 2015-01-02 14:11:29 UTC
Elena Thiesant wrote:
The hotspots' accuracy is based on your Planetology and Advanced Planetology skills, so are the estimated outputs. The higher you have those skills trained, the more accurate the heatmap and estimated outputs are.

Basically, everything's an estimate until you hit Submit.

So the raw output quality index depends on the scan and is not accurate, while the total output is exactly what I will get?

Goti fase wrote:
Also the hot spots on planets will be mined by others which does have an impact on your output. This is why I never put heads down on the middle of the hotspot anymore and instead go for a ring around it.

Ahh, I noticed this! I will do so too in the future!
Elena Thiesant
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2015-01-02 14:45:11 UTC
Aelyn Everdawn wrote:
Elena Thiesant wrote:
The hotspots' accuracy is based on your Planetology and Advanced Planetology skills, so are the estimated outputs. The higher you have those skills trained, the more accurate the heatmap and estimated outputs are.

Basically, everything's an estimate until you hit Submit.

So the raw output quality index depends on the scan and is not accurate, while the total output is exactly what I will get?!


Before you hit submit, everything is an estimate. After, it's exactly what you are currently getting that cycle.
Aelyn Everdawn
Laminas Noctis
#6 - 2015-01-02 15:15:15 UTC
Ahh, thank you all for this explanation!