Missions & Complexes

Radar, Mag and Grav sites respawn when they're complete (that's why you should always suck down /all/ the ore, kiddies)

Can't say about DED sites, but 'common wisdon' says they're handled the same way. They just respawn elsewhere. I've seen them pop up in systems I'd scanned as clear the hour before.

/Where/ the respawns happen is another matter. Some say constellation, some say region.

As for downtime, the main thing that happens is that the names change.

Your findings are wrong but thanks for your attempt at contribution.

Just curious, are you a scientist?

If not, you should be.

Please clarify and show proof to back up your statement.




Please post proof.

Not at all, if you read my post properly I said that Radars Magnos etc this includes Sanctums and Havens spawn randomly a hell of a lot more frequently in the very late PM for GMT time zone compared to midday/afternoon GMT.

This is why the Americans are getting a bigger slice of pie.

The sheer amount of extra spawns towards late PM GMT is outstanding.

Also I also believe that the more sites that are run in a region makes them spawn more frequently in that region. Much like WH mechanics I guess.

Use the search function.

I know its hard.

But you can do it. I have faith in you.

Adorable troll post though (man I love your passive aggressiveness, its fantastic).

Okay serious post because you're all too lazy to read threads in which this stuffs already been discussed:

1. Sites spawning at downtime: yes this happens. These are sites that have had their "timer" initiated and expired. Once said timer has expired, the site will respawn the following downtime, thus giving the illusion that sites respawn at downtime only when in reality, its simply that they get bulked into respawning at downtime when their timer has expired.

2. If DED sites were limited to spawning at downtime, you care to explain how I used to farm DED 4/10 in Lonetrek all day long? IM talking a dozen times or more in a day. Fairly certain theres not a dozen Gurista DED 4/10s in game at a given time.

3. The linked to constellation spawning myth? Thats just crazy. Anyone can disprove that pretty easily as constellations are a bit small. Regions, well we've recently started to push that out of belief but we do need concrete data. Basically, the best way to do it is to go to a region, target a site type and use Deep Space Probes to track it down and follow its respawns. Its doable and we'll be getting around to it soon (I'll likely start gathering people for this when the semester is over).

4. Its actually more likely that wormholes follow a very similar spawn mechanic. As it would mean a simple copy and paste of code and as CCP is lazy...er...efficient..it is likely they went this route when creating wormholes.

5. As someone else mentioned, your time table in regards to downtime is quite off. Downtime is early in the day for Americans. If your findings were correct, it would actually be Euros that would benefit from it (Eastern Euro in particular).

6. Your "data" is extremely limited and even without the points I've made here (I'm not supplying data, this stuff has been beaten to death for a while now, feel free to go look it up) your conclusions are simply invalidated by your lack of significant data (13 systems, 3 times a day is nothing). Try a region 3-4 times in a night, a few times a week for a year or so.

I have a PVP(well mostly PVP) toon in null. I have no statistical proof, but I believe they spawn after DT. Corp mates who are online after DT get more DED sites than I do. I am 12hrs ahead of eve time, so if I get up early on the weekend, I will also get better results. During my normal play time, which is round 7:00am EVE time and 7:00 pm my time, I barely get any good sites.

DED sites spawn throughout the day.

For example, looking at my records:

On the 2nd April 2012, I scanned Gerek at 15:43 (EVE time). There were no Angel 4/10s (Angel Cartel Occupied Mining Colony). I then resumed scanning adjacent systems. Fourty minutes later (16:23), I passed through Gerek, and scanned it again. This time, there was a 4/10 (it dropped crap btw .

Same thing on the 3rd April 2012. I scanned at 16:05 in Gelfiven, there was 3/10 (Angel Cartel Occupied Mining Colony). 90 minutes later, I scanned the system again, no 3/10s, but now there was a 4/10 (Angel Repurposed Outpost).

It only takes one observation/contradiction to prove that sites spawn throughout the day.

I am talking about nullsec, Ive seen numerous posts about people farming 4/10s, I seriously wouldn't waste my time and effort for 4/10s. Im talking about 7-8-9-10/10.

Sanctums and havens also spawn in non upgraded systems and its these systems I am talking about.