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Exploration: Fastest methods?
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St Mio
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#61 - 2012-09-17 11:18:27 UTC
Mnemosyne Gloob wrote:
(...) Maybe some more randomness is in order for our beloved activity again? Mio will spank me for saying this random thing out aloud, but in a way i think 'exploration' should somehow be more nudged towards stray encounters and all the like again.

They should make it random
Mnemosyne Gloob
#62 - 2012-09-18 04:04:27 UTC
St Mio wrote:
They should make it random
Right, huh!?

Emperor Salazar wrote:
The DSP allows you to take advantage of using a single probe and a single scan to do all the work and give you data with a deviation of +/- .01.


And thats the whole thing, isn't it? +/- .01 ? If you are using normal probes the only thing that changes is the absolute value - rather than +/- .01 you might be looking at +/- .1 or maybe even .2, but the bands still stay separated enough. Only thing that Deep Space Probes have to offer for me are wider system coverage - and most systems aren't that huge to begin with.

Still since this thread is about 'fastest methods': Scanning is important, yes. Once people get out of highsec however, running the sites in a timely manner becomes much more important than probing time in my opinion (or maybe not running the site to lay an ambush).
Melina Lin
Universal Frog
#63 - 2012-09-18 10:02:39 UTC
DSP are the tool to (and here I quote a certain someone) "farm 4/10s like a ******** bot"

In Low and beyond you get DED sites in three bands and unless you want just 6/10 there is no point.

There are other applications though, like finding the off-dscan probes of nefarious ambush layers. :)
March rabbit
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#64 - 2012-09-18 10:30:10 UTC
Nuela wrote:
You guys are all nubs!

I only use one probe.

Sheesh.

the real MAN uses D-Scan Cool

The Mittani: "the inappropriate drunked joke"
Emperor Salazar
Remote Soviet Industries
Insidious Empire
#65 - 2012-09-18 16:35:14 UTC
Melina Lin wrote:
In Low and beyond you get DED sites in three bands and unless you want just 6/10 there is no point.


When I was scanning fountain with my fellow Test jews as competition, I only went after 10/10s and staging points (.03 band).

DSP still valuable. There are a lot of jews in Fountain.
Zhilia Mann
Tide Way Out Productions
#66 - 2012-09-18 16:41:27 UTC
Melina Lin wrote:
DSP are the tool to (and here I quote a certain someone) "farm 4/10s like a ******** bot"

In Low and beyond you get DED sites in three bands and unless you want just 6/10 there is no point.


In low, **** 4/10s. Just nix everything on the K162 band and look for 6/10s and, hell, if you're in the mood, add the 5/10 band. Ignore the .03 band, obviously. Looking at two bands rather than five is still an advantage.
Melina Lin
Universal Frog
#67 - 2012-09-18 19:33:45 UTC
Emperor Salazar wrote:
Melina Lin wrote:
In Low and beyond you get DED sites in three bands and unless you want just 6/10 there is no point.


When I was scanning fountain with my fellow Test jews as competition, I only went after 10/10s and staging points (.03 band).

DSP still valuable. There are a lot of jews in Fountain.


So you agree! Good. Cool
TriadSte
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#68 - 2012-10-08 11:32:33 UTC
1. upon entering system launch DSP

2. load core probes

3. If you see something you want, scan it down.

5 probes are all thats needed for most sites, staging points and 10/10 may require 7 probes. Probe placement - 1 in middle with 4 around overlapping in middle.

If you cannot scan a sig within 60 seconds you are doing it wrong or have poor skills.