Science & Industry

Hi everyone, im a fairly new player to this game but feel i have a good hang of it, and would like to start mining in lowsec for more profitable and rare minerals. I've acquired a Procurer but just need the right fit to feel like id have a semi chance of avoiding destruction if i get ganked. Can anyone help me with this fit?

that sucks, and yeah i was gonna train for ECM's and what not to break lock to break point and warp out if i was in trouble but i guess that doesnt matter now. thanks for the reply!

Tip for you:

http://www.fuzzwork.co.uk/ore/

It's always worth looking at what ore is worth before you mine. For a fair time, Scordite was actually better than most ores in the game to mine. In part because people 'knew' that it was one of the worse ones.

Or people look at what each unit of ore is worth, rather than looking at how much it's worth per m3 (as you mine in m3, not ore units.)

Can you disclose the name of that secret ore that exists in low sec and not in high sec and that will provide a higher income for someone mining in a Venture compared to high sec ? I am curious.

oups sorry :D

Another absurdly wrong statement.

edit: Also, yesterday you stated you don't mine.

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2534501#post2534501

If mining in Lo-sec is what you want to do for the fun of it by all means load up and head out there, I do it myself sometimes, there is a bit of a pucker factor that makes it more interesting than mining in Hi. If you're doing it for ISK alone you should use one of the tools mentioned above to find the most profitable ore as you can oftentimes make more from hi-sec ores.

As for a Proc fit, it's been a while since I looked at mine but basically I use:
2 warp core stabilizers to avoid most warp scramblers (these will reduce your targeting range)
Shield extenders and shield hardeners in the mids and rigs


Some tips from my experience:
~ Check the map before you travel, look at the # of pilots in the system, # of ship/pod kills in the past hour and day, even pirates killed to get an idea of how much traffic the system sees.
~ At the belt move to the far side away from the standard warp in point to give you a bit more time if you need to warp out. Set bookmarks there so you don't have to warp to the standard point and slow boat to the rocks.
~ Always watch local, check the profile of anyone who warps in for sec status, bounties, and corp. About half the people I encounter are hunting rats. Watch for regular visitors, add good and bad contacts.
~ Know what you're after, don't waste time piddling about, you might get one cycle before you bug out or you might get to fill your hold a few times.
~ Use combat drones and maybe one salvager depending on your skills, skip mining drones.
~ Align to a gate while you mine.
~ The more belts the better, many pirates just travel from belt to belt but you can also be scanned down and have one drop on top of you.
~ Don't get greedy, usually when I tried to get "just one more load" I'd lose my ship.
~ When you get blown up don't get mad, ask for advice from the pirate, I got some good tips from some of them.

^^ That is another good way to mine in low

I am newish too and it pains me to have to depend on the market for certain minerals. I feel you.

But, you got to look at it as a profit/loss deal.

Yeah, I can go in there with a Venture to a backwater low sec system. I can watch local. I can stay aligned and have my finger glued to d-scan.

But - I still have to get out of there. I still have to contend that the populace - EVEN IF I AM IN THE SAME FW MILITIA - may want to try to pop me for a easy kill.

Also, in a frigate like the venture (which would be the only thing not risky and can GTFO) as opposed to a retriever, I am limited to how much I can carry out at one time AND have good yield. That is, unless I want to present myself as an eaven juicier target like a indy transport or retriever.

Time is money, too. Is it worth my time? Is it worth a ship with fittings?

Now... a battle retriever......

@ Niveuss Nye - You have a good point but I would add fun to the profit/loss statement.

I chose systems that were unpopulated, no FW, no POS and usually only had at most 2-3 pilots active at a time but even though I avoided those 'busy times' it was still a cat and mouse game. I did it for the challenge because so many people here on the forums say it can't be done ... it can, doing it profitably is another matter.