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Is mining still allowed by the devs in EvE?

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Lord Xelnoz
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#1 - 2013-03-14 20:27:50 UTC  |  Edited by: Lord Xelnoz
Is mining allowed in EvE?

Just wondering as last night after only my 3rd day back in the game after a 3 year hiatus, I got ganked in my only ship, a covetor, in high sec by a single destroyer.

Concord is so inneffective that they cannot even kill a single destroyer quick enough to prevent a covetor gank?

It was a stupid gank... I think the ganker actually made 0 isk profit and when I asked him as much he said he was hoping I had implants and that he got a 60 mil isk killmail for a 10 mil isk loss.

People think covetor kills with combat ship losses are actually something to brag about?

LOL just sayin....

No wonder the prices in EvE have skyrocketed since I last played... people cant even mine without getting ganked by douchebags in single solo destroyers........

Ok time to mine in a cruiser........

Screw the covetor it is now useless in EvE.
Sara Starbuck
Adamantine Creations
#2 - 2013-03-14 20:35:08 UTC
Get a retriever and mine in that, either go to some system bit further away or put some tank into your ship.
You can replace retriever in couple hours of mining, you can also use procurer if you are really worried about ganks.
Lord Xelnoz
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#3 - 2013-03-14 20:41:27 UTC
Sara Starbuck wrote:
Get a retriever and mine in that, either go to some system bit further away or put some tank into your ship.
You can replace retriever in couple hours of mining, you can also use procurer if you are really worried about ganks.



So what you are saying is the Covetor IS useless in the game...

I can fly hulks that decently tank I just dont have one right now.... (actually right now I have a frigate lol)

I didn't get pissy with the ganker, I knew what EvE was when I re-started it... but this was the first time I have ever been solo ganked in a covetor by a single destroyer in my four years of playing this game (total)....

My fear is that this is now the norm in the game......

This guy is just a cyno/ mining alt... however I do plan on doing alot more of the industrial side of EvE this time around as I want the benefit of being able to build my own ship replacements......
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#4 - 2013-03-14 20:43:20 UTC  |  Edited by: ISD LackOfFaith
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There have been serious changes in balance to barges and exhumers since you last mined. The Covetor/Hulk are the most vulnerable, but the others are now viable options as well. You should look into them.

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