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When's the best time for Southern Hemisphere miners?
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Darryn Lowe
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2013-04-08 01:19:43 UTC
Hi guys/girls,

When is the best time for logging in to Eve for mining if you live in the Southern Hemisphere?

I live in New Zealand and by the time I get to login and start playing I find that most of the sites are shells of their former selves.

When is a good time to log on before the Orca crews get fired up? :-)

Thanks.
Eric Raeder
No Fee Too High
#2 - 2013-04-08 03:48:31 UTC
Well, rocks get upgraded during downtime, so if your goal is to avoid depletion you should log in as soon after downtime as possible.

However, your issue sounds more like a location problem than a time frame problem. Rocks only grow a small amount each downtime, so trying to log in earlier isn't going to help a lot. What you want to do is find an area that is not so popular with competing miners, so you can mine rocks that have been growing for weeks with no one disturbing them. As a general rule, Caldari and Gallente space get heavily mined, while Minmatar and especially Amarr space tend to be quiet zones. Some scouting around in a frigate with an ore scanner can be helpful for finding belts with big rocks.
Huttan Funaila
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#3 - 2013-04-08 04:31:46 UTC
I find that on weekends, highsec belts are stripped bare by Saturday afternoon (US time). So either mine during the week, or if you are "brave enough", check out your local lowsec systems. Otherwise, check out dead-end (or cul de sac) systems like Yarebap and Finid (those systems had a lot of East Europeans last time I was nearby).

If you do go the lowsec route, be advised that the grav sites are totally worthless from an isk/hour metric. Even if you are desperate for megacyte, it is more economical to mine anything else and buy the megacyte on the market.
http://ore.cerlestes.de/index.html#site:ore
Darryn Lowe
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#4 - 2013-04-08 04:33:03 UTC
Eric Raeder wrote:
Well, rocks get upgraded during downtime, so if your goal is to avoid depletion you should log in as soon after downtime as possible.

However, your issue sounds more like a location problem than a time frame problem. Rocks only grow a small amount each downtime, so trying to log in earlier isn't going to help a lot. What you want to do is find an area that is not so popular with competing miners, so you can mine rocks that have been growing for weeks with no one disturbing them. As a general rule, Caldari and Gallente space get heavily mined, while Minmatar and especially Amarr space tend to be quiet zones. Some scouting around in a frigate with an ore scanner can be helpful for finding belts with big rocks.

Thanks.

I have to admit. Today it was pretty quiet so mining was good.
Sabriz Adoudel
Move along there is nothing here
#5 - 2013-04-08 05:30:19 UTC
Step 1: Ask the New Order to start operations in a system. Intel on Orca locations is particularly valued.
Step 2: Don't mine there for a week. Watch the tears of your rivals as they lose ship after ship.
Step 3: Buy a permit
Step 4: Mine in the system you originally chose. Obey the Code while doing so.

I support the New Order and CODE. alliance. www.minerbumping.com
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#6 - 2013-04-08 05:53:47 UTC
There is plenty to mine in lower traffic systems.

I went through Black Rise recently and most systems were bordering on empty. Khanid space is often a ghost town despite how few systems it has. I never have a problem finding spots in Gallente or Minmatar space either for that matter.

Basically, just move away from the high population centers (trade hubs and Caldari space).
Angelic Resolution
The Arcanum
#7 - 2013-04-08 08:52:13 UTC
It's an interesting question that no one seems to be able to answer in this thread I made: https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&find=unread&t=216693

Basically the choices for aussies are: move along, war dec them - and win, play for 4 hours after DT and mine as much as you can.
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#8 - 2013-04-08 16:02:29 UTC
Sabriz Adoudel wrote:
Step 1: Ask the New Order to start operations in a system. Intel on Orca locations is particularly valued.
Step 2: Don't mine there for a week. Watch the tears of your rivals as they lose ship after ship.
Step 3: Buy a permit
Step 4: Mine in the system you originally chose. Obey the Code while doing so.



Step 5: Realize your huge and embarrassing mistake, and mine somewhere else.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Darryn Lowe
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#9 - 2013-04-09 01:33:07 UTC
It would be kind of nice to have a 12 hour refresh instead of a 24 hour one if only to make it a little fairer on those of us who don't want to get out of bed at midnight due to work in the morning.
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#10 - 2013-04-09 01:35:22 UTC
Darryn Lowe wrote:
It would be kind of nice to have a 12 hour refresh instead of a 24 hour one if only to make it a little fairer on those of us who don't want to get out of bed at midnight due to work in the morning.



Actually, the 'roids do grow during the day at varying times, but whether or not this actually happens gets debated fruitlessly over and over again.

I can only post what I see and experience.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Mistah Ewedynao
Ice Axe Psycho Killers
#11 - 2013-04-09 03:21:06 UTC
Just find a system with no station and mine till u drop.

Nerf Goons

Nuke em from orbit....it's the only way to be sure.
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#12 - 2013-04-09 03:36:04 UTC
Mistah Ewedynao wrote:
Just find a system with no station and mine till u drop.



I'll vouch for that.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Tul Breetai
Impromptu Asset Requisition
#13 - 2013-04-09 04:02:49 UTC
Just make sure you're on after the Northern Hemisphere folks go to bed... wait what?

Btw your problem is a laziness problem.

There's nothing worse than an EVE player, generally considered to be top of the food chain in the MMO world, that cannot smacktalk with wit and coherency.
Elena Thiesant
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#14 - 2013-04-09 08:15:53 UTC
Darryn Lowe wrote:
Hi guys/girls,

When is the best time for logging in to Eve for mining if you live in the Southern Hemisphere?

I live in New Zealand and by the time I get to login and start playing I find that most of the sites are shells of their former selves


I guess that would depend on where in the Southern Hemisphere you live, since there are multiple large landmasses down here in multiple different time zones.
Darryn Lowe
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#15 - 2013-04-10 00:38:15 UTC
Tul Breetai wrote:
Just make sure you're on after the Northern Hemisphere folks go to bed... wait what?

Btw your problem is a laziness problem.

Really? How so? Because I work all day and need sleep?

I really would love to play all day and all night but I have a job and a wife and also have to obey nature.

Now if I was a cyborg then maybe a different story but I'm not too sure if being so violates CCP's anti-bot rules.
Darryn Lowe
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#16 - 2013-04-10 00:40:12 UTC
Elena Thiesant wrote:
Darryn Lowe wrote:
Hi guys/girls,

When is the best time for logging in to Eve for mining if you live in the Southern Hemisphere?

I live in New Zealand and by the time I get to login and start playing I find that most of the sites are shells of their former selves


I guess that would depend on where in the Southern Hemisphere you live, since there are multiple large landmasses down here in multiple different time zones.

I'm in New Zealand. That puts us 12 hours ahead of GMT so reboot is often around 10:30 / 11:00 so I can only get on after reboot at midnight our time.

Australia is about 2 hours behind is for the most part so they get to get on at a reasonable time.
Tul Breetai
Impromptu Asset Requisition
#17 - 2013-04-10 04:09:47 UTC
Darryn Lowe wrote:
Tul Breetai wrote:
Just make sure you're on after the Northern Hemisphere folks go to bed... wait what?

Btw your problem is a laziness problem.

Really? How so? Because I work all day and need sleep?

I really would love to play all day and all night but I have a job and a wife and also have to obey nature.

Now if I was a cyborg then maybe a different story but I'm not too sure if being so violates CCP's anti-bot rules.


2 lazy 2 think, copernicus.

There's nothing worse than an EVE player, generally considered to be top of the food chain in the MMO world, that cannot smacktalk with wit and coherency.
Gianath
Gallentian Legitimate Businessmen
#18 - 2013-04-10 10:09:07 UTC
Darryn Lowe wrote:
Hi guys/girls,

When is the best time for logging in to Eve for mining if you live in the Southern Hemisphere?

I live in New Zealand and by the time I get to login and start playing I find that most of the sites are shells of their former selves.

When is a good time to log on before the Orca crews get fired up? :-)

Thanks.



Mission mining. When the belts are all dry, you can spawn an infinite number of rocks in relative safety from all but the most determined of gankers.

http://eve-survival.org/wikka.php?wakka=MiningInMissions
Darryn Lowe
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#19 - 2013-04-12 01:19:20 UTC
Tul Breetai wrote:
Darryn Lowe wrote:
Tul Breetai wrote:
Just make sure you're on after the Northern Hemisphere folks go to bed... wait what?

Btw your problem is a laziness problem.

Really? How so? Because I work all day and need sleep?

I really would love to play all day and all night but I have a job and a wife and also have to obey nature.

Now if I was a cyborg then maybe a different story but I'm not too sure if being so violates CCP's anti-bot rules.


2 lazy 2 think, copernicus.

Sees he too lazy to use actual words. Big smile