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A scanner to match Hulk's range.
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Theia Matova
Dominance Theory
#41 - 2013-05-13 17:30:00 UTC
Buzzy Warstl wrote:
The non-miners *really* don't get it, do they?

The point of the scanner isn't to know which rocks are best, it's to know when to turn off *your* mining lasers so that you don't waste 50% or more of a cycle on a dead asteroid. This is not information that can be transmitted from the support ship as they don't have all the data necessary to make that call.

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What would be really useful is to have ships in a fleet share scanner results (for any type of scanner) automatically.

We have that whole subspace network thing going, it would make sense for such primitive data to be shared out along with general telemetry and such.


They get it exactly but want fatty kill mails thats all...
Reaver Glitterstim
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#42 - 2013-05-19 04:16:59 UTC
Suggesting that the scanner being on the Orca is enough is like suggesting that:


  • Orca is why mini-freighters aren't needed
  • the ship resist bonus nerf is a bad idea
  • warp-disrupt bubbles should be allowed in lowsec
  • shirts with a red star on them are not commonly worn
  • people will use extra mid slots on an ECM ship to fit shield tank
  • Goonswarm cares about highsec politics
  • poop doesn't stink


Did I forget anything? Oh yeah:
+1

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Omnathious Deninard
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#43 - 2013-05-19 10:38:32 UTC
I do mine.
I have an Orca booster with the survey scanner.
I have 2 Hulks that I mine with.
I only have 1 monitor.
I successfully use the survey scanner from the Orca to tell which hulk to disengage the correct asteroid at the proper time.

A range increase is not needed.

If you don't follow the rules, neither will I.
Veshta Yoshida
PIE Inc.
Khimi Harar
#44 - 2013-05-19 12:18:55 UTC  |  Edited by: Veshta Yoshida
Megyn Kendall wrote:
...But you aren't a miner, so you don't get it, and are just trolling...

They are actually trying to help you as links will be on-grid Soon™, thus getting used to having the booster nearby is manadatory for the min/maxing rock sucker.

The 'issue' of having a list to lock from is easily solved by introducing the ability to transmit said list to fleet commanders .. he (Orca) scans and all applicable ships (or those with proper box ticked) automatically receive the result.

Double whammy: Feature can be duplicated to apply to watch lists used by logistics, where squad/wing/fleet commander compiles list and transmits/shares to relevant parties who can then micro-manage positions themselves.

Triple whammy: Feature can be made to work together with tagging and/or ship scanners (perhaps a buff/use for TP's in there?) with a list populated with primaries .. freed voice comms up for that much more entertaining (and thus important!) random banter! Smile

We recently got a drag'n'drop watchlist, but the whole fleet interface could be so much more.
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