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How long do the ice belts in high-sec last?

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Vinni Starseeker
MMMMMA
#1 - 2013-06-05 03:04:11 UTC
Anyone seen ice belts completely mined out yet? Any numbers on how long they last?

Thanks.
Haulie Berry
#2 - 2013-06-05 03:16:12 UTC
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Vinni Starseeker
MMMMMA
#3 - 2013-06-05 04:13:04 UTC
Sure I could go through 16 pages of info that was posted before Odyssey went live but that wasn't the question I asked. I'm after people's experiance of ice belts popping now that Odyssey is implemented.
DeLindsay
Galaxies Fall
#4 - 2013-06-05 04:18:29 UTC
Minutes to hours, depends on how busy the system and local area are. I know one area there's a system where the new Ice Field lasts tens of minutes, that's it. But another system not far from there (both Highsec) that has already been reported to last more than a half hour. Both systems are well known for Ice mining so they are on the short end of the curve, some systems might have an Ice field up most of the day due to low traffic.

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marVLs
#5 - 2013-06-05 09:46:23 UTC
What about those systems that have more than 1 ice belt? Because i'm in one of them, it should be 3 ice belts, but checking it more than 5hours and only one belt is respawning...
Arronicus
State War Academy
Caldari State
#6 - 2013-06-05 10:08:23 UTC
Vinni Starseeker wrote:
Sure I could go through 16 pages of info that was posted before Odyssey went live but that wasn't the question I asked. I'm after people's experiance of ice belts popping now that Odyssey is implemented.


Or you could, you know, read the patch notes, and scan down to the part that you know, lists the exact ice compositions of highsec belts.
Rengerel en Distel
#7 - 2013-06-05 13:05:52 UTC
Arronicus wrote:
Vinni Starseeker wrote:
Sure I could go through 16 pages of info that was posted before Odyssey went live but that wasn't the question I asked. I'm after people's experiance of ice belts popping now that Odyssey is implemented.


Or you could, you know, read the patch notes, and scan down to the part that you know, lists the exact ice compositions of highsec belts.



And that also wouldn't answer his question dealing with peoples first hand experience with how long the ice belts are lasting.

With the increase in shiptoasting, the Report timer needs to be shortened.

Pak Narhoo
Splinter Foundation
#8 - 2013-06-06 12:09:45 UTC  |  Edited by: Pak Narhoo
GD at times has useful threads like this one: https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=243565&find=unread

Short answer, between 4 hours and 15 minutes.
Now, if only you could shoot the competition...
Frostys Virpio
State War Academy
Caldari State
#9 - 2013-06-06 14:35:44 UTC
Pak Narhoo wrote:
GD at times has useful threads like this one: https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=243565&find=unread

Short answer, between 4 hours and 15 minutes.
Now, if only you could shoot the competition...


You can shoot any ship you want.
Dave Stark
#10 - 2013-06-06 15:29:54 UTC  |  Edited by: Dave Stark
Pak Narhoo wrote:
Short answer, between 4 hours and 15 minutes.
Now, if only you could shoot the competition...


actually, between 109 hours and 28 seconds. roughly.
Airto TLA
Acorn's Wonder Bars
#11 - 2013-06-06 15:33:01 UTC  |  Edited by: Airto TLA
I do not think Ice exists anymore, in my system I have yet to see an ice anomoly P

It used to have an ice field, and I scan when in space and since the patch have not seen it, so they must not last to long.

Also does anyone know if Dotlan updates the Ice changes?
energypills
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#12 - 2013-06-06 16:33:27 UTC  |  Edited by: energypills
Pak Narhoo wrote:
GD at times has useful threads like this one: https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=243565&find=unread

Short answer, between 4 hours and 15 minutes.
Now, if only you could shoot the competition...


This is what I was wondering about. Because if there is some guy with a fleet of NPS corp exhumer pilots eating the ice belt in less than an hour. Then they are exempt and own that ice spawn. Everyone else is SOL. Sorry but I can't afford 10 accounts.
The ice spawns are not very big either.
Rhivre
TarNec
Invisible Exchequer
#13 - 2013-06-06 16:35:38 UTC
They last until someone empties 2500 units.

This takes 48 minutes with 21 macks + orca
energypills
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#14 - 2013-06-06 16:46:50 UTC  |  Edited by: energypills
Rhivre wrote:
They last until someone empties 2500 units.

This takes 48 minutes with 21 macks + orca


Yeah and on average in high sec systems (at least in the .5 system I mine in). The belts will last about 30 min based on that info.

I seems to me that solo miners are done because fleet miners will own the belt before a solo miner can complete a single cycle if not see a spawn at all.
Felicity Love
Doomheim
#15 - 2013-06-06 19:40:02 UTC  |  Edited by: Felicity Love
Fascinating topic... I don't think I've ever seen this issue mentioned before. Roll

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Iam Hiring
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#16 - 2013-06-06 21:11:32 UTC  |  Edited by: Iam Hiring
Felicity Love wrote:
Fascinating topic... I don't think I've ever seen this issue mentioned before. Roll



What a tard lol. No one is forcing you to read it. If someone posts a stupid question just ignore it if you have nothing constructive to add. FYI this is actually a legitimate question, its a current topical post, wtf are forums for if not for players to discuss stuff about the game. I am sick of all snotty nosed stuck up little ***** that think there so leet with their snarky comments, you guys come of looking like the shiny end bit of a penis.

Yer lets be a dik.

To the OP, the answer to your question imo is that everything is a bit erratic atm and prices ect will be fluctuating, to get a more robust answer you will have to wait a month or so until things calm down. atm it seems everyone and his pet frog is mining Ice(so what are they neglecting? should be the question, but I digress), things will adjust imo in a fairly short time.
energypills
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#17 - 2013-06-06 21:34:40 UTC
Iam Hiring wrote:
Felicity Love wrote:
Fascinating topic... I don't think I've ever seen this issue mentioned before. Roll



What a tard lol. No one is forcing you to read it. If someone posts a stupid question just ignore it if you have nothing constructive to add. FYI this is actually a legitimate question, its a current topical post, wtf are forums for if not for players to discuss stuff about the game. I am sick of all snotty nosed stuck up little ***** that think there so leet with their snarky comments, you guys come of looking like the shiny end bit of a *****.

Yer lets be a dik.

To the OP, the answer to your question imo is that everything is a bit erratic atm and prices ect will be fluctuating, to get a more robust answer you will have to wait a month or so until things calm down. atm it seems everyone and his pet frog is mining Ice(so what are they neglecting? should be the question, but I digress), things will adjust imo in a fairly short time.


+1 Like Or up vote or whatever it is they use here.
Mara Rinn
Cosmic Goo Convertor
#18 - 2013-06-06 21:48:46 UTC  |  Edited by: Mara Rinn
In Aydoteaux there are two ice spawns. After the DT "today" (my "last night") the first belt lasted about 3 hours from the time the servers were back up. There were about 30 in local, about 20 in the field that I was harvesting.

The spawn immediately before downtime lasted about 20 minutes the last time I was in one. Both sites disappeared within 5 minutes of each other. There were about 60 in local, 35 in the first belt while I was there, then about 60 in the second belt when the first belt expired.

And for the record, the first ice belt I harvested in Odyssey had the signature ID "BBQ-911". I'm sure someone will want to add that fact to their collection of trivia :)
Felicity Love
Doomheim
#19 - 2013-06-06 23:09:51 UTC
Iam Hiring wrote:

What a tard lol. No one is forcing you to read it. If someone posts a stupid question just ignore it if you have nothing constructive to add. FYI this is actually a legitimate question, its a current topical post, wtf are forums for if not for players to discuss stuff about the game. I am sick of all snotty nosed stuck up little ***** that think there so leet with their snarky comments, you guys come of looking like the shiny end bit of a *****.



And yet you felt the need to both read, and then respond in an oh so mature manner. Good of you to drop by and pontificate. Roll



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Hesod Adee
Perkone
Caldari State
#20 - 2013-06-07 00:00:16 UTC
Pak Narhoo wrote:
Now, if only you could shoot the competition...

Bump them out of range and you've forced them to restart their mining cycle. Not as good as as killing them, but they will get the message and stop mining in your anom.
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