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Potentially suicidal null sec explorer. Please help
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Laiannah Sahireen
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#21 - 2013-11-08 16:44:40 UTC
Elfred Gam'Havoc wrote:
Zen Dad wrote:
Elfred Gam'Havoc wrote:
I've never been unable to get within range of a can due to the animated rings...

My method: Approach target can. Look at it. Set camera to be looking straight down at it. Activate minigame, minimize every other window (except local in null). Win minigame, watch the loot spew. Loot the appropriate ones for the site you're in.

I typically run these in a covops frigate, with an afterburner active, and have no trouble snatching up the spew I know will have the good loot in it (cargo scanner is your friend).


Just re-read your post . Are you saying that even with a frigate sized ship the whirling things keep you out at 3000+ m?
Perhaps its just specific areas of null?

it doesn't happen in lo-sec, even with a Pilgrim.



No. I approach, and am constantly bumping off the thing at 0 when hacking. I have never been bounced out of hacking range, which IIRC is 5k?


5k for T1 analyzer, 6k for T2 analyzer
Zen Dad
Solitary Sad Bastard In Space
#22 - 2013-11-09 17:29:29 UTC
OK - CCP confirm that this is gameplay, not a bug.
Zen Dad
Solitary Sad Bastard In Space
#23 - 2013-11-09 17:33:12 UTC
Zen Dad wrote:
Spoiler - Null sec data tower repels ship ( Pilgrim) to 3000+m making loot collection v v hard. Same towers in lo sec don't do this. Feature or Bug?

After over 5 hours RL time i hauled my lo sec ass into 0.0 Drone space via WHs Im going into null and i am going to do the hacking game. Jeesus. CCP what i am about to do for you i thought.
After another couple of hours including a gate with 30 bubbles on it i get to Data site. hooray
Cant get closer than about 3000m because of the big whirling thingy that snags my ship
When the loot spews its mostly going the other way so i cant get around the 6000m diameter area and lose all the BPC s
All three cans the same. Most of the spew cans are impossible to get close too even if i made them Primary

This is a taking the ****, 7 hours to get zero reward because of the LUCK in being in the right spot when hacking

Do hi slot tractor beams solve this ( seems not from what I've read) or was i just unlucky with the type of site?
Lo sec sites let you nuzzle right up
Help - feelings of suicide here
Shocked



*** FYI ******
This has been confirmed as game play by CCP and I got a frigate out to check in 0.0 Frigate explorer can get right up to the can, larger hull like the PILGRIM cannot get close than about 3500m.

So if you take a Pilgrim into 0.0 solo and the Tower BPC is ejected on the other side of the data tower you are totally stuffed.

Hope this info helps others.
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