Wormholes

So with the up coming Rubicon update we'll get the mobile depot as a sort of mini base.

But I'm wondering how good will the mobile depot be as a base of operations in an empty wormhole? Its cheap and has no running cost of a POS, sure it doesn't have any shield but its still a got a 48 hour reinforcement timer so you can escape if people come in and attack it. And if you have a tech 3 you can use the refitting service.

Or am I misreading the situation and its pretty useless in wormholes as a base of operations?

it's almost exactly like using an orca to do it, not a terrible idea but kinda risky

Its worse then an orca cause, the hut cant be cloaked and stays in space where it is probable unless you pack it away. Ofc if you pack it away you have to deal with all that cargo it is carrying, which kinda defeats the point of having it in the first place.

I can see it used for Day Tripping. T3 with full cov ops nulli fit. Scan down a place to hide and then switch over to full damage mods and subs. Run sites for tags and get those ribbons. Then pack it up and bring your 1 bil in loot right back out in a full nulli fit.

Does the new depot create an auto warp to beacon...like the SOV structure does?

POS'ing up is the only viable option to those two. Hey, at least he has choices!

This sounds like a good way to use it, agree.

Here's the optimal usage in wh:

Set KWIF to red. Follow one of them from Jita to their wh entrance. Drop a scout in. When the system is clear of KWIFFERs drop your little space hut off a planet. Cloak a HIC and some T3 battlecruisers at appropriate ranges (out of proteus point range for example). Have a drake make a few wrecks on d-scan then loiter at the space hut. Wait for their combat probes to spring the trap.

Killing the sleepers will light up their mapping tool. Once they see the activity on their tool they will head that way.

If you get the lone proteus/loki - uncloak gank and loot.

If you get the 40 man glory fleet - uncloak and gank their guardians and see if they hang in for more losses or run once their guardian safety blanket is popped.

Disclaimer - kill it with fire was used only as an example. I chose them because of their kool ticker - KWIF and the ability to use KWIFFERS. It's only logical that this will work on any wh group that has an active KB and goes to Jita to shop/sell loots.

Absolutely wrong. The upgraded versions are harder to probe, but still probable.

Relevant quote from the dev post:

"Fans of the Mobile Depot will also be enjoying two special upgraded variants available at the launch of Rubicon. Blueprints to manufacture the ‘Wetu’ Mobile Depot and ‘Yurt’ Mobile Depot will both be available only as loot in Rubicon’s new rare Ghost Sites. These variants will enjoy more cargo space and will be much harder for players to find using scan probes."

I foresee a use of these in my squatting career. Having the capability to refit and restock ships will come in very handy in an extended trip into someones wormhole. And with the 48 hour invulnerability, coupled with the option of scooping it while invulnerable I also foresee me misusing the **** out of this mechanic.

The most advanced version is ALMOST impossible to scan down, nothing short of virtue implants will find it (unless they have nerfed it).

I think it will serve perfectly well for a mobile base, as long as you log in daily youll be fine, since you can never lose your stuff, no one is going to camp you for two days just to kill your depot, unless your living in their system. Even if you are, as long as you come in, and move ytour stuff youll never lose it.

Risk vs reward the t1 versions are cheap as dirt, less than 1M so you can use them as throwaways too.