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Request to improve Hulk insurance payouts

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Kandred
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2011-11-25 01:59:05 UTC
Hi. I would like the developer team to address the issue of low insurance payouts for pilots flying hulks. The price of hulks are steep as compared to the payouts. Should simething be done to address this? I would not want to spend almost 200 million isks on a hulk, have it blown up again by some good in Empire space and then get a paltry return on insurance. Something has to be done on this or else mining in hulks will be extinct soon.

For your information, should something be done with this hulkageddon or something...

Sigh...Cry
Endovior
PFU Consortium
#2 - 2011-11-25 02:57:03 UTC
Something should indeed be done with Hulkageddon.

It is this: "During Hulkageddon, Don't Fly a Hulk!"

If there is a widespread public holiday and celebration dedicated to murdering the ships you happen to fly, it'd be wise to not fly that ship during said holiday. Or not mine at all, really, but if you MUST mine, do so in a cruiser or battleship, instead of a vulnerable mining barge or expensive exhumer.

If, despite all else, you insist on flying your vulnerable Hulk during Hulkageddon, despite obviously being aware of it in advance, then you are clearly asking for trouble, and richly deserve any you find.

That said, the other good thing to be doing with Hulkageddon is stockpiling gank ships, as they'll sell well during the event. For that matter (depending on how rich you are), you might even stockpile Hulks... they'll be even more expensive, during and shortly after Hulkageddon, once all the people who got ganked rush to buy a replacement. Possibly with PLEX, the fools.
mxzf
Shovel Bros
#3 - 2011-11-26 05:33:59 UTC
As the previous poster said, just don't fly a Hulk. Either fly a mining fit Rokh or grab a Covie and insure it. A Covie will have about 80-90% of the yield of a Hulk and cost <5M after insurance.
Ya Huei
Imperial Collective
#4 - 2011-11-28 15:45:09 UTC
No need to insure your hulk, seriously noone will dare attack you in highsec, concord has got your back ;)
Velicitia
XS Tech
#5 - 2011-11-28 23:44:02 UTC
Insurance is based off the MINERAL VALUE going into a ship. T2 ships are mainly just a T1 hull plus some extra components (which are not minerals). Thus the payout is fine.

If you can't afford two, you can't afford one.

One of the bitter points of a good bittervet is the realisation that all those SP don't really do much, and that the newbie is having much more fun with what little he has. - Tippia
Berendas
Ascendant Operations
#6 - 2011-11-30 06:43:18 UTC
OP got ganked and is mad. Hulk mining won't 'be extinct soon.'


Nothing to see here people.
Gevlin
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#7 - 2011-12-02 00:00:59 UTC
the pay out for the hulk is in line with other ship of the Tech 2 design

Tech2 ships are meant to be the lure for people to use and loose - Higher reward = Higher risk.
Stick with the Covetor if your hulk is getting shot as the insurance the same as the Hulk but the price of the hull is 1/9 of the price

Someday I will have the time to play. For now it is mining afk in High sec. In Cheap ships
Rico Minali
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2011-12-02 23:52:39 UTC
Dont fly what you cant afford to lose.

Trust me, I almost know what I'm doing.