Science & Industry

It just sucks.

I haven't done a single site since they turned it into a cell phone game.

I caught lots of cans in both Hi and Low-sec - had friends and did it in W-space when we could.

Just scan the can before you hack it, then pick cans associated with the goods you're looking for. No need picking the Scrap can with a BPC drop.

At least it's way more engaging than the cycling we had before.

Try reading one of the HUNDREDS of intarwebs threads about which cans in which sites to grab.

It goes without saying, "lrn2eve"

reference please?

I might actually start doing them again. Couldn't stand the spew.

Dray

Great, thanks much.

Source?

It's always worked for me. Always got 100% of the loot I had scanned every time I managed to get all of the associated minicans (very often).

AFAIK this site is very accurate: http://cache.preserve.io/4oxyc8h9/index.html

Well, my explorer alt got 30 mil from low sec archaeology site the other day. (blue and orange salvage + value of items manufactured from bpc obtained). A little thinking is involved in mini game as opposed to cycle hacking mod until can opens. Which I find preferable. Usually though 10-15 mil. Not bad for time investment if a couple sites can be had.
Your eyeballs might develop cramps though, as you repeatedly shift gaze between local and the mini game screen. But, meh, its really not that bad. I just never pick the scrap cans.
Now watch, CCP will secretly add nice stuffs to the scrap cans.
I think I'll have T-shirts printed up to sell at fan fest next year- "Embrace the Spew!" Even if people hate the mini game, they'll buy the T-Shirts cause the word Spew.

As a new STEAM player I have spent more time reading tutorials and forums this past week then my last five years of video games combined.

One thing I have noticed in the forums (after pouring through them as often as I can) is the AFK/botting of mining in higher security often times comes up. I think people are not happy with the way bots/afk players mine very often free from worry or risk.

Why not put some of these minigames onto the mining platforms/ships/weapons or asteroids?

For example, mining lasers can overheat and have a minigame to optimize the heat flow, readjust the output of the mining lasers.

Or have the asteroids themselves have a minigame to be able to cut through the soft spots without hitting the harder denser portions.

Wouldn't that put less ore into the economy, raise the value/prices of it, raise the prices, value and desirability of basically every ship and item in the game since refining would be more desirable, make the actual non afk, non botting miners have greater impact/desirability in the entire universe?

Wouldn't it also pretty much end botting virtually overnight?

Mining just seems so BORING. (Maybe I am missing something when doing it?)

Wouldn't a minigame at least be more "buzzword" fun?