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Freighter vs Orca
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Kynsie Shan
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#1 - 2014-06-28 22:39:27 UTC
So I am getting ready to set up my fourth account. Now I have done some thinking over this and still cant make a decision so I thought I would come here for some input from the community.

Currently my biggest issue is choosing between a Charon Freighter Pilot or a Second Orca Pilot. Thought Process on this is to eliminate the main Orca leaving the mineral belt and dropping boosts on my 2 mining barges (1 Hulk 1 Cov).

Now using the freighter I know it has the capability of hauling alot more and I would probably only ever have to dump it once a day and shred belt after belt.

But if I got a second Orca they seem to be a bit more secure as well able to haul around extra barges, and such.

So with all those thoughts my biggest concern is which would be more ideal for the purpose of transporting the ore to and from the belts and the minerals after I refine everything down.


As well fits for both for transporting in High Sec would be awesome.


Thanks in advance

Kynsie Shan
Paranoid Loyd
#2 - 2014-06-28 22:57:36 UTC
Why would you not add another miner? The bonus lost from temporarily losing your booster should be more than made up for by adding a third miner.

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Kosetzu
The Black Crow Bandits
Northern Coalition.
#3 - 2014-06-29 00:51:21 UTC
Paranoid Loyd wrote:
Why would you not add another miner? The bonus lost from temporarily losing your booster should be more than made up for by adding a third miner.

Pretty much this, get a third miner and have better yield overall. The only time you loose the bonus is when you're docked up for no more than 30 seconds max to unload before you have boosts back.
Val'Dore
PlanetCorp InterStellar
#4 - 2014-06-29 14:01:29 UTC
Why not a Miasmos?

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Joshua Foiritain
Coreli Corporation
Pandemic Legion
#5 - 2014-06-29 15:09:43 UTC
Kosetzu wrote:
Paranoid Loyd wrote:
Why would you not add another miner? The bonus lost from temporarily losing your booster should be more than made up for by adding a third miner.

Pretty much this, get a third miner and have better yield overall. The only time you loose the bonus is when you're docked up for no more than 30 seconds max to unload before you have boosts back.

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Kynsie Shan
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#6 - 2014-06-29 15:46:39 UTC  |  Edited by: Kynsie Shan
Thats the biggest issue, the pocket I mine in does not have a station in any of the surrounding systems that has large asteroid belts, So yes I would be losing boosts for at least a 6 minute turn around every time I filled the orca which is about every 40 minutes to make the jump the system that does have a station. Which means boosts are down.

That is why I am looking into other options for hauling.
Kirkwood Ross
Golden Profession
#7 - 2014-06-29 22:09:43 UTC
Get another miner and put up a small pos next patch that compresses ore and stores it. once it's full bring over your freighter or orca and unload at the station.
Gefen Orion
Icebox Industries
#8 - 2014-07-01 00:47:16 UTC
Kirkwood Ross wrote:
Get another miner and put up a small pos next patch that compresses ore and stores it. once it's full bring over your freighter or orca and unload at the station.


This.