Missions & Complexes

So the new data site got introduced today an here's my impression from it.

First, lets start with the story - i'm out in low sec, about to run on some business of my own. I see a navy comet on a gate, just sitting there and a cheetah on DScan. The comet warps away to somewhere and while i'm searching for it, the cheetah goes off scan, but the pilot is still in system. Out of curiosity, i swap to loot filter and there it is - a cheetah wreck! After some effort scanning the site down, calling corp mates and logging in alts, we finally managed to nail it down.

And there we go, moving inside and looking at all those new boxes and the cheetah wreck - apparently running head first into one of the damage clouds.

Well, a with all unknown there was some "i'll just stay away from this, i'm a PvP-er, i don't wanna die like that! " I finally dared to go in and start poking at the boxes.

Pressure release - i like this one - if you fail it, it zaps you! Altho i feel the zap should be a bit more solid - those 200 damage got like 1/4 of the shields of my Astero - nothing that will drive you back, really. The count down for wearing off of the effect is nice, also (i didn't spot it at first, a corp mate pointed it out).

Remote defense unit - ok, this was the control for the bubble shield. But then:

[14:12:43] Message > Failing to hack the Remote Defense Unit seems to have set something in motion, but you can't tell what.

I never saw anything happen after that - on the next try i successfully hacked it and the shield went down... and that's it.

Rest of the boxes - So, those won't explode if you fail them - you can be there, trying to access them all day until you finally make it. I failed times on one of them (in the stupidest possible ways, mind you).

The loot:

Meta items? Are you kidding me? Oh well, i guess you need to have some trash inside, lest the good stuff won't stand out.

Sleeper data banks - well, at least they sell for decent price...

COSMOS materials... Um... OK, those are worth something.

Storyline blueprint - a tracking computer in my case, 3 runs. I hope the addition of them in those sites as well as adding the parts for them will make them a more desirable commodity and not something that will be a "idiot" flag on the killmail when your ship eventually blows up.

Polarized weapons blueprint - small laser - Um, one run? Come on... why would i even bother with it? Yeah, i know they are supposed to be rare and expensive, but 1 run?

Overall, the site itself is good - it requires some basic thought to not run in the damage cloud, but doesn't make you really weave between them. You can just always fly all the way around. Significantly better than your average data site, tho. Hack this ot acess that - Yes! I like that! More!

And adding to that the way i encountered this site, i want to say that CCP has provided us with some good quality content!

There's already a fair amount of info in the test feedback post:
https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=5188494

Good to hear the larger sites will be coming in a few weeks (not months/years), as only having frig level sites would become quite annoying.

My anathema has survived two of these so far.

They are a bit harder to scan than the toughest sites in null, 10/10 or crystal quarries. With about 100 scan strength it should not be a problem, you can do with less if you know how to move the probes closer to eachother.

First one didn't drop much, one cheap storyline bpc and maybe 15m of assorted stuff. Second one I got about 30m and one of the polarized bpcs (single run).

One of the cans exploded into a new damage cloud when I got too close to it. I had a damage control and two EANM, survived moving through with some armor damage.

Can't say what happens if you fail the hacks, didn't feel like trying.

T2 probe launcher, T1 probes, Astero, with Acquisition, Pinpointing, and Rangefinding all to IV can scan these sites down in the standard Pinpoint formation.

Failing the Remote Defense Unit has that unit explode. It put my Astero from full shield to a sliver of armor left. I fit T2 DC and EANM as tank.

I did have a bit of trouble maintaining tank against the AoE while hacking the containers once the Pressure Release timer finished. I didn't time it particularly well - my progress was Pressure Release -> Remote Defense Failure -> Warp Out -> Warp Back -> Containers. Could sequence it better to minimize the time that I had to deal with the AoE, and focused on the further containers while it was suspended.

Loot? Yeah, blue Sleeper stuff, 1-run BPC for Polarized Pulse Laser, a few other bits and bobs. Excluding the BPC, probably 15M.

These seem like they'll be more consistent income than combat sites - more containers to average out the drops. Whether that works out to be a higher average over time, well, we'll see.

Good to know that failing could kill your ship. I have failed it once and it gives a warning that something may be happening but I have not failed it twice.

Last one I did I got a 3-run Polarized 800mm Repeating Cannon and a very nice 3-run storyline bpc of another large projectile weapon (sorry, don't recall the exact name.) This was in High Sec as well. I was quite surprised. I also picked up some of those tools that are used in building Cosmos items and did not notice until later that the pair together valued at 150m!

I am kicking myself for only going after the cans that had the blueprints in them. Some of the other stuff may have had real value. I am used to the tools in the regular data sites being junk.

tip: if you have never seen it before, check to see what it is and what it is worth before you dismiss it as junk.

Wish I knew! Have not found a single site since then though. Loot fairy gave me a nice Guristas Scout Outpost last night though

What i used was:

Astero with T2 probe launcher and Sister probes.

Astrometrics 5, all the rest at 3.

Aim for ~100 dps omni tank (for now, maybe someone who has completed a lot of them can tell us which types the clouds do and which they dont), dcu in case of explosions and 96+ probe strength (can be scanned down manually with less, but pinpoint is more convenient).

I found a sleeper site in low but I couldn't hack the can. T2 data and relic mods in a fully skilled Helios with mid virtues and relic and data rigs. Failed hard, I don't know of a better ship to use and moving to T2 rigs wouldn't allow me to put a data and relic rig on the ship. Any suggestions on how I could do better.