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How long do cleared anomalies last if you don't leave them?
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Starcruiser Stasarik
Doomheim
#1 - 2015-04-29 14:38:34 UTC  |  Edited by: Starcruiser Stasarik
I was killing things in an anomaly and found a bunch of ores that I haven't seen before, so after I killed everything, I got my Venture and went back to it, but everything had disappeared.

The next time I found it, I stuck around for a while (longer than it took me to get the Venture before) and it didn't disappear, but when I left to get my Venture, it was gone when I got back.

The enemies there aren't too difficult, but they aren't really easy, either, so the next time I see it, I might try taking my Venture with some attack drones, so I can mine the asteroids, but if they don't last very long, I don't want to risk my Venture if I'm only going to get to mine for 5 minutes before I have to go to another place.

Update: I stayed in an anomaly for about 30 minutes after clearing it and it was still up. I eventually warped away to do something else, so I feel it safe to say that they last at least 30 minutes after the last NPC is killed, as long as you don't leave.
Lan Wang
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2015-04-29 14:46:27 UTC
if you kill the objective and warp out of the anomoly it will despawn in 2-3minutes

Domination Nephilim - Angel Cartel

Calm down miner. As you pointed out, people think they can get away with stuff they would not in rl... Like for example illegal mining... - Ima Wreckyou*
Starcruiser Stasarik
Doomheim
#3 - 2015-04-29 15:04:34 UTC
Lan Wang wrote:
if you kill the objective and warp out of the anomoly it will despawn in 2-3minutes

How long will they last if you don't warp off? If I brought my Venture in and used the drones to kill everything, does it stay until I warp off, or will it disappear with me still in it?
highonpop
KarmaFleet
Goonswarm Federation
#4 - 2015-04-30 18:05:16 UTC  |  Edited by: highonpop
Starcruiser Stasarik wrote:
I was killing things in an anomaly and found a bunch of ores that I haven't seen before, so after I killed everything, I got my Venture and went back to it, but everything had disappeared.

The next time I found it, I stuck around for a while (longer than it took me to get the Venture before) and it didn't disappear, but when I left to get my Venture, it was gone when I got back.

The enemies there aren't too difficult, but they aren't really easy, either, so the next time I see it, I might try taking my Venture with some attack drones, so I can mine the asteroids, but if they don't last very long, I don't want to risk my Venture if I'm only going to get to mine for 5 minutes before I have to go to another place.

Update: I stayed in an anomaly for about 30 minutes after clearing it and it was still up. I eventually warped away to do something else, so I feel it safe to say that they last at least 30 minutes after the last NPC is killed, as long as you don't leave.


If the anomaly is one that is permanently in that system on the overview, then it never actually despawns that I know of, just more NPC's spawn eventually.

If the anomaly was one that your scanner finds for you upon entering the system, or one you had to use probes to find, then it will stay there until you leave. If you go in right after daily downtime and never leave, it will stay there until the next downtime when the server resets.

If you want to mine the ores from an anom I would be a ninja about it.. Make sure you're able to take care of the rats that spawn and keep a close eye on local and short range d-scan, all while making sure to keep another character parked in the anom cloaked so you can leave and come back as needed.

Something to note: If you're doing a combat anomaly and want to salvage the wrecks, you can bookmark one of the wrecks or your current location (through the people and places menu or by right-clicking the wreck and 'save location') and then leave the anom. The anomaly will despawn but the wrecks will not, so you can salvage and loot wrecks and not be as easy to find.

FC, what do?
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#5 - 2015-04-30 19:22:09 UTC
Starcruiser Stasarik wrote:
Lan Wang wrote:
if you kill the objective and warp out of the anomoly it will despawn in 2-3minutes

How long will they last if you don't warp off? If I brought my Venture in and used the drones to kill everything, does it stay until I warp off, or will it disappear with me still in it?

It will stay until you leave, so at most until downtime.
Starcruiser Stasarik
Doomheim
#6 - 2015-05-01 01:46:13 UTC
That's great to hear! Thanks to all of you for the info!
Shiloh Templeton
Cheyenne HET Co
#7 - 2015-05-02 13:51:46 UTC
Tau Cabalander wrote:
It will stay until you leave, so at most until downtime.

Is this different for anomalies and signatures? This came up with data and relic sites a couple of months ago and it was proven that incomplete sites despawn within an hour even if you stay in the site.