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Xavindo Sirober
KarmaFleet
Goonswarm Federation
#1 - 2015-07-06 18:24:29 UTC
Heya guys! i had a idea for the future!


so i had this maybe crazy but super fun idea for miners, like we all know theres t1 and t2 miners, my sorta idea was that the T3, or T2 2.0 would be a carrier, A FREGGIN MINING CARRIER!

like instead of having fighters/fighterbombers whatnot, you'd have like drone boats that look like ventures that mine the rock for you and bring it back, something like a orca/rorqual 2.0, so miners would have another big goal to train for, !

the ventures mining boats would be like the smalller version of a regular version, but the still a bit bigger then a drone, and if you had 10 flying, with rigs and everything you would like, harvest 20% more then a max yield hulk would, but then again the price would be a LOT higher for the carrier then, and it would be super fun to mine since you have like instead of the regular mining drones, and ur own boat to mine, you'd just have to assign ur ventures to the rocks, and have like a max of 3 ventures per rock, i dunno, you are the designers!!


It just seems like a really awomse idea to have a mining carrier, that would also be able to do a little bit of other things but mainly be focused on the mining industry,

(would probebly be the most hunted target in low/nullsec if it'll ever get there!)

i'd love to have a response for this if possible, and ofcourse able to talk about the future of said ship, or any of those sorts
ill update my posts if any feedback or anything is provided!

al the best, Xavindo
FT Diomedes
The Graduates
#2 - 2015-07-06 18:26:04 UTC
Manfred Sideous would basically like to make the Rorqual into the ship you have described:

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=433201&find=unread

CCP should add more NPC 0.0 space to open it up and liven things up: the Stepping Stones project.

Xavindo Sirober
KarmaFleet
Goonswarm Federation
#3 - 2015-07-06 18:34:59 UTC
Yeah, i read about his part, but it seems like he's trying about the same thing as a regular mining ship does, i'd say my idea is similiar but a lot more focused on the drones/mining ships you send out urself.

As it is a carrier, it seems more fun to utilize the carrier term by using the mining mini ships, instead of mining self with the carrier,


Thanks for the reply though!
Ellendras Silver
CrashCat Corporation
#4 - 2015-07-06 18:52:52 UTC
a mining carrier makes as much sense as swimming fins on a cat Ugh you get that a carrier is by definition a combat vessel, i get that miners want something new but lets keep it a bit more well logical

[u]Carpe noctem[/u]
Xavindo Sirober
KarmaFleet
Goonswarm Federation
#5 - 2015-07-06 19:00:59 UTC
Ellendras Silver wrote:
a mining carrier makes as much sense as swimming fins on a cat Ugh you get that a carrier is by definition a combat vessel, i get that miners want something new but lets keep it a bit more well logical



Its very logical if you ask me, bigger is better, isn't that with most things in life? Car, Truck, Boat, Airplane, each can move/do more stuff, i see no reason why this can't happen with a carrier in eve aswell, if its scaled right its very possibly and likely if you ask me
Ellendras Silver
CrashCat Corporation
#6 - 2015-07-06 19:06:53 UTC
Xavindo Sirober wrote:
Ellendras Silver wrote:
a mining carrier makes as much sense as swimming fins on a cat Ugh you get that a carrier is by definition a combat vessel, i get that miners want something new but lets keep it a bit more well logical



Its very logical if you ask me, bigger is better, isn't that with most things in life? Car, Truck, Boat, Airplane, each can move/do more stuff, i see no reason why this can't happen with a carrier in eve aswell, if its scaled right its very possibly and likely if you ask me


bigger is not better by definition, but let`s say for argument sake it is. Then it still doesn't make sense to make a combat vessel into a mining ship. If you want a bigger/capital size mining ship don't ask for a carrier but make something that makes sense. It is a bit disturbing that making a carrier into a mining ship makes sense to you, but that's just my opinion

[u]Carpe noctem[/u]
Kenrailae
Scrapyard Artificer's
#7 - 2015-07-06 19:19:55 UTC
I has a sad...... Mining carriers.... -1

The Law is a point of View

The NPE IS a big deal
Xavindo Sirober
KarmaFleet
Goonswarm Federation
#8 - 2015-07-06 19:21:25 UTC
The idea of the carrier is just that instead of you mining it you have mini ventures mining, doesn't seem to unlogical for me to be honest, but thanks for the input.
Petre en Thielles
Doomheim
#9 - 2015-07-06 19:22:14 UTC
+1 so that miners being ganked generate even more glorious killmails.

I think I speak for all of us that our ISK ratio on killboards needs this idea.
Kenrailae
Scrapyard Artificer's
#10 - 2015-07-06 19:25:23 UTC
Petre en Thielles wrote:
+1 so that miners being ganked generate even more glorious killmails.

I think I speak for all of us that our ISK ratio on killboards needs this idea.


Upon reading this post, I change my vote. +1. Forgive my shortsightedness

The Law is a point of View

The NPE IS a big deal
Tiddle Jr
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#11 - 2015-07-06 21:15:01 UTC
Hello, is anybody home?! Looks like nobody.

Back to the topic - was suggested several times and not by only Manny @ FT Diomedes.

Go back to forum, use search tool and enjoy with all those mad ideas similar to yours.

"The message is that there are known knowns. There are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say there are things that we now know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know" - CCP
Styphon the Black
Forced Euthanasia
#12 - 2015-07-06 21:37:45 UTC
Just for the awesome absurdity of it. I am +1 Lol

I would love to see these things in asteriod belts.
Amanda Chan
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#13 - 2015-07-07 13:27:54 UTC
Ellendras Silver wrote:
a mining carrier makes as much sense as swimming fins on a cat Ugh you get that a carrier is by definition a combat vessel, i get that miners want something new but lets keep it a bit more well logical


Ehh...no a carrier is not by definition a combat vessel, it is a CARRIER. You know it carries things, look it up.

I do, however think this is an interesting idea though. Just imagine a Mining Carrier sending out Venture drones to mine while a SUPER Mining Carrier sends out Mining Barge drones to mine......Shocked.
Petre en Thielles
Doomheim
#14 - 2015-07-07 13:40:53 UTC
Amanda Chan wrote:


Ehh...no a carrier is not by definition a combat vessel, it is a CARRIER. You know it carries things, look it up.

I do, however think this is an interesting idea though. Just imagine a Mining Carrier sending out Venture drones to mine while a SUPER Mining Carrier sends out Mining Barge drones to mine......Shocked.


And a SUPER-DUPER Mining Carrier sending out regular Carriers that then each send out ventures of their own
Amanda Chan
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#15 - 2015-07-07 13:46:32 UTC
Petre en Thielles wrote:
Amanda Chan wrote:


Ehh...no a carrier is not by definition a combat vessel, it is a CARRIER. You know it carries things, look it up.

I do, however think this is an interesting idea though. Just imagine a Mining Carrier sending out Venture drones to mine while a SUPER Mining Carrier sends out Mining Barge drones to mine......Shocked.


And a SUPER-DUPER Mining Carrier sending out regular Carriers that then each send out ventures of their own


Mind blown Shocked Mining Titan anybody? Has a DD just to full clear an asteroid belt...I await the hilarious killmails.
davet517
Raata Invicti
#16 - 2015-07-07 14:10:23 UTC
Damn. I thought you wanted to allow folks to pull up to a carrier, and start mining it like a roid. That'd be pretty sweet. I haven't used that exhumers skill in years.
kitsune Sabre
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#17 - 2015-07-07 14:34:52 UTC  |  Edited by: kitsune Sabre
there is already mining Cruisers the procurer and skiff

my bad poor eyesight