Missions & Complexes

Because I'm seeing a lot of complaining about the new hacking mechanic, the mini-game, and the retrieving of the containers after a successful hack, I thought I'd make myself unpopular with my first forum post by saying I'm thoroughly in favour of the whole thing.

In terms of scanning, I'm finding the co-ordination of probes makes things much more enjoyable than micro-managing formations probe by probe.

And once I find sites, I love the little hacking game - in fact I've often said I'd love to see a similar feature for mining. I saw someone make a scathing reference to the mining in Star Trek Online when this subject came up elsewhere, but honestly, I truly think it'd be a good thing.

I'm even happy with the apparently much-despised spray of cans. Sure, I can't catch them all, but I know I'm not supposed to be able to. If I want every one of them, I need to bring friends, and that's fine. EVE's designed to reward co-operation.

Admittedly, I tend to be a bit of a fan type. I appreciate the amount of work and thought that always goes into EVE, and although there have been changes that haven't worked out in my favour I prefer to look on the bright side of things. I can't see any reason for me to complain about the Odyssey changes to exploration, even though I was quite worried about which way this was going to go. For myself, I'd like to thank CCP and let them know that at least one subscriber is very happy with the exploration changes.

Oh, and the stargate animation is gorgeous.

All agreed.

---

Hack Loot Cans - Gotta Catch 'Em All!

However, what i did notice so far is that is harder to pinpoint some sites.
Sometimes - more often than before Odyssee - i can't get to 100% with the standard probe lay-outs (0.25AU / ~90%).
Most people will then stop looking.

Which is great for me, since those are usually the data or relic sites - which can be found if you know how to even without bonussed ships.

I'm that everyone and their mother guy. I just starting exploring, it's pretty fun.

Meanwhile 85% of 0.0 is completely empty and you can burn around systems completely decloaked all the time running sites and literally never see anyone for 10x the reward. People are just too scared to try to get the big money, which is ironically a lot safer than lowsec.

I think it might be harder higher up. I have every skill at 3 and I blow up about 50% of cans in 0.0 =P

Really? In high sec I sometimes scan down sites at like 1-2 AU. The worst I've seen I had to go to .25, but didn't have to fix the sub-optimal formation I started with, so it was still pretty easy.

I will say though, my probing legion is now terrible because with it's maneuverability/speed I can only get 1/3rd of the cans. If I had a frig, I'm sure I could get half. The legion also can't do 3/10s and 4/10s which used to be the only high sec combat sites worth doing, so really I have a half billion probing frigate now post patch that can't spare a mid slot for the new modules. On the bright side, it won't pop if some dude shows up in a destroyer.

Single. Click.

Take a note of what cans and what formations poop their cans in what direction and postion yourself around 1km from there so the cans all go past you when they spew. (less tracktor time = more cans)

And take notes (until someone tosses it on a wiki somehwere) to what type of can has what type of loot; use the caro scanner to check what 'good' parts are in the loot.

Eg. if there is a blueprint or high value research item, go for the cans that can have that (and then grab other cans)

Also zoom out a LOT when the cans pop, easier clicking and no camera moving around needed.

The only annoying thing I find so far, living in high sec most of the time, is that 99 out of 100 anomalies are worm holes. Every. Fricking. Time.

I'm having the same problem. It started to get really frustrating to me last night.

Those WHs are safe. promise.