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Introduction of Gas Cloud Harvester Upgrade Modules
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Loyal Follower
Doomheim
#1 - 2013-07-01 10:55:34 UTC  |  Edited by: Loyal Follower
Hello all,


i have seen that for Ore Mining there exist Mining Laser Upgrade modules and also for Ice Harvesters there exists Ice Harvesters Upgrade modules, all of them fitted at low slots.

I am wondering why not and proposing at the same time the introduction of corresponding Gas Cloud Harvester Upgrade modules that do not exist at the moment.

About their benefits and requirements in skills, energy grid, CPU etc the existing of either the Ore or Ice could be used.


TIA

Edit: I am just proposing the Gas Cloud Harvester Upgrade Modules, just the modules, not rigs that's my proposition. Rigs is another topic on its own.
Ellendras Silver
CrashCat Corporation
#2 - 2013-07-01 10:57:46 UTC
same goes for the rigs you got rigs for mercoxit and ice improvements but not for gas (or normal ore)

[u]Carpe noctem[/u]
Niikumi Miyu
Black Salmon
#3 - 2013-07-01 11:11:18 UTC  |  Edited by: Niikumi Miyu
Agreed on the GHU mod, but not on the rigs. There is no need to make every carebear in existance nerf their tank for more yield which already is the default modus operandi of the carebear. They will only come cry for more buffs to their ships survivability after making sure to lower it themselves.

Edit: But they already have ice rigs! Yes, remove those.
Tchulen
Trumpets and Bookmarks
#4 - 2013-07-01 11:25:18 UTC
Having played about with mining ship fits quite extensively recently I think there should be rigs as well as low slot mods. My main reasoning for that is actually because of tank, not lack of tank.

You can use rigs or low slots to either tank or increase yield. I've come up with a really good compromise between the two by using one rig for yield, two for tank and one low for tank and one for yield. The outcome is a pretty darned good mining ship.

Considering ice mining ships can go crazy on yield with rig and low slots at the moment I don't see why gas harvester or normal roid mining for that matter shouldn't have both rig and low slots yield mods.

Let the carebears whine if they don't fit for tank and get popped.
Vesan Terakol
Trollgrin Sadface
Dark Taboo
#5 - 2013-07-01 11:47:50 UTC
While i have a rather limited experience with gas cloud harvesting, i can assure you, that such a module is not necessary - the Venture with its bonus to cloud harvesters pretty much obsoletes any old means for gas collection - it literally is too good - it has the cargo, the equivalent of 4 harvesters with -25% time reduction with maxed skill - you really don't need more than that. Cloud harvesting right now is MINIMAL RISK for a HIGH PROFIT, even in your average lowsec.

Further, the analogy you're making to mining and ice harvesting is not a good one, since the acquisition of minerals or ice products translate into production of goods, which are used in extremely high amounts every day. On the other hand, gas cloud harvesting translates into booster production and T3 cruiser production - goods for which are more or less a luxury for the average pilot.