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New "Fighter-size" Mining Drone teased? Rorqual hope? CCP pls

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Sim Cognito
Obani Gemini Corporation
#1 - 2016-02-06 02:09:18 UTC  |  Edited by: Sim Cognito
http://now.eveonline.com/post/138738115633/reverse-engineering-of-the-active-specimens


Hope may shine brighter for Rorqual pilots soon. This screams Rorqual to me. Rorqual Devblog when?
Haffsol
#2 - 2016-02-06 09:35:35 UTC
These [REDACTED] will probably be [REDACTED] and allow us to [REDACTED] in a [REDACTED] way. That being said my personal opinion is [REDACTED]
Kiddoomer
The Red Sequence
#3 - 2016-02-06 13:57:30 UTC
Something strange with a ORE logo on it ?

Keep on with the stuff CCP Big smile

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Gilbaron
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2016-02-06 21:08:30 UTC
i can not wait to see all those glorious rorqual killmails when they get tackled in nullsec belts :)
Steve Ronuken
Fuzzwork Enterprises
Vote Steve Ronuken for CSM
#5 - 2016-02-06 21:46:19 UTC
Mining drones were mentioned down under.

Woo! CSM XI!

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Kenneth Feld
Habitual Euthanasia
Pandemic Legion
#6 - 2016-02-06 22:38:59 UTC
They are going to swarm out from drilling platforms and collect taxes
Do Little
Bluenose Trading
#7 - 2016-02-10 23:00:57 UTC
Problem with Rorqual isn't functionality, it's survivability - unless protected behind a POS forcefield. A solo Rorqual on-grid supporting a mining fleet is almost certainly a dead Rorqual.
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#8 - 2016-02-11 00:41:00 UTC
Do Little wrote:
Problem with Rorqual isn't functionality, it's survivability - unless protected behind a POS forcefield. A solo Rorqual on-grid supporting a mining fleet is almost certainly a dead Rorqual.

Seconded.
Cixi
#9 - 2016-02-11 00:52:49 UTC
Do Little wrote:
Problem with Rorqual isn't functionality, it's survivability - unless protected behind a POS forcefield. A solo Rorqual on-grid supporting a mining fleet is almost certainly a dead Rorqual.


I hope CCP redesign this at the same this they redesign off grip boosting, the removal of POSes and other stuff like that
Erika Mizune
Lucifer's Hammer
A Band Apart.
#10 - 2016-02-11 11:17:39 UTC
Sim Cognito wrote:
http://now.eveonline.com/post/138738115633/reverse-engineering-of-the-active-specimens


Hope may shine brighter for Rorqual pilots soon. This screams Rorqual to me. Rorqual Devblog when?



Saw this when it came out, and that is what I said too, heh. I need to know more CCP! Big smile

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Gevlin
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#11 - 2016-02-16 06:51:05 UTC
Gilbaron wrote:
i can not wait to see all those glorious rorqual killmails when they get tackled in nullsec belts :)



Well I guess I will have to stock up on those Rorquals. See you in the Belts Gilbaron!

Someday I will have the time to play. For now it is mining afk in High sec. In Cheap ships
Oxide Ammar
#12 - 2016-02-16 09:35:32 UTC
Unless it has super crazy mining yield and you can deploy like 10 of them, so you can swarm belts fast enough I don't see any god damn reason to field one at belt.

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Yodik
Dwarfed ORE
#13 - 2016-02-16 17:18:11 UTC
did they can mine mercoxit? and what about gas/ice drones/fighters.

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Temugen
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#14 - 2016-02-19 20:38:16 UTC
Do Little wrote:
Problem with Rorqual isn't functionality, it's survivability - unless protected behind a POS forcefield. A solo Rorqual on-grid supporting a mining fleet is almost certainly a dead Rorqual.



Third.

See my post here .


Absolutely no one will fly a 2b isk target.
Syrias Bizniz
some random local shitlords
#15 - 2016-02-28 21:04:40 UTC  |  Edited by: Syrias Bizniz
Temugen wrote:
Do Little wrote:
Problem with Rorqual isn't functionality, it's survivability - unless protected behind a POS forcefield. A solo Rorqual on-grid supporting a mining fleet is almost certainly a dead Rorqual.



Third.

See my post here .


Absolutely no one will fly a 2b isk target.




On my books, a Rorq has an insurance-payout of ~1.8b ISK after insurance-fee.
Make it haul 200-300m/hr, and you'll see them in the dozens.

Edit:

The topic of the Rorqual was brought up. CCP Fozzie showcased the new drone
miners for the Rorqual. He also revealed that the Rorqual will likely get a new
invulnerability button for itself and its fleet which locks them in place so that a
defense fleet can get there to help.
-CSM X Summit Minutes, "Capital Ships"
Oxide Ammar
#16 - 2016-02-29 04:38:15 UTC
Quote:
The topic of the Rorqual was brought up. CCP Fozzie showcased the new drone
miners for the Rorqual. He also revealed that the Rorqual will likely get a new
invulnerability button for itself and its fleet which locks them in place so that a
defense fleet can get there to help.
-CSM X Summit Minutes, "Capital Ships"


If you think every alliance will babysit every rorqual out there mining you must be dreaming, see ratting carriers dying everyday and not single **** given by Corp/Alliance leaders for these losses.

Lady Areola Fappington:  Solo PVP isn't dead!  You just need to make sure you have your booster, remote rep, cyno, and emergency Falcon alts logged in and ready before you do any solo PVPing.
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#17 - 2016-02-29 07:50:20 UTC
For what it is worth:

* Capital Industrial Ships 5 = 3,072,000 SP
* Industrial Reconfiguration 5 = 2,048,000 SP
* Cloning Facility Operation 5 = 2,560,000 SP
Total: 7,680,000 SP

So 15 extractors will undo most of the damage.
Sim Cognito
Obani Gemini Corporation
#18 - 2016-02-29 16:41:03 UTC
Quote:
The topic of the Rorqual was brought up. CCP Fozzie showcased the new drone
miners for the Rorqual. He also revealed that the Rorqual will likely get a new
invulnerability button for itself and its fleet which locks them in place so that a
defense fleet can get there to help.


Rorqual update, confirmed!


Also, new, redesigned mining bargers (finally!), plus expedition mining command frigate.


Source: http://cdn1.eveonline.com/community/csm/Meetings/summit/CSM10-S2.pdf
Marcus Tedric
Zebra Corp
Goonswarm Federation
#19 - 2016-03-01 15:24:29 UTC
If the Rorqual:

- Gave its bonii without deploying

- Used Mining Fighters that were good enough to entice the Rorqual from the POS even before they are removed/or the Fleet Bonuses do move On Grid/or are AOE; and had MWDs so they could mine from a significant distance

- had its Ship Hanger allow PvP ships for the miner to swap into

Then that would be a much simpler start to changes

Don't soil your panties, you guys made a good point, we'll look at the numbers again. - CCP Ytterbium
Syrias Bizniz
some random local shitlords
#20 - 2016-03-02 00:04:40 UTC
Oxide Ammar wrote:
Quote:
The topic of the Rorqual was brought up. CCP Fozzie showcased the new drone
miners for the Rorqual. He also revealed that the Rorqual will likely get a new
invulnerability button for itself and its fleet which locks them in place so that a
defense fleet can get there to help.
-CSM X Summit Minutes, "Capital Ships"


If you think every alliance will babysit every rorqual out there mining you must be dreaming, see ratting carriers dying everyday and not single **** given by Corp/Alliance leaders for these losses.



You're not getting it.

1st, they can provide content.
2nd, if they can mine on their own, they can generate wealth on their own. If they can do that, it's not a game of “whether or not“ but “when“ you lose it.
3rd, if you gain 1.8b ISK after your Platinum Rorq dies, all it has to do for you is make the difference in ISK of buy prize and payout before it dies. It's the same reason why people dont give a **** about dead ratting carriers: Because after a set amount of time (ticks) you're in the profitable zone. And that time is closer to 20 hours of afking than you'd think.
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