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So basically Hacking/Archeology is a waste?
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Gully Alex Foyle
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#21 - 2016-03-01 09:33:26 UTC
Hyeon Ansuya wrote:
may I join the discussion and ask something?
What is a good list of equipment to start exploring safely? Or relatively safely, at least... including the cloaking device that has been mentioned, possibly :)
I hope I'm not annoying with this question.
Lately I came back to exploring occasionally to chill from my usual activities.

I use 2 ships to minimize the assets at risk. I'm based in lowsec and do data/relic in low, null and wh.

First ship is a covops (helios) to probe things down. Covops cloak, mwd and fast align mods make it pretty hard to catch.

When I've found something worthwhile, I dock up the covops and jump into a fast T1 frig (slasher). Reason is, it costs just a couple of mil ISK fully fitted so if it blows up it doesn't matter much.

Also, it's fit for align time and warp speed:

2x nanofiber

mwd, data and relic analyzers, cargo scanner

1x polycarb rig, 2x warp speed rigs


It aligns in about 2 seconds so if anything warps in there's a decent chance to gtfo before getting locked, if you're quick. To maximise your reaction speed:

'keep at range' 4km or so from what you're hacking. stop your ship (ships take more time to align out and warp if they're moving in the wrong direction). pre-select something to warp to: I strongly suggest a moon (though if there's an active POS there you have to quickly warp away just after you land to avoid getting blapped by the POS guns).

Then hack away and pay attention to the grid and the overview. If a ship warps in (or decloaks), click warp on the pre-selected moon and gtfo!

Not a foolproof method, but again if you die you only lost a t1 frig (plus any loot, but hey that's not really yours until it's in your hangar!).

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Pandora Bokks
Pangalactic Frontline Supply Agency
#22 - 2016-03-01 10:41:03 UTC  |  Edited by: Pandora Bokks
Gully Alex Foyle wrote:


When I've found something worthwhile, I dock up the covops and jump into a fast T1 frig (slasher).


You have a hard time hacking Null data and relics without coherence bonus. Even if you might have same success rate, it takes much more time and such increases your risk exposure. 1-2 average Null/WH relic pay for 1 Astero hull and you can simply click through every node without too much thinking on anything that is not a ruin/databank.
Gully Alex Foyle
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#23 - 2016-03-01 10:54:15 UTC
Pandora Bokks wrote:
Gully Alex Foyle wrote:


When I've found something worthwhile, I dock up the covops and jump into a fast T1 frig (slasher).


You have a hard time hacking Null data and relics without coherence bonus. Even if you might have same success rate, it takes much more time and such increases your risk exposure. 1-2 average Null/WH relic pay for 1 Astero hull and you can simply click through every node without too much thinking on anything that is not a ruin/databank.
Kind of true, with my skills and T2 analyzers I have 30 virus strength instead of 40 (it's strength bonus, not coherence).

Makes things a bit harder, but as I said I explore to chill and I actually like the mini-game. Lol

Another advantage of the slasher is that:

. It scares away competing explorers
. It looks inconspicuous to hunters

Anyway, just a creative idea to keep things fresh, not saying it's the best ISK/hour (of which I don't really care).


Still, if there's a station nearby not having a Sisters Probe Scanner on your ship while hacking is good advice, even if you use a covops.

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Varg Euronymous
Wonderland Death Squad
#24 - 2016-03-21 06:48:37 UTC
nullsec is where the dank relic isk is. I've pulled in hundreds of isk a day
Varg Euronymous
Wonderland Death Squad
#25 - 2016-03-21 06:50:15 UTC
Protip: an exploration tengu or loki is the best option
Teium Purvanen
Doomheim
#26 - 2016-03-21 10:07:56 UTC
I'm finding it a lottery. Some days I get a bit then others i get 50 mill form my first site.
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