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Carrier class for mining
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ALI Virgo
Dreddit
Test Alliance Please Ignore
#1 - 2012-01-24 19:01:59 UTC
Create faction Carriers for mining.
2 different ones

Have people train gal and cal : min and amar carriers to level 4 to fly one or the other

5 drones per level.

6 high slots 8 low. 5 medium

Orca level bonus gang link / half its cargo.
drone speed bonus both nav / mining cycles


Also consider making a super cap carrier

5 drones per level mining / Barge drones

and fighter bomber level of mining vessels equal to mining barge with one strip miner that only this super can use
mxzf
Shovel Bros
#2 - 2012-01-24 19:17:38 UTC
You can already use a carrier/supercarrier to mine just fine (and it's not the worst option in the world, it can surpass a Hulk if done right). If you're asking for another mining ship with a much higher yield than a Hulk, it'll never happen. Anything obtainable that is better than the current standard becomes the new standard, which would depreciate mineral values and hurt all miners (since two weeks after they were released, every mining bot out in the middle of null would be in one).
Tidurious
Blatant Alt Corp
#3 - 2012-01-24 19:48:51 UTC
So, what you REALLY want is a mining vessel that is OP that cannot be ganked by a reasonable number of ships and can mine in relative safety in null/lowsec. Just come out and say it.

No. Mining is meant to be done in groups. CCP tries to encourage cooperative gameplay between players. If you can't meet a few friends in EVE, then you're not going to be mining much in low/nullsec. Or you're going to die a lot. Sorry, but this is not necessary.

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