After the failure of the frostline event i was hoping CCP would have taken notes to make this one better. Was disappointed to find out it this one is even worse, next to zero loot from drops and more required mining/industry to get cerebral accelerators. CCP i commend you for trying new things, but test it on sisi first, collect and listen to feedback and make the events fun next time please. Oh and if you test it on sisi maybe you wont have bugged out 3300 dps battleship rats blapping everything they see.
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ive coming across plenty where i am, problem is the drone aggro is stupid high. i need a ship that can hold about 8k a site and be able to fight rats without the use of drones. just deploying drones all the frigs drop lock.
doing the pull in, put out several times doesnt do anything other than get the webs off of you for a few secs as they keep switching every time.
and since no one wants to do the event together because “muh loots” mining is pretty pointless. the asteroids die very quickly to 1 mining drone nvm using a proc to come in and mine.
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I’m really missing the good old events with the cerebral drops, it was a great help, i just want to know who had that dumb idea with the BPCs ?!! sad, sad 
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I ran about 10 of these this morning as soon as they went live. I hear a lot of frustration here, so I’m going to do my best to be constructive in my feedback.
The Good
The combat plus mining. Personally, I enjoy that combo as it adds texture and gives different play styles the ability to take part in the events. (Hang on, more on this below)
The combat is inline with previous events, as far as how the ships come in, the tactics, and spawns- infinite spawn until “The Boss” shows up. That’s manageable and familiar without feeling stale. (I personally had no issue with the BS spawn, but apparently a lot of people have, so YMMV)
The visuals are good. I like the shifting space effect. It’s a minor thing, but it’s a nice touch (and thanks for not making it blinding).
The cool down timer on some of the challenges. This was a big complaint from the last event, and I’m very happy to see that some of the challenges (like the PVP ones) have a cool down. Thanks for listening to the feedback from the last event.
The Meh
No NPC bounties. That’s fine as long as the rewards are worth it (spoiler alert, they aren’t)
The click to redeem rewards. I get it, this is how things are now. It’s not the end of the world, but it’s still a bit of an annoyance to some people.
The spawn rate. Not sure if this is intentional, but I’ve seen systems with two sites and respawn times of 20+ minutes.
The Bad
The loot table. These tickets, the fireworks, a couple of lore items, and standard rat drops. That’s it. 2 of 3 BS wrecks had nothing in them. I really hope that this is not working as intended, because this doesn’t even cover the cost of ammo to run these.
The refine rate on the ore. This is kind of nuts. An entire site contains enough for 2 of the minerals? I’m terrified to see what the BPC costs are going to be for these accelerators… I really hope that this is an error.
The loot box. I’ll be blunt- this is really off-putting. The ticket (fine), the minerals (fine, except for the refine rate), and 13m ISK (say WHAT?!?). I’m sorry, but that is asking far too much from players, and comes dangerously close to actual loot boxes or gambling. This alone is guaranteed to alienate new players who won’t have that money to (literally) burn. I understand adding variety, but it feels like we have been having more and more hurdles thrown up before we get rewards from this, and asking players to pay for an unknown item is too much. Something like an LP store would be fine with me- as long as the players can see what they will get. The way this is set up is very concerning and is not exactly going to quell the mumblings of future loot boxes after the PA acquisition…
As always I appreciate the team’s effort and willingness to try new things, but I fear that this and the previous event are really drifting in the wrong direction. They become too grindy. They are unfriendly to new players. They are frustrating and unrewarding.
Please consider some adjustments here.
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LMAO!!! gratz!! 
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Wait- did you seriously get a piece of literal garbage for the low, low price of 13m ISK?
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The sad thing is that now days It’s totally plausible…
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It’s absolute trash. Are you guys devs? Or just babysitting the accomplishments of past ccp employees?
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lets not forget you cant switch from a combat ship to ining unless you get a alt in site since everyone runs these solo and once you warp out the site is gone.
The asteroids dont warrent using a barge, but anything other than a proc/skiff and orca wont tank, but the mining ships are useless due to drone aggro as soon as drones deploy. and scooping drones and redeploying them several times does nothing but play wack-a-mole with the frigs.
the tricarb prices will probably stay high this time due to lack of ability to mine the ore as your roaming looking for sites, small amounts of ore, and you will need to jet can it with a combat ship
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Apparently, more than plausible…
Just…wow…
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I’m sorry for your bad luck, but that one gave me a good laugh.
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Yep. One approach I tried was to bring some mining drones with my combat ship and jet can the ore, BM the can, then come back to pick it up as you suggest. After somebody tipped me off to the abysmal refining rate, I abandoned that and just flew in a mining alt after clearing the pocket.
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yeah ill have to make me an alt. last even i was making somewhere around 60m+ an hour, nbut this event will maybe get 2m per site mining.
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congratz on new event
outstanding work !
not boring at all !
very engaging cant wait to not run any of it
thx againg CCP
No, I stay pretty busy outside of Eve. I do try to use optimal strats in order to keep my isk grinding to a minimum. Perhaps you’ll like my Advanced Skill Point & Training Guide.
“Sub” as in short for subscription (versus plexing the accounts).
Okay, let me clarify. I chose to support 3 SP farms for self-injection, which requires grinding for MPTC’s and injectors. It does require a bit of isk grinding, but I enjoy setting and achieving goals like that.
Also, and I’m not trying to be a dick here, but what’s the point of your reply? Because you seem to be insinuating that I’m playing the game wrong.
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thats not me actually, but someone on reddit that got this, found it funny.
Its like drop is literally garbage. 
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That actually one-ups the Christmas event a couple years back where you could wind up with a lump of coal 
Part of me finds it really funny, another part of me is genuinely angry.
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Drops are trash, time invested + isk you gamble on top of requiring mineral that drops in 2 units per 1.000 units of ore mined ( 3k m3 ), and for example you need 42 of those minerals for 1 neural booster. Ore is 2500 per site. CC©P the heck you use, i want some.
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First go at the prize lottery… 22nd Tier Overseer Effects??
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