Fix the Rorqual its been far too Long

Industry Gameplay Center Mining & Extraction
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Rorqual exploits need to be fixed.

Eve needs to tweak the Rorquals to what they were intended to be dedicated mining platforms.

Rorquals need to have the capabilities to siege without concern for being attacked with mining buffs only abilities.

The Pulse Activated Nexus Invulnerability Core should be able to run indefinitely. Not needing to defend its self with drones but to wait for fleet assistance. Once this pulse in activated it should be able to sit there invulnerable till the threat is eliminated or gone, Rorquals should not be viewed as loot Piñata’s.

Far too long I have seen these beautiful mining ships parked worried about a cyno dropper.

The Rorqual is a achievement for a miner, the highest achievement actually at this time in Eve. Its a buffing platform of support for its mining fleet. The fleet is susceptible to being attacked but the Rorqual should not be. The Mining mechanics have been tweaked in the game its time to change the mechanic’s of the Rorqual so people cannot exploit it for other than what it was intended for a Mining platform buffer only for its mining fleet.

Mining buffs for its mining fleet only. With the ability to Shield itself for indefinitely is only fair gameplay for dedicated miners. Far too long overlooked.

Carol1

*****After hearing from other Pilots I agree that invulnerability isn’t a eve strategy. But being a one-sided battle is not fair either.

Maybe a Higher Percentage drone damage while sieged with a greater bandwidth. maybe the use of Fighters like a carrier or drones with a 500% Bonus to damage.
Allowing the Rorqual to defend itself better.

In conjunction with a longer panic timer, that will allow fleets or the individual to fight longer and better.

You poke the bear you deal with it. They will give more of a fight and won’t just be a loot piñata anymore for traveling frigate gangs or 25 man redeemer blob’s.

Sleeves of Equite fighters, bombers, support units.

As this is the only Capital Mining ship in the game it should be treated as such with specialties.

The way to way to stop a exploit of the new defensive stance of the Rorqual is that it has to tether to a ore to achieve this bonus stance.

Having a reactivatable 15 minute time, not a one shot use but has to be tethered to a Ore which allows it to gain the buff to defend itself better. Like a 500% fighter or Drone Bonus.

I hope this sparks some intelligent conversation among the mining community and CCP developers.

Thanks,

Carol1

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you can’t be fuckin serious??
no ship needs to be “invincible”

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I also want my marauder to be able to be invincible forever in nullsec. Oh, and when it lands on grid the rats should just self-destruct and give me their bounties automatically. If a pvper tries to tackle me his client should cause his hardware to give him a powerful electrical shock. Oh and it should be available for alphas because eve is too expensive.

Seriously, if you can’t see any potential issue with a literal “be invincible forever” button, you need your head examined.

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Got to be a joke, right?

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ok mate :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

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Forget that nonsense. Magnate needs 4 mid slots. Completely disadvantaged compared to other T1 exploration frigates.

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have you lost 5 rorquals to asshats with cloaked frigates and a standby drop fleet and in game sansha mechanics that sometimes just grind you and trap you till you die.. yeah id like the 500% mining bonus back for the drones.. thatsd almost help to repay the lost hull and fittings before the next one dies.. invincible maybey not but able to fight its way out of a paper bag .. at least would be nice.. :slight_smile:

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here here , say on sir say on .. 5 lost rorquals and cant even moon mine without loosing one 50 /50 to a cloaky frig and a drop fleet on call. sick of building up and dying . indeed . at least give it a gun or enough armour to fight its way out of a papaer bag. o7

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Everything about you screams “skill issue”.

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Why want a rorqual when a Venture does just as well if not better?

Sounds like a waste of Isk. Isk you still would’ve had had you not wasted it on Rorquals.

Sounds like you need another plan.

How do you want a paper ship to fight it’s way out of the paper bag? :thinking:

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Designated mining platform but at the same time a battle platform with high dps and non-killable.

The only things I were suggested long time ago are - cap strip miner (500m3 ore mine without bonuses and only i fitted or mining light fighters, which were one way or another introduced in a form of excavators). So giving up my 5 cents tho the changes happened I think that Rorq is fine atm.

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Considering how unintelligent the first post is, probably not.

If you’re losing that many mining ships, you’re doing something wrong.

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CONCORD anyone?

True.

This.

The bigger the miner, the greater the loss of situational awareness it seems. Move to a group that can provide a meaningful response or stop doing an activity where losses are a foregone conclusion.

On grid boosting should be optional. There, fixed.

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I read these words and immediately dismissed anything else you had to say as ridiculous and inane babble.

You clearly lack a fundamental understanding of this game that prevents you from making valuable suggestions.