Yeah definitely. Out buying my dinner while mining was a strictly highsec only activity.
But nothing better than a test. Just going to login and probably get my alts Orca killed by trigs or something, but I’ll see how long I can go as a semi-AFK/low APM/low attention/AFK/etc. activity.
EDIT:
Setup and mining with 5 drones split:
Let’s see how long I can go between needing to do anything at all. I’m not sitting at the same desk currently, just mining away AFK while working on my main computer across the room.
Solo Orca:
| Time | Clicks | Total Clicks |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 8 | |
| 20:06 | 2 | 10 |
| 27:58 | 2 | 12 |
| 30:57 | 2 | 14 |
| 37:26 | 2 | 16 |
| 46:49 | 2 | 18 |
| 57:09 | 2 | 20 |
Ok, so 1 hour that included initial setup was 20 total clicks in an Orca with T2 mining drones for a total m^3 mined of 63K:
My alt’s skills might be crap, so obviously that might not be a max yield possible for reasonably close asteroids.
Next, to do the same in an exhumer.
Solo Skiff:
| Time | Clicks | Total Clicks |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 7 | |
| 12:14 | 2 | 9 |
| 13:20 | 5 | 14 |
| 15:20 | 7 | 21 |
| 19:40 | 2 | 23 |
| 24:04 | 3 | 26 |
| 25:39 | 3 | 29 |
| 29:09 | 4 | 33 |
| 30:15 | 5 | 38 |
| 32:02 | 7 | 45 |
| 36:46 | 3 | 48 |
| 39:25 | 3 | 51 |
| 44:14 | 4 | 55 |
| 45:05 | 5 | 60 |
| 46:36 | 7 | 67 |
| 56:37 | 4 | 71 |
| 57:38 | 5 | 76 |
| 58:54 | 7 | 83 |
So after about the same time, 4 loads to station and just under 3K additional for about the same yield as the Orca:
Some general observations:
- Orca isn’t as totally AFKable as it used to be before scarcity
- Skiff (and by extension barges and exhumers) take about 2-4 times more attention than the Orca
- Yield for a solo Orca and a solo Skiff is approximately the same
It certainly isn’t true, at least from what I can see, even allowing for differences between tests, that the Orca requires more clicks than a barge/exhumer; and that’s perfectly fine. The Orca is fine as is.
The above may have absolutely no value, but that’s ok, at least testing rather than just talking, gives some perspective on things some people post.