Well it’s Eve. A bit of disinformation might misdirect explorers away from data sites to relics, leaving the data sites for the people spreading disinformation. 
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Maybe if it was coming from smart players which has not always been the case so far 
So my first impressions are watching this thread and being amazed at killmails, people losing their blingedout cruisers with pods. 1B, 500M, 300M, a lot of deadspace mods and faction cruisers dying.
Tis the BLACK TUESDAY! Everything going DOWN! 
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Patch notes say you need to use combat probes.
Yeah, I’ve seen the CCP reply in the other thread. You need to manually add a filter for Abyssal Traces in your Scan window.
Guess you are right though I would have thought it would have been a default setting.
Crisis averted!
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so many tears, so many metal burning in abyss, so many whinning…
EVE is alive!
yes, you cant have all, now, for free!
sad? good!
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I just look forward to trolling gankers that wait at entry points…
Q: When does anything work right on Day 1?
A: Never!
Solution? Don’t get your panties in a bunch. Standard Operating Procedure.
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We should be happy btw! Like two weeks ago those Tier4 and especially Tier5 were much more harder on SiSi.
How many players did the Abyss sites on Test Server? Check Test Server logs.
Like a week before the release, CCP DEVs just nerfed the rats dps, speed, EHP and other stuff. Before those nerfs, those rats fights were a damn horribly skirmish, like: insane aggro and tracking on drones, 1800m/s NEUT Drifter BS and Scrambling Triglavian BS, all rats were on optimal distance, armor/shield logistic fleets, rats with huge EHP buffers and etc in a series of three pockets.
I noticed reports, that the most difficult Tier 5 pockets required like 950-1000 Cruiser dps! and a tank of Cap strong T2 Cruisers under Faction/DED modules. A 750 dps Cruiser were unable to finish the event in time.
[update]
I’m going to sell all my collected exploration stuff during last month 
Maybe it’s time now…
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Guys, you are doing something wrong. Abyss traces can be scanned with combat probes. You just need to create new filter. Drop is relatively good, even from T1 dungeons. Two skill books, decayed mutaplasmids and stuff for triglavian ships
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Yeah. Somebody already using those Abyss portals as a bite under those dirty ganks of D-Scan immune Recon ships and sneaky Faction and T3 Cruisers.
Something good came of all this:seeing hac hull prices go up encouraged me to sell mine and make a profit^^.
Haven’t run any sites yet i did keep an eye on my jita alt for ship bpc prices and so on.it’s been about 24hours since launch and given the patern in materials and bpcs prices I don’t see this being lucrative enough.
Also looking back at tier 1 and 2 site npc composition and potential fits for ships given a bit of time it’s possible to make bots for those tiers
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And those “dead squad” spawns, even on tier3… content is just not balanced!
Honestly. I really like the Abyss update. I had a feeling this is the way they would go with content.
I left Stain for a while, I’m based out of Jita for my Abyss operation. As I say I am happy with the concept and looking forward to doing more tier 1s in my dual web Thorax, I’ve been at it 1 day this will be the 2nd day.
I am very much enjoying the industry aspect of it and have found the Abyss has breathed new life into T1 modules. The Industry and Trading aspect of it is good, we can run a process on a T1 or any module and manipulate some of the attribs, thats cool. I have done some reasonably good trade very quick and in high demand.
The new ships and guns look amazing, Im skilling for them right now.
I would recommend anyone fit up a dual web Thorax and give it a go.
[Thorax, Aaron’s Thorax] Calm Dark Teir 1
Damage Control II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Medium Armor Repairer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Large Compact Pb-Acid Cap Battery
Stasis Webifier II
10MN Afterburner I
Stasis Webifier II
Heavy Electron Blaster II
Heavy Electron Blaster II
Heavy Electron Blaster II
Heavy Electron Blaster II
Heavy Electron Blaster II
Medium Ancillary Current Router I
Medium Anti-Explosive Pump I
Medium Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Warrior I x10
Null M x3820
Void M x6970
Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge M x5000
“dead squads” reads like “gankers” to me. These “dead squads” might be intentional, to put players onto their toes and for the content not to turn stale and too easy too quickly.
Just a thought, but I wouldn’t be surprised if this wasn’t done on purpose.
+1 to CCP. Ran Abyssal sites for the first time today, and five hours later, I’m still doing them. I had a lucky “drop” where two gankers tried to attack me in Jita as I exited a site. Unfortunately for them, I wasn’t flashy, and they died to Concord. I looted 1b from their wrecks. So far, it’s been fun!
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This fit seems to work on Tier 1s well,
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Medium Armor Repairer II
Damage Control II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Reactor Control Unit II
Large Compact Pb-Acid Cap Battery
10MN Y-S8 Compact Afterburner
Stasis Webifier II
Stasis Webifier II
200mm Railgun II
200mm Railgun II
200mm Railgun II
200mm Railgun II
200mm Railgun II
Medium Anti-Explosive Pump I
Medium Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Medium Ancillary Current Router I
Acolyte I x8
Acolyte II x2
Javelin M x4680
Spike M x4970
Antimatter Charge M x5000
Technique: Use Spike m to snipe them as they mwd toward you once they are within 10km web them and orbit at around 9km, switch to antimatter use drones and take them out quick. With this fit I am completing Tier 1s with a good 7 minutes left.
I’m easing my way into it slowly and taking notes while limiting my loss to around 30m, I’m really looking forward to having a go at Tier 2s, I’ve had my eye on the Sacrilege for the tier 2s and 3s, Reliable missile DPS might be useful here.
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I think its too weak for tier 2. The dps enemies deal there is a lot more noticable, without kiting and heavy tank there mey be a serious problem. Preferred ship is tech 2 assault cruiser or ship with bonus to tank.
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