{Max boost Rorq + (x-1) Hulk} vs (x)Rorqs?

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I had the pleasure of mining alongside a max boost rorq in a normal mining fleet (barges and ventures). My hulk was filling faster than I could jetcan.

Which begs the question, why does anyone multibox (x) rorqs when the apparent Rorq (max boost) + (x-1) Hulk yield seems be double (if not more)…and a lot cheaper.

Pretty sure I made 10+mil per minute in Hulk rigged for Mercixcot yield + t2 merc crystals under rorq boosts (I mined 640 million isk in the first hour and that was with a 10 minute bio/coffee break).

Around 7 mil per minute on Spod and 5.4 mil on Crimson Ark ( I think Crimson Ark ISK/minute would have been higher had I not taken 20 minutes for lunch).

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^ That. Rorq has a massive ore bay, means it can sit there and chew on rocks for hours. Easy to multibox, easy to AFK.

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Yeah but the Hulks would fill that Rorqual bay. Rorqual main would simply have to delay tractor beam pulls by 4 minutes per can (so Hulks can reuse their own jetcan 2-3 times before tractor beam pull, which was what our Rorq pilot was doing).

I don’t know why people do anything AFK.

Active Sacriledge/Cerebus/TC3 ratting is double AFK Ishtar ratting.

Active solo hulk mining ($$$ ores only) = AFK Rorq.

Active boosted Hulk = 3x Rorq

Newbros beat AFK ishtars doing exploration too. lol

Doing 18 planets on a single account three times a week is solid income too.

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Question asked, question answered.

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BS, one Belt/Anom has not enought merc for 1h Mining.

There is no more AFK Rorqual Mining, read the ■■■■■■■ patch news.

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I never said there was AFK Rorq mining, another poster said that. Correct him, not me.

And yet as we speak I’m in a belt with 800mil of Merc.

There’s still 7 magmas (3 large, 2 medium, 2 small) and 4 regulars (3 medium, 1 small).

I already ate the first two Vitreous for breakfast (100mil+ each).

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