Thanks to your replies.
First of all I’d love to use the Endurance if its cargo would be big enough for Ice.
15000 m³ of Ice is of nearly no value (context: Fuel Block) compared to 15000 m³ of other ore types.
Let me explain the situation (again) as no one of you seems to experience the issue with current Ice spawn mechanics: my home system should have an ice belt. Same to the systems 2 jumps, 4 jumps or 7 jumps away. In fact the next available ice belt spawned 12 jumps away today. My group is small and has no access to any structure 11 jumps away of the target system. Further, let’s assume I can take 3 friends with me that help me mine Ice. 4 Endurances jump 12 times, mine 60 units (60000m³) of Ice and jump back 11/12 jumps … and repeat.
That’s “empty” content. Why do you think most people are sucking hisec belts dry?
–> see Ice Mining
CCP ■■■■■■ up the Ice spawn mechanics by handling it like regular ore. You must not do that. The Neptun fills out this niche without the need using a Rorqual. It has a big, specialized Ice cargo. If I can have an Endurance with much bigger ore cargo, I’d take it of course.
Hey Chris Roberts, you can have the idea if CCP doesn’t take it Just imprint somewhere “Nachtmann” on the hull.