PvE Exploration Restrictions on T3

[Layla_Cross]

First off… Bloody hell what an essay!

@Siegfried_Tahl

@Layla_Cross

For the most part, I loose a site because drones out range me, Warrior 2’s Hobgoblin 2’s are a Lot faster than my AB fitted lasor T3 boat. By the time I’ve gotten in range the drones have done enough damage to secure the commander kill even if I do get a hit on it.

@Mkikaden_Tiragen

It isn’t your character’s skills that are in question when it comes to your contest losses. It is your own ability that is a potential fault for your experience. Knowledge of how to efficiently run the sites, and the personal capabilities to apply that knowledge, go a long way to determining who will win a contested site.

@Layla_Cross

Did you seriously just say that to a 9 year vet!?

And yet, this is exactly the reason you keep losing to drone boats.

Why AB fit? Use MWD. Why pulse and not beam lasers?

Well by that argument, why not fit heavy missile launchers?? I run dual armor repair fit for tanking purposes. Fitting beam lasors has a direct impact on survivability and lasors/beams also need capacitor which reduces my ability to active armor tank and in amarr ships, armor is best. I don’t fit to win contests I fit for longevity! Ifllll someone steals my loot then fair play… Again this is not the purpose of this thread, the purpose of this thread is regarding unbalanced restrictions.

@Siegfried_Tahl

If you start applying immediately as you land you can outdps drone boats before their drones reach the target.

Do you realise how fast T2 warrior drones can close the distance and engage a target at very long ranges? If a T1 cruiser can finish a site, T2 drones are more than capable to secure kills.

@Siegfried_Tahl

BTW How do you scan sites? All skills at V or even some IVs let you go 4AU - 1 AU - 0.25AU skipping one step each time

I don’t understand the question? Back in the day you had to manually place probes in a spread pattern… Now the game does that for you which I strongly disagree with… Takes the skill out of it.

@Siegfried_Tahl

Do you align and pre-accelerate on gates to instawarp on room clear?

I do

@Siegfried_Tahl

Do you use Warp speed Rigs and modules, Ascendancy implants?

I do not, they are not required and prefer capacitor rigs to make my ship cap stable with all guns firing, ab and 1 medium shield repper active… Again it’s about longevity. If I wanted to fit to win sites then I’m sure i could but so could many other ships, it’s not exclusive to a T3.

@Siegfried_Tahl

Come to Forge, Citadel, Black Rise or Lonetrek. Try to find uncontested Gurista Den. Then see how long before competition comes in. At least 1 visitor every time.

No thanks because that would require me to first find a site and then travel light years to swap ships, I’m sure the site won’t exists by the time I get back. I didn’t say there was no explorers, just less than there was a few years ago due to other better paying content. The vast majority of explorers remaining are hobbyists like myself of new pilots trying out the content. If I see a new pilot I usually offer my help and guidance rather than steal their loot. Heck, I’ll probably pay for their upgrades and next ship! I love exploring and wish more people would do it and more content within it.

@High Sec Isk per Hour General Discussion

I’ve been taking a closer look at what constitutes my average monthly income for the past 3 months and it turns out that out of 7 bil monthly almost 50% are c-type pithum invulns, 8 of them, they seem to drop at 10-15% chance from Gurista 4/10s

I wouldn’t know the stats, my ship is restricted but your’s is not. And what ship type are you running with?? Be honest.
Also, how many hours per day do you scan? I can spare maybe 5-10 hours per week at a push. So sites are not as frequent for me.

@Siegfried_Tahl

@Layla_Cross

Go look on you tube regarding abyssal sites… You’re trying to tell me you can make more isk exploring?? I laugh in your face!

You can dive in T5 Abyss from highsec, but it’s not really highsec content, is it? Also in this case high payouts imply much much higher risk and skill requirement, far from

But you can still access it from high sec and is still much safer than scanning in 0.0 and still pays significantly more than other PvE content.

This debate is pretty much pointless to continue on anyway, we have a difference of opinions and judging by the CSM’s initial response, he’s not going to support this notion… So to continue to debate this really is irrelevant.