I don’t get the pained testimonies that the Orca has ruined Eve and the only way to restore order to the Galaxy is to crush the Orca. Like they guy above who makes the claim that more Orcas solo afk mine than support fleets. Huh, all you have to do is look at D scan or actually go to a mining belt or moon. Solo Orcas that are not hauling are a rarity.
Everyone knows what happens to the ore that comes out or Orca mining fleets, right? Players make stuff with it. That ship you bought, the modules, charges, drones and rigs come from me and my Orca plus fleet. The amount of ore that is produced now and the present economic equilibriums are the result of the status quo. The howling and crying on this forum that comes from alleged moves by CCP that allegedly ruined Eve for ever and caused players to rage quit seems all forgotten as the drum banging increases to nerf the Orca (nerf the Orca, nerf the Orca, nerf the Orca). You have no idea regarding the actual resulting affects but the Orca must be nerfed.
And for all you horrified by the thought of a Orca solo mining AFK (gasp) my five augment drones can produce the same as one laser on my Skiff. I don’t solo mine, it’s not worth my time, but I may do some today just for fun!
“Get rid of those Orcas and make those silly miners drive those barges up to those rocks and make them play a new mini game, yeah a new mini game so they play the game the way I think it should be played. Can’t have those ships be useful and highly valued to miners, that’s unfair 'cuz I can’t gank them.”
So all you anti Orca people, don’t just sit here wringing your hands, talk about how much of a reduction in ore production you want us to swallow, 10%? 20%? And also state how long it should take me to fill my Orca’s 220,000 m3 ore holds. If you can’t talk at this level, then you’re not serious.