I think I can explain this.
Many of you don't agree with my spiral idea, but it fits !!! What used to happen back in the day, we are talking 2007 here, an array generates around the avatar upon a miss, in the past this would not be a problem as depending on when the probe was dropped, the distance to the new claim would change.
HOWEVER !! Here's the kicker. If Mindark is using a log function to vary the base of the time and allow for uniform distribution, the result creates 2 claims, one at the beginning, and one at the end of the array that always exists...
Let me run through how this would go down, drop ore and matter, one hits, other one misses. Your current array remains, thanks to the hit and a new array is generated thanks to the miss. Assuming Mindark is using a log function to hide possible straight veins and aid in uniform distribution, a claim will generate at radius or less than radius away from your avatar.
This is a game breaker..
Sorry for going on another tangent, stop reading if you wish. A double miss would generate two arrays, either the arrays are 180 degrees out of phase with each other, or both arrays contain both resource types.
What do you guys think, have I gone off the deep end yet ?