Stevie's Mining Log - The search for a surface Tower.

Run #14 Slow run but had a nice recovery X and XV towards the end. I've decided to drop my "no hunting" rule, but I'll keep going with the log.
Trip Results
Cost545.70
TT Return501.04
Balance-44.66
Return %91.82%
Drops300
Claims77
Hit Rate25.67%
Hofs/Globs132
Notable Claims132 Ped Narcanisum
 
Run #15 :scratch2::lolup::cool:
Trip Results
Cost571.46
TT Return341.49
Balance-229.97
Return %59.76%
Drops319
Claims72
Hit Rate22.57%
Overall Results
Cost7468.05
TT Return6617.06
Balance-850.99
% Return88.60%
Drops4362
Claims1164
Hit Rate26.69%
Average MU121.70%
Sold Markup1150.67
Balance + Markup299.68
Hofs/Globs1269
 
Run #15 :scratch2::lolup::cool:
Trip Results
Cost571.46
TT Return341.49
Balance-229.97
Return %59.76%
Drops319
Claims72
Hit Rate22.57%
Overall Results
Cost7468.05
TT Return6617.06
Balance-850.99
% Return88.60%
Drops4362
Claims1164
Hit Rate26.69%
Average MU121.70%
Sold Markup1150.67
Balance + Markup299.68
Hofs/Globs1269

Those long term results are shit for planetside w/ small amps...

Welcome back to Calypso mining (if you are mining caly a lot).

Edit: if not mining caly a lot then keep up those returns so you can actually get that tower.
 
Yea, still working on Calypso. I was kinda in limbo while I got some business taken care of, trades etc. The average MU is not too bad, but it's a crowded area so I'm wondering if that could be a contributing factor to the poor TT the last 3 runs. I don't think that other miners in the area make a difference in returns, but it's hard to tell, maybe I should go somewhere else in the event of a GD. I don't know... :laugh: I'll keep trying for awhile, see what happens.
 
If anything it's just the bigger multipliers are being paid out to others cycling more ped faster with bigger amps.

If you're being out-cycled everywhere you go it's gonna be tough to grab the bigger hofs short-term. It'll even out eventually.. and probably with a big hof if you keep grinding with those returns. Markup still has you in the green so why not keep going.
 
Yep, slight profit atm and a little under that 90% threshold, I expect a rebound here, so I'll keep going. :cool:
 
Run #16 A better run, this time, HR greatly improved. I only saw a couple GD's this time, none that directly dropped before me from what I could tell. I had already carpeted the area before I saw them. Still not convinced they have any effect, just more testing required. I keep dropping when I see people either way. :dunno: On to the next one! :cool:
Trip Results
Cost546.85
TT Return446.59
Balance-100.26
Return %81.67%
Drops300
Claims90
Hit Rate30.00%
 
Other people do have an effect. If you drop at the same spot (with same finder) as person 1 and person 1 doesn´t find anything you´ll never find anything either.

What i don´t know however is if this effect goes away after a minute, an hour or a day.
 
I wonder if depth would change anything, something like ava 1 uses F-105, ava 2 uses F-106 enhanced to +400 meters deeper. Usually finders go +/- 200 meters of their depth. So if that were the case you'd be searching different depth ranges, with very small chance of intersecting depths.
 
I wonder if depth would change anything, something like ava 1 uses F-105, ava 2 uses F-106 enhanced to +400 meters deeper. Usually finders go +/- 200 meters of their depth. So if that were the case you'd be searching different depth ranges, with very small chance of intersecting depths.

My notion is that various depths allow for obtaining different materials from the ground ranging from common, uncommon, or rares depending on the area. Thus, why I swap between a few (L) finders I have during mining runs that have different depth capabilities & range(s) depending on what I'm after.
 
Run #17 Another lame-o run, HR wasn't bad. The average claim size was down, though. Someone did hit a decent sized hof in the area too, so maybe that effected TT. Anyway, this bad streak has to end sometime. :laugh: (Keep telling yourself that.) :yup: GL all. :cool:
Trip Results
Cost551.15
TT Return393.30
Balance-157.85
Return %71.36%
Drops300
Claims81
Hit Rate27.00%
 
Run #18 Slight TT profit this run, had a couple globs and a mini hof. :) Still down 200 or so from 90%, still expecting some swirls.
Trip Results
Cost558.86
TT Return561.76
Balance2.90
Return %100.52%
Drops300
Claims76
Hit Rate25.33%
Hofs/Globs216
Notable Claims91 Ped Blausarium, 64 Ped Blausarium, 61 Ped Narcanisum
 
Run #19 Yay first real HOF of the log! :yay: Was expecting maybe a 200ish size hof to get me back to 90% but was great to see one of this size...brought me up to 95% TT. It'll be interesting to see what happens next. :cool:

Trip Results
Cost553.65
TT Return1258.40
Balance704.75
Return %227.29%
Drops300
Claims72
Hit Rate24.00%
Hofs/Globs881
Notable Claims822 Ped Blausarium, 59 Ped Narcanisum
Pre-run 90% Balance-200.91
Post-run 90% Balance559.21



 
Run #20 Kind of a slow run, had some markup to help recover it. Overall is looking good right now, still upwards of +450 from 90% so I expect some losses to continue for a few more runs. I'm unsure of how long the loot waves last these days, how long a good wave lasts if it even does. Seems like excluding big (rebalance) HOFs we sit around 80%. So you hit a nice one, zoom up north of 90-95% TT it gets clawed back, bringing you back down to 80%ish, and the cycle repeats. See how it looks as we go on. GL all. :cool:
Trip Results
Cost625.76
TT Return459.18
Balance-166.58
Return %73.38%
Drops339
Claims92
Hit Rate27.14%
Overall Results
Cost10312.32
TT Return9736.29
Balance-576.03
% Return94.41%
Drops5901
Claims1575
Hit Rate26.69%
Average MU121.74%
Sold Markup1607.98
Balance + Markup1031.95
 
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Run #21 Blah...next! :laugh:
Trip Results
Cost555.70
TT Return437.75
Balance-117.95
Return %78.77%
Drops300
Claims87
Hit Rate29.00%
 
Run #22 Nothing much. :)
Trip Results
Cost602.31
TT Return460.62
Balance-141.69
Return %76.48%
Drops300
Claims95
Hit Rate31.67%
 
Run #23 Wow!! What an awesome run, I hit a really unexpected narc uber, and another decent sized narc hof later on in the run. The uber was a 1012x multiplier, getting closer to my main goal...2222x required to tower. :cool: I was really expecting a few more runs of loss to put me back to sub 90% before anymore rebalance hofs occurred...now I have no idea what to expect, lol. Maybe this is just the wave pattern, it's new to me... :laugh: I hope this keeps up, just wow!! :eyecrazy: GL all! :D
Trip Results
Cost560.61
TT Return2738.70
Balance2178.09
Return %488.52%
Drops300
Claims80
Hit Rate26.67%
Hofs/Globs2336
Notable Claims1823 Ped Narcanisum, 513 Ped Narcanisum
Pre-run 90% Balance311.36
Post-run 90% Balance2545.51





 
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Run #24 Well, back to the grind. ;)
Trip Results
Cost553.76
TT Return407.15
Balance-146.61
Return %73.52%
Drops300
Claims84
Hit Rate28.00%
 
Run #25 On we go... :cool: Currently, I'm still +2341 from 90% TT, so expecting losses for awhile still. See what happens.
Trip Results
Cost552.28
TT Return383.82
Balance-168.46
Return %69.50%
Drops300
Claims78
Hit Rate26.00%
Overall Results
Cost13136.98
TT Return14164.33
Balance1027.35
% Return107.82%
Drops7426
Claims1999
Hit Rate26.92%
Average MU118.46%
Sold Markup2254.63
Balance + Markup3281.98
 
90% in mining is thing of the past if you have a decent pedcard and time to grind...

and you remain consistent.

gz on the hofs. now get that tower.
 
Run #26 Did a trial run on OLA #59. Average MU came out around 113.8%, which is close to breaking even, 3.99% tax included. The LA owner is hosting an event which any global of 50> redu gets 50 ped bonus, and any HOF of 250> redu gets 500 ped bonus. I'm not sure it would be worth the grind or not. 10k drops here for break even vs. where I've been grinding for potentially 1200 ped profit from the higher mu%. I'm not convinced that's the best MU out of this area either, I only had 4 redu and 1 ruga claim, which is fairly low hr...there are waves when it hits nicely. Although, redu MU is pretty low now, (calculated 125%) so even if I did get 4-5 more claims, (3-5/100 drops used to be normal for me) it wouldn't make a huge impact on avg markup 1-2% probably. Bottom line, more testing needed. On to the next one. ;)
Trip Results
Cost558.04
TT Return445.43
Balance-112.61
Return %79.82%
Drops300
Claims82
Hit Rate27.33%
Hofs/Globs58
Notable Claims58 Ped Durulium
 
Run #27 Got a decent sized hof again this run. I read through Rocket's old log again, Quest For Tower Log, and I'm beginning to see similarities such as small hofs hitting after a few runs of loss. It is encouraging that he hit a tower even though he wasn't too heavy in TT loss at the time even if it was indoors. Anyway, I'll keep pressing on. :cool:

Trip Results
Cost567.74
TT Return894.14
Balance326.40
Return %157.49%
Drops300
Claims78
Hit Rate26.00%
Hofs/Globs527
Notable Claims527 Ped Narcanisum
 
you hit surprisingly many big hits unamped. when i go mining i get once a 150-250 ped hof in around 5k drops...
 
I am amping, using terra amp 1 unlimited, (.80/drop). How many of those drops were in the same area, and what time frame? I think the longer you camp a spot the better chances you have at leveling out TT%, and much quicker than roaming around mining different areas. I agree with rocket, be consistent, and grind away. I'm really looking forward to seeing where my TT% settles. I'd be very happy if it turns out around 95%, that'd give a big boost to my projected profit. :D
 
I am amping, using terra amp 1 unlimited, (.80/drop). How many of those drops were in the same area, and what time frame? I think the longer you camp a spot the better chances you have at leveling out TT%, and much quicker than roaming around mining different areas. I agree with rocket, be consistent, and grind away. I'm really looking forward to seeing where my TT% settles. I'd be very happy if it turns out around 95%, that'd give a big boost to my projected profit. :D

Roughly 102.5% TT is my long term return for the last two years. But I also grind relentlessly no matter how much I lose.. I also don't server hop or mine for enmatter... and I cycle 40-50k per week.

Not sure how all of that factors together. Caesar's kerb log reflects a similar TT return from camping/grinding
 
well i guess luck is the biggest factor... u can grind as much as u want but if not you hit the big in that area / mob but someone else does then ur returns will be fucked no matter what. had that happen to me on 3 mob i camped and grinded for weeks and weeks..
 
well i guess luck is the biggest factor... u can grind as much as u want but if not you hit the big in that area / mob but someone else does then ur returns will be fucked no matter what. had that happen to me on 3 mob i camped and grinded for weeks and weeks..

Yeah this happened to me last week when a new player hit a 10k tower in AU. As such I've been around 76% return for the last two weeks, but still over 103% for the month. It all comes back around.. we can't expect to play 24/7 to make sure we get the big hits so it's bound to happen.

Not trying to pollute this thread, so any questions and whatever can be made in one of my mining threads.
 
Run #28 Nothing much this time, but the show must go on.:cool:
Trip Results
Cost556.75
TT Return417.30
Balance-139.45
Return %74.95%
Drops300
Claims85
Hit Rate28.33%
 
Run #29 Not too much action this time, hit an X mid-run and had a decent hr so the trip ended with a nice TT%. GL all. :cool:
Trip Results
Cost556.83
TT Return477.75
Balance-79.08
Return %85.80%
Drops300
Claims92
Hit Rate30.67%
 
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