John uncguy43 Williams
Guardian
- Joined
- Sep 13, 2021
- Posts
- 287
Hi All,
I hope everyone is doing well. Jade has inspired me to begin recording my mining runs for the community, so I hope to help everyone else see what can be achieved through mining. For me, mining is what finances the real gameplay - hunting. It used to be a chore to me, but it's grown on me with time as I've come to appreciate what can be obtained.
Tools I use:
Earth Excavator ME/01 - very slow, but 3rd most eco unl excavator in game; has a max TT of 2.4 PED and lasts for 800 pulls lol. I may eventually upgrade to a GSE Improved or Adjusted, but those take roughly a 1M or 500k PED cycle to breakeven on, so they are far overpriced in my opinion. Still, it's a want.
DSEC Seeker L30 - little bit pricey on MU, but can be amortized over long period and helps with cycle speed for unamped mining.
At any rate, I started out on Caly today and will later fly to Arkadia.
Here's one quick tip for beginners: avoid buying warps if at all possible. That's a very expensive form of MU that you're never going to get back. Think about it: it costs the warp operator 3 ped ($.30) to complete a warp, but most of the time you will pay 20 ped ($2) or 40 ped for a pickup ($4) that will be very hard to get back unless you're mining in massive quantities. I'm not against anybody making a profit, and warp operators pay a LOT for those ships, but you're never going to get the MU (in the form of sunk cost on buying the warp) back.
Instead, if you're planet-bound due to a small budget (and shouldn't risk flying with materials through PVP space), become friends with the various traders that come through and who are willing to buy your ores. Most will buy ores unrefined and offer fair prices of 1-2% off Caly AH mu - a win-win trade. I won't share the names of these traders for their privacy, but there are some very good people out there. Watch the chat and you will eventually meet them.
At any rate, enough blabbing and time for the sharing to begin.
1st run - unamped
TT Cost - 481 PED
TT Return - 664 PED (138.04% TT)
Notable Loots - 291 Caldorite HOF (decent markup, always nice to HOF on something besides blaus or oil xD)
Run was going terrible right until the end. Never quit dropping, and drop within your bankroll.
I hope everyone is doing well. Jade has inspired me to begin recording my mining runs for the community, so I hope to help everyone else see what can be achieved through mining. For me, mining is what finances the real gameplay - hunting. It used to be a chore to me, but it's grown on me with time as I've come to appreciate what can be obtained.
Tools I use:
Earth Excavator ME/01 - very slow, but 3rd most eco unl excavator in game; has a max TT of 2.4 PED and lasts for 800 pulls lol. I may eventually upgrade to a GSE Improved or Adjusted, but those take roughly a 1M or 500k PED cycle to breakeven on, so they are far overpriced in my opinion. Still, it's a want.
DSEC Seeker L30 - little bit pricey on MU, but can be amortized over long period and helps with cycle speed for unamped mining.
At any rate, I started out on Caly today and will later fly to Arkadia.
Here's one quick tip for beginners: avoid buying warps if at all possible. That's a very expensive form of MU that you're never going to get back. Think about it: it costs the warp operator 3 ped ($.30) to complete a warp, but most of the time you will pay 20 ped ($2) or 40 ped for a pickup ($4) that will be very hard to get back unless you're mining in massive quantities. I'm not against anybody making a profit, and warp operators pay a LOT for those ships, but you're never going to get the MU (in the form of sunk cost on buying the warp) back.
Instead, if you're planet-bound due to a small budget (and shouldn't risk flying with materials through PVP space), become friends with the various traders that come through and who are willing to buy your ores. Most will buy ores unrefined and offer fair prices of 1-2% off Caly AH mu - a win-win trade. I won't share the names of these traders for their privacy, but there are some very good people out there. Watch the chat and you will eventually meet them.
At any rate, enough blabbing and time for the sharing to begin.
1st run - unamped
TT Cost - 481 PED
TT Return - 664 PED (138.04% TT)
Notable Loots - 291 Caldorite HOF (decent markup, always nice to HOF on something besides blaus or oil xD)
Run was going terrible right until the end. Never quit dropping, and drop within your bankroll.
. We need more miners! I would also advocate warps with Granny( i keep jiffing up the warp name so Granny warps sound fun
