Mining

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    Mining?


    So you want to make cash the simple way and delve into the Eve catocombs and begin a mining career? You like wearing a hard hat?


    See this comprehensive mining guide here: http://myeve.eve-online.com/in…p?a=topic&threadID=434899


    I was unable to print it - but I have created a text only version for easy reading.


    Each race has special mining ships that give bonuses to improve your yield -


    However the best and final mining ships are race nuetral (Mining Barges)


    The best mining ships (Frigates) you can access at the beginning are the Caldari Bantam or Gallante Navitas - both of these ships give a huge 20% bonus per level to your mining yield. At level 3, you can get a whopping 60% extra ore per minute with these ships!!


    These two ships also give a special bonus that allows you to fit two Miner 2 Lasers - without this bonus you would not be able to fit them to such a small ship. (you must train mining to lvl 4 to be able to use these lvl 2 lasers).


    Now depending on what race you choose and whether you really want to emabark on a career as a miner - I suggest no matter what race you begin with - you train for the Caldari option straight away.


    Why is that? Because the Caldari have the only other ship that gives a 20% bonus, and that is the cruiser Osprey -


    You can access this ship with Caldari Frigate Lvl 4 and then Crusier Lvl 1


    Other races have Cruisers with a 10% bonus per level for your yield - but you do the maths and will realise the Osprey is the best ship at that level.


    You can train other skills to increase your overall yield and also use drones to help with mining.


    At one point you will have to decide to go with either a Battleship or a specialist Mining Barge.


    The BS are much more expensive, but then you are more flexible and can use it for combat, pvp and missions.


    The mining barges are much cheaper and they allow you to fit Strip Miners - special mining equip that give huge yields.

    I myself am a hard-core miner. My corporation has supported my decision to be a miner with the promise that once I have the required skills, I will be given command of a Mining Barge we have in storage. It's a Retriever class Mining Barge. I will have the skills to pilot it within the next 2 weeks.


    On a side note, Mining Barges are the first mining only vessels. That is, they cannot fight in any capacity, as they lack the shielding and armour plating for combat, and also are unable to mount any defenses other than drones. However, they aren't actually the best and/or final mining ships. The Tech II versions of Mining Barges are called Exhumers, and they are far superior to the Mining Barges. Heavier shielding, heavier armour, vastly superior cargo holds and an increased number of mining lasers.


    But the true end game miner's ship is the Rorqual. It is a Capital Industrial Ship. It has bonuses to increase allies mining capabilities. It also is capable of having ships docked inside it, and has a clone bay so that pilots can come back onboard the vessel instead of having a long haul back from base. It has an extremely large cargo hold, heavy shielding and armour, but is incredibly slow. It hasn't got a chance vs. any real combat ship, so must be guarded by it's allies. The ship itself usually costs between 1.2 billion to 2 billion ISK, and the skills required to fly it would take months. But for the miner, the Rorqual is the ultimate. Hence this will be my endgame ship, which will be my pride and joy :D


    However, I suspect Az will find a way to make good use of a vessel such as a Dreadnought, or a Faction Battleship :P

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