Mining with mackinaws - Orca Feels Wasted

[Redbeard]

So right now I am just getting my feet wet back in the game, mining in hi sec.

Last time I was playing I made the switch from mining with hulks and hauling with an orca to just boosting with an orca and mining and hauling with mackinaws... I really like the change to be honest, my yield is a bit lower probably but convenience factor makes up for it in my opinion.

Anyways. Now I find myself flying a 600m ISK ship with nothing to do.

I'm contemplating putting it in a belt and letting drones mine lol just so its doing something.

Do you guys just park your orca, hit your boosters and forget it?

[Headshotbitch]

Just leave him Parked at the station the boosts he gives are well worth it if you have more then 3 macks having an orca increases isk/hr massivly

[Redbeard]

No no I dont discount the usefulness of the orca boosting, I am saying it feels wasteful for the character to do nothing but sit there and boost.

Was thinking about maybe putting him in a command ship and fitting it for mining lol. Boost would take a hit from not being in a dedicated ship though so probably not worth it.

[EaTCarbS]

no no no no no no

Boost with Orca, Haul with Miasmos.

I am saying it feels wasteful for the character to do nothing but sit there and boost.

Just remember that he is increasing your miners effectiveness by almost double.

[Crayonbox]

i use a freighter to haul. it may seem wasteful btu when youre pulling in almost 60m3 of ore every cycle. a miasmos doesnt have the capacity to haul and youre left with cans sitting around in space waiting for the miasmos to come and pick them up.

[EaTCarbS]

My miasmos keeps up with the output of 9 miners, not sure what you're running (or where).

[Crayonbox]

isnt the hold on the miasmos about 60k?
my hulks pull in about 2.3k a minute. if youre using 9 miners, thats 20.7k m3 every every minute. if youre using a miasmos that can hold about 60k that means you gotta do a run every 2 minutes. dont know about you, but theres no way my hauler can make it to a station or pos in 2 minutes unless its in the same system.

the thing about where i mine is that its a dead end nullsec system and the moons are all taken so i need to jump 1 system out before i can drop off the minerals. technically this is very dangerous in null, but its always pretty well scouted before i do anything . dead end pipes are great

[Meeo]

Freighter Mining FTW! i run 9 to 11 hulks depending on where i am, Miasmos cant keep up even if i focus on him getting ore out of cans. Freighter mining is a much more laid back affair.

[pinotnoir]

isnt the hold on the miasmos about 60k?
my hulks pull in about 2.3k a minute. if youre using 9 miners, thats 20.7k m3 every every minute. if youre using a miasmos that can hold about 60k that means you gotta do a run every 2 minutes. dont know about you, but theres no way my hauler can make it to a station or pos in 2 minutes unless its in the same system.

the thing about where i mine is that its a dead end nullsec system and the moons are all taken so i need to jump 1 system out before i can drop off the minerals. technically this is very dangerous in null, but its always pretty well scouted before i do anything . dead end pipes are great

I just finished mining with 11 toons and 104sec cycles and my Miasmos which holds 58k kept up just fine. There was actually some time I had to wait for my holds to fill up before jetting again. I guess in hisec you can use a freighter but in null that's not wise with the new interceptors. BTW I would shoot myself if I was mining in hisec.

[EaTCarbS]

isnt the hold on the miasmos about 60k?
my hulks pull in about 2.3k a minute. if youre using 9 miners, thats 20.7k m3 every every minute. if youre using a miasmos that can hold about 60k that means you gotta do a run every 2 minutes. dont know about you, but theres no way my hauler can make it to a station or pos in 2 minutes unless its in the same system.

the thing about where i mine is that its a dead end nullsec system and the moons are all taken so i need to jump 1 system out before i can drop off the minerals. technically this is very dangerous in null, but its always pretty well scouted before i do anything . dead end pipes are great

[Miasmos]
Small Tractor Beam I
Salvager I

Large Shield Extender I
Experimental 1MN Afterburner I
Adaptive Invulnerability Field I
Adaptive Invulnerability Field I

Inertia Stabilizers II
Inertia Stabilizers II
Inertia Stabilizers II
Inertia Stabilizers II

Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I
Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I
Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I

63k m3 hold (gallente indy V), 5.18 AU/s warp, quick align time, and costs under 10 mil. You can get faster warp times with implants. Faster warp = faster hauling.