Question to "tag everything"-ers
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If someone have scanned just the star or done some 'cherry picking', I usually move on. Because; A: they're usually correct in their assessment of what was worth to scan and B: They were anyway there before me, and thus were the first to discover the system no matter how many bodies were scanned or left out.
In the beginning I almost got annoyed when someone beat me to some special star. Now I'm usually amazed and happy that there are crazy people like me out there, to some obscure and (by me) presumed forgotten corner.
I do leave unscanned things too, but usually only because I'm lazy and not by any kindness. I personally think that is a bit sagely, since there can only be one first to a system.
However, I also follow the trend of scanning just one planet/moon in a system were someone started with just the star and then someone else on the first planet and so forth. It's a nice kind of billboard of sorts.
That said, there's no posted rules from the Devs so anyone is entitled of his/her interpretation of the art of exploring/scanning.
In the beginning I almost got annoyed when someone beat me to some special star. Now I'm usually amazed and happy that there are crazy people like me out there, to some obscure and (by me) presumed forgotten corner.
I do leave unscanned things too, but usually only because I'm lazy and not by any kindness. I personally think that is a bit sagely, since there can only be one first to a system.However, I also follow the trend of scanning just one planet/moon in a system were someone started with just the star and then someone else on the first planet and so forth. It's a nice kind of billboard of sorts.
That said, there's no posted rules from the Devs so anyone is entitled of his/her interpretation of the art of exploring/scanning.
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Odd question to ask? As an explorer I go out to discover new "Systems" not single "Moons or Planets". Later on I will end up just tagging stars and odd planets etc when travelling large distances, but it always feel I left them incomplete unless I scan (and discover) a whole system...
It's like asking an (earth) explorer to find a new island and only map one beach!!
Plus it's not like there is a lack of undiscovered systems to map...
It's like asking an (earth) explorer to find a new island and only map one beach!!
Plus it's not like there is a lack of undiscovered systems to map...
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You'll be pleased to know that every time I went out to explore, I was always me.
Your goat can rest at ease.
Now I feel bad about all the full system scans I've done! To work off my karmic debt, I'm going to spend the next year scanning nothing but asteroid fields
Well for me, the act of scanning a system becomes an activity itself, just like RES hunting, you don't need a KWS scanner, but using one gives you something extra to do and gets you a bit more money. Same with a surface scanner. Figuring out how to scan a system efficiently and completely is a "game" of sorts on its own. I actually had to force myself to stop scanning everything once after 3 evenings because I realized I'd never get where I was going if I didn't start skipping stuff.
This is my second trip out into the big black, what!
I have probably visited about 350-400 systems and only found a few virgin ones. I have found many with the best stuff scanned and only rocky moons left for later travellers.
I can see how this could discourage some explorers. However; on the flip side of the coin so to speak, I can see the benefit and feeling of a job well done that one might get from scanning everything, what.
I figured out about 299 systems ago that explorers are in it for the long haul! We don't take a break after a dozen or so worlds. I find that the more I visit systems I expect to be unsullied only to find that several others had previously passed through it, what! The more I want to push on and find that one system that I can stick my name on, what.
Toodly pipsky old beans, what what!
Tatty bye!
I have probably visited about 350-400 systems and only found a few virgin ones. I have found many with the best stuff scanned and only rocky moons left for later travellers.
I can see how this could discourage some explorers. However; on the flip side of the coin so to speak, I can see the benefit and feeling of a job well done that one might get from scanning everything, what.
I figured out about 299 systems ago that explorers are in it for the long haul! We don't take a break after a dozen or so worlds. I find that the more I visit systems I expect to be unsullied only to find that several others had previously passed through it, what! The more I want to push on and find that one system that I can stick my name on, what.
Toodly pipsky old beans, what what!
Tatty bye!
I usually scan everything. This is why i usually also travel very slow...
I don't like leaving unscanned body in a system. Also there are enough systems for everyone.
When DWE started i was astonished to find so many untagged systems, EWL and WW near the Bubble along my away.
If you want your name on a system - just go out and move around. You will soon find something valuable enough. The Galaxy is a big space and there is room for everyone.
But currently i don't scan anything except neutron stars, black holes or white dwarfs.
I am in a hurry to reach Beagle Point before the deadline as i had so much work IRL in tha past few months that i was unable to play.
Soo, no tags for me. I don't even open the system map as i will probably be tempted if i spot a EWL or WW 100k LS away.
I don't like leaving unscanned body in a system. Also there are enough systems for everyone.
When DWE started i was astonished to find so many untagged systems, EWL and WW near the Bubble along my away.
If you want your name on a system - just go out and move around. You will soon find something valuable enough. The Galaxy is a big space and there is room for everyone.
But currently i don't scan anything except neutron stars, black holes or white dwarfs.
I am in a hurry to reach Beagle Point before the deadline as i had so much work IRL in tha past few months that i was unable to play.
Soo, no tags for me. I don't even open the system map as i will probably be tempted if i spot a EWL or WW 100k LS away.
There is no reason for newcomers to get discouraged; if one wants to find untagged systems, there are simple rules to follow; don't fly straight towards famous tourist spots, such as Sag A or named nebulae, and don't forget the z axis on the gal map. Do that and you can find untagged systems very close to the bubble.
It took me around 30 jumps and a distance of approx 900 Ly before I found a string of systems that had not been scanned. It really does depend on what path you take and it which direction. The trick is not to give up, and move a few systems up or down in the map, then replot your route. That way you can discover more un-scanned systems and tag with your name; assuming no-one else has been there and handed them in before you
Kitty
Just remember this as well: we've not even managed to scan as much as 0.0001% or so of the galaxy yet
Plenty to go around!
Plenty to go around!
I suspect your question has been sufficiently answered oh yee of little presenceOk but to all those who have legitimate reasons to scan everything. The question remains, does it not occur to you to leave some things free on systems of interest? A nebula? A system in or near the bubble comes to mind
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I suspect your question has been sufficiently answered oh yee of little presence
I believe I've heard lots of good satisfactory answers yes. If you find anything cool though, would be nice if you leave a couple of moons for others but I will no long hold it against you if you don't.
Shall I close the thread?
Always ask the OP dear moderatorI believe I've heard lots of good satisfactory answers yes. If you find anything cool though, would be nice if you leave a couple of moons for others but I will no long hold it against you if you don't.
Shall I close the thread?
Whatever this thread was, I believe 3 short posts of trying to tell explorers how to play and 7 pages of almost universal rejection of that notion are quite telling, so sure, lock away
I was wondering about this when exploring beyond Beagle's Point. Having spent a load of jump materials reaching the system, should I scan everything to make sure that I got a planet tagged in case someone got back before me? Or should I leave some planets to other people? In the end I chose one or two planets for most of the systems, and scanned almost all the planets on the really important ones.
When exploring though I only scan the shinies, the ELW, WW, AW and NS. I will also scan the main sun to quickly show that someone's already been out there. And also because the information might be useful some day.
When exploring though I only scan the shinies, the ELW, WW, AW and NS. I will also scan the main sun to quickly show that someone's already been out there. And also because the information might be useful some day.
What if the OP is an idiot?Always ask the OP dear moderator
Don't misrepresent me, kthxbaiWhatever this thread was, I believe 3 short posts of trying to tell explorers how to play and 7 pages of almost universal rejection of that notion are quite telling, so sure, lock away