PSA: Jaques Station Mining Services Are Now Open!

CMDR Zadian Lichtfrost

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edgar said:
Good for you! :rolleyes: Thats not everyone's experience though, so what's your point? That FD are right to engage Easy Mode, because you think it's easy anyway..?
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My point is, that traveling to Jaques isn't hazardous or dangerous. Adding repair facilities doesn't make it easier and didn't nerf anything.

It's not about "Easy Mode" or difficulty of the game. It's about FD making mistakes and FD fixing that mistakes.
FD needs to fix their own errors, mistakes and problems. They didn't engage "easy mode", they fixed their own mistakes. I hope that at some point - rather sooner than later - FD realizes that they need to make CGs that actually work without them fixing them while the CG is already active.

The mining CG started too early, before the CG that should have brought repair and restock options back has finished. The early start of the mining CG made the whole repair CG redundant. Not adding repair and restock options for the mining CG would have made the mining CG impossible.

I bet the tiers for the mining CG will be absurdly high and based on the usual "in-bubble" mining CG. And I bet FD will adjust the tier requirements after a few days.
 

Haleks

Haleks
CMDR Zadian Lichtfrost said:
If FD could manage to create CGs that aren't completely broken, without known incompatibilities between the BGS and CG system, without simple copy past tier values, without switching between insanely high and low rewards …

Yes, maybe then they wouldn't need to fix that stuff all the time.

This time: starting CG 3 weeks too early, probably because they looked at the wrong date information in the launcher about the last CG at Jaques.
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Following the CGs has been like watching Benny Hill these last months... ^^
 

dynamicbob

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This is good news, those that might have been holding back are now encouraged to come out and get mining to support jaques and the new bases
 

Richard Voorhees

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I've just started out toward this CG. Sold my FdL and bought an Asp to make the trip. Never done any travel or exploration so just fitted it out with what I thought might come in handy. With my limited game time, my target is just to get there and deliver some tantalum before it ends.

Hope to see you all at Jacques in a week or so.
 

Paineframe

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Well, all those limpets I'm hauling out to Jaques, as well as the specialized limpet-gathering loadout I specced my ship for, are all now completely obsolete. Too bad I'm way too far out to turn back and change it. I don't really feel good about having to haul this useless loadout I don't need anymore and all this wasted cargo space another few thousand ly!
 

CMDR WER NUR

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Richard Voorhees said:
I've just started out toward this CG. Sold my FdL and bought an Asp to make the trip. Never done any travel or exploration so just fitted it out with what I thought might come in handy. With my limited game time, my target is just to get there and deliver some tantalum before it ends.

Hope to see you all at Jacques in a week or so.
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I do not intend to take the wind out of your sails, CMDR, but you better hurry up a lot if you want to be at Jaques Station before the "Repair Jaques" CG will end. If it goes fast, it will be over on Sunday or Monday.
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CMDR WER NUR
 

Flossy

Volunteer Moderator
Flossy
I for one am pleased at how things have turned out, whatever the reasons. Personally I think the theory of the mining CG starting a week too early is the best explanation for mining equipment becoming available today. I am also very relieved to see Restock and Repair now being available - I'm not a perfect pilot by any means and although my 'sun-crashing' is somewhat exaggerated by some people - who know who they are! ;) - I do still have the odd mishap as I'm sure many others do too! I'm not quite halfway to Jaques yet and although not in too bad shape it will be nice to get repaired when I arrive - also to be able to restock Heat Sinks which have saved me a few times will be very gratefully accepted. OK, nobody is forcing anyone to repair if they want a challenge but being available if I want it suits me fine. :p

All I would like now is for the current Repair Jaques CG to be extended after the premature changing of the targets made earlier; otherwise I may not make it in time and don't think I would be alone in being a bit 'miffed' after travelling all that way. :)
 
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Crusina Luachra

Crusina Luachra
Long Star said:
That was just the PROMO, spent 6 hours securing the support of the groups, another few hours explaining what we were going to do, and lining up contracts. LOL all null and void now because FRONTIER can't be trusted to stay consistent. I mean what changed? Did they hit a certain tier? Nope we are still waiting for Tier 1. They just decided enough ppl B itched about the game that they had to activate something? Really?

Let me be clear here. I'm thrilled that RESTOCK and outfitting is available. I mean it is a damn mining CG after all. However for those who set out on a 4-8 day journey loaded out based on the conditions it sucks not having a heads up that is all.
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It's mainly the fault of all the people who complained. Blame them because Frontier would have never done this otherwise.
 

WinterCharm

WinterCharm
The proper gameplay loop is this:

Objective > Challenge > Reward

FDev honestly seems to think that

Objective > Grind Time > Reward is okay, and it's not. CG's SHOULD be more sensical, and this was the right move if they were doing a Mining CG at Jacques.
 

Flimsey

Flimsey
Paineframe said:
Well, all those limpets I'm hauling out to Jaques, as well as the specialized limpet-gathering loadout I specced my ship for, are all now completely obsolete. Too bad I'm way too far out to turn back and change it. I don't really feel good about having to haul this useless loadout I don't need anymore and all this wasted cargo space another few thousand ly!
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Just dump the limpets in space and fly there faster��
 

Long Star

Long Star
Artemis Zodiac said:
very very cool layout bud......I do admire the dedication you guys have,i can see you fellas desperately trying to play this game and uncover the future gameplay stories and all that jazz.

just a shame FD don't have the same passion
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Appreciate the kind encouragement. I am over it. I understand Frontier can't do any better. I've come to accept it. I've come to accept they can't do any better than acting like a completely disorganized amateur company that just so happens to have a novel space game franchise. I have come to accept it and I'm over it. There is still fun to be had here, and I've come to accept that Frontier will continue to frak it up sometimes and other times they'll get it right. I've come to understand they are not steel but copper blades, not sharp and they bend to the will of the whiners who can't organize who can't motivate and who can't find a way to work together to solve the challenges they are presented with. This was to be a legendary CG but now it is just another CG. We are still going to win it. We are still going to be the biggest contributor but we are just not going to be able to mobilize and motivate everybody in the same way.
 

Rojo Habe

Rojo Habe
gravedodger said:
That's exactly what i did this afternoon ... gained an extra 1.3ly jump range ... definitely worth it :)
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Shame, cos when I get back there I'll be selling Jaques Stills for one limpet apiece, and now you don't have any ;)

Joking aside though, I'll be back there by the weekend, and if anyone wants any free stills, I have 27 to give away.
 

Mikey2305

Mikey2305
About 1kylie away now and ready to drop my one and only load before i do a bit of mining

Sorry if this has been covered before but what is available at Jaques in outfitting. I am in my asp so space is tight for mining. Is top range mining gear available and are they selling A6 fuel scoops? I would be reluctant to travel home with anything less so wouldnt really want to sell unless i can buy it back. Certainly dont want to go back for my annie!
 
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