What about Barges?

[Chenzo-]

Let me clarify one thing, a Barge trading Helium and Helium- 3 makes a lot more than a 5ker trading Xeno Relics and Helium. You saying that a 5ker makes 100m/h more than a Barge is just factually wrong.

Have you ever flown a barge?

Have you ever flown a 5k Xeno Relic/H run?

go do those, then you will see.

Edit: Sorry for initial blunt message, however you also fail to see that a 5k ship can do the same run time and time again within the same time frame.

A barge run will sometimes be shorter(no disruptions) but the vast majority of the time be much longer.

A TL disruption in a 5k is no big deal, you can cruise to the next dock lane segment before the one which was knocked out is live again.

In a barge, a TL disruption is a genuine 10+ minute delay.

In other words, results are not maintainable in a barge.

you are straight up WRONG.

We run barges with Ore from Omega-11 to Stuttgart. Regardless what we do, we need to cross ~60k of open space + 9k of medium density asteroid field before taking lanes/gates.

The Barge consistently do 10,000-15,000 units more then a 5k for the same time investment. This has been consistent across multiple pilots, multiple months of doing it, multiple mining sessions. Even when factoring in delays due to lack of ore or NPC bumping.

I've never once put a barge through the space you talk about. I cann'y confirm or deny what you're saying.

Please get lane disrupted in the badlands of NY. This is what I'm on about as an example.

The asteroid fields in Coronado too..

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