Insta-Probing

This video provides an example of the insta-probing method that can be used to probe out a ship in one attempt, thereby limiting the chance having your probes detected.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• Eve
• Online
• Probing

[Olandezul1600]

1.One of the worst example of using probes to scan down someone. Took you 4 minutes to scan that ship, not to mention that it was not moving at all.

2. Any decent player looks permanently for combat probes on the directional scan, so the moment you launched the probes and they appear on the target's directional scan he would warped away.

3.You should practice a lot more to be able to handle more efficiently those probes

[adrianfreemantle]

@Olandezul1600 I think you misunderstand the point of this video. The probes are launced off scan from the target. When you move probes in space, they do not physically move to that new location untill the scan button is pressed. By arranging the probes around the target before the first scan, you have a much better chance of getting a 100% hit on your first attempt, meaning you can immediately retract them, thereby limiting the time the player has to detect them. And yes, it does take longer.

[sir3ntropy]

I do this a lot. Dscan is your friend.

Also, there's no need to use a pre-saved table of numbers; that takes forever. Just start at 1.2 billion KM and check by increments of 300 million; you can go narrower if you want. 300 million is almost exactly 2 AU.

300 - 2au

600 - 4au

900 - 6au

1200 - 8au

1500 - 10au

1800 - 12au

2100 - 14au

and in between, like 450 is 3au. Mental math. It's easy.

[MalaklypsetheElder]

How does zooming in change your scanning at all (1:41 minute mark)? I have never heard that one. I also noticed you don't have a second central probe scaled down one size, I thought that was how all the pvp guys did it. I know in a WH we got faster results doing that, usually could skip one whole scan when scanning anomolies down.

[sir3ntropy]

@ReadyToMealSqueal Cumbersome it isn't. Left hand goes on backspace, right hand on numpad.

The biggest problem I have is I sometimes click the scan button too soon. I'm glad you figured out a way to do it, I just don't like having a big cumbersome text window open that can get messed up, or having to precisely doubleclick on numbers twice every time and then click on the scan button...

...when I can just use backspace, enter, and number pad with perfect results.

[ReadyToMealSqueal]

@sir3ntropy I just done uploading for you watch?v=mTceWYBPGTk

See that? fast isn't it... No hard at all, the only thing I have to move is my left index finger between keys C and V while keeping my left pinky on the control and its just a case of clicking the mouse button...

[ReadyToMealSqueal]

@sir3ntropy your way is cumbersome and slower because you have to move your left hand to press the backspace.

[ReadyToMealSqueal]

@sir3ntropy I'm not angry but i'm going to prove a point by uploading a fucking video showing you it takes like 1 - 2 seconds to do what I'm saying, yes you could click and delete the first digit but that way is shit...

[sir3ntropy]

@ReadyToMealSqueal You sound angry and distraught. You should maybe calm down. I'm glad you figured out you can select things by double clicking, and I'm happy for you, but it's still faster to just change the first couple digits and hit enter rather than switching back and forth between two windows and having to double-click very accurately on the number you want.

Plus, there is no need for seven digits of accuracy, that's absurd. You're only approximating for where you drop the probes anyway.

[sir3ntropy]

@smitony2 Just type 1800, zerozerozero, zerozerozero. I always break up typing large numbers by 3s with a pause in the middle, so I can count 'thousand, million, billion.'