Rate = 1
Heat = 0.2
Range = 25m
Port = Large

Requires Basic Miner III and Mining 15.

Cause High-End Endgame Content is a good thing.

I don't have any objection to a large port version of the HE beam. If we are getting new toys however, I'd rather see a mining beam dedicated to the trident. Something along the lines of

Rate = 5
Heat = .75
Range = 500m
Port = Large
Grid =25

This gives a bit better rate / heat ration than the HE beam of 6.67, restricts the beam to trident only use and the added efficiency compensates for only having one port to mine with. While also not completely boring the trident owner to death.

I'm being conservative here as I think the rate should be 6+, 5 is well below the mining capacity of any decent HD beam combination.

2 HD = 5.6 and a rate / heat of 7.47
2 HD + 2 HE = 6.6 and a rate / heat of 15.53
3 HD = 8.4 and a rate / heat of 11.2

This could either be a manufactured item or a hive queen drop.

That's not a bad idea actually.
But heat is averaged, and rate is cumulative.

So.
2HD is 5.6/0.75 = 7.47
2HD2HE is 6.6/((0.75+0.75+0.1+0.1)/4) = 15.53
3HD = 8.4/0.75 = 11.2

+1

bump

The cumbersome nature of tridents is why I seldom use mine anymore. Why should I need a second ship to be able to mine effectively to fill 800 cu of cargo space? Doing so either means I need a second account or to lose 150 or so storage unless I'm running with 6 ships on board for 1000+ storage potential.

Holy thread necro batman!