Science & Industry

Concept: Low Sec mining to fit the nature of Low Sec

Low Sec in general is a constant shifting threat level that favors the swift and reactive. The hit run, the gate game, the sataion game, etc.

Mining is the world of big slow ships, staying in place as long as possible to maximize yeild.

Obviosly they two styles are not compatiable.

So maybe "Gem Mining", gems would be defined as highly concentrated versions of minerals sitting of the surface of rocks, they are small 1-5 m3 and covert to mostly a mineral type (maybe higher end). Since they are small and require precision rather than the strip miners brute force, it would require a specialty mining laser and scanner.

Scanning would be the time part, you would dash in and grab your gem and out you go to scan the next.

The yeild should be good, but not to good to obsolete regular mining (or make trillionaires out of those who hold a low sec pocket), but allow a small agile ship to grab the prize and duck out.



What you think?

Ooooo if i put a red gem in my blasters would they then do fire damage?

Or if i put one in my armor would i get a health buff?

It was just a suggestion, at it would increase LS trafic. It would give something useful for low sec beyond being airports for hi sec to null sec logistis trains and PI whoring.

THe idea is that since Low sec is such a crappy place to mine, more low hanging fruit is still there. (Prior to the industrial revolution, most oil used actually seeped out of the ground rather than digging wells)

It would be more exploration, than strip mining. More hey look what I found rather than I will sit in this astroid feild and catch up on my shows until I make my mineral quota.

Obviiosly a spawn rate cap would need to be put in place to keep it a hit run thing rather than a hold and farm thing.

It would not fix LS industry it would just be something to do.

I'm all for this... my stamina bar usually gets too low WAY too often. Maybe I need to buy some more potions or healing scrolls...

The stuff you get wouldn't be worth squat because your hit and run for 1 gem wouldn't compete with the guys there grabbing tons of it under protection.

well...gems is...ummm no....

but the concept of mining or harvesting other types of resources to make into things like implants - mindlinks - dust armor - special shield mods etc...etc... is always an interesting thought. Blended resources or roids that give goo + minerals works for me as well.

its more a question of balance....i am not opposed to high sec having what it has, and low having certain resources that ONLY low has, and that null has certain resources ONLY null has.

If you want those resources then you need to go there and play there or buy them from someone who has risked all to take the chance to harvest said resources.

With lowsec its basically uncontrolled asshat land (no offense to my piratey brethren but you must admit your a special breed) I would think that anyone who would take a chance to go there and mine, harvest, goo extract or whatever should have a decent rate of return (or potential of a decent rate of return) otherwise....why do i want to go there.

~Regan~