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Oh, lord....

Pot and kettle in a tree;
Both including irony.

@CCP: I strongly suggest you make there only exist one type of compressed ore. Having compressed sub-variants adds a lot of complexity for no added value at all. To still differentiate ore subtypes, simply make them result in different numbers of compressed ore.

i.e. instead of having
Veldspar -> Compressed Veldspar
Dense Veldspar -> Compressed Dense Veldspar
Concentraded Veldspar -> Compressed Concentrated Veldspar

make all Veldspar variants compress to Compressed Veldspar and just scale the output numbers to differentiate.
Losing the slight compression ratio benefit of the denser ores is more than worth it IMO.

You failed to mention that this also amounts to yet another nerf to mission running income, which is already one of the most tedious and slow ways to earn isk.

If its intended, you should say so and give reasons.
If its not intended, you should compensate.

I understood it that way that "scale the output numbers" points to the mineral output once a block gets reprocessed.

Anyway, as you already stated, this approach would require adjustment of ore quantities for each block (above that due to the new mineral quantities being forcibly rounded up to the next full number). For example, take a look at the impact of the 5%/10% Mineral bonus on Zydrine in Jaspet or Hemorphite.

I guess there is nothing wrong with most of the changes, but the one that really hurts is that you now only get 55% out of scrapmetal and module reprocessing. (Or did I read that one wrong?)

I do play as a mission runner and I get a fair amount of my revenue by looting the wrecks, reprocessing the loot and manufacturing stuff or selling the minerals. It seems like you are about to cut that income into half. There are several reason why I think that is not a good idea at all:

1. Looting and salvaging have always been some professions new players can do and get some ISK worth their time and they can contribute early to Corporation mission runs, without having to train months to get a suitable combat ship. Cutting revenue into half, makes the effort almost worthless.

2. Since the (at least partially) Incursion-caused inflation, mission running has become far less profitable, we need that revenue we get from looting. Its also much mor satisfying to have a good way to max out profit, by diversifying into multiple Professions: Mission running, looting/salvaging and Industry. And hey, I want to leave my Battlefield nice and clean :)
-oh and btw. its kinda more interesting to do some "martial arts mining" then sitting hours in the cockpit watching mining lasers to melt ore :P

3. I do not know what the impact on the market may be, but there are MANY items just bought, because of their reprocessing value. Most loot items fall into that category, which means Market will be flooded by mostly worthless junk, one doesn't even bother to transport. That may decrease the value of those items further (below the +-50% they are going to be worth anyway) and that is going to cut new and veteran players income again.
Additionally there are the prices for ships and still needed products, which might rise by quite a bit, because the amount of minerals availlable on the market is surely going to drop -or at least demand by indies is going up, cause reprocessing modules isn't worth the time anymore.

4. As some other have already pointed out, looting and salvaging can't be done by bots, so give the players a chance to make some money, will ya?

this changes more then just refining, as it increases the rate at which ships fill up. Not necessarily a bad thing, just a different thing. It makes the hulk with its smaller ore bay even less attractive to miners over the other exhumers.

this kind of change reinforces the mackinaw superiority.

Yep, this works just as well.

oh god please do this

Great :)

This is awesome!