Player Features and Ideas Discussion

Hi Guys,

This a little rant about mining....

All we`ve seen for many moons is new combat modules, new combat ships, revamps on missiles, revamps on railguns, combat scenario`s (i.e. frostline), introduction of the Jovians etc etc.

May I ask when you guys (CCP) have plans to do something/upgrade mining?

Mining is the base of the game, almost everyone does it at some point, many make their game livelihood`s out of it, many, many more depend on miners for their game i.e. ship manufacturing.

Damn...I`ve even seen a CODE member mining! (Albeit in a Venture!)

At the moment we`re just sitting ducks, waiting to be killed or bumped into position for a kill.

Bumping - When ocean going mounted ships 'bumped' other ships (i.e. Ramming) it was considered a hostile act an it should be considered that in the game as well..never mind the fact that a smaller ship can bump a freighter and even make it move...without damage!
(Pretty much like seeing a dingy bumping a cargo freighter - we all know what would happen there!)

Mining - When are we going to see tech 3 mining ships, maybe new mining techs, new mining lasers, mining rigs, more module spaces on existing ships...hell maybe even a mining cloak!

Compare the number of combat ships to mining ships, or the number of guns and missile to mining lasers etc.

Frostline would have been a great opportunity to introduce new mining tech. ORE gets busted free, the Serpentis (who`ve held ORE for so long) just get busted and Damn! (can I say damn?) It just so happens ORE were working on new and wonderful mining tech!

Each nation has it`s own ships, from rookie ships to Titans and even individualized transport ships....but no mining ships?
Same can be said for the NPC nations. We`ve seen massive changes in NPC ships...but no mining ships.

With the introduction of Citadels (fantastic move by the way), the demand for minerals is only going to increase, which will mean more miners, more miners, more sitting ducks!

...and by more sitting ducks that could mean more upset players (just like me), who spend many hours mining only to get shot out of the 'sky' by cheap, crappy little ships with negligible action taken on the aggressor...they just wait 15 minutes and buy a new cheap, crappy ship!!!

(Ganking sounds like an intrusive medical experience!)

Hopefully, you (CCP) will tell me that this is all in the pipeline, maybe fly me over to Iceland to share all my idea`s (although I would prefer if you could relocate to Hawaii or somewhere hotter)...

...but if you`re not looking at it and the next 12 months of changes are all going to be pew pew related...

...maybe, just maybe you could give it a thought!

Hi Valkin,

This mail was broad spectrum, please read it again and try to understand it this time.

P.s. Miners don`t mine in Frigates, that we leave to 'bump nerfs' (what ever those are!)

:)

Hi Valkin,

No bridge here.

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Oh God, not this again. Can't you use the search function dude?

What about friendly bumping?

Also, learn the game mechanics and what a MWD does to your ship when it is turned on. Might also help deal with these problems...you know learning to play the game you are supposedly playing.

On the note of bumping causing damage,

I much rather have anti matter shot at me,

Then a Massive Ship the size of an Aircraft carrier hurtling at me at 5km/s

Just as a reference, the NATO 5.56 has a muzzle velocity at around 900m/s and FMJ can pierce thin sheets of steel

Seems like a more effective way to bump honestly.

IB4L

O, the memories...

if anything, Rorq still need a love to make them viable to get out of POS and actual get used

Inbeforejitaexplodesfrommistakebumping

Then again, it happened at Jita...we all know the sort of stuff that happens at Jita!