Science & Industry

I mine for several different reasons. First, to me mining is just as repetitive as targeting and shooting red pluses in my overview and I don't have to deal with the rocks shooting back at me. Other than keeping an eye on the intel channel, I can relax and chat with my corpmates after a stressful work day.

Second, when I set a new industrial goal for myself, I like to build as much of it "from scratch" as I can. At least the first time. For example, when I built a freighter for one of my alts, I had enough cash to just buy one or I could have just bought all the minerals along with the BPC pack. But i wanted to build it myself so I bought just the pack and mined every mineral required. Was it the most efficient use of my time isk-wise? Almost certainly not. However, IMHO, it's a perfect example of the sandbox. I set my own goal in the game and worked to achieve it. I had fun working towards the goal and felt like I'd achieved something when I was done.

Finally, while I understand that the minerals I mine aren't free, mining them allows me to choose to trade my time to save isk when I want to make a large investment. It allows me to maintain isk reserves so that if something comes up and I don't have time to gather the minerals, I can just buy it outright.

Thank you, oh wise sir, for pointing out this subtle, and difficult to discern fact!

Idiot.



Like what? Besides why some people find mining interesting, which was the whole point of the inquiry!

Tell me, what else am I ignorant of? It certainly isn't what the purpose of mining is in the game, and I am well-versed on the much of the economy of EVE, barring null-sec PI.


I decided to justify this idiotic post with more direct answers as this person decided to backpedal hard, changing their angry raging at apparent anti-mining propaganda to judging the question as idiotic once they actually read the thread. Stick to your guns, mean what you say or perhaps think, and then keep it to yourself since it adds no value.

Most PI in Null is driven by local politics (and the interest in destroying someone else's work) as much as the planets involved. Even more so once the POCOs come online. That's just the nature of Sov today; I look forward to seeing what changes are wrought to Null in future.

Anyway, you've responded to all the other reasonable posts here. I'm curious - why not mine? (reverse pun not intended) A bit surprised that you've found someone who mines these days out of altruism?

Methinks the lady/dude doth protest too much. You haven't been...playing with software...as related to the client, have you?

I started out in this game by going the Miner/Industrialist route. I like it because, as others have said, it makes me more self-sufficient. I can go out and mine and gather resources that I need to make the things that I need, and for me it gives it a more personal touch: Gives the ships/components I make an interesting backstory.

I can switch it up by doing more mission running and probably gain alot more ISK/hour, but it's about doing what I enjoy.

When they changed this and I went to mine on one of those stints I immediately noticed this missing and missed it for a while too. But it was also nice to have an audio cue now of when the cycle starts.

"Because the minerals I mine are free" is how it started anyway i could mine produce stuff and undercut and watch it instantly sell. i did not mind mining and still do it occasionally when i am to lazy to haul boatloads of trit but these days to produce its just easier to buy off the market and make stuff that is actually profitable

It's easier than doing missions. (Note I did not say more profitable).

I can watch movies on my laptop while I mine.

I don't think you have the capacity to understand my statement, so please, continue mining all the minerals you need.

I mine because it's guaranteed isk and I enjoy building and selling stuff. The more I mine myself the less that I have to buy from the market. I've always enjoyed being as self-sufficient as I can. At the end of the day I feel like I've been very productive and I have enjoyed myself. Plus mindlessly mining gives me time to socialize with other people in Eve.

I've tried PvPing and the whole time all I could think about is how much isk I was loosing while waiting for fleets to get together, waiting at a gate for the fleet on the other side to jump into us (only to lag out and never fire a shot when one side does decide to jump), camping a station and all the other time consuming fleet activities. When PvPing, most of the time I feel like I have wasted my time at the end of the day. I also like to socialize with people in Eve. When PvPing, most of the time you are have to stay quiet and listen for instructions so there isn't much socializing going on.

It's just a totally different mindset. PvPers can't understand what drives true miners/industrialist and true miners/industrialist can't understand what drives PvPers.

Oh yea, almost forgot. As long as I can make enough isk to pay for my accounts with GTCs and still have extra left for side projects then I'll continue to play Eve. True there are more efficient ways to make isk in Eve other than mining, but most of them require way too many mouse clicks and way too much concentration.

Eve to me is a way to relax after a long day at work and a way to socialize with friends.