Science & Industry

Just don't ok. Just don't. Low sec is always tempting, and if you can find a out of the way system then perhaps but you are taking the same risk that all null sec take. Do as others suggested, join a 0.0 corp/alliance and forget lowsec. I really really wish CCP would do something with lowsec for the industrialist. And no, moon goo doesn't count.

Low sec offers a place with specific rules for pvp and a great community. Deleting low sec would make a lot of people really sad

Also low sec offers reactions and an easy place for capital manufacturing, that may not be much compared to high sec but null sec isn't better.

Which also brings up why on Earth are Boosters and their accompanying Reactions restricted to Low Sec ? There is no shortage of 'contraband' in the highest places in society in Real Life ? Makes no sense at all.

Also, if Low were made into "High" Sec, CONCORD response could be nullified with the new dueling system being put into place soon.

True PvP belongs in the Wild West anyway. Null Sec.

Because the carrying and manufacture of drugs is and should be illegal in high-sec.
You don't see many meth labs on the high street, do you?
Makes perfect sense to me.

To the OP: ignore the nay-sayers - get out there in a cheap Venture and just do it! Ninja-mining and getting away with it is a fun and rewarding experience!
(If you stumble across any cytoserocin, sell it to me )

Also, you state this but give no reason.

99.9999% of the time they will not just disappear off local.

There is a thing called d-scan, ya know. Can easily waste 1/2 an hour trying to outwit them and some don't give up.

Bad idea is still bad idea.

complete bollocks.

if it's so profitable, why is the volume mined in low sec line literally humping the x axis?

also, all of the factors you metioned above, geting ganked, transportation issues, etc. are going to suck any profits you *might* make, straight down the pan. it isn't profitable to mine in low sec, as such, we can see why almost no volume is mined in low sec.

would you like to make a reply that makes sense?

if you want to have fun you wouldn't be mining. stop using "fun" like it's a logical reason for mining in the worst area of space in the lowest yield ship, even more so when "fun" boils down to "more effort for less reward". the very simple fact is mining in low sec is a ******** idea, as i just demonstrated.

Low sec is the "War Zone" between opposing empire factions, and the no man's land between high sec and null sec. The outskirts of civilization where there are traces of empire control, but no real safety. This area is not meant for industrialists, it is meant for fighting, a place for criminals to hide, and pirates to lurk. It is as it should be.

The only changes low sec needed was the faction wars stuff it just got, although still not a perfect system, faction wars space is a "War Zone". Who in their right mind would try to run industry in a War Zone? The only industry that belongs there is logistic supply chains for the war/pvp that happens there. When the USA went to war with Iraq did they build factories in Iraq to build their tanks and guns or did they ship them in? A "War Zone" is not a place for industry.

"High sec" is a safe place for industry, where you are protected by the controlling empires and concord. "Low sec" is a safe place for PVPers where you will not get concorded for attacking someone. "Null sec" is a place where players can build there own empires, and make there own rules.

For a real life comparison go to a City like New York. Manhattan or times square would be High sec. Relatively safe but not crime free. Harlem or area's referred to as the getto would be low sec. Still part of the city, but police stay out and criminals reign. Then leave the city and drive out into the empty county side, sparse settlements, and seemingly endless open space. Welcome to NULL sec.

Apologies but this sentence "if you want to have fun you wouldn't be mining" made me think that, in which case your fixated on yield and I understand that, my point of view its a fun place to mine because you have to use your wits to do it, plus the I did it all and not rely on Concord, and it can be profitable. Obviously if you are a full on miner with multiple accounts and an Orca with bonuses you would not go near low sec with a barge poll, but I don't think the OP was looking at it from your prespective, and I wanted to give him mine as I do what he wants to do, or at least I believe so.


As for the RL comparison with low sec by another poster, its like getting copper out of the Democratic Republic of Congo instead of Australia...