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THE END TO AFK MINING?

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Xuixien
Solar Winds Security Solutions
#1 - 2013-12-10 21:08:06 UTC
I just had a lightbulb go off.

What if every barge got an extra high slot, which was a "hardpoint" for a certain module.

Call it the "Harvester Yield Actuation Device" or something.

It has a 1 minute cycle and does not repeat. When it's on, your mining yield is normal (what it currently is). When it's offline, your mining yield drops in half.

Miners who wanted to AFK would get **** income and thus not AFK as much.

Genius.

INB4 this has already been suggested.

Epic Space Cat, Horsegirl, Philanthropist
Scipio Artelius
Weaponised Vegemite
Flying Dangerous
#2 - 2013-12-10 21:11:36 UTC  |  Edited by: Scipio Artelius
I'd suggest next time, just replace the lightbulb.

Ganking is the solution to AFK mining. It brings tears and causes much harsher consequences to AFKing the game.
Caviar Liberta
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2013-12-10 21:12:27 UTC
Xuixien wrote:
I just had a lightbulb go off.

What if every barge got an extra high slot, which was a "hardpoint" for a certain module.

Call it the "Harvester Yield Actuation Device" or something.

It has a 1 minute cycle and does not repeat. When it's on, your mining yield is normal (what it currently is). When it's offline, your mining yield drops in half.

Miners who wanted to AFK would get **** income and thus not AFK as much.

Genius.

INB4 this has already been suggested.


Nobody would ever be clever enough to rig up something to press the F1 button after [x] duration of time.
Pheota Sansu
Kings.Guard.
#4 - 2013-12-10 21:12:34 UTC
I guess i've never seen something where ccp actually said they didnt like afk mining. It seems to be just players who dont think mining is for them and want to force their ideals on everyone else.
Xuixien
Solar Winds Security Solutions
#5 - 2013-12-10 21:15:13 UTC
Caviar Liberta wrote:
Xuixien wrote:
I just had a lightbulb go off.

What if every barge got an extra high slot, which was a "hardpoint" for a certain module.

Call it the "Harvester Yield Actuation Device" or something.

It has a 1 minute cycle and does not repeat. When it's on, your mining yield is normal (what it currently is). When it's offline, your mining yield drops in half.

Miners who wanted to AFK would get **** income and thus not AFK as much.

Genius.

INB4 this has already been suggested.


Nobody would ever be clever enough to rig up something to press the F1 button after [x] duration of time.


Botting is illegal.

Epic Space Cat, Horsegirl, Philanthropist
Jill Chastot
WE FORM BL0B Inc.
Goonswarm Federation
#6 - 2013-12-10 21:16:26 UTC
Water bird?

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Anomaly One
Doomheim
#7 - 2013-12-10 21:16:28 UTC
Pheota Sansu wrote:
I guess i've never seen something where ccp actually said they didnt like afk mining. It seems to be just players who dont think mining is for them and want to force their ideals on everyone else.


Amen sister

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Caviar Liberta
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2013-12-10 21:16:44 UTC
Xuixien wrote:
Caviar Liberta wrote:
Xuixien wrote:
I just had a lightbulb go off.

What if every barge got an extra high slot, which was a "hardpoint" for a certain module.

Call it the "Harvester Yield Actuation Device" or something.

It has a 1 minute cycle and does not repeat. When it's on, your mining yield is normal (what it currently is). When it's offline, your mining yield drops in half.

Miners who wanted to AFK would get **** income and thus not AFK as much.

Genius.

INB4 this has already been suggested.


Nobody would ever be clever enough to rig up something to press the F1 button after [x] duration of time.


Botting is illegal.


Boting is software, having a mechanical device press the key isn't.
E-2C Hawkeye
HOW to PEG SAFETY
#9 - 2013-12-10 21:17:44 UTC
Xuixien wrote:
I just had a lightbulb go off.

What if every barge got an extra high slot, which was a "hardpoint" for a certain module.

Call it the "Harvester Yield Actuation Device" or something.

It has a 1 minute cycle and does not repeat. When it's on, your mining yield is normal (what it currently is). When it's offline, your mining yield drops in half.

Miners who wanted to AFK would get **** income and thus not AFK as much.

Genius.

INB4 this has already been suggested.

Brilliant...then they can implement that same idea on afk cloakers. You sir are genius
Xuixien
Solar Winds Security Solutions
#10 - 2013-12-10 21:19:25 UTC
E-2C Hawkeye wrote:
Xuixien wrote:
I just had a lightbulb go off.

What if every barge got an extra high slot, which was a "hardpoint" for a certain module.

Call it the "Harvester Yield Actuation Device" or something.

It has a 1 minute cycle and does not repeat. When it's on, your mining yield is normal (what it currently is). When it's offline, your mining yield drops in half.

Miners who wanted to AFK would get **** income and thus not AFK as much.

Genius.

INB4 this has already been suggested.

Brilliant...then they can implement that same idea on afk cloakers. You sir are genius


I actually would not be opposed to that - so long as there was a "grace period" of like 15-30 seconds where your cloak would "decay", during which time you could still re-active that moduled while remaining undetected.

Epic Space Cat, Horsegirl, Philanthropist
TheMercenaryKing
Collapsed Out
Pandemic Legion
#11 - 2013-12-10 21:24:50 UTC
Xuixien wrote:
Caviar Liberta wrote:
Xuixien wrote:
I just had a lightbulb go off.

What if every barge got an extra high slot, which was a "hardpoint" for a certain module.

Call it the "Harvester Yield Actuation Device" or something.

It has a 1 minute cycle and does not repeat. When it's on, your mining yield is normal (what it currently is). When it's offline, your mining yield drops in half.

Miners who wanted to AFK would get **** income and thus not AFK as much.

Genius.

INB4 this has already been suggested.


Nobody would ever be clever enough to rig up something to press the F1 button after [x] duration of time.


Botting is illegal.


Doesn't stop people.
Pheota Sansu
Kings.Guard.
#12 - 2013-12-10 21:28:11 UTC
I am in no way defending afk miners, I dont do it myself, on the rare occasions I do mine I am at the screen. But what all these people dont realise is that if all the miners stopped mining, like so many people seem to want, where would the minerals for your ships come from? Reprocessing scrap only gives so much.
Careby
#13 - 2013-12-10 21:29:21 UTC
E-2C Hawkeye wrote:
Xuixien wrote:
...What if every barge got an extra high slot, which was a "hardpoint" for a certain module.

Call it the "Harvester Yield Actuation Device" or something...

Brilliant...then they can implement that same idea on afk cloakers. You sir are genius

No no no. The extra high slot could accommodate a cloak, which could be activated while mining. That way the AFK miners could be AFK cloakers, too...
Aih-Li Tahn
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#14 - 2013-12-10 21:30:33 UTC
oh yes sure first make hulks being useless and bad to ruin al the training and time and dediation of mining vets and then engourage the goons to gank eveything and celebrate it; and also nerf pocos and poses so hisec is miserble amd ruin hisec travel 2 change warp for ~pvp~~~

... and now nerf hisec again. lookin good 2 me, and its par for course Roll
Xuixien
Solar Winds Security Solutions
#15 - 2013-12-10 21:31:30 UTC
Aih-Li Tahn wrote:
oh yes sure first make hulks being useless and bad to ruin al the training and time and dediation of mining vets and then engourage the goons to gank eveything and celebrate it; and also nerf pocos and poses so hisec is miserble amd ruin hisec travel 2 change warp for ~pvp~~~

... and now nerf hisec again. lookin good 2 me, and its par for course Roll


There's those tears I was looking for!

Epic Space Cat, Horsegirl, Philanthropist
Brian Beldrulf
#16 - 2013-12-10 21:33:42 UTC
Anomaly One wrote:
Pheota Sansu wrote:
I guess i've never seen something where ccp actually said they didnt like afk mining. It seems to be just players who dont think mining is for them and want to force their ideals on everyone else.


Amen sister


/agree
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
#17 - 2013-12-10 21:35:52 UTC
How about game designers all across the MMO board learn to create content rather than time sinks? Then there'd be no need to AFK because the mechanics would actually be engaging rather than mind numbingly boring.

Mr Epeen Cool
Batelle
Federal Navy Academy
#18 - 2013-12-10 21:36:49 UTC
is afk mining a problem?

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Victoria Sin
Doomheim
#19 - 2013-12-10 21:39:21 UTC
Mr Epeen wrote:
How about game designers all across the MMO board learn to create content rather than time sinks? Then there'd be no need to AFK because the mechanics would actually be engaging rather than mind numbingly boring.

Mr Epeen Cool


All mechanics that require repetition (that is to say, the content developers aren't continually generating new content) becomes a tedious time sink eventually. It doesn't matter how exciting you make it initially.
Aih-Li Tahn
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#20 - 2013-12-10 21:39:32 UTC
Xuixien wrote:
Aih-Li Tahn wrote:
oh yes sure first make hulks being useless and bad to ruin al the training and time and dediation of mining vets and then engourage the goons to gank eveything and celebrate it; and also nerf pocos and poses so hisec is miserble amd ruin hisec travel 2 change warp for ~pvp~~~

... and now nerf hisec again. lookin good 2 me, and its par for course Roll


There's those tears I was looking for!

ya laugh it up and go back 2 playing ur goon main char, stop trolling with **** old ideas
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