Market Discussions

I use to do this union mining "organizing" long ago.

Was fun but you still seem like a rookie at it

The ship you want is a megathron as you can just get behind people and push for ever with that big front end.

It's also helpful to have a lot of members running the area with you and to have those who pay you for the service to have intel channel where they can all enjoy being union members.

It helps to have services like: pre-can flipping. That's right they see a known flipper in system you go flip your miners first and maybe you'll get lucky enough to get a kill off a guy in a faction frigate. Makes the fees continue the next month when they see you keeping the area on that level of lock down. Good luck.


I'd also be worried about your 365 day fee.
As you get enough to start this and see the same miners there for the most part next month profits are going to drop off a cliff while work load is just as big.
Your profit percentage is a joke as it is month one. It should show isk per hour rate instead.
After you have a good starting based I'd be interested in seeing the sustained profit.
A guy who is new to the game makes an infinate % increase from before he joined . Doesn't really mean much.

A clever plan, though I ask you one simple thing. You have provided us with your total earnings and profit margin...but how much physical time do you spend patrolling the belt and enforcing your control over it? I would be curious to see what kind of isk per hour this operation pulls in.

I think you need to rethink your model some....

Mining fields regenerate often, your yearly fee does not. The miners you are assisting are gathering vast amounts of wealth EVERYDAY while you get a once a year donation for your hard work?

I think you have greatly undervalued your services, as an emergent leader you need to balance your generosity with stern but fair ruling.

I gather you charge 10m isk a year for membership? Wouldn't 5m a month be more fair to the miners? Cannot a good Hulk miner pull in 500m a month? You would only be getting 1% if that is the case, heck corps that do a lot less for their members charge way more then that! I think your generous nature will become your downfall........


Drago




p.s. I just LMAO, you have a great thread, only next time do not be so stingy in the telling of your story. I was unhappy as it ended so quickly!

please don't post such wrong things, probablywrong

I'm mildly disappointed. I cruised through the Halaima ice-field last night...about 15 miners with a scattered group of escorts (1 was a command ship) and not a single sign of a light-weight policing shuttle. I did see CONCORD casually chilling their lattes on a block of ice, though.


I was hoping to see some pro bumping in action.

Are you two the only people who haven't figured out the scam?

if I ever do, I'll let you know :)

Henchwoman... I am very disappointed in you.

There are two possible ways.

1) The portrait is looking at his back. This is possible in the character creator.

2) He is looking to his right and the opening in his hood to show the face is not shown in the portrait.

Do you have a limit on the ship potential?

eg. Someone in a starter ship where 10mil would be a very large portion of their income and they probably don't have it in their wallet yet.

I'm just remembering back to when I started and breaking 1mil took a few days of mining.

If anyone wants to check up on my "story," pop on down to Halaima and ask in local if they've encountered any miner-bumpers lately. I have a feeling they'll give you an earful.