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SUGGESTION: hacking eject + mining = "treasure hunt mining".

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Stetson Eagle
Paird Technology
#1 - 2013-06-05 20:22:34 UTC  |  Edited by: Stetson Eagle
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As your strippers are sucking on a big roid, there is a random chance valuable but highly reactive minerals pop out and launch into space. Tap a miner on those to get it before it vanishes in 15 seconds.

Sell the treasure for LP. For the LP, you can buy faction mining barges.


This small change, using existing mechanics, would make mining an interesting treasure hunt. It would reward active play as you would be keen to spot the treasure. It would get people hooked to undocking. It would be beautifully simple. The probabilities could even be put in place for mineral nuggets worth billions of ISK in converted LP, making it a search for the perfect gem.
Mike Azariah
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2013-06-06 00:25:48 UTC
would the scoot loot be grabbable by anyone? In otherwords would live players gather around bots hoping for the windfalls?

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Mike Azariah  ┬──┬ ¯|(ツ)/¯
LiLan Saldeen
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2013-06-11 20:57:48 UTC
I like this idea, I also like the idea that anyone can click on it.

But I think those that click on it should get a portion of the treasure AND the partial value each character receives should be less than the value received if a single character collected it.

The collection range of these loot spawns would have to be modified proportionally to the mining turrets.

Lil
Michael Loney
Skullspace Industries
#4 - 2013-06-14 14:10:47 UTC
+1

That would be awesome!

Just sit back in a "fast" hauler and scoop loot from a bot army mining away!!