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Very Rough Idea: Mining change
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Apollo Gabriel
Kill'em all. Let Bob sort'em out.
Ushra'Khan
#1 - 2011-10-27 02:28:17 UTC
I'd really like Mining to be more interactive and allow for human judgement to contribute:

I'd like to see CCP do something akin to "mixed" asteroids as it does stretch credibility that asteroids are 100% one type or another.

Here is how I'd like to see it done:

Example 1)
Larger than now asteroids composed of:
65% Veldspar
25% Pyroxes
5% Omber
5% Kernite

Now if you mine the Kernite first, you will at most get 1% (1/5th), same is true for the Omber.
If you mine the Pyroxes first, you get 5% of it,
if you mine the Veldspar you get it all ( or a lot of it).

Essentially you need to mine it in a way that you can maximize the output of the ore. This idea would allow new players to join in mining and mine the veldspar ahead of the "better" mining vessels, etc.

Thoughts?

In addition, if you mine the veldspar down to say 30% then you can get more of the OMber than 1%. I hope the rough idea is clear.
AG
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Tahna Rouspel
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#2 - 2011-10-27 05:04:16 UTC
It might be good to save these idea for a bigger overhaul of mining. Not a bad idea though.
Technically, you already mine different types of minerals from each asteroid, it just happens to show after the refining process. This might add a bit of unnecessary complication.
Sir Substance
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2011-10-27 05:06:43 UTC
That's actually quite a neat idea. I like it.

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