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Mining - chopper - 02-03-2008
Still, even if silver is upped by 1000, miners should sell it to the closest base, not to transport them as well (traders do that).
So, it is reasonable for Mining ship to mine near Falkland and sell on Falkland, for a good profit.
Much more logical then to transport it to Dresden, i believe.
Traders do that.
Mining - I_m_rdy - 02-03-2008
Awesome idea! I'll so will create a miner char or a mined goods hauler if this gets implemented! Good thinking there!:)
EDIT: Raiding NPC transports also would be more profitable...
Mining - Etaphreven - 02-03-2008
' Wrote:EDIT: Raiding NPC transports also would be more profitable...
Whoa. That means even more RP. Never thought of that!
Me likes:D
Mining - Crunch - 02-03-2008
Didn't use a calculator but tried mining Niboum in O49. Took cargo transport to field mined about 45 min. to fill it-Way to long to be profitable, then server crashed on way back to planet exact profit unknown. :crazy:
Ok won't do that again.
Like idea of increasing profit.
Mining - chopper - 02-03-2008
I needed 15 minutes to fill my Mining ship (2700-2800 cargo) in Omega-49.
Maybe i work fast:yes:
But, still it's very unprofitable. Can't wait to see this idea implemented.
Mining - McNeo - 02-03-2008
I actually think mining should be more profitable than trading, because if the ships were all but immobile, then pirates could have a field day. Since they dont or cant move, the miners would have to hire escorts, that could also help the miner mine stuff. Or make the profit really close to trading. Or in some way require trading..
all thats needed now is an idea to make the feasable...
Mining - I_m_rdy - 02-03-2008
' Wrote:I actually think mining should be more profitable than trading, because if the ships were all but immobile, then pirates could have a field day. Since they dont or cant move, the miners would have to hire escorts, that could also help the miner mine stuff. Or make the profit really close to trading. Or in some way require trading..That's why Dieter suggested to add 1000 credits into the price for every mineable good for every base (buying and selling price). And with that nearly immobile but huge mining ship Doom plans to develop brings us a step nearer to said goal. Traders would come and haul the cargo then... It'd work best with an IMG or any other mining guild/corporation affiliated faction/group. One part mines the stuff and the other part hauls the stuff, profit would be split between hauler or miner, or the profit goes to the bank where every miner can receive a set amount of money for a period of time (e.g. a month).
all thats needed now is an idea to make the feasable...
Mining - pchwang - 02-03-2008
Quote:EDIT: Raiding NPC transports also would be more profitable...
Yep! And it would add more RP to the pirating section too. It gives some more uses to the pirate train/transport.
Mining - Epholl - 02-03-2008
We did this in O49:
One HF + one transport mined
Two transports hauled... Not all were large/adv trains..
Worked....but not as good as trading...
Mining - Quigs - 02-03-2008
' Wrote:Didn't use a calculator but tried mining Niboum in O49. Took cargo transport to field mined about 45 min. to fill it-Way to long to be profitable, then server crashed on way back to planet exact profit unknown. :crazy:That's a pretty big disincentive to mining right there. I admit that I F1 in space every thousand units or so to make sure I save my progress.
If people are really serious about making mining viable and more enjoyable, is it possible to make some of the objects in the asteroid fields (storage depots, mining ships, satelites) into stations that don't trade in commodities? Would give people a way to quickly make a legitimate dock, in RP, and reduce the incidents of catastrophic loss of mined cargo.
Quote:McNeo wrote:I doubt you'll see proper ships being used for mining. People will use whatever offers the best combo of cargo capacity and ability to be flown through debris fields without becoming a giant pinball. That ain't the mining ship. It's easily the most annoying trade ship in the game to fly through asteroids.
I actually think mining should be more profitable than trading, because if the ships were all but immobile, then pirates could have a field day.
CP