At first, I was going to post this in the factions section, but when I went looking around there, it just seemed like pretty much all threads by faction leaders and members, so I decided to take it here since I'm basically asking a question. If this thread needs to be moved, that's fine.
Anyway, I'm looking to get involved with some kind of mining faction as a fighter escort (or some other type of escort, though I'd prefer to fly a fighter). At first, I thought I'd just try to putting in an application to the IMG player faction, but then I remembered that there are more unofficial mining groups out there. So, my question is this: what are some other mining factions or groups that are currently recruiting, and what are they like?
Official wise, there's IMG|, Daumann-, Kruger| (not sure if they're official again), DSE), BMM- and GMS-. There's also Samura, Kishiro and GMG for gas mining. I can only speak of IMG|, the faction I'm in. I'm not sure if any unofficial IMG factions remain - ICMG might still be around but I haven't seen them in ages.
Folk tend to mine as a group. We coordinate larger actions over teamspeak, but sometimes just ad-hoc get together and mine, sometimes for transports wanting ore, sometimes to fill a convoy of ourselves or a barge. We run convoys with escort (2 to 8 transports, depending on the players involved, usually with 3-5 fighting craft for backup). Activity tends to depend on the time of the day though, with most of our folk logging in euro evening. We get hit often by pirates - and the ensuing fights are usually all good fun. We tend to have a numeric advantage in fights (especially if someone sounds the alarm in time), but our pilots are generally less skilled then organized pirate groups.
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But yeah we are recruiting, on the other hand if you are looking for unofficial, Kruger got a membership restructure a few days ago, they could use a hand
Wide awake in a world that sleeps, enduring thoughts, enduring scenes. The knowledge of what is yet to come.
From a time when all seems lost, from a dead man to a world, without restraint, unafraid and free.
Mostly retired Discovery member. May still visit from time to time.
Don't forget the unlawful factions that can mine. Hessians and Mollys. Worth looking into if you're looking for hardcore action to go with mining, and trying to offload goods to lawful traders.