Well, since you don't have any factional ties ... I don't think the usual Pirates would be quite as stony and unsympathetic. If a BMM is mining gold in Dublin, the Molly is likely going to be merciless. If an Independent Mining Ship is, then perhaps the Molly will be slightly less aggressive, especially if the mining vessel is co-operative.
Independent Miners are free in terms of reputation, and where they work. Faction tagged mining ships are not.
' Wrote:Well, since you don't have any factional ties ... I don't think the usual Pirates would be quite as stony and unsympathetic. If a BMM is mining gold in Dublin, the Molly is likely going to be merciless. If an Independent Mining Ship is, then perhaps the Molly will be slightly less aggressive, especially if the mining vessel is co-operative.
Independent Miners are free in terms of reputation, and where they work. Faction tagged mining ships are not.
The other side of that coin is that the lawful mining corps are allowed to pirate you.
Which means you can legally defend yourself against said corporations, I should think, should they resort to aggression should you refuse. And with a minimal escort, you should be able to do that to great effect.
' Wrote:No not really at the currnet situation there is no point of this Miner ID- it is nerfing yourself for nothing. Since everyone and his dog can join every mining faction as indie and receive better mining bonus you can do it too.
I would be so happy if only the official mining factions get better bonus then the indies. At some point in order not to see them dying-DHC ,it is sad- both official Kruger and BMM dosen't have even 10% of the whole miner mob in their factions.
Only IMG does well, ,may be because they are miners with battleships and gunboats who knows. Anyway dont use Miner ID for mining it is practically useless.
IMG does well due to the fact that we do regular group mining and convoying. Having a seperate shipline and access to gunboats helps, however we're without any house backing, which is problematic at times. Another advantage is that IMG has a wide range of ores it can mine (although usually at a lower bonus then the house mining factions).
The Miner ID has several commodities that make it interesting. It has a good bonus on Gold, Iridium and Artifacts, and can be used for commodities such as Helium as well.
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