Increasing Unlawful mining bonus

[Blodwyn O'Driscoll]

So we're talking about molly mining bonus, aren't we ?

Well, it's not the first time the suject came around : link
In fact, i even remember underlining it everytime in the monthly faction lead report.


So, for thoses who don't know what the sudbect, Mollys and Hessians used to have a x2.5 on a single mining comodity ( gold ore, and uncut diamonds ).
And it was nerfed to x2.0 some time ago ( maybe in 4.86, i can't say ), without any explanation beside : they're unlawfull, they'll get a bad mining bonus, setting aside any lore justification.
Like, belonging to that artificial classification was a reason per see, for such a mining bonus. Very well.

Considering most unlawful IDs have an ID very close to a terrorist one (the only class they can't straight up engage being transports) and usually a full shipline all the way up to battleships (Corsairs, Outcasts) or at least cruisers, it'd be unfair towards lawful mining factions who don't have such benefits.

Comparing apple with oranges ?, You're saying because some unlawfull faction have access to battleship or just cruiser, while mining faction do not, they should have the lowest mining bonus.
Then what about comparing the ability of thoses factions to access every local market, to fly inside a house without being shoot at by everything, hunt by hunters, police and militaries alike and so on...
Note that i do not contest that, on the contrary, it's logical. It's the contrary which isn't. TheHessians and mollys , both originate from revolting miners.
When it comes to fly cruisers, or battleships i think IMG, has the ability to fly a battle cruiser. And a number of thoses mining faction are able to actively hunt their enemies, and so on...


So, unlawfull with a mining bonus superior to x3.0 would be a big no-no !
What about thoses :

Azurite Gas:
3x - Order, Core, AI, PRIME|
4x - IRG|, Order|, Core|

Xeno Relics:
2x - Outcast
3x - Corsairs
4x - [TBH]

Iridium Ore:
3x - Order, Core, Zoners, AI, OSI-, IRG|, PRIME|
4x - Order|, Core|

So some unlawfull would get a x3.0 or better for the officals, when it comes to , not one mining comodity, but sometimes two, , and some won't because they're unlawfull. Raw logic, again...



I personally think, the reason behind all of thiis false perception of an issue that could arise : Some people thin that giving a better bonus to thoses faction would result in thoses unlawfullcompeting with mining factions. While it's nowhere to be true.

How a x3.0 bonus could be equal to the five 5 mining bonus including two x4.0, the mining faction got ?




I say, let's give a try, and if, for example the molly, get more activity than let's say IMG| or BMF, i assure you that i would consider the fact as indeed a blance issue .