Mining

[Encheta]

Mining should be as rewarding, if not more than trading.

Why?

Trading: *F2* *F3* *Sell Cargo* Buy cargo*.

Mining: *Move to mining spot* *Shoot rocks* *tractor* *fly to nearby base* *sell cargo*

The thing about mining is, you can't just sit there and let the rocks mine themselves - it doesn't work like that. Trading is just hitting a few keys and letting autopilot take over.

That's what I call the "fun factor" of mining. You're more engaged in the game when mining compared to trading, making things more enjoyable. But! That little bit of extra "fun" isn't going to make up for the difference in money if the profits are half that of trading (if what cannon says is true), as well as the effort involved in making a relatively large (more than 3 players) mining party. Thats why I'm saying we have to be careful with this.

At the very most I think mining profits should be 10% under that of trading (this is per person when working in pairs. If that's the case in a trio or more one should be earning slightly more than trading IMO), and that is if they absolutely positively have to be less profitable. With that difference you'll see some miners turn back to trading, and any more than that and you'll probly see players going away in droves.

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