Mining

[Harcourt.Fenton.Mudd]

mining should be in the following brackets

Low risk- new player mining zones, great for setting up a miner Heavy lawful NPC presence with decent guns and occasional cap patrols, pirates are the ones at risk even w/o players. Penny, NY should have these. ABSOLUTLEY not worth it for a set up player. Prehaps add in smaller mining vessels for new players with a mining bonus, but nothing compared to the mining ship.

Mild Risk- Sometimes player pirates, sometimes NPC pirates, low risk to larger mining vessels but still low end profits, not worth it for setup players execpt for a slow few mil for resupply.

Medium risk fields- Average mining zone, profits sub-par to trading, 1-2 zones on par with it. Players that dont wnat much of a risk of pirates go to one of these. The most common by FAR, but still sub-par to trading

High risk fields- Equal to trading, with 1-2 a slight ammount better than average trade routes or even equal to the best power trade routes. The fully kitted miners go here. Bring your own escort, or mine solo at your own peril, as pirates will adapt and roam these, and they will moderate or far distances from lawful support, if have access to it at all.

EXTREME risk fields. MUCH greater than trading (nearly as good as pre-nerf omega49, 60-70milhr solo profits). Pirates favorite hunting ground, lotsa rich miners. Prehaps add a 'die here, mine or not, 4hr rule applies' rule to enforce the danger, and deal with those that simply ignore the pirates and run. High odds of phantom/keeper/pirate presence, but high profits to make the risk worth it. Omega 49, and prehaps some of the other omegas, making ingame RP/diplomacy with the pirates a must to not get flattend.