Mining profits

[Dusty Lens]

I'm inclined to agree with Cannon.

It's unfortunate but the experiment seems to be largely failing. A system designed to encourage teamwork is, instead, largely generating sanctions.

Players whom wish to mine and then sell their product unmolested choose to, instead of hiring a single bomber to cover their rears are instead resorting to sanction threats, ban threats or simply cursing out the pirating party in conjunction with untold numbers of f1s.

Mining transports, laded with 50 million in ore, fly without escort or even common armor and then fall into streams of swearing when they fall into a waiting trap.

I believe the worst that I have heard are complaints about groups of miner ID ships raiding Tremont. Apparently the chief complaint was that these miners raid the rings with such regularity that they return every 30 minutes to refill their holds like clockwork.

I found this to be the saddest thing I have ever heard.

The persons whining about being pirated were pirated by the same group of 3-5 transports over and over and over and over and over again were complaining to -me- to remove their ability to do so. They weren't seeking to defend themselves, they didn't think to take care of their own mess. They didn't think of capitalizing on their own ID's ability to jump said miners, rob them blind and then blow them to hell.

They wanted me to make it impossible for those people to pirate them so they could powermine in defenseless mining ships in peace.

A lot of work went into the mining mod and I would like to continue to realize the vision that it represented. But as it stands I don't think that the bulk of the server possesses the maturity to manage the concept of labouring to secure their fortune, defending it and then capitalizing on it. Better they spend 2 million to fill their hold so instead of screaming **** YOU ******* YOU BANNED when requested to drop 1000 ore they simply shout LOL JUST KILL ME when requested to hand over 2 million.