Mining profits

[Zelot]

I have been mining for a few days now and am enjoying it. You get mixed reactions from different affiliations. For example, if several IMG ships are already there when you arrive, they will regard you with a sort of indifference, making you feel slightly unwelcome, which makes me keep my distance. If there are fellow green DSE miners they are friendly and helpful, and will occasionally ask you to join their convoy. I find trading in convoys is a lot more fun.
I think I have fallen victim to these miner pirates in Kusari. At the time I was outraged and just plain infuriated. But now I can see I could have taken precautions to stop the whole mess from escalating how it did.
I still think mining deserves the higher profit, though. It is a time-consuming and high-risk operation. It wasn't easy to get a mining ship, as I had to sit for hours and hours with next to no yield until I could save up enough for the appropriate ship and equipment. Now that I am set, I can start to pay escorts properly. I can see why these prices are so high, now. You're supposed to spend a chunk of it on protection, bringing it down to more reasonable profits.
It's a system that discourages greed, from my perspective.

(Sorry if I rambled this is my first post out of my Welcome thread)

You got it dead on buddy, Welcome.

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