[Petition] Un-Nerf Mining!

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YES.	59.06%	101	59.06%
Dont Care.	15.79%	27	15.79%
NO.	16.37%	28	16.37%
This is the last straw. Im leaving Disco.	8.77%	15	8.77%
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[Petition] Un-Nerf Mining!

Jinx

06-17-2010, 09:06 AM,

#44

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foremost - the concern is about players that violate the rules. - players that F1 and such... if mining as it is now encourages such a behaviour, it needs to be changed.

about the mining balance - RP itself does not happen cause someone is grouped up, nor does it happen cause someone is alone and solo. - RP happens when the situation allows it to happen, which involves all sides - miners, pirates, lawfuls etc. NO MATTER if they re alone or with friends.

mining as an activity to create money should be encouraged just as much as piracy, lawful police duty, head hunting or trading. - all those archetype activities follow their own goals. sometimes its about hunting and ultimately pvp - sometimes its the satisfaction of profit in the shape of credits.

for example - head hunters would be pretty messed up - if the console did not provide a "blue message" for a kill anymore - or if such a message only popped up after a certain amount of damage was actually caused by the player ( e.g. not flying into the sun )

miners need to be encouraged to mine and to RP - for that - they need to be motivated to stick to that RP...

so - why is it that miners tend to F1 in the first place? - that is the question that needs to be asked - other than that.... its only a matter of slight adjustments towards the profits. ( when it comes to trading / mining )

why ppl F1 is a question everyone needs to ask him/herself... - is it cause they expect pirates to demand too much? is it cause its such an easy way out ( sanctions not high enough)? is it cause they simply have no chance to do anything else ( drop cargo or die - without a chance to actually have a choice to really win an encounter)?

recently - there were some threads about how pirates own miners. - so when a mining ship is attacked and asked for x amount of money - and x amount of money is simply too much, but leaves the miner no choice but to pay or die ( since his ship isn t equipped to really defend itself or get to a safe haven ) - it does encourage F1. - especially when x ( being a high amount of money ) appears to be backed up by the community.
and again... the old comment "get escorts" kind of fails. its logical - but impractical - after over a YEAR ... it should be obvious for even the blind that it cannot be applied to the casual gameplay situation.

frustration begets violations of the rules in my opinion - and a miner that has once lost all his cargo one way or another - might be frustrated a little too much.