The future of mining?

[Tomtomrawr]

Mining made everyone anti-social, and made everyone money hungry. We will enter better times now.

I'd suggest the opposite. Mining has given players the opportunity to be more social because they're all focused in one system. Sure they may not talk to each other very much, but they are provided with a more players in which to spark up a conversation. Who can you see on your trading routes that you don't see whilst mining? Pirates? No. Transports? No. Lawfuls? No. People doing the exact same thing as you? No. You can see [b]all[/i] of those people whilst trading and whilst mining.

And mining provides a new RP to explore. I took on the job of becoming Gerald Croft, a small-time Basalt miner. You stay in the same system, establish friendships with the same people you work side-by-side with everyday. I made some money (it's become my main source of income actually) and had some great fun with the BAF, NLH, IMG, and many other groups and individual players.

I don't see why just because it's popular it has to be removed. I have yet to see evidence that there is a problem, and am asking once again for it to be added to the first post in this thread. As well as a list of pros and cons for this decision.

@Chevalier: What, expand the player base of the trading factions at the cost of all of the mining factions? What'd be the point of joining BMM over Bowex? What would be the difference, or the advantage?

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