Ranger 1
Amarr
Dynaverse Corporation
Vertigo Coalition
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Posted - 2010.02.12 18:47:00 -
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 Originally by: Julius Rigel
You're asking for a feature to be put into the game so that the game plays itself? Am I seriously going insane here?
Oh, and...
FID IS THAT WAY YOU BAG OF FEDO DUNG! ----->>>>>
Well, I will grudingly point out that autopilot is a feature put into the game so that the game plays itself.
Then you might counter with "Yes, but mining is different as it generates isk".
To which respond with the two word reply "Trade route".
This whole posting process is much more efficient when I take care of both sides of the discussion myself. 
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Ranger 1
Amarr
Dynaverse Corporation
Vertigo Coalition
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Posted - 2010.02.12 21:14:00 -
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Originally by: Matalino
One key thing missing from this suggestion is the scope of the macro'ed activity.
Does the proposed macro simply ractivate mining lasers on the next available roid until the cargo hold is full? Or are you expecting the macro to automate everything from targeting the roid to warping back to station, unloading and returning to the belt.
I don't have a problem with automatic reactivation of mining lasers, I do have a problem with automating the entire process. However, automatic reactivation of mining lasers won't get you much: just mine ice and you get the same effect now.
Originally by: Ranger 1
Then you might counter with "Yes, but mining is different as it generates isk".
To which respond with the two word reply "Trade route".
Autopilot will not buy goods, put them in your cargo hold and fly to the destination, dock. Futher, if you are carrying anything that is really worth trading then you will be gank bait while flying on autopilot.
To continue playing devils advocate, a CCP approved mining macro would likely only reactivate mining lasers and perhaps move the ore to a can. At the outside it might also control a hauler that would station itself along side until full and then go dump the ore.
It would not refine the ore, move it to a more profitable location for sale, or place it on the market for you. And your mining vessel would be just as vulnerable to attack if not more so when using the macro.
So really, it could be argued that an "offical" mining macro would not be all that much different from the autopilot we all use today... and quite probably would be even riskier to use. And yes, many freighter pilots who make their income from trade runs do use autopilot on a fairly regular basis. Particularly on longer routes through non-hub systems, with their valuables inside freight containers. They just come back to the computer in an hour or so, dock up, sell their goods and buy more for the next leg of the route.
I'm pretty sure such a thing would have drawbacks if it came into common usage, I'm just saying that we use automation every day that "lets the game play itself", so the basic concept is not that far out of the realm of possibility to consider.
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