Why would anyone think this affect mineral prices? Max Yield isn't increasing, just tank. And this may be shocking, but when you gank a miner, he doesn't stop mining forever. We just reship and start mining again...

Have you read any botting forums recently? Hulkageddon causes more tears there than here, and that's saying a lot.

Still don't see how it would affect mineral prices though. Say at most a few hundred ships are ganked every day, and all of them are bots. Then you stopped a few hundred ships from mining for a few hours until their controllers can reset them. Seems like it's just a drop in the bucket compared to the amount traded in Jita daily...

I think some recent data released by CCP showed something like ~3 billion meters-¦ of ore is mined per day, with over half coming from high-sec space. Killing normal miners who switch activities (or at least stop mining for a while), and disrupting bot operations, both cause pretty significant decreases in total daily ore intake. Don't forget that the grand majority of Jita mineral transactions are speculative in nature, and as such, daily Jita transactions greatly exceed the actual daily mineral intake from asteroid belts.

Have you read any botting forums recently? Hulkageddon causes more tears there than here, and that's saying a lot.

I guarantee that along with the influx of minerals will be an influx of mad miners complaining about their precious ISK/hr, and all will be as it should be.

Once CCP introduces the barge changes there will be a massive influx of cheap minerals to the market.

I for one am hoping to return to the glory days of 30m isk drakes. If only tech prices would drop too.

Your isk is about to have more buying power than you could possibly imagine.

Thing is, people who hate mining and would never mine will still never mine. Mineral prices will never go nuts unless Mining suddenly overnight becomes very interesting.

Agree with this assessment. The mineral markets (or at least the high sec minerals) will go downhill fast. Same goes with ice.

Many miners are very independent, and these changes will allow them to be much more effective while still remaining independent. This will slowly flood the market with cheaper and cheaper minerals.

The lack of fear, more so than the actual numerical changes, is what will bring miners back to the fields and drive prices down.


Refiners, T1 manufacturers, mission runners and casual PVPers all stand to gain from this turn of events.

Anything that gives the game back to the masses and away from Goons gets my vote.

Too bad that he goons are controlling technecium which is definitely not going to be affected by these changes.

I thought CCP was adding Tech alchemy or somesuch (not up on the tech stuff entirely).

I can guarantee to you that CCP will not adjust the build costs of in-game items that already exist.

I can guarantee to you that CCP will not adjust the build costs of in-game items that already exist.

BECAUSE IT WILL BE A LEGITMATE COMPALINT!

CCP is going to nerf the miener income because tthey don't like miners very much. mission runner isk per our is never affected by mineral prices but why is miners?

anbd people tell me that I am contributing to the problem by mining too much and that yield buffs will not make me more money well THAT IS WRONG. Increasing mining yield will get me more money because I bring in more minerals per hour!

I guarantee that along with the influx of minerals will be an influx of mad miners complaining about their precious ISK/hr, and all will be as it should be.

more likely the null sec alliance tears about moongoo nerfs.

You should buy a pod with a sarcasm serge protector. Also comes with Brain Bleach I.V. for how Goons are destroying the game threads.


Good thing CCP isn't an Airline Company because now would be the time you were quietly walked into the backroom for a rubber glove search.