Furry Commander
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Posted - 2012.09.21 02:29:00 -
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I have been lurking this thread for a while now, and i figure i will throw my two cents in before the argumentativeness gets it locked.
The idea OP presents is fairly simple and straightforward and easy to do. That stated, I do not think its necessary to spend time changing it. What currently exsisis isn't so challenging, despite its minor quirks, that it cannot be understood and utilized with minimal effort. Most people use premade spreadsheets or some such to run their calculations for them.
I do not think it is a bad idea, i just don't think it is enough of an idea. If perhaps there was more to it i could see working on it, but basically its just unit conversions. Our current system is like English measurments(or Brittish or American depending on what you want to call it) and he is talking about converting to Metric system. Some people like Metric, some people like english, the same is true with this debate. At the end of the day you still have the same amount of stuff basically, and the same amount of stuff is wasted, and the same amount of stuff is harvested, etc etc.
Its really not worth the time to go through and do the calculations and do all the double checking on the Devs part, for a simple unit conversion. If this idea were pitched in tandem with something that actually enhances the overall enjoyability of mining i could see it gaining more traction. I honestly wouldn't mind it being purely volumetric measurements, but without something more, I just don't see it happening.
As far as the whole Units Vs Volume waste thing. it really doesnt matter any more. nobody mines ABC ore in a scythe, and with the ship changes coming, nobody will, and although i rig my hulks for that one or two more units of Arkanor from drones, it really isn't that big of a deal. The new ORE frig will be good for ninja mining, so why not ditch that mechanic if there is a mining change that makes mining in general more entertaining?
TL;DR
not a bad idea, but save it till someone actually has a pass at making mining less drole. Better chance of getting it implemented that way. |