When you consider that the whole internet spaceships thing is one big glorified spreadsheet, I think "opportunity cost" is relevant. Just take it to mean "I could be having fun doing this instead of having less fun doing that". I mean we have to be pretty weird to enjoy EVE in the first place... most people are busy playing Angry Birds.

Did you just talk about the 'opportunity cost' of a recreational activity? No one is blowing up ice miners to 'make lots of money'. They are blowing them up because it's hilarious and insurance and bounties are only relevant in as much as they offset the 'work' required to sustain the recreational activity.

holy crap

are you talking about isk/hr favorably in terms of ICE MINING

jesus christ

Rofl. You are not. Others are. And you are their tool.

holy crap

are you talking about isk/hr favorably in terms of ICE MINING

jesus christ

once you wear a Mack, you never go back.

When you consider that the whole internet spaceships thing is one big glorified spreadsheet, I think "opportunity cost" is relevant. Just take it to mean "I could be having fun doing this instead of having less fun doing that". I mean we have to be pretty weird to enjoy EVE in the first place... most people are busy playing Angry Birds.

If I add the value of enjoyment I perceive as a an integer between 1-100 on column AAC of my Eve Online Spreadsheet, it changes the opportunity cost of ganking ice miners by a factor of: Your tears make it worth it whatever the cost.

The only thing that beats ice mining in a fully tricked out Mackinaw top skills, the 5% implant, and a fully skilled Orca pilot is ABC mining in null sec.

But from your attitudes you seem to think that ice miners aren't allowed to own other ships or do other stuff in between mining ops. Hey it's not like once you wear a Mack, you never go back. But it certainly beats hanging around gate-camping or roaming in low sec hoping to find the one guy dumb enough to fight you but not good enough to kill you.

The only thing that beats ice mining in a fully tricked out Mackinaw top skills, the 5% implant, and a fully skilled Orca pilot is ABC mining in null sec.

But from your attitudes you seem to think that ice miners aren't allowed to own other ships or do other stuff in between mining ops. Hey it's not like once you wear a Mack, you never go back. But it certainly beats hanging around gate-camping or roaming in low sec hoping to find the one guy dumb enough to fight you but not good enough to kill you.

The only thing that beats ice mining in a fully tricked out Mackinaw top skills, the 5% implant, and a fully skilled Orca pilot is ABC mining in null sec.

Actually, belt ratting in 0.0 beats everything you just listed.

Incursions beat it by a factor of at least 10.

Thus the correct answer is, stop mining ice jump into a zealot or guardian and pew pew your way to riches?

Ratting in a guardian is a pro plan.

Actually, belt ratting in 0.0 beats everything you just listed.

Incursions beat it by a factor of at least 10.

LOL. A goon pretending to have a clue.

You even capitalized words and used punctuation.

Did you make your mom come all the way to the basement and type that for you?

Mr Epeen

LOL. A goon pretending to have a clue.

You even capitalized words and used punctuation.

Did you make your mom come all the way to the basement and type that for you?

Mr Epeen

christ he's still signing his posts

Christ! He's still signing his posts.

Mr Epeen

Good news, friends. It has learned punctuation.

Christ! He's still signing his posts.

Mr Epeen

LOL. A goon pretending to have a clue.

You even capitalized words and used punctuation.

Did you make your mom come all the way to the basement and type that for you?

Mr Epeen

You got this bit right, then you derped.

If the miners have RR on the field, then you just bring arty and alpha your ******* Hulk to oblivion. Weirdly, RR is amazingly ineffective when the target lasts less than a second.

Secondly, if you "win" (avoid the gank) you just make the ganker more determined, and then you're ****** over a lot worse than if you just stopped mining.

You lost a lot of lunch money as a kid huh..?