outwards to where?

You are neglecting 'roid size, lost half cycles, time it takes to move to a new belt, etc.

0.5 is more profitable because the rocks are larger and regrow faster, so fewer half cycles and less repositioning from belt to belt..

Really, now? Because I always assumed the quote meant to never take it out of hangar until you were sure you could risk it.

mining is already poorly paid without being "forced" in to lower income areas of space.

You are neglecting 'roid size, lost half cycles, time it takes to move to a new belt, etc.

0.5 is more profitable because the rocks are larger and regrow faster, so fewer half cycles and less repositioning from belt to belt.

Well ...
... too bad most miners (not you!) don't understand that more miners lead to less income ... ^_^

If you want prices to go down, make the crap yourself... the BPO's for all T1 things are still the same price as they were 5or 9 years ago ( not sure about 9 but anyways ).

mine, research, make your own ship. if you want it now, pay the isk... its about the same 'cost' of time invested to aquire the ship yourself via mining > manufacturing > riding then it is to mission > go to market > buy ship

L2EVE

Ok so I see you have no idea what inflation is.


Yes the isk sink that is BPOs is still in existence and they only recently got a small price hike.

Inflation is all about purchasing power, now items them selves such as ships will rise and fall on a supply and demand curve due to the amount of miners vs pvp players, but the amount of buying power people have for shooting a red x or the fact that the cost of those BPOs compared to buying power is now laughable.

So here is the easy version for you,big inflation = bad.

Here is the easy version for you! Inflation is not bad for miners (unless they are buying T2, then moon goo inflation sucks, but mineral inflation cancels this out).

Heck, I find inflation to be a good thing when I have to mine fewer hours to buy skill books, buy BPOs, rent NPC manufacturing and research slots, pay my corp office rents, etc.

Inflation may be bad for people shooting red +, but not so much for the people selling to the people shooting the red +. Maybe you should switch. It may even lower the inflation. Just don't mine the rocks in the systems where I likes to mine.

I don't see inflation in EVE as a major problem now, what I see is the distribution of the wealth being too strong towards the older players.

Noob income from lvl 1 missions, mining in ventures and salvaging is too low to maintain even cheap RVB PVP going in a sustainable way.

The end result is a rush for lvl 3 missions in Drakes and mining barges. You have to grow fast your skills in carebear activities and leave the important PVP skills behind as you can't afford lose 5 or 6 millions ISK a day in tackle frigates.

The end result is a long stretch of time doing a boring activities better done solo then doing some cheap PVP with friends which would be fun for everyone.

Nothing of this touch manufacturing that also need top skills to be competitive, which in a noob point of view takes ages just to be on par, not better, than establish players.

There are several ways to make ISK in EVE, but apart from trading in a trade hub, they all require what noobs don't have: skill points, advanced in game knowledge or good reliable friends. Not to mention that they are all boring, like chores that you have to do so you can enjoy the fun parts.

Odyssey might have a fix for that in the new exploration system, but only if in order to be competitive I won't need a tengu from the start.

Main problem is how to adjust that without stepping in the Malcani's law.

inb4 goons wreck Jita again, and makes everything go **** expensive.

I believe that is what economists refer to as seasonally adjusted

I think it's what economists call GÇ£stop sniffing glue, you're hallucinatingGÇ¥.

I think it's what economists call GÇ£stop sniffing glue, you're hallucinatingGÇ¥.

So what exactly do you want us to blow up/distroy now?

Three words:

Player Driven Economy.

Yes but try buying a 150-300 mil ship unfitted no less, when you're a new player who doesn't know how to make any ISK. I've explained this to new players I've met and was almost apologetic about the high costs. I think alot of T1 ships have very expensive to very ridiculous costs.

Now while to High an inflation rate is a bed thing and an isk sink would be good, there is probably a reason why inflation has been allowed to remain this high for this long.

Bounties.

Yep the number 1 isk faucet, is also a reason why it has been left for so so long, as you kill a red x, you get a payout but that payout is fixed, so the longer it is left the less those payout are actually worth.

But personally I feel we have waited long enough and would like to see the inflation rate lowered via a large isk sink. Namely the increase of costs to NPC facilities.

Lets face it if it continues much longer, miners and manufacturers will be fine but anyone collecting bounties or selling items on an NPC buy order will start to feel the pinch, if they are not already doing so. Considering what you can buy for killing a red cross is so much less now than it was 2 years ago.

Surely the price of minerals comes down to how much Miners think their time is worth...? It's just labour costs, the minerals don't cost anything to extract (discounting set-up price for the ship/fit and skills etc.). If people wanted to stop inflation, surely the best way would not be to have CCP externally impose something, but rather have the Player-Driven-Economy sort it by itself. A group of more selfless miners selling for lower than everyone else, so that other miners similarly have to reduce their prices to not lose out?

EDIT: As for bounties, if you changed it so the bounty payout is much less but the drops are much better, wouldn't that go some way to countering inflation...? Instead of generating free money it generates a sellable item.

CCP talked last year about being concerned with inflation, however.

Tons of new isk is being generatrd through NPC bounties and mission rewards.
There are not enough isk sinks in the game to combat this.

When your ship explodes, the only isk to leave the game is the isk paid for the manufacturing slot (which is negligible)

Isk sinks currently include War dec costs, expired insurace fees, broker fees, market taxes (not corp tax), office rental, ship repair, locator agents. Etc.

The only way to combat inflation in eve is to increase these sinks or come up with new ones.

Three words:

Player Driven Economy.