Would it destroy eve? Would the change from botters to Asteroid interaction make for a better eve? How do you think this would change EVE.

After playing this game for almost 8 years I feel we are in dire need to rework a highly exploited and semi afk game play that gains the least reward of any other activity for play time.

Give it a mini game like hacking and ore spew!

...If mining used the same system as Pi...

Would it destroy eve? Would the change from botters to Asteroid interaction make for a better eve? How do you think this would change EVE.

After playing this game for almost 8 years I feel we are in dire need to rework a highly exploited and semi afk game play that gains the least reward of any other activity for play time.

give barges something else to do other than asteroids.

After playing this game for almost 8 years I feel we are in dire need to rework a highly exploited and semi afk game play that gains the least reward of any other activity for play time.

I. If everyone is doing it, the market crashes.

This is my oversimplified analysis.

No kidding. Show us all these market crashes the past 10 years............

You're implying that everyone is mining and doing so passively. I might be misinformed on this topic but it wasn't my impression.

Your statement makes absolutely no sense.

YOU implied that everyone is passively mining in YOUR post.

Jesus.

Mining is mind numbingly and blood shooting from the eyes boring. People do other things while mining, watch a movie, chat with friends on eve, run another account, etc.

Why do you care what other people do in the game?

Miners can stare at space rocks all day for all I care. I don't do it; but if they enjoy it, then more power to them.

I would like to see a mini-game integrated into the process to stop purely AFK and bot-like behavior. Note that AFK miner-botting is quite rare. Most are indeed at the helm chatting in the areas I pass through.

I see no need in hijacking a 90+ day training path into the equivalent of purely passive PI style lameness. Let's add *FUN* and add interaction, not remove it.

Your statement makes absolutely no sense.

YOU implied that everyone is passively mining in YOUR post.

Jesus.

Turn mining barges into deployables. I am sure nothing would go wrong

Ive replied to similar posts before. I think some things are overlooked when people look specifically at mining.

1. Good game design allows not only for different things to do but different play styles including degree of interaction required. PI for instance, set it up come back in a couple days and profit, mining slow and steady game play, pvp bursts of high activity followed by inactivity or low activity (loot grab, ship repair, travel to next pvp conflict). We need all these different 'tempos' as I like to call them so that all types of players can find a niche for themselves in our big crazy space game.

2. I think we all understand that different 'risk' levels are important in EVE and mining, especially in high sec is one of the lowest risk activities you can do.

3. Easy of start up is another plus for mining, perhaps as you start to become the Ol' Veteran you forget how confusing many of EVEs game playing options where when you first started and how mining presented itself as an easy to understand beginner profession.

4. If you find mining boring the solution is obvious find a new profession EVE has a lot of them.

I don't think Miners have ever used the word "fun" to describe what they do, usually. They just do it because they prefer it to the alternatives, or because of the money they make or some such.

I mean, I can understand it somewhat. I once thought of doing it, as the money (in theory) sounded pretty good. What stopped me was realizing how mind-numbingly boring it actually is. I don't even get to see things explode!

Give it a mini game like hacking and ore spew!