Absolutely not.

Most of the mining is done by bots anyways. You want to increase bot efficiency by 90%? Hell no.

Of all the terrible suggestions on how to improve mining, this is one of the worst.

Don't forget though, there are the SELECT FEW of us that mine legitimately. We aren't all out to ruin the game.

90% reduction in cycle time means an 900% increase in supply.

You want to increase bot efficiency by 90%? Hell no.

Not unless you assume that everyone will spend the same amount of time mining.
I doubt it.

The simplest way to reduce mining time is to reduce the cycle duration of all mining lasers- by 90%. The overall effect will be be positive. Reduced mining time, reduced mineral prices, reduced ship and equipment prices, more pve and pvp.

Amines tend to mine for a set period of time. They log on, have their mining fleet running, and watch a movie, or spend time doing housework (or office work in some cases). They are not mining to meet a goal, they are mining to do something "productive" while they are not able to pay full attention to the game.

Your assumption is easily falsified. Miners will spend the same time mining, because they mine to fill time.

If you wanted to make mining faster, you would increase the yield of ore tenfold, then reduce the quantity of ore spawned tenfold. Thus miners would mine ten times as much tritanium per hour as before, the belts would run out faster, and mining would no longer be AFK friendly.

Mining lasers have two attributes that effect the mining rate, cycle duration and yield. I considered increasing the yield before I made the tropic thinking it would have the same effect. But then I realized it wouldn't because a full cycle would more than fill up a ship's entire cargo hold causing large quantities of ore to be wasted for lack of room. I chose to increase cycle duration instead to minimize waste. I see no need to reduce the capacity of asteroids though.

Yup...bought char or troll.

He's now saying he wants to increase cycle duration...hilarious.

What the I don't even... grow a pair.

Mining is repetitive and boring (this also has a lot to do with why its so heavily botted)

The way to fix mining is to change it so it isn't repetitive and boring, not by crashing the mineral market even more than it is now whilst retaining the repetition and boredom.

As much as I agree...grow a brain and say something creative as opposed to the usual "grow a pair" that you say in each-and-every-freaking-post.

Wouldn't you agree though that shorter repetitions are more fun than longer ones?

I have no objection with you badgering the witless.

This would make me mine less. I don't want to waste all my time mining.

If other players want to keep mining, fine with me. And if that drives mineral prices down, great! I will transition over to manufacturing and take advantage of it.

But so will other industrialists, so the prices of ships and equipment will eventually go down. Does anyone with a normal brain have a problem with everything being cheaper?

Then I will finally be able to afford to transition over to pve and pvp! And when I loose a ship and all my awesome mods, it wont take weeks to replace.

...think about it.

I ONCE THOUGHT MINING WOULD BE EXCITING LIKE EXPLORING VAST SPACE WITH BARELY ARMED MINING VESSAL AND THEN I WOULD SOMETIMES HIT JACKPOT AND FIND EXPENSIVE ASTEROIDS AND MINE THEM FAST LIKE IN COUPLE HOURS BEFORE OTHER GUY COMES OR BAD PIRATE. ALL TIHS EXPENSIVE STUFF WOULD OF COURSE GO INTO MY LARGE CARGOHOLD.

BUT THEN I LOGGED IN 2ND DAY AND I REALIZE MINING IS MEANT FOR BOTTERS NOT FOR ACTUAL GAMEPLAYERS.