The way the game is designed it doesn't.
Destroying trillions of ships would have zero effect on the resources.
Even tough it recreates trillions more ships.
After blowing up rocks gets boring....
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The way the game is designed it doesn't.
Destroying trillions of ships would have zero effect on the resources.
Even tough it recreates trillions more ships.
Well that's my point, there aren't trillions of ships, having ship destruction have an effect on resources would make no sense at all. Resources are essentially unlimited.
Well, does look like Diamonds will be easier to find.
It's already an immense satisfaction
How is this different from "boom boom" combat or endless hauling passengers or goods?
Why should mining be something for the majority? Why should every feature aim for the majority?
Why are this thread just another whinethread?
Who does not like mining before Q4 later will not like it either. It's a little frivolous discussion
correcto.
Mining in 1.3 was terrible, both mechanically and aesthetically. With the latest update it will improve on both yet again, so maybe it will appeal to a few more players. Having said that, mining is just another activity that you can pursue to mix up your gaming/entertainment time with relatively little or no impact in the big scheme of things, just like surface mining. I'm looking forward to trying out the new gameplay, but it isn't going to make me want to mine any more than I already do once the novelty wears off, which will probably take about a full Anaconda load. To each their own.
You've been mining for years? I used to enjoy the solitude of mining once in awhile, but years? Love it? Man, your life must be devoid of stimuli.
your life must be devoid of stimuli.
Think you have it the wrong way round, I mine and do chilled things in ED because my actual life is damn hectic. Don't need excitement from a computer game.
You've been mining for years? I used to enjoy the solitude of mining once in awhile, but years? Love it? Man, your life must be devoid of stimuli.
haha possibly, however I'm not likely to mine any longer, having spent the night trying out the new mining.. dear gods I've been waiting so long for this ...it's just terrible.
I believe a mining lance is used to pop an asteroid boil.
Unfortunately without greater purpose, mining becomes boring after a few hours of gameplay. Why would I just blow asteroids to gain materials that I can't use for anything else apart from some engineer mods.
After far too many hours spent playing the game I find that while interesting and cool, the mining and exploration stuff barely moves the needle in terms of getting me interested in picking up the reigns again for any significant period of time. I'm ready to move on to gameplay where I can actually build something with my mined resources, or have something to spend my money on besides a new ship or two. A sense of ownership and achievement that has always been lacking from ED PvE. Not that I was expecting these things from q4, mind you, but I guess I've finally reached the point where I just don't see the point in playing anymore, and a few relatively shallow improvements while cool don't really bring enough new experiences to the table to stir my blood beyond mild curiosity.
everyone ounce of this would be a mute point if there was an actual economy of any useful sort... but there isn't, at all... There is really no need at all to mine unless you "want" to at all. Everything in Elite is completely artificial in every way. Now if you could use it for something besides synth, engineers, or something it would be different. But, until that day comes there is no other reason than fun...
Agree with ya OP. And I've drawn a fair bit of criticism from the one crowd when stating this same thing which is basically these 3.3 changes in mining, and exploration frankly, just make the game wider. The core gameplay mechanic is the same but now it simply takes longer to do. The forums tell the story with many players going "meh".
I'll catch you mining water soon, so sure... ^^
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I have that one, and it is very good. Though, I was thinking of X4 when I wrote that post