In combat your efficiency increases with better ships, guns, shields, etc.. In trading your efficiency increases with better ships, cargo holds, thrusters, FSDs, etc...
Then there's mining.. I could spend 20mill credits on a ship decked out just for mining and still only make 1/4th the Cr per hour I would make if I spent that same amount on a trade ship.
And as I have more money to spend on larger trade ships/holds my profits per hour increase. Not with mining.. Sure they do slightly cause you can stay in the asteroid field longer before heading back, but over all it's very minor.. It seems like mining is just for people starting out to get their first million credits to spend on a trade ship.
If they added an expensive tractor beam, or special cargo scoop that allows you to quickly scoop up multiple chips at a time then it might help tho dunno how much.. Most of the time is just wasted looking for something worth mining.
I also noticed it seems a lot more dangerous mining too. In trading I spend most of the time in FSD so you gotta pull me out of it before scanning me. In mining I'm just sitting there waiting for someone to scan and attack me. Then I STILL have to FSD back to base to sell the stuff.
Oh and the refinery.. So annoying.. Even with the 6 slot one it's annoying.
Then there's mining.. I could spend 20mill credits on a ship decked out just for mining and still only make 1/4th the Cr per hour I would make if I spent that same amount on a trade ship.
And as I have more money to spend on larger trade ships/holds my profits per hour increase. Not with mining.. Sure they do slightly cause you can stay in the asteroid field longer before heading back, but over all it's very minor.. It seems like mining is just for people starting out to get their first million credits to spend on a trade ship.
If they added an expensive tractor beam, or special cargo scoop that allows you to quickly scoop up multiple chips at a time then it might help tho dunno how much.. Most of the time is just wasted looking for something worth mining.
I also noticed it seems a lot more dangerous mining too. In trading I spend most of the time in FSD so you gotta pull me out of it before scanning me. In mining I'm just sitting there waiting for someone to scan and attack me. Then I STILL have to FSD back to base to sell the stuff.
Oh and the refinery.. So annoying.. Even with the 6 slot one it's annoying.
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