Question: Boring Mining Gameplay

What in your opinion would improve mining's gameplay ?

I am finding it incredibly boring dropping a probe, waiting 15 minutes, moving a bit then dropping again. It needs to be better.

I dont know why the hell you do drop, wait 15 mins and drop again, instead of normal mining, but consider this suggestion as an improvement for your gameplay:
Drop a probe, only wait 14min 58 sec, and than drop the next.
 
I dont know why the hell you do drop, wait 15 mins and drop again, instead of normal mining, but consider this suggestion as an improvement for your gameplay:
Drop a probe, only wait 14min 58 sec, and than drop the next.
If he waited that long, he'd not need to move. That's within the usual refresh time. He could just stand in one spot all day and drop a probe every 15 minutes or so and likely get claim/s. Very silly. :D
 
If he waited that long, he'd not need to move. That's within the usual refresh time. He could just stand in one spot all day and drop a probe every 15 minutes or so and likely get claim/s. Very silly. :D
Wow, he knows what the refresh rate is! What an incredible miner. He must be the best miner in this whole game!
 
What in your opinion would improve mining's gameplay ?

I am finding it incredibly boring dropping a probe, waiting 15 minutes, moving a bit then dropping again. It needs to be better.
Best way to add excitement would be to put on a very tight manikini. That’s step one, now stay with me here. Step two go to my LA in Hell (CommWarrior Mine), cheapest indoor thrill at 1% tax #mining lives matter. Step 3 run like hell (literally) from my juicy aggro mobs (don’t worry MA has most of them caged in the walls cuz they run a game full of bugs). Step 4 make sure you brought a much faster finder than whatever you were referring to.
 
Wow, he knows what the refresh rate is! What an incredible miner. He must be the best miner in this whole game!
It's been tested. :)
 
Nothing wrong with mining, only thing I do not like is the economy at this point.

Very slow sales, so yea, standing more on auc than mining

Boring? Then go do something else but stop whining / trolling
 
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Nothing wrong with mining, only thing I do not like is the economy at this point.

Very slow sales, so yea, standing more on auc than mining

Boring? Then go do something else but stop whining / trolling
It's one thing to whine, it's completely different when discussing an in-game mechanic.

So the 15 minute respawn has existed since Project Entropia, IE 4 times an hour, 15, 30, 45 and 0/60 minutes. It is a permanent addition to my mining sheet and it works well and that is all I am going to say on that topic.

I will add this, when during each 15 minute window, the returns start to drop, I stop mining and wait for a new cycle. Eventually the returns end up being so bad, that I have to log out and come back later (and this is not a whine, this is a gameplay fact)

New miners need to realise that they have a choice when dropping their next probe.
 
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The last thread had to be locked for this kind of stuff for those that don't know: https://www.planetcalypsoforum.com/forum/index.php?threads/mining-finder-radius-fake.268437/page-9

So after that thread being locked and immediately seeing this thread with a statement like "I am finding it incredibly boring dropping a probe, waiting 15 minutes, moving a bit then dropping again. It needs to be better.", that really does come across as trolling or falling into rule 2.9 again:

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I don't say that lightly either. Saying something absurd and then saying mining is bad because of it with that extreme of a strawman really detracts from legitimate mining discussion. This is functionally set up as a whining post with that in mind. There's really nothing more to say than it's an absurd premise to a post and that no one (especially new players) should be misled into thinking it's actually a thing that miners do. I do worry when this kind of stuff ends up in forums because misleading statements can detract newcomers from wanting to try out mining, and that hurts the rest of us too in-game.
Is it a strawman to say that if a miner wanted to stay in the same area for what ever reason, they would have to wait for at least 15 minutes for the area that they are in to return to normal spawning rates ?

(I know of a few miners that simply wait for the respawns to see if mining improves)

 
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I am still finding the whole mining thing quite boring.
 
I just confirmed my mining findings now.

Diminishing returns - Check they exist
Mining areas don't matter for hitrate - Check correct
Daily Cycle - Testing in progress.
 
Bad hitrate, mining suspended.
 
Bad hitrate, mining suspended.

Nothing wrong with HR ...

Thousants of drops ... all normal

Now show me your data

DepthFinderTinyVPPoorSmallModestAverageMediumAmpleConsidSizableLargeAbunGreatSubstantialHR
23456789101112131415
204,00MD-103,00%26,33%1,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%30,33%
283,10F-1015,00%27,00%2,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%34,00%
347,30F-1022,97%26,77%0,37%0,00%0,00%0,37%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%30,48%
373,10MD-407,69%19,23%1,92%0,00%0,48%0,48%0,00%0,48%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%30,29%
390,10F-1036,82%21,59%1,14%0,00%0,28%0,28%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%30,11%
403,00Z106,00%28,33%0,67%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%35,00%
432,90F-1043,07%27,59%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,77%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,38%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%31,80%
477,60Z154,58%25,83%0,83%0,00%0,00%0,42%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%31,67%
4,05%22,83%1,16%0,00%0,29%0,00%0,00%0,29%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%28,61%
522,4F-1055,26%15,79%0,00%0,00%0,00%5,26%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%26,32%
6,93%23,76%0,99%0,00%0,00%1,98%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,99%0,00%0,00%34,65%
4,10%25,00%0,82%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,82%0,00%0,00%30,74%
582,1F-1063,57%22,14%0,36%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,36%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%26,43%
4,00%22,40%1,80%0,00%0,00%0,40%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%28,60%
3,26%24,76%0,33%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,65%0,00%0,33%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%29,32%
668,7F-106+24,96%29,75%0,83%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,83%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%36,36%
741,81F-105+63,52%30,28%0,70%0,00%0,00%0,70%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%35,21%
TinyVPPoorSmallModestAverageMediumAmpleConsidSizableLargeAbunGreatSubstantialHitRate
23456789101112131415
4,63%24,67%0,88%0,00%0,06%0,63%0,00%0,15%0,00%0,04%0,00%0,11%0,00%0,00%31,17%
 
Nothing wrong with HR ...

Thousants of drops ... all normal

Now show me your data

DepthFinderTinyVPPoorSmallModestAverageMediumAmpleConsidSizableLargeAbunGreatSubstantialHR
23456789101112131415
204,00MD-103,00%26,33%1,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%30,33%
283,10F-1015,00%27,00%2,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%34,00%
347,30F-1022,97%26,77%0,37%0,00%0,00%0,37%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%30,48%
373,10MD-407,69%19,23%1,92%0,00%0,48%0,48%0,00%0,48%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%30,29%
390,10F-1036,82%21,59%1,14%0,00%0,28%0,28%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%30,11%
403,00Z106,00%28,33%0,67%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%35,00%
432,90F-1043,07%27,59%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,77%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,38%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%31,80%
477,60Z154,58%25,83%0,83%0,00%0,00%0,42%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%31,67%
4,05%22,83%1,16%0,00%0,29%0,00%0,00%0,29%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%28,61%
522,4F-1055,26%15,79%0,00%0,00%0,00%5,26%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%26,32%
6,93%23,76%0,99%0,00%0,00%1,98%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,99%0,00%0,00%34,65%
4,10%25,00%0,82%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,82%0,00%0,00%30,74%
582,1F-1063,57%22,14%0,36%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,36%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%26,43%
4,00%22,40%1,80%0,00%0,00%0,40%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%28,60%
3,26%24,76%0,33%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,65%0,00%0,33%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%29,32%
668,7F-106+24,96%29,75%0,83%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,83%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%36,36%
741,81F-105+63,52%30,28%0,70%0,00%0,00%0,70%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%0,00%35,21%
TinyVPPoorSmallModestAverageMediumAmpleConsidSizableLargeAbunGreatSubstantialHitRate
23456789101112131415
4,63%24,67%0,88%0,00%0,06%0,63%0,00%0,15%0,00%0,04%0,00%0,11%0,00%0,00%31,17%
Glorious.
 
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