Zyrith Skye

I'd love some long explory type missions... And by long I don't mean "Mine 50 unit(s) of lvlX Unobtainium" either. A good 50+ step mission that takes you all around the galaxy to places you may of overlooked or take you to some hidden mining spots.

Thanks! That should help as every rock I seem to mine is always 2-4km away. Plus you can now make the choice... Do I want to get there quick or conserve a bit of reactor?

If you click credits it takes you to the forum. I find that handy when in full-screen mode.

True, I didn't think to take in account of the new ore field densities. That could be skewing my memory of what we could do in Live. Still I've adapted and have gotten used to crawling to the nearest rock. No biggie.

Heh, I just found out about the field clearing bonus last night. It was a pleasant surprise as I wasn't expecting it. Back in Live I usually mined everything in sight. So as it stands now you have 30min to clear a field before the rocks start respawning? How is it determined as to who gets the bonus if there's multiple miners? With a 30min timer I could see a contention if more miners are online. Yeah we could find another area but everyone has their favorite spots. My thoughts exactly. People would be more reluctant to share a field if they are all vying for the clear bonus.

I think a 2 to 2.5km warp minimum would be a good compromise. I too remember being able to warp from rock to rock even at the lower levels when your mining range wasn't that good. 5km just seems a bit extreme but I feel 1km would be too short. Just my $.02

While I'm all for exploration and finding stuff on your own... There needs to be a balance especially in the lower levels. I played a PS in Live all the way to 150 but my mind is a bit rusty. Okay, a lot rusty. I'm constantly asking questions on where stuff is. I just got this one mission to mine 13 units of Magnetite. Okay... So I start warping from belt to belt clicking everything looking for it. It wasn't until I asked someone where I could find it that I found it. In the mission maybe a nudge in the right direction would be nice: "Magnetite is usually found in so-so type asteroid in this general area." It doesn't flat out tell you to go to this way point which would be boring after a few missions. Later on in levels you're expected to have some more in game knowledge so that's where it could start getting vague with little to no help at all. I can't remember the newbie missions from Live that much, it's just been so long. But I know I didn't have this much trouble in the beginning levels. I could only imagine what it would be like for a person who never played Live. It could be just the PS newbie missions tho, as I haven't started any of the other classes yet. Edit: I'm sure the new player experience tweaks are on The List™ so I'm not too worried about it.

Heh... I'm a big astronomy buff and volunteer at a local observatory. We get asked this every year at least a few times. I'm glad the "Bigfoot on Mars" hoax has died down however. Here's a good explanation as to why Mar's 2003 opposition was so special: http://www.spaceweather.com/delights/mars2003_View.html For those that didn't see it Mars looked like a very bright orange star in the sky, not the size of the moon. The view was spectacular from a telescope however.

Thanks for having me! I'll be mining lvl9's in no time.