A New Kind of Mining!

[Elphinstone]

Okay, this is something that has been talked about but never adressed completely. Some skills are insanely boring to level. Really. Anyone who powermines will know this, so i have decided to come up with a new way to mine. If i have time later, i will come back and do other skills.

 

 

 

Now, there is a prospecting option for rocks, but who, over level 30, actually uses that option. It's obvious what a rock is just by looking at it. What i want is to make a real mine. Make a really, really big underground area by revising what we already have, and then run mine carts through that area.

 

 

 

First, I have critiscism for that idea, so here is the revised version:

 

All throughout the underground mines, the walls will have ore in them, and by prospecting, you can find an vein of ore. After you find it, as there are patterns to where the ore is, you can mine it until it is gone. After you have found it by prospecting, everyone can see it.

 

 

 

Avein will be like a high level tree. Giving a random amount of ore before dissapearing.

 

 

 

Once you have a full inventory, you can dump it in the mine carts to take it to your bank. This will offset the frustration for finding these veins. People who don't want to risk never finding something or hitting a jackpot will still have their old rocks, just nowhere near the mining carts to prevent quick banking the easy way.

 

 

 

Mining helmets would have a new use, as well as the new light sources idea my Madeof12une, as they would allow you to see the veins once you found them. There would be the return of prospecting. Like it really is, a miner in a lone passageway mining a vein of GOLD :XD: (yeah, i got carried away)

 

 

 

That's exactly the kind of fun i want to bring back. And, if finding ore gets too tedious, you can always go back to the old mining system in other mines, but they won't get you as much xp as mining veins will.

 

 

 

I hope you like it.

[God_Hand21]

~~~randomly~~~I hope you like it.

 

 

 

"randomly" - Ruins the whole point. U never know where the rock you want is. And seeing as how you have to prospect first,WASTING TIME, i think it would really make some people angry. What if all i could mine was bronze and tin, and i kept finding high level junk? Even if i was high enough to mine everything, why wouldn't i just go to a preset spot where i KNOW what i'm gonna get, instead of running around prospecting, again WASTING TIME, and most likely finding ore i don't really want (assuming that even if i want two ores, say rune and coal, thats only a 1/4 chance I'll get the right ore, even less if u count bluerite, limestone, or gems).

 

 

 

This probably makes it even more boring, but mainly frusturating.

 

 

 

"I hope you like it." - I don't. Sorry.

 

 

 

Votes NO.

 

 

 

Oh by the way...

 

Wasn't it cool the first time on tutorial island when you prospected rocks to find out what they were?

 

No.

[hockpeeps]

I have to disagree why would u want to make mining insanely hard to lvl?

 

 

 

Power mining is hte only reasonable way to lvl and ur idea essentails destroys this way by randomizing eveyrhting.

 

 

 

Also Votes NO #-o

[Elphinstone]

Ow... okay, let me revise that. What i meant is that with that comes more xp. I never said that i would put the high level rocks in the wall where you have to search for them, and in certain areas all there would be is a certain kind of rock. Also, with the mining carts, once you find a vein, you can exploit from 1-3 loads without having to fear losing it too other people. And second, btw, im a Dm for dungeons and Dragons. I play a lot of rpg's, and i just prefer things to be realistic. :-w As i said, im not saying a complete over haul, maybe even the vein works like a teleport to a new area with rocks in it like between a rock... At least give me some feedback on what to do to change it, because you didn't object to the part about mining being insanely boring. Frustration for 1 minute, then free mining for 5? I actually don't see the problem.

[God_Hand21]

~~~like between a rock...~~~Frustration for 1 minute, then free mining for 5? I actually don't see the problem.

 

 

 

Problem: Not a member. Would this be a member's only place?

 

 

 

The only thing I mine is iron and sometimes coal. That respawns rather fast.

 

I have no use for this, personally.

 

 

 

Oh and I either don't get it or u just contradicted yourself.

 

 

 

"random"-1st post

 

"in certain areas all there would be is a certain kind of rock" -not really random as i thought.

 

 

 

Either way I'd STILL think regular mining would be faster all around.

[Elphinstone]

Thats just me trying to reply to a post... Yeah, i realized that i contradicted myself... AND YES, I GET YOUR POINT!

 

 

 

Thank you. I will now proceed to revise my first post.

[jaxvb]

I think the current mining if fine the way it is they dont need to change it.

[Dalcyte]

couple things.

 

 

 

First-there are veins already so just to tell you that.

 

Second-How much would the carts hold? i mean, why would people drop easy mining to go to this?

 

 

 

intersting and clever suggestion actually :-k

[Elphinstone]

couple things.

 

 

 

First-there are veins already so just to tell you that.

 

Second-How much would the carts hold? i mean, why would people drop easy mining to go to this?

 

 

 

intersting and clever suggestion actually :-k

 

 

 

WHERE????

 

 

 

Anyway, i figure the carts might work as a bank deposit box, if you got a better suggestion, speak up.

 

 

 

Because it's so much cooler. Oh, and i think that more xp per rock might lure people over. Also, it would totally kill the autoers. :twisted:

 

A sense of realism i think, and even though people WILL get mad at me if this actually gets implemented (I shall no longer go in the wildy if it does) Then i think you may actually be able to mine just as fast as you did normally, with more xp, if your lucky.

 

 

 

Thanks.

[God_Hand21]

if your lucky.

 

 

 

once again, randomness = bad.

[ThurinEthir]

O.o. Maybe a new mini-game? You try to mine and smith as much as possible in say, 20 minutes. You have to search the walls for veins. And the reward would be bars/ores. I vote MAYBE.

[bubbels]

110% agreement! in my opinion, there would be several big underground mining systems, which would have secret bypasses to each others, to deeper floors, where high agility comes handy. of course, the secret bypasses will change eventually, so tip.it likeness pages cant take the joy off from finding magnificous way 15 meters deeper. also, deeper means better ores :)

 

 

 

also, if i can still annoy you more, the deepest parts would not have mining carts. the cave system would be total random, mysterious metal doors, cave collapsing, and true completition of WHO FINDS HIDDEN BASEBALL!!!

[Elphinstone]

110% agreement! in my opinion, there would be several big underground mining systems, which would have secret bypasses to each others, to deeper floors, where high agility comes handy. of course, the secret bypasses will change eventually, so tip.it likeness pages cant take the joy off from finding magnificous way 15 meters deeper. also, deeper means better ores :)

 

 

 

also, if i can still annoy you more, the deepest parts would not have mining carts. the cave system would be total random, mysterious metal doors, cave collapsing, and true completition of WHO FINDS HIDDEN BASEBALL!!!

 

 

 

Thanks... you own. Anyway, i think a minigame might work better, what do you think? Maybe offering ores and bars as rewards, mining xp, and maybe even some cool mining outfits and the DRAGON PICK :shock:

[bladewriter]

now this could be rather nice if the mini was f2p id play it ALL THE TIME

 

but wat would probly make everythin so awesome would be a bank in the dwarwen mine or the whole mine cart bank thing and u all know of those idiotic anvils in the mine they NEED to add a furnace down there im f2p and i dont even care if they make the furnace p2p as long as its there

 

also the vien idea would be cool but as he has said before it wouldnt tak the place of any mine just put it in a random place with nothin there like maybe in the desert or a forest or even add on to the mining guild now thats a great idea :) :) :)