# Does mining need a minigame? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [December 18, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/does-mining-need-a-minigame/433020 "2023-12-18T20:32:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Aiko\_Danuja](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/aiko_danuja/32/481237_2.png) [@Aiko\_Danuja](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aiko_Danuja)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/does-mining-need-a-minigame/433020/84 "2023-12-19T17:50:42Z")
> [@Done25](#): > > all that shiny wreck loot It’s not shiny. > [@Done25](#): > > my shiny new Noctis Nope. ---
**Author:** ![Done25](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/done25/32/494511_2.png) [@Done25](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Done25)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/does-mining-need-a-minigame/433020/85 "2023-12-19T17:54:22Z")
It better be shiny. It was freshly made with the materials I mined, and the salvage I pick up will also be getting dumped into our supplies for BPs. ---
**Author:** ![Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/uriel_the_flame/32/490165_2.png) [@Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Uriel_the_Flame)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/does-mining-need-a-minigame/433020/86 "2023-12-19T17:57:46Z")
> [@Done25](#): > > with the materials I mined So that Noctis was free then. 😏 ---
**Author:** ![Cayne\_Pavor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/cayne_pavor/32/393401_2.png) [@Cayne\_Pavor](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Cayne_Pavor)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/does-mining-need-a-minigame/433020/87 "2023-12-19T17:59:38Z")
Let him have his shiny Noctis. Besides, it’s probably only a matter of time before you find it anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Done25](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/done25/32/494511_2.png) [@Done25](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Done25)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/does-mining-need-a-minigame/433020/88 "2023-12-19T18:01:57Z")
No? With the ore I mined the total “cost” of the ship was around 130 million for the ship itself and the various parts. ---
**Author:** ![Done25](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/done25/32/494511_2.png) [@Done25](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Done25)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/does-mining-need-a-minigame/433020/89 "2023-12-19T18:02:49Z")
I’m getting better at avoiding the neuts, I swear! QwQ ---
**Author:** ![Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/uriel_the_flame/32/490165_2.png) [@Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Uriel_the_Flame)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/does-mining-need-a-minigame/433020/90 "2023-12-19T18:04:15Z")
It’s an EVE meme. (Miners often claim the minerals they mine are free.) You’ll get used to these over time. ---
**Author:** ![Done25](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/done25/32/494511_2.png) [@Done25](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Done25)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/does-mining-need-a-minigame/433020/91 "2023-12-19T18:05:07Z")
Ahhh. Are you sure it’s not secretly a JoJo reference? :\> ---
**Author:** ![Cayne\_Pavor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/cayne_pavor/32/393401_2.png) [@Cayne\_Pavor](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Cayne_Pavor)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/does-mining-need-a-minigame/433020/92 "2023-12-19T18:05:09Z")
Minerals are only free if you’ve obtained the proper Mining Permit from the local authorities. ---
**Author:** ![Done25](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/done25/32/494511_2.png) [@Done25](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Done25)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/does-mining-need-a-minigame/433020/93 "2023-12-19T18:06:23Z")
We _are_ the local authorities. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Aiko\_Danuja](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/aiko_danuja/32/481237_2.png) [@Aiko\_Danuja](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aiko_Danuja)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/does-mining-need-a-minigame/433020/94 "2023-12-19T18:06:44Z")
Doubt. ---
**Author:** ![Cayne\_Pavor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/cayne_pavor/32/393401_2.png) [@Cayne\_Pavor](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Cayne_Pavor)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/does-mining-need-a-minigame/433020/95 "2023-12-19T18:07:22Z")
@Aiko_Danuja might disagree with that. _edit_ called it ^ Authority implies enforcement ability. ---
**Author:** ![Done25](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/done25/32/494511_2.png) [@Done25](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Done25)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/does-mining-need-a-minigame/433020/96 "2023-12-19T18:07:56Z")
Did you remeber to press X? ---
**Author:** ![Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/uriel_the_flame/32/490165_2.png) [@Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Uriel_the_Flame)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/does-mining-need-a-minigame/433020/97 "2023-12-19T18:08:01Z")
> [@Cayne\_Pavor](#): > > ability …and willingness. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Cayne\_Pavor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/cayne_pavor/32/393401_2.png) [@Cayne\_Pavor](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Cayne_Pavor)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/does-mining-need-a-minigame/433020/98 "2023-12-19T18:08:24Z")
truth ---
**Author:** ![Done25](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/done25/32/494511_2.png) [@Done25](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Done25)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/does-mining-need-a-minigame/433020/99 "2023-12-19T18:08:48Z")
We’re still working on that part. Especially what with being in the middle of moving into our new NullSec home. ---
**Author:** ![Cayne\_Pavor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/cayne_pavor/32/393401_2.png) [@Cayne\_Pavor](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Cayne_Pavor)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/does-mining-need-a-minigame/433020/100 "2023-12-19T18:09:31Z")
In NullSec it’s not called ganking. It’s called daily life. ---
**Author:** ![Dyver\_Phycad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/dyver_phycad/32/358575_2.png) [@Dyver\_Phycad](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Dyver_Phycad)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/does-mining-need-a-minigame/433020/101 "2023-12-19T18:53:12Z")
> [@Kezrai\_Charzai](#): > > Not quite correct actually. Quite correct. Any mini-game requires a tiresome set of repetitive actions. Doing that for hours every day is going to drive people crazy. It’s already bad enough with scanning when CCP floods the cluster with event scan signatures. ---
**Author:** ![Aiko\_Danuja](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/aiko_danuja/32/481237_2.png) [@Aiko\_Danuja](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aiko_Danuja)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/does-mining-need-a-minigame/433020/102 "2023-12-19T18:54:21Z")
They are always free to stop mining. ---
**Author:** ![Aedaxus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/aedaxus/32/393915_2.png) [@Aedaxus](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aedaxus)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/does-mining-need-a-minigame/433020/103 "2023-12-19T19:19:45Z")
> [@Solonius\_Rex](#): > > You do realize that CAPCHAs and the likes are designed to fight against automated systems by being tedious? 1. Bots can solve CAPCHAS better than you. [Bots Are Better at Solving CAPTCHAs Than Humans, Research Shows | PCMag](https://www.pcmag.com/news/bots-better-at-solving-captchas-than-humans) 2. CAPCHAS are used to force you to train AI for free. So you are like the miners working for 0 ISK per captcha. [Captcha if you can: how you’ve been training AI for years without realising it | TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/news/captcha-if-you-can-how-youve-been-training-ai-for-years-without-realising-it) [Previous page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/does-mining-need-a-minigame/433020.md?page=4) [Next page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/does-mining-need-a-minigame/433020.md?page=6)