# (On behalf of someone else) Mining feels less chill and more action packed with shorter cycle times **URL:** \ **Category:** Player Features & Ideas\ **Created:** [August 13, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/on-behalf-of-someone-else-mining-feels-less-chill-and-more-action-packed-with-shorter-cycle-times/516350 "2026-08-13T15:05:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 12
**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:** [August 17, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/on-behalf-of-someone-else-mining-feels-less-chill-and-more-action-packed-with-shorter-cycle-times/516350/12 "2026-08-17T23:15:01Z")
> [@Once again over doing it?](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/once-again-over-doing-it/156336/10): > > Or when an asteroid depletes a diamond Triglavian rat jumps on you, scram included of course. scream > [@Mining Attacks](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/mining-attacks/460463/53): > > Maybe CCP should spice up mining a bit by introducing drone NPCs that are transformed mining drones and would lurk inside asteroids… …people often suggest a mining minigame, this could be part of that too, if the miner is afk or even if not but fails the mini game then it triggers (or has a chance to trigger) a diamond rat spawn on top of them. face_with_hand_over_mouth smiling_imp popcorn > [@Mining Drones](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/mining-drones/66914/5): > > It seems OP’s problem would be solved if CCP made asteroids shoot at ships. smirk 🤔 😏 :ccpguard: --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/on-behalf-of-someone-else-mining-feels-less-chill-and-more-action-packed-with-shorter-cycle-times/516350)._