[A big part of the mining improvements in 3.19 was wanting to provide more use and viability for the Argo MOLE with its multiple beams.] Can you do anything about the ROC-DS?asked by Disco Lando
TL;DRThorsten says the mining balancing update wasn't aimed only at the MOLE; it also considered Prospector and group mining and buffed both ships differently, though he doesn't directly address the ROC-DS.
You don't want an honest answer from me on this one. But one thing I wanted to point out: it's not only the Argo MOLE, right? We didn't focus only on Argo MOLE multi-crew mining. We also had Prospector multi-crew mining and even multiple-MOLE mining in mind, right? There are areas in Stanton where it's more viable to have multiple Prospectors, versus areas in Stanton where it's more viable to have the MOLE running your mining business. So no, we didn't forget about the solo miners, and no, we didn't forget about the solo miners that from time to time want to work in a group with other solo miners. This is accounted for in our balancing update. It's not solely buffing the MOLE, as I've read so far. There was a decision behind that, which was basically buffing both ships in their own way. Let's put it this way.
In different ways.