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EVE Evolved: Anatomy of a mining op
When EVE Online was first released in 2003, it was designed as a massive universe of competition and conflict between space-faring megacorporations in the distant future. Players bought into the premise completely and soon set about building their own empires and waging wars with neighbours. Corporations ran regular mining operations for resources to build frigates and cruisers for their members, and some of the larger corps co-operatively mined to build the first ever battleships in the game. The mining op has been a staple activity in the game ever since, providing a way for groups to work together on large manufacturing projects or just make some ISK during their down-time. Mining gets a lot of flak for being one of the most boring and least profitable professions in the game, but that's not exactly true. Solo mining can be a great way to spend your downtime while doing other activities, and it ensures that you're online when something exciting happens like a live event, your wormhole system being invaded, or a titan being tackled by your alliance. Co-operative mining ops also offer the social value of bonding with your corpmates when there's nothing else going on. Some players even run dozens of accounts at the same time to turn this ordinarily placid activity into an intensive profit-making activity focused on efficiency and organisation skills. With mining due to make a resurgence in the summer expansion, this edition of EVE Evolved is dedicated to the humble mining operation. I'll take a look at the various options for mining ships, the different haulers available, and the four different areas you can mine in.
One Shots: A peace in pattern
There's a certain zen to mining in EVE Online. Sure, when there are groups out to suicide gank you, flip your can, or things of that nature, it isn't always peaceful. However, when you scan down a great area, gather up a few friends, and manage to make off with a great haul before anyone catches you, it can be fun in its own way. Today's One Shots image was sent in to us by Jon B., who gives us a look at one such moment of peace he encountered: "I took these shots shortly after the end of Hulkageddon in EVE Online. Pretty lights during an alliance mining op. It's nice to get back to normal." Have you been thinking about sending in screenshots from your own MMO travels? There's no time like the present. (Bonus points if you send in images from a game we don't see very often!) Email your images to us here at oneshots@massively.com along with your name, the name of the game, and a description of what we're seeing in the picture. We'll post it out here on Massively and give you the credit. %Gallery-112285%
