I find it funny how desperately people are looking for a way to FARM HQ materials and not mine them in unguarded mines.
1. There are 3 (THREE) unguarded mines. In various locations. Two of them have two entrances, the one in Redding is surrounded by buildings, the one in Gecko has exit grid maybe 15 hexes from each entrance.
Yes and how many players are wanting to mine at those 3 (3 places is nothing) mines, as for gecko mines 15 hexes yes, but as soon as you get shot you get combat timeout so thats bit of moot point
2. You can just take a hammer and go there. If you get killed, you lose almost nothing. You can sneak there. You can go there with several of your friends - quickly go in, clear the area, gather whatever you want and quickly get out of there.
Sneak? I don't know anyone who uses sneak, thats bit of a niche if you ask me (especially when it will be changed or so I heard). Go with several friends but still its way to easy to camp entrance zones so too dangerous to go tooled up.
3. Mines are open 24/7. It's just a myth made by players who just can't handle this game that there are PKers 90% of the time inside.
Yes thats a myth, but I can tell you it has happened to me a lot recently (at different times of day) and sure I don't lose much but I lose my patience just trying to make ammo for a gun I use or get money by selling Hq stuff.
4. You can join a faction that deals with PKers in the mines or just kills all and gathers stuff.
This is a viable option, its a shame there aren't so many of these that are english ones.
5. You can become a solo PKer and kill those that have been killing you there all the time.
No as I said before, too easy to camp mines, so risk dying before firing a shot.
6. You can BUY HQ resources.
Yeah you probably spend 50 mins or so just finding a merchant with one, I almost never see HQ stuff in the shops.
The only problem that exists is that this game is not hard enough, Solar. Every time you make something easier or more convenient (as crafting is now easier than prewipe), there will be still lots of players complaining because sth is not easy enough. You'd end with placing HQ materials in private mines or even in hideouts (so one doesn't have to leave his cave at all, lol). You'll make guards more smart/better equipped - there will be even more whining when someone gets killed - he will immediately post a whining topic on this forum, as we've seen it many times already.
What do you mean not hard enough? it might not be hard for the people in decent gangs, but otherwise it is bloody hard. As for HQ stuff in private mines, why not? why make such things so exclusive, wouldn't you rather fight an opponent with equal weaponry to you, I know for sure I would.
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