JaseNZ
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Posted - 2009.04.01 08:22:00 -
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Originally by: Carlisle Veritas Hi All.
I did a few searches for etiquette in the forums and could not find anything on this topic, so here goes.
I'm interested in people's opinion on miner etiquette. For example, if you arrive at belt and there's someone there, should you a) find another belt, or b) go about your normal mining business. People have been picked out in local, and on occasion I've been pm'd for "intruding" on another miner's belt. Personally I don't particularly care, but some people get annoyed if you don't move.
Example 2. You're mining in a belt with other miners and they start mining the roid that you're mining. My personal opinion: It's not yours until in your cargo hold (and even then... ). Some people get upset, others don't care.
These situations can sometimes make for amusing local smack talk, but other times are just annoying.
Similar things can go for wrecks of rats you kill while mining. Some people ask, others just go for it.
So, what are your thoughts? Would you leave a belt if someone who's already there asked you to? Do you move on anyway if you find someone already in a belt? Would you pick someone out for mining "your" ore? Does etiquette have a place in Eve at all?
Cheers.
Carl.
If I am looking for a belt to mine, and warp into one where someone else is already mining, I either go to the other end, and wark towards them (if it's a large belt) or move on to another belt.
I don't go about being a *rick and mine any asteroids they're mining, and I don't really appreciate it being done to me.
If the other miner is in a small boat, or mining by themselves, I usually offer to fleet with them, so my alt can boost them. We all start out at one stage, so I think it's good to help others out. People helped me out, so I will help others if I can. Occasionally hauled for others with my alt as well, and traded their ore to them back at station, cos I know what a pain in the *** it was to fill a jetcan in a frigate/cruiser.
Had a few instances where I was mining in my Hyperion, and a Hulk warped in and mined over the top of me, and mined whatever asteroids I was mining at the time. It is annoying, but hey, he's in a Hulk, I'm in a Battleship (my 1 minute cycles trump his 3 minute cycles lol)
Back over the Christmas period when we had snowballs I had one fitted in a spare high slot, anyone that mined my rocks gor passively locked, and fired on. They were too busy going at me in local "Why are you attacking me?!?!" to notice it was just a snowball...but they got the message, and we left each other alone after that lol.
Also come across some mining ops moving into the belt I was working on...and they started mining everything in sight, and gave me ISK, and I waved and moved on.
These have been my experiences.
It all depends on the people you come across. Some are helpful, some are just in it for themselves, and don't give a frack about others.
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